So I saw Tome Topple was starting and I didn't think I'd take part because I get a lot of books from the Library and what's due were smaller books - but then I saw Strange the Dreamer was due & it has 532 pages. So I read that last week - I finished it yesterday. I don't think I'll get to finish a second book because the books due are smaller - but I do have The Hate U Give due and it's got I think 464 pp - so it's close. After that I am starting 4 3 2 1 for my Man Booker long list reading.
This is a YA fantasy novel about a young orphan, Lazlo Strange, a/k/a Strange the Dreamer. Lazlo grows up amongst monks, and is fascinated with a tale about a lost city (whose name becomes lost as well and is then known as Weep). While Lazlo is working as a junior librarian his life takes a turn when the Godslayer and warriors from Weep come to Lazlo's town and end up taking Lazlo on the adventure of his life to the lost city of Weep to help them solve a problem. I enjoyed the buildup of this book and Lazlo as a character. Like most fantasy novels - there is a lot of build-up (one reason I'm not a huge fantasy reader). However, once you get on the road with Lazlo, the Godslayer and the rest of the group on their way to Weep, I found I started to really enjoy the story. The author goes a bit over the deep end with the love story and I started to get bored, but then the twist at the end was pretty good. The book is left with a cliffhanger and a "To be continued." I will probably read the next book - but I'm also not a fan of really long series. Hopefully this is just a duology (no more than a trilogy).
This is a YA fantasy novel about a young orphan, Lazlo Strange, a/k/a Strange the Dreamer. Lazlo grows up amongst monks, and is fascinated with a tale about a lost city (whose name becomes lost as well and is then known as Weep). While Lazlo is working as a junior librarian his life takes a turn when the Godslayer and warriors from Weep come to Lazlo's town and end up taking Lazlo on the adventure of his life to the lost city of Weep to help them solve a problem. I enjoyed the buildup of this book and Lazlo as a character. Like most fantasy novels - there is a lot of build-up (one reason I'm not a huge fantasy reader). However, once you get on the road with Lazlo, the Godslayer and the rest of the group on their way to Weep, I found I started to really enjoy the story. The author goes a bit over the deep end with the love story and I started to get bored, but then the twist at the end was pretty good. The book is left with a cliffhanger and a "To be continued." I will probably read the next book - but I'm also not a fan of really long series. Hopefully this is just a duology (no more than a trilogy).