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

adventurous emotional reflective 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? No

4.0

I read this as a beach read and it was an absolutely perfect experience. I feel like for such a short book it needs to be read a little bit at a time, to ponder, appreciate, and understand the moments shared between Blue and Red and the many dimensions of the timeliene. To have the book get stuck inside you, so to speak. Lyrical, witty, smart, pulling on the heartstrings, this book has everything for a good story. The reason I didn’t give this book five stars is because I was craving more information about the war, more description of the end goals of the different sides. I know this plays a bit like Romeo and Juliet, where their different families’ histories are not explained fully either, but for such a large concept, I needed a bit more solid support. But overall, I loved the book, and reading the beautiful letters surrounded by equally beautiful blue ocean was an experience to never forget.