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

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This Is How You Lose the Time War is such a strange, compelling, brain-breaking and beautiful story. Just like about all other people I’ve seen posting a review about this time travelling tale, I’m pretty sure I might have to reread it (maybe even twice) to be able to grasp all things going on. However, I loved the letters Red and Blue sent each other and the way their connection blossomed over the course of their correspondence. I you like odd, character-driven stories that get you all in your feels, you should give this one a go. I’m giving it a solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating and I can only marvel at how the authors managed to piece this all together.
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