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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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sammichaan's review against another edition

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4.0

This is more of an epic poem than a novel, but that makes it all the more beautiful!

xmaggie's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

lovecor3's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Loved this and desperately want more stories set in this world. The streams and strands and glimpses of the wider construction & mechanics of the world were so intriguing! I know they were a backdrop for Red & Blue's relationship, but I thought the way that the wider world was shown to clearly influence (and be influenced by) their relationship was really masterful.

I loved the build up of their love (obsession?) and how you can see the groundwork for it in the very first letter (hate is so close to love, after all). And the Seeker!

I suspected they were Red & Blue separately travelling back to consume the remnants of their letters after the other had read them. The reveal was so cool! It kind of was the both of them, and the fact that because of time travel shenanigans they had been inside of each other for so long was an extremely good realisation.

Really recommend this to anyone, to be honest. It was well-crafted, perfectly paced, and left me slightly in awe of how the authors managed to track the timeline. Thinking about time travel plots always gives me a headache.

lieshareads's review against another edition

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3.5

It was fine I guess? I enjoyed it but … it was also a little tedious to get through.

annieni's review against another edition

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4.0

Honestly did not expect to enjoy it so much as I did - the beginning was rough to get through and I wasn't super into it at all, but I'm glad I kept reading.