A review by thewordsdevourer
Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
this book doesnt totally click w/ me. idk if it's the plot--or lack thereof--or what, but there's something missing. so it's rly a testament to laini's vivid, seemingly boundless imagination; impeccable and wholly original worldbuilding; her ability to make the simple seem magical and extraordinary; thought-provoking and emotional exploration of hatred, love, survival, living, horrors and trauma of war; her writing that is pure poetry; and--though it's too sweet and toe-curling for my taste--the tenderness and longing and hope infused between sarai and lazlo, that strange the dreamer nevertheless gets 4 stars.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Confinement, Murder, Violence, Sexual content, and War
Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship