The focus on filling in the historical gaps in this world and addressing many of the mysteries and questions left behind was a highlight. I loved how she expanded the world in the sequel and answered so many of the questions about Weep and how the gods came to be.
Laini Taylor creates magical, transportive settings and Muse of Nightmares really showed off her strengths in terms of worldbuilding. “ For fifteen years, the people of Weep had lived with theĬertainty that the monsters were dead, and Eril-Fane had lived I loved how easily this book sucked me back in – despite it being a year since I read Strange the Dreamer, I was instantly absorbed into the world, and drawn into the character’s conflicts. Muse of Nightmares begins right where Strange the Dreamer left off – with Minya controlling Sarai’s ghost, with Lazlo desperate to save her, with Eril-Fane and his followers watching from down below, and the fate of Weep hanging in the balance. Just like Strange the Dreamer, Muse of Nightmares is an enthralling fantasy that will transport you directly to the magical world of Zeru and not let you go until you reach the final page. I always put them off for a while, waiting for that perfect right moment where I can just jump in and savour it – but as soon as I find that time I fall in love with her atmospheric writing, her beautiful worlds and her magical stories all over again.
Reading a Laini Taylor book is such an experience. “ Once upon a time there was a silence that dreamed of becoming a song, and then I found you, and now everything is music. WARNING: STRANGE THE DREAMER SPOILERS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REVIEW
But is she? Sometimes, only the direst need can teach us our own depths, and Sarai, the muse of nightmares, has not yet discovered what she’s capable of.Īs humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel’s near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? What was done with thousands of children born in the citadel nursery? And most important of all, as forgotten doors are opened and new worlds revealed: Must heroes always slay monsters, or is it possible to save them instead? Lazlo faces an unthinkable choice–save the woman he loves, or everyone else?–while Sarai feels more helpless than ever. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep. In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. content warnings:rape & sexual assault (off page), possession, war themes, death, slavery, human trafficking, suicide, grief, child abuse.
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