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Muse of Nightmares | We Have NO Chill About This Book

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By: Laini Taylor

Strange The Dreamer # 2| 528 Pages | Pub. 2018

Muse of Nightmares at a Glance

Overall Rating: ★★★★★
Heroine: Badass ghost monster of revenge
Dude: He’s home and world to us, too
Steaminess: Sign me up for Lazlo’s dreams
Brutality: Having to prepare your own body for cremation

Pairs Well With

Nightmares

1 part Gin
1 part Dubonnet
½ part Cherry Brandy
½ part Orange Juice

Beware. Spoilers are ahead because we have absolutely no chill about this book. ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK.

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October 17, 2018November 13, 2019

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Nevernight | Spoiler-Free (Fangirling) Review

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By: Jay Kristoff

Daughter of the Pirate King #1 | 311 Pages | Pub. 2016

Nevernight at a Glance

Overall Rating: ★★★★★
Heroine: “Fuck running! I’m in a bloody corset” is our forever mood
Dude: We’d sneak out of our rooms for him
Steaminess: Tric wins the Hall of Masks in our minds
Brutality: Bludgeoned to death with your own limbs

Pairs Well With:

Black Widow Martini

1 1/2oz. Black rum
¾ oz Creme de cacao
1 cup ice
Black food color
Brown sugar for rim

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September 28, 2018November 13, 2019

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The City of Brass (Everyone Should Read this Book) | Book Review

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By: S.A. Chakraborty

The Daevabad Trilogy #1 | 533 Pages | Pub. 2017

The City of Brass at a Glance

Overall Rating: ★★★★★
Heroine: The female Aladdin we NEEDED
Dude 1: You had one job, Ali!!!!!
Dude 2: MAKE BETTER CHOICES!
Brutality: A child was melted to a boat. WTF

Pairs Well With

The Genie

½ oz simple syrup
1 oz sloe gin
1 oz gin
Crushed ice
1 oz lemon juice
Mint leaves

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August 17, 2018November 13, 2019

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Strange the Dreamer (All Hail Queen Laini) | Book Review

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By: Laini Taylor

Strange the Dreamer #1 | 544 Pages | Pub. 2017

Strange the Dreamer at a Glance

Overall Rating: ★★★★★
Heroine: She’s your BEST nightmare
Hero: New Book Boyfriend
Emotional: Izzy crying on the bathroom floor after Denny dies
Brutality: Baby murders

Pairs Well With:

Nightmares

1.5 oz gin
½ oz cherry brandy
½ madeira
1 tsp orange juice

Our Thoughts

CW: rape, murder

We loved Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone series so we knew that we would like this book. What we didn’t know is what we were missing out on this past year since Strange the Dreamer came out. It’s gorgeous. The worldbuilding is intricate and flawless; the characters have heart and soul and dreams; and the language truly brings everything to life. This world is brutal but full of love and potential for goodness.

The only legitimate complaint we have about this book is that it is a long one. We wish we could have read it over a week or two, but sometimes we are not great at planning so we did it in three days. If you aren’t into long books then maybe walk away from this one, but realize you are missing out on literary gold. We also aren’t okay that we have to wait until freaking October for Muse of Nightmares but let’s blame the publisher not our queen Laini.