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Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor
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 braver than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the form 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? And who is the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo’s dreams?
In this sweeping and breathtaking novel by National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor, author of the New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, the shadow of the past is as real as the ghosts who haunt the citadel of murdered gods. Fall into a mythical world of dread and wonder, moths and nightmares, love and carnage.
The answers await in Weep.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~544
- Ending
- Cliffy
Cliffy means it ends on a cliffhanger, mid-story.
Cliffhanger, but Book 2 is already out.
How spicy is Strange the Dreamer?
Strange the Dreamer is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Third person, multiple POVs
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Sexual assault
- War
- Kidnapping
- Graphic violence
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Strange the Dreamer: quick answers
How spicy is Strange the Dreamer?
Strange the Dreamer is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is Strange the Dreamer a standalone?
No. Strange the Dreamer is book 1 of 2 in Strange the Dreamer. It is the place to start. The series is complete.
What tropes are in Strange the Dreamer?
Strange the Dreamer features gods & mythology, forbidden love. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does Strange the Dreamer have content warnings?
Our notes for Strange the Dreamer include: sexual assault, war, kidnapping, graphic violence. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Strange the Dreamer?
If you loved Strange the Dreamer, try The Siren by Kiera Cass, The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski. They share its gods & mythology and forbidden love energy at a similar spice level.