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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 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. ([source][1]) [1]: https://www.lbyr.com/titles/laini-taylor/strange-the-dreamer/9780316341646/
Is Strange the Dreamer appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 15 and up.
This lush YA fantasy contains moderate violence including references to murdered gods and past carnage, romantic content with kissing and tension, and themes of war and loss. The mythical worldbuilding and dreamy atmosphere may appeal more to older teens.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder, death, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens who love beautiful writing and mysterious worlds will be swept away by Lazlo's quest to discover the secrets of a lost city and the blue-skinned goddess who haunts his dreams.