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

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.0

i really enjoyed this book, however, one downside was how vague the world dynamic felt. i know it was written in a more poetic way (which i enjoyed), however, i felt myself waiting for answers that were never explicitly explained. 

this sounds ridiculous but even if the story was kept exactly how it was and there was a little glossary in the back of the book that explained
who/what Garden was, who/what the Agency was, why Red signed up for the war, was Blue truly a princess or was that just the host body she was in when she became sick, and why they were even fighting with a few sentences for each. i would have been fully content with that.
(and please done come for me i know much of it is either left to interpretation or explained in a broad/vague way but for dummies like me a small glossary would help and also not ruin the experience of reading this story). 
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