They also know about the babies murdered in the nursery. Readers of Strange the Dreamer already know that, less than two decades before that story began, girls had been taken from their homes, raped, forced have children, and then sent home again with their minds wiped of their memories. A woman remembers being hit and verbally abused by her stepmother and then sold by her father to an old man when she was just a teen. Characters are imprisoned and nearly choked to death, two others are drowned, and a character jumps to death out of grief. One bloody scene shows two characters impaled over and over again. They attempt to destroy whole towns and teams of soldiers with an army of ghosts and magical powers. Trauma over past rapes and murders dominates Muse of Nightmares, and some characters are so overcome with trauma that they seek out vengeful violence.
As with the first book, this mature story is best for high school readers ready for difficult subject matter. Parents need to know that Muse of Nightmares is the sequel to the absorbing best-selling fantasy Strange the Dreamer. Another walks through her dreams remembering all those she killed by seeing victims under a frozen ocean.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. A character remembers adults murdered and babies slaughtered in a nursery over and over again in dreams. Much talk of those children taken and sold. Less than two decades before Strange the Dreamer begins, girls just old enough to menstruate were taken from their homes, raped, forced have children, and sent home again, minds wiped of memories. A woman remembers being hit, verbally abused by stepmother and then sold by her father to an old man when she was a teen. Characters imprisoned, nearly choked to death two others drowned a character jumps to death out of grief. Two characters impaled over and over again in one bloody scene. They attempt to destroy whole towns and teams of soldiers with army of ghosts and magical powers. Trauma over past rapes, murders dominates story, leads two characters to vengeful violence.
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