Review #21 - Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Details:

Title: Strange the Dreamer

Author: Laini Taylor

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

ISBN 13: 978-1444788983

Synopsis:

The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around - and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he's been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance to lose his dream forever.

What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?

The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries - including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo's dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?

Review:

I went into this book totally blind, I read the blurb but it didn't really tell you much about the book and honestly I think that was the best way to go into it. It was simply wonderful. This was the first book by Laini Taylor I had read but it will definitely not be the last. 

Strange the Dreamer is written so beautifully, there's almost a lyrical quality to the writing and it simply makes it beautiful to read. She manages to create an incredible world full of wonder but also darkness. I absolutely adored Lazlo, the main character and at points in the book I got incredibly worried about him. I'm not going to lie, this book absolutely tore my heart out and the ending had me in shock for a long time. Cliffhangers like that should not be allowed, purely for my health.

I gave Strange the Dreamer 5 stars and I cannot wait to read the second book in this duology which I believe is out next year.