The Lost Dreamer
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Lizz Huerta
A lush, immersive debut fantasy about a group of women whose way of life is threatened by a new king; a fierce celebration of community, sisterhood, and finding our power.Indir is a Dreamer, descended from a long line of seers; able to see beyond reality, she carries the rare gift of Dreaming truth. But when the beloved king dies, his son has no respect for this time-honored tradition. King Alcan wants an opportunity to bring the Dreamers to a permanent end—an opportunity Indir will give him if he discovers the two secrets she is struggling to keep. As violent change shakes Indir’s world to its core, she is forced to make an impossible choice: fight for her home or fight to survive.Saya is a seer, but not a Dreamer—she has never been formally trained. Her mother exploits her daughter’s gift, passing it off as her own as they travel from village to village, never staying in one place too long. Almost as if they’re running from something. Almost as if they’re being hunted. When Saya loses the necklace she’s worn since birth, she discovers that seeing isn’t her only gift—and begins to suspect that everything she knows about her life has been a carefully-constructed lie. As she comes to distrust the only family she’s ever known, Saya will do what she’s never done before, go where she’s never been, and risk it all in the search of answers.With a detailed, supernaturally-charged setting and topical themes of patriarchal power and female strength, Lizz Huerta's The Lost Dreamer brings an ancient world to life, mirroring the challenges of our modern one.
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Author
Lizz Huerta
Pages
384
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Published Date
2022-03
ISBN
1250754852 9781250754851
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"2.5 stars<br/><br/>I really wanted to love this. I'd been looking forward to it for months and even read it while in Mexico City because I wanted to be immersed in the culture while reading it. It has excellent world building and a surprise twist at the end. <br/><br/>However, the pacing was slow and some of the depictions were vague, which led to me becoming bored and confused. I skimmed a bit until it got interesting, around 75%. But the ending was rushed and abrupt and not at all satisfying. I'm still very confused about several things, like what the night bird is.<br/><br/>I know this was a debut novel and I can tell the author put a lot of love from her culture into it. It was beautiful and radiates off the pages. I didn't like the alternating points of view as I was reading it. Though ngl, once it all came together it was kind of a genius twist."