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Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)

by Laini Taylor

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Strange the Dreamer #1

Why Read This?

You'll be swept into a beautifully tragic world that expands your empathy and leaves you yearning for more.

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 or 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? Welcome to Weep.

At a Glance

4.28 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

hidden identityrevenge romancesecret relationship

Mood

mysteriouswhimsicalatmosphericmelancholicbittersweet

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.28 ★

Page Count

544 pages

Published

2017

Primary Genre

Ya Fantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Steve West

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: magical being sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

none

child deathdeathmurderparental abusetraumaviolencecaptivitygenocidegriefwar

World & Setting

high fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

beautiful grief sign in to unlock

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