A review by maudsmeets
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

3.25

This book makes me mad.

What I loved:
-The writing was beautiful (sometimes difficult to follow, especially when English isn't your native tongue. It's very descriptive, sometimes a bit too descriptive) so it was really easy for me to visualize. I have a very vivid image of the old city of Weep in my head and that doesn't happen often for me.
-Lazlo was a great character, he was unique, he was strange. I loved him.
-This book talked about the consequences of war in a brilliant way. It talked about hate, guilt, revenge and the repercussions of being a survivor. A lot of characters in this novel were so blinded by their rage and their thirst for revenge that they forgot to take into consideration that their enemies might be just as broken and lost as them. 

This is what made me angry:
-The ending was really confusing for me. I didn't start to understand what was going on until everything had already happened. I don't know if the book had anything to do with that, but it did take away from my enjoyment.
-The execution of that romance was so incredibly stupid. It was the epitome of insta-love (one of my least favorite tropes ever) for me, which sucks because the romance is one of the biggest driving factors for the plot of Muse of Nightmares. Everybody is entitled to their own opinion but I just wish that those two would have remained friends. Not every book needs a romance and it was especially unnecessary in this one.