I didn't need to be ruined. I can recall only one time when I needed the sequell as much as I need it right now (the other was whenI needed Mockingjay after finishin Catching Fire, and The Hunger Games trilogy is my most favorite ever). I had the urge to scream at the last words. 
 My thoughts are flying with the imaginations of Lazlo's dreams. My eyes are still burning from the tears. I can't get over this. This story is so beautiful and it really sucked me in. Laini Taylor's writing is definitely one of the best, and I will be very surprised if I will read something better this year so I'm unofficially naming Strange the Dreamer the best book of 2017. I can't imagine something beating it, I'm so mesmerized. 
 I have nothing negative say except that I really could have gone without getting ruined. I knew that Laini Taylor doesn't go easy on her readers because of the incredible Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy, but I hoped and dreamed along with Lazlo. And I will still hope for and dream about a happy ending.