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

adventurous challenging medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is a time-traveling romance, sure. But it's also a poem, an abstraction, a narrative told in layers and secrets. It is surprisingly linear in the end, but along the way it feels like a maze you are deciphering. A very unusual read that came for me a the right time.