pranjuli 's review for:

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

3.5

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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It has its moments that clutch your heart (mostly when the main characters declare their love for each other), but the world-building is too complex and just too much. I kept facing difficulties in trying to keep imagining the scenes as it was dependent on understanding the surroundings but the tone was hard to get without understanding the context. 

Re-reads of the letters will definitely be something that I'd want to do. They were intense.