Dreams of Gods & Monsters
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / General
3.9
(439)
Laini Taylor
Two worlds threaten to crumble in the face of a common enemy in the epic conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy -- now with a gorgeous new package! What power can bruise the sky?Two worlds are poised on the brink of a vicious war. By way of a staggering deception, Karou has taken control of the chimaera's rebellion and is intent on steering its course away from dead-end vengeance. The future rests on her.When the brutal angel emperor brings his army to the human world, Karou and Akiva are finally reunited -- not in love, but in tentative alliance against their common enemy. It is a twisted version of their long-ago dream, and they begin to hope that it might forge a way forward for their people. And, perhaps, for themselves.But with even bigger threats on the horizon, are Karou and Akiva strong enough to stand among the gods and monsters?The New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy comes to a stunning conclusion as -- from the streets of Rome to the caves of the Kirin and beyond -- humans, chimaera, and seraphim strive, love, and die in an epic theater that transcends good and evil, right and wrong, friend and enemy.
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More Details:
Author
Laini Taylor
Pages
624
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published Date
2014-04-01
ISBN
031628016X 9780316280167
Ratings
Google: 4
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"I had most of the same problems with this book as with the one before it. Everything in terms of characters and storytelling was amazing. Which is why it destroys me that it fell so flat. Due to the way it was written, with so many different points of view that come out of nowhere and seem to spiral forever, this book was so hard to get through. One moment I would be enjoying the main characters, laughing at their banter, then I would be thrust into what felt like an entirely different story with characters that I had no connection to. It just destroyed the flow of the book. I would have rated this a 2 star, but i just couldn’t out of the admiration I had for the characters that this author wrote so well. TW: violence and vague allusions of sexual assault"
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Em Divers
"Definitely dragged a bit but overall a good ending to the trilogy."
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Alex Swan
"Me sobrecargué de información"
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Ella Zegarra
"I liked the series but the last book could have had so much more to it. She really should write more books to this. So much more could happen."
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Melissa Love
"The final book of this series had everything I was waiting for in the previous 2 books. My favorite of the series. "
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Bailey
"Warning: this review is tinged with bitterness. Also, I waited for others to finish the book first, but I'm starting to forget things, so... <br/><br/>Okay, Laini, we get it. These two very attractive people are destined for each other, but the fates of two worlds is at stake. People are conspiring against them, they are conspiring against themselves (for what beautiful person should ever be truly happy?), and lets throw some new stuff in for good measure. Because there never is a true ending to a war story, even if the war is over.<br/><br/>Okay, I'm going to say it. It's a crock of **** that Karou goes to Akiva's little hut by the sea at the end. Neither of them have a history there, all they have is a blanket. The Kirin Caves is where they belong. Dammit.<br/><br/>The writing is good. Of course the writing is good or I'd have stopped reading it because I knew I was being cheated out of a good ending. I can't even go back and reread the series because of how it ends. Such is disappointment."
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Lori C.
"This is a high 4 stars, I just couldn't get into the first part of the book, because of the new character but I'm really glad that I pushed through and bought the audiobook and listened along while reading."
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Shay
"Slow at times, but loved where she took the story. Very unexpected!"
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Megan Hood