Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor, 544 pages
Lazlo Strange had been dreaming of the city of Weep, lost 200 years, since her was a boy in the orphanage. He kept dreaming of it as a junior librarian, making the study of it his life's work, although nobody respected his obsession with a fairy tale. When emissaries arrive from the city, real and present, Lazlo learns the secret that stole the city 200 years ago, and that stole it's true name when he was a child. The shadow of Weep's darkest days hangs over it, days of gods and monsters, and Lazlo will do anything to help them be free.
This is an intensely magical book. Laini Taylor's prose is rich and vivid, and it brings a dreamy, magical world to life. It is a book that deals with a lot of dark subject matter, while still believing that the world is beautiful and people are good. I love the characters and the world, and I enjoy how twisty the story can be. This is a hugely underrated book, and I definitely recommend it.
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