Strange the Dreamer

"Man oh man, I wanted to love this book alot, but I just didn't sadly. I've heard nothing but great reviews and bought it last year but it fell flat for me. The characters weren't bad but I felt like it took forever to reach the build up that honestly was kind of anticlimactic. The ending was good, but I don't think it was worth the 532 pages. Am I going to read part 2? Yes, because I like torturing myself. Hopefully it'll be better than this one. This was an okay read. "

"This was so, so good. Gorgeously written. It’s somewhat slow at first but powering through is beyond worth it. "

"Got this one as a suggestion for books like The Starless Sea, and that was definitely true! Maybe a little more YA, but its also surrealist with rich, graphic descriptions of the spaces in the story. Great read! "

"This book has ruined my tounge for all other taste. I am completely and utterly ruined my emotions are misplaced my mind reeling. I am sorrowful, content, dejected, cheerful, and mourning all at once. I finished this book and now I am unsure how to continue as I have come back from a dream. I loved the aspect of this so much more than I could have imagined. The plot was tantalizingly slow giving out breadcrumbs one at a time leading me down a path of destruction without my knowing. The opening chapter someone dies and having to come to terms with it in the end was unfair to me but I still loved and hated the journey. The dreams of Lazlo had an Alice in Wonderland like quality which I have always loved the nonsense of. The world building of course is always my favorite and I felt it constructing around me as I read. I could not get enough of this story I found myself speed reading to see what would happen next and laying awake to follow the characters through their own dreams. There is so much to this story and I don't want to give anything away just know if you start this you will be lost in it until the end. It was really enjoyable listening to music as I read. For most of it I listen to classical reading music but for the dream parts and the end I listened to Atmospheric gothic horror reading music believe me you'll thank me later.<br/><br/>The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around -Lazlo Strange"

"Surprisingly engaging, this quickly reeled me in and became one of my favorites. The downside is the second half, however, which is simply not as good as the first. "

"Really hard, but I think my favorite all time book is Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler. So good! Strange the Dreamer is also up there pretty high!!"

"#fantasy #romance #youngadult #magic "

"So it took me a really long time to get into his one. Between the fantasy world and the narrator it was a work out. Once we got to the second part and new narrators we're introduced it was much more enjoyable."

"I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. To me it has just enough romance, action, and world building to keep things flowing. With multiple perspectives to the same story it also keeps your mind open and guessing to an extent as to not be confusing."

"I really loved the first half but pretty much the entire second half was devoted on the insta-love romance which I was really not invested in. The writing and worldbuilding are good though."