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Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)

Laini Taylor

Start date: April 1, 2017

Finish date: April 30, 2017

Discussion: Series

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Apr 12, 2018 Rachel rated it it was amazing

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First, can we talk about this?

Laini Taylor posted it on her Twitter. It's from the French version of the book and makes my hearts swoon. This is exactly how I picture Sarai and Lazlo.

Now let's talk about all the rules this book broke and still worked.

1. It started with a prologue. Where this strange, blue creature we know nothing about falls from the sky and dies on the spires of a fence.
2. Then we flip to a young, orphan Lazlo, growing up in the monastery. A dreamer with books and stories and ...more

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Aug 07, 2017 Aerika rated it really liked it

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4.5⭐️

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Jan 26, 2022 Renuka rated it liked it

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

Laini Taylor is a beautiful writer, and she somehow can dredge up nostalgia for 2012-2015 YA like not many authors can.

However, I think the first half of this book was way more fascinating than the second half. The first half sweeps you up in the same mystery that the protagonist Lazlo is obsessed with. The mystery of Weep. It's strange and interesting and makes you wish that weird magical things happened in your universe. However, sometimes great mysteries just get answ ...more

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Mar 23, 2018 Courtney rated it liked it

Shelves: teens, fantasy, audio

I thought this was a stand-alone, not a series. I am so tired of waiting to the next installment!! Oh well. I didn't enjoy this as much as her other series, but so far I am intrigued. I am interested to see what will happen next. ...more

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