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

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

i love everything about this book in theory - dual authorship, sapphic romance across time, space and universes, love letters, connection with nature and the world beyond. but i really struggled to be fully immersed in this story. i would love to revisit it, for the prose is beautiful and lyrical, with really stunning moments and imagery, and the relationship is one i feel quite fond of. perhaps my mind was too scattered to lean into the worldbuilding and be lulled by the storytelling. im keen to exercise my mind for more sci-fi though, for im always in awe of worldbuilding, especially when achieved in a novella length story.