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The Dream Chooses the Dreamer

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

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CBR Bingo square: Mythic (in the universe of this book the city of Weep is a mythical place inhabited by gods, that no one is sure really exists) I adored the Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy and have read it multiple times, but for some reason I was always hesitant to read Strange the Dreamer, I think because I didn’t really think Laini Taylor could write another series that would be as gripping and original as that trilogy. Obviously, I was incorrect. Lazlo Strange has grown up […]

Finishing the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy

Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor

Dreams of Gods & Monsters by Laini Taylor

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I loved Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone and was excited to dig into Days of Blood & Starlight, the second book in the trilogy.  When that book ended on a cliff hanger, I did what any other bookworm would do at midnight – downloaded the next book to my Kindle and stayed up the rest of the night finishing it! “Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love and dared to imagine a world free of bloodshed and war.” […]

Strange and stranger

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

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  I received Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor through the CBR Book Exchange (thanks again!). I absolutely loved this book. It is fanciful and beautifully written. Lazlo Strange is an orphan with dreams of a bigger life than he has. He escapes the drudgery of his early years by pretending to be a mythical warrior from a magical land. One day, the name of this land is lost, and Lazlo knows that there must be magic involved. He eventually finds his way to the […]

A Sequel That Is Even Better Than The First Novel

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

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Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy is the series that got me hooked on YA.  So many people had talked about it that I finally picked it up, and was completely blown away (I mean I had obviously read The Hunger Games but this was definitely part of my shift from the occasional YA to heavy rotation of YA). And yet, I have never reread them because what if I don’t like them as much?  I was very excited when I realized she […]

“Once upon a time, a girl did the impossible, but she did it just a little too late.”

Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

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Spoiler warning! While I’m going to try very hard not to spoil THIS book in my review, this is the second book in a duology, and it will be impossible for me to write about the book without spoiling events and plot for book 1, Strange the Dreamer. Both books are absolutely wonderful, so you should absolutely check them out, if you haven’t already. But seriously, there will be plot spoilers for book one in the coming paragraphs, so go away if you’re not caught up: In the […]

No Brothers Left, and There’ll Be No More After Me

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor

Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

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I’m going to write this review as though it’s three separate reviews, because I can’t figure out how to review Books 2 and 3 in this series without completely spoiling Book 1. So if you don’t want to read spoilers, you can stop reading after Book 1. Book 1: Daughter of Smoke and Bone is the story of Karou, an art student living in Prague. She has a best friend, Zuzana, an annoying ex-boyfriend named Kaz, and a double life, wherein she works for a […]



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