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Muse of Nightmares

by Laini Taylor · Strange the Dreamer #2 · 528 pages · Published October 2018
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
4.14 / 5 across 35K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A dreamlike, dark Young Adult ya fantasy built around found family, dark magic, love. 528 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Dreamlike. Dark. Emotional.

Dreamlike Dark Emotional

Mood Match

Dreamlike Dark Emotional
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  • You need romance or spice to stay engaged
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  • You haven't read the earlier books in the Strange the Dreamer series
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Content notes

Violence Death
Found Family
Dark Magic
Love
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
YA Fantasy
Moods
Dreamlike
Dark
Emotional
Key Tropes
Found Family
Dark Magic
Love
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Muse of Nightmares spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Do I need to read Muse of Nightmares in order?

Muse of Nightmares is book 2 in the Strange the Dreamer series. Reading in order is recommended.

Who would enjoy Muse of Nightmares?

Readers who love dreamlike and dark stories with found family and dark magic. Best suited for Young Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Muse of Nightmares?

A dreamlike, dark Young Adult ya fantasy built around found family, dark magic, love. 528 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Muse of Nightmares?

Content notes include: violence, death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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