Take a photo of a barcode or cover
beagley 's review for:
Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor
So delightful. So many problems. So who cares about problems? The delights are worth it.
Strange the Dreamer has cliches. It has writing problems. It has an orphan male hero protagonist who is coincidentally good at everything and the main plot is about him coming to the rescue of the major female character who lacks agency and is literally trapped in a tower. It has a (MINOR SPOILER) dark-twist ending to set up a sequel. Character introductions sound like romance novel snippets. The book has a goddamn PROLOGUE.
But you know? Strange the Dreamer has also got a few fantasy/magic ideas I’ve never seen brought together. It has dream sequences that I actually enjoyed reading (I hate all dream sequences in all literature up to this book). Strange the Dreamer is a wholesome meme. It has moments of tenderness. Strange the Dreamer is a warm cup of tea. Strange the Dreamer includes a couple pages talking about kissing that you wrote in eighth grade. It's okay! Eighth grade wasn’t all bad!
It’s fun. It’s a grilled cheese sandwich. Eat it!
Strange the Dreamer has cliches. It has writing problems. It has an orphan male hero protagonist who is coincidentally good at everything and the main plot is about him coming to the rescue of the major female character who lacks agency and is literally trapped in a tower. It has a (MINOR SPOILER) dark-twist ending to set up a sequel. Character introductions sound like romance novel snippets. The book has a goddamn PROLOGUE.
But you know? Strange the Dreamer has also got a few fantasy/magic ideas I’ve never seen brought together. It has dream sequences that I actually enjoyed reading (I hate all dream sequences in all literature up to this book). Strange the Dreamer is a wholesome meme. It has moments of tenderness. Strange the Dreamer is a warm cup of tea. Strange the Dreamer includes a couple pages talking about kissing that you wrote in eighth grade. It's okay! Eighth grade wasn’t all bad!
It’s fun. It’s a grilled cheese sandwich. Eat it!