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Strange The Dreamer || book review || blog tour






I was absolutely ecstatic when the publisher asked me if I would like to be part of the blog tour to celebrate the release of the paperback version of the book into the world. The official release date for it is Thursday, March 9th. (and the price of it is £8.99)
Now,on to my thoughts of it, seen through the filter of a year having passed since I read the book when it was initially released, yet with the original excitement,since this book causes me many feelings.


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Rating: ✯✯✯✯✯/✯✯✯✯✯



Plot: 

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.


Review:
THIS BOOK,MAN,THIS BOOK!
Although I have read and adored Laini's first book in her Daughter Of Smoke And Bone series,I was still taken by surprise by just how brilliant this book was.If a book could ever be the representation of tea,it'd 100% be this one in my eyes,since it feels so soothing and sweet and relaxing and words fail to express just how much sense this association makes in my mind.
The writing has such a beauty to it,it feels so atmospheric and allows you to connect to the characters on such a profound level,not to mention that the descriptions are some of the absolute best I have ever read in my entire life (and I usually get bored when there's too many of them in one book,but it was not the case with this).
The perfect word to describe this,as with Laini's other series,has got to be whimsical.
The worldbuilding is so complex and captivating,I was just as captivated by the world of Weep as Lazlo,I was basically living for it.
Lazlo is honestly the single purest character that has ever existed (even though he smells of sandalwood and I am personally victimized by how cliche that is) and I would honestly protect him with my life.
A theme that seems to be recurring throughout Laini's work is that of the orphan wanting to belong.Although not everyone is in that position,I feel like she portrays it in such a raw,touching manner that makes it feel relatable in the sense that at the core of our being all of us want to feel as if we belong.
The way the book is so focused on the power of dreams and stories and how they can shape our lives and our worlds is phenomenal,this whole part of the book is so touching.
If you are,however,coming into this looking for action at every page and a Six Of Crows level of so-many-things-happening,it might not be for you,since the story can be quite slow and is more focused on the world and characters than anything else. (which I,for one,do not mind in the slightest)
I feel like it is fair to mention that a lot of the twists were really predictable and the love story is beyond cheesy,but that being said,I would wholeheartedly recommend this book if you think it sounds like something you would enjoy.



The sequel to this book,Muse of nightmares,is set to come out on October 2nd and it should most definitely be on everyone's radars.

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