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

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.0

this book confused me. i’m also confused on how i feel about it. i didn’t know what was going on (or at least i couldn’t visualize it a lot of the time) but when i did understand it i guess i enjoyed it. the one thing that i will give true cred to this book for was some of the beautiful love quotes. it reminded me of eternal sunshine of the spotless mind at parts, dealing with time and such, but also of 1984 with the dystopian side. i will admit i was put in a reading slump for a while after reading the first bit, but i’d say i’m glad i finished it. when i look back on my annotations it is fun. overall the experience wasn’t as perfect as one would hope but the story was a good one and it gave me an opportunity to laugh at myself for being stupid.