A review by takarakei
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book gave me Miyazaki vibes and I say that as someone who strongly dislikes the comparison of almost any book to his movies because I rarely agree. I was specifically thinking about Laputa a lot, but also bits of Howl's and Spirited Away.

Just really beautiful writing, very descriptive imagery that built a very lush and intriguing world. I am very excited to read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Child death, and Blood

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, and Slavery

Minor: Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

rape/SA:

nothing descriptive or on page, but it is discussed as something that happened regularly in the past of this society under the gods