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

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I am obsessed with this book. Blue and Red are characters I know I will be thinking about for a long time. I'm always a fan of sci-fi that doesn't go out of its way to explain itself but instead lets your imagination fill in the gaps as you go. This book does that beautifully. These two agents of time that travel among the endless strands of history captivated me just as they did one another. I loved the wit and the strategy of the plot and how it felt like every letter, every move, was like a game of chess that both Blue and Red were determined to win.