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

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? No

4.75

The story was confusing in the beginning and the vocabulary quite difficult at times (thankfully I read the ebook and could easily look up everything). However this still manages to be one of the best books I've read so far. The romance blossoming between the two protagonists and their letters evolving to romantic sonnets with some of the prettiest quotes I've ever read. It makes me wonder how some people make words sound so pretty, how they come up with metaphors to describe love so intimately. It was a beautiful, romantic, a bit confusing but a very exciting read.
And despite my confusion at the beginning, it ended with clarity, indirectly explaining all the confusing bits and pieces.