A review by lililoves
Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

adventurous emotional tense
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The final instalment to Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone series is almost the bridge between the first and second book, taking place in both our world and Eretz. What I loved most about this book is seeing how humans would react to angels appearing in the sky one day (yes, there is a lot of chaos). I also loved learning more about the lore, although as a physicist I struggled to put aside some of my quantum physics knowledge to accept the combined history of Eretz and Earth. In saying that, I liked the combination of fantasy and sci-fi, and I wish it was done more. 
I think why I gave this book less stars than the other books is that I felt it could have possibly ended 100 pages earlier than it did. I think the last 100 pages were needed but they almost felt seperate to the rest of the story. I enjoyed them, I just didn't enjoy that they were kinda tacked onto the end...
The ending itself though was beautiful and left me wanting more (looking at you Laini...). I encourage everyone to read the afterward of this series because I think it helped me understand the ending better and why Taylor chose to end the series like she did. 

Overall, one of the best YA series I've read in a long time! I would recommend this to anyone that is a fan of SJM or VE Schwab. 
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