i finally read your favorite fantasy book, strange the dreamer (reading vlog + book review )

yes, i finally did it, i finally read your favorite book :') here's a little reading vlog of it all happening - thank you to everyone who recommended these over the YEARS hahah

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i finally read strange the dreamer, your favorite book lol (reading vlog + book review )

[caricanread]

hi everyone! captions will be up very soon, im working on them now. im finishing the subtitles to our final acotar video and somehow forgot to do this one in time!!

[emilykate]

I feel like Daughter of Smoke and Bone was definitely more popular around the time it came out! It's about 10 years old now, so I think that's why the hype has died down in comparison. But honestly I feel like I rarely hear "the mainstream" talk about Strange the Dreamer anymore...

[cristinadaponte]

This duology has one of my favourite depictions of trauma ever. I remember reading Muse of Nightmares and just... sobbing. I felt so seen. Like what do you do when the people responsible for harm are long gone? Who do you blame? And the fact that each of the gods was a different manifestation of how trauma affects us (ie. memory loss, pinning ghosts in place, forcing people's will, etc.). Minya's story arc specifically hurt like hell, (SPOILER) with her stuck as a child but parenting them all -- and only when she lets go does she lost her first tooth, implying finally getting to grow up. It completely broke me. And don't even get me started on Eril-Fane.

It's such a perfect story. Laini Taylor really is a master of her craft.

[Notanotherbooktuber]

Daughter of Smoke and Bone is more commercial while Strange is more literary in tone, language, and theme. For me, Strange is one of my favorite stories ever and a lot of it has to do with said theme. I’m always craving a redemption arc, and I think this story has a beautiful one. I also adored the imagery and magical abilities. And yessss I need a Third spin off for Niro

[SlowBurnReader]

What made me personally fall in love with this book, is the atmosphere created from the prose, and the whimsical almost fairytale like storytelling. Yeah it can be slow moving and very much characters just living their strange day to day life. But it’s so charming and welcoming I love it!

[completelychlo]

I read these last week in two days and literally cannot stop thinking about it. There are very few authors whose writing language *really* fits the world they’re trying to build and Taylor is one of them. Like…still in awe and want to read them ten more times

[tifaa]

you pulled me out of a years long slumber period, when reading was such a big part of my identity growing up and i gave up on it without realizing, but watching you was like getting a jolt and having the wires been put back into place, and now i bought "The Priory of the Orange Tree" and "Sorcery of Thorns" and am about to go out in a coffeeshop read my life back

[BlueLemons_]

Ah I’m glad people are still talking about this series! I loved both books, and the Daughter of smoke and bone trilogy 💗.

[klnamba]

I loved the way the book portrayed trauma... what it's like to live inside a horrific memory and have it haunt you... how it's different from a dream bc it feels real--it was real. And how trauma can transform people for better or worse. Like you want to hate Minnia so much for 3/4 of the duo but then you learn what she endured and the trauma she carries with her, and suddenly you feel compassion for her rather than disdain.

[mattkean]

The character development for Minya in the second one was great. You really get to see another side of her. I'll pick up the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series someday.

[Bbissou]

Minya’s story just rocked me to my core! I still think about it and feel the feels even years after reading it. Such a good and interesting portrayal of childhood trauma and mental health struggles. So glad you finally got to read this duology! One of my favorites of all time for sure✨

[jordan-hnyi]

rereading a daughter of smoke and bone after strange is so fun because there are so many little things that connect them!! especially when they talk about the 12 seraphim and finding someone who can make new bodies for souls who need them… i wonder who that could be LOL

[strangehistorian]

The universes were mentioned in DoSaB too!! The Seraphim had originally come from the "center" universe - Laini Taylor has a whole cosmology working for her books (the gods in this series are actually descendents of one of those original angels who went into other worlds!) - anyway, glad you enjoyed this as much as I did!!!

[leeyang]

I love how you are always so concerned about the wellbeing of random strangers around you! My life is lowkey stressful and overwhelming right now, but your videos are so relaxing and feel good that it's helping me through it <3

[inesmdosantos]

saying I love your reading vlogs is an understatement, you're really our comfort person!! I hope you're well x

[clairehammond]

I read Strange to Dreamer because I saw it in your TBR and I knew I’d want to watch your video when it came out, but also not get spoiled! 10/10 great plan! Book was amazing! And we totally read it the same way! I think I read the back half of Muse in one day

[MatildaTheBookDragon]

Oooh I'm so glad you loved it! I think many people love it because it cherishes stories, and the dreamworld Sarai and Lazlo created together is just lovely and romantic.

[jacyfaraldo]

This actually is and has been my favorite fantasy book for a few years and I SO need to go reread it

[beatryzmenezes]

Answering the last question: I watched til the end (even though I haven't read any of the books yet) because you are good company.

[rvisaya]

The Daughter of Smoke & Bone is one of my favorite trilogies of all time along with The Infernal Devices. Sadly, it's been years since I was able to read series after series of books because life happens and I gotta work and do stuff adults do. So it was only last year that I found out about this duology which was by the same author and was right up my alley, it actually lived up to the hype & more and I loved it.