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A review by thecaffeinatedlibrary
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I can't believe I waited so long to read this! A book deserving of the hype.
This is How You Lose The Time War is a sapphic, literary sci-fi that spans years between Red and Blue, two time agents who are on opposing sides of a time war.
It gave BIG Doctor Who vibes, which I was 100% here for. The banter between Red and Blue through their letters was feet-kickingly good. The slow, and subtle build from enemies to maybe something more was expertly written. At it's core, this story is about love and what you do for love.
Craft wise, TISHYLTTW is brilliant. The prose is dark where it needs to be, hopeful in others but always maintains an air of otherworldliness that thrilled me as a reader.
A personal favourite scene is when an Apatosaurus runs past one of the characters, which is not a huge scene but this dinosaur kid was THRILLED.
Don't be like me, don't wait. Just read it!
This is How You Lose The Time War is a sapphic, literary sci-fi that spans years between Red and Blue, two time agents who are on opposing sides of a time war.
It gave BIG Doctor Who vibes, which I was 100% here for. The banter between Red and Blue through their letters was feet-kickingly good. The slow, and subtle build from enemies to maybe something more was expertly written. At it's core, this story is about love and what you do for love.
Craft wise, TISHYLTTW is brilliant. The prose is dark where it needs to be, hopeful in others but always maintains an air of otherworldliness that thrilled me as a reader.
A personal favourite scene is when an Apatosaurus runs past one of the characters, which is not a huge scene but this dinosaur kid was THRILLED.
Don't be like me, don't wait. Just read it!