I partnered with Little, Brown today for a really fun post all about one of my new favorite books, STRANGE THE DREAMER by Laini Taylor! I was asked to participate in this series of posts and when I heard about it, I immediately said yes. I want to continue spreading the love for Laini Taylor and her books and having just finished STRANGE THE DREAMER not too long ago, it’s a book that needs to be in everyone’s hands!
Before we jump into the giveaway (yes, there’s a giveaway), I have some fun DREAMER-related content as well as book info! I was asked if I wanted to share some fun optional content for my blog post today about a dream of mine that’s come true already or a dream that I would like to come true and the answer to this one was easy!
Title: Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1)
by Laini TaylorPublishing Info: March 28, 2017 by Source: Audible, Anderson's Bookshop
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy
Find it on the web: Buy from Amazon // GoodreadsDate Completed: April 18, 2017
Related Posts: Daughter of Smoke & Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1), Days of Blood & Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2), Night of Cake and Puppets (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2.5), Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #3), Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer #1)
A new epic fantasy by National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Laini Taylor of the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy.
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around--and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old he's been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance to lose his dream forever.
What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?
The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries--including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo's dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? and if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?
In this sweeping and breathtaking new novel by National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor, author of the New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, the shadow of the past is as real as the ghosts who haunt the citadel of murdered gods. Fall into a mythical world of dread and wonder, moths and nightmares, love and carnage.
Welcome to Weep.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Laini Taylor is a New York Times bestselling author and a National Book Award finalist. She is the author of the global sensation the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy: Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Days of Blood & Starlight, and Dreams of Gods & Monsters, and the companion e-novella, Night of Cake & Puppets. She is also the author of the Dreamdark books Blackbringer and Silksinger, and the highly acclaimed Lips Touch: Three Times. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, illustrator Jim Di Bartolo, and their daughter Clementine.
MY BOOKISH DREAM
I’m sure everyone knows by now but if not, I own and run the candle shop Novelly Yours Candles. When I started it, it was just a fun hobby that I wanted to share with friends by making candles available for purchase on Etsy so I could share them since I couldn’t afford to give candles away to everyone. Well, when I started it, it was really just for fun for myself and once I started sharing what I was doing, the interest really picked up. A year and a half later and I’m soooo close into turning this into my full-time job, and what a dream that would be!!! It’s hard and scary to be self-employed but doing this has been so amazing and I can only dream of what it would be like to work for myself while doing something that I love. Being able to spend time with my husband, doing a job that I really love and care about, seeing all of the joy that people share when receiving my product, and of course the perks of any vacation time I want and not having to get up at 5:30am every day! This would truly be a dream come true and one step close to really making this an even better business.
It’s scary going into business for yourself because I would become dependent on consistent sales which is never a guarantee and there are so many variables by making a living off of selling bookish candles, but it’s a big dream that just might work! It’s my current long-term goal and something my husband and I are currently working very hard towards! He’s been so helpful and encouraging throughout my candle endeavor and I couldn’t have set up my new work space without him!!
STRANGE THE DREAMER BONUS CONTENT
There is some awesome bonus content for this book as well, including videos and a quiz (which I am totally taking, by the way). Check out everything you need to complete your STRANGE THE DREAMER experience below!
Official Site + Social Media
- Visit the Official Site
- Follow @TheNovl on Twitter and Instagram
- Follow @LainiTaylor on Twitter
- Hashtag #StrangetheDreamer
Bonus Content!
- Which Godspawn are you? Take the quiz! (I got Feral!)
- Download a variety of quote-art here.
Sneak Peek at the Book
Video Content
- Laini Taylor introduces Strange the Dreamer (featured below!)
- Animated Short: The Unseen City
- Animated Short: Meet Lazlo
- Animated Short: Meet Sarai
GIVEAWAY
The folks at Little, Brown are also providing a giveaway for today’s post! One lucky winner will win a hardcover copy of STRANGE THE DREAMER by Laini Taylor and a $25 Visa gift card to use to pursue one of your dreams! Giveaway open to US addresses only. Prizing and samples provided by Little, Brown & Co.
20 thoughts on “Strange the Dreamer | A Dream Come True + Giveaway!”
Since I was little I always had a dream to live and work at Disney world and in college I did it and it was one of the best times of my life.
One of my biggest dreams is to become a surgeon!!
My biggest dream is to travel the world
My dream is to travel to see the pyramids
I would definitely say a dream of mine would be to write a book and get published like some others on here. Also I would love to be able to open a bookstore, and have authors signings.
My dream is to get to meet some of my favorites authors!
One of my biggest dreams was to go to Egypt and explore the pyramids.
My dream is to start a custom decorated cookie and cake business.
One of my biggest dreams to travel to all 50 states with my hubby!
My biggest dream is to publish a picture book and then continue to develop my ideas into more books.
I had have had dreams that came true later on. It was the weirdest thing ever!
I have started the process of having my biggest dream come true! I want to see and travel the world!
Being a big reader and growing up just having a passion to read every chance I get, one of my dreams is to someday instill that same love for reading in my future kids!
My biggest dream is to publish a book. I am getting ready to query one. So publishing is my dream
One of my dreams has always been to open a romance book store and sell sweets/bakery there too 🙂
Love your dream and I’m so happy for you that it’s coming true! My dream was/is to be able to travel. I was lucky enough to be accepted into my university’s study abroad program, and since then I’ve been trying to do one big trip a year. Last year was Rome & Florence, this year will be Ireland, Paris, and London!
My biggest dream is still to write a book and get it published. I did recently graduate from college, which was also a big dream, so just one more and I’ll be very happy! Lol!
I have been seeing this book everywhere on the Internet. Thank you for the Giveaway. One of my dreams came true when I gave birth to my son, Dylan last year.
My dream did come true, I have a good life .
My current dream is to be able to go to college. Between education neglect as a kid, and dealing with anxiety and depression for the past few years, and my husband going to school, there just hasn’t been time or money to help me. But hubby is graduating this summer and now I might actually be close to my dream coming true!