A review by btg
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Taylor is clearly talented -- her prose includes absolutely gorgeous descriptions, and she's written one of the best romances I've written in a while. I have given this book a 4 instead of a 5, though; while the ending was heartbreaking and well done, I felt that it went too far for what I was hoping for. Hopefully the issue will be resolved in the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder, Slavery, Blood, and Genocide

A main character (who is young) and side character explicitly die at the end of the book, with descriptions of their blood. The backstory of the book involves a side character and several unnamed characters killing the children and several members of a race to free themselves from slavery; while the act itself is not described in detail, a viewpoint character overhears them and has a flashback. Many side characters imply bigoted views.