Captivating and Stunning
This was so complex and beautifully written and I've never read anything like it. It was unique, a mix of science fiction and something else entirely, beautifully woven into a story throughout the threads of time.
This is How You Lose the Time War is about two time traveling agents who work on opposite factions, but who also share letters back and forth. As the war progresses, they slowly start to fall in love and discover what's worth fighting for.
I don't know how to explain whether this is a character driven book. We meet two characters (who's name we don't know but are referred to as Blue and Red) who over the course of a war, they fall in love with each other through their words and letters, stole glimpses and moments, despite being on opposite sides of the war and risking everything to be together. Red and Blue are the best agents in their opposing factions. Despite exchanging hidden letters, they are deeply loyal to the cause, until they defy all to be together. It wasn't a book about good or bad, but rather finding yourself and what's worth fighting for.
This is How You Lose the Time War was lyrical and beautifully written. It was art. It's a work of fiction that makes you fall in love with words. The descriptions are metaphorical yet vivid and poetic, and each page holds half truths and bold lies. It was poetic and made me question my own writing. It was musical.
This was such a unique world. On one hand, we have the the two opposite sides that battle throughout time, each one so sure that they're right. On the other hand of the time war, we two agents who travel up and down the threads of time, changing subtle things that will later have enormous consequences, or just killing and causing ripple effects, all the while falling in love. I will say, this book might not be for everyone. I can see someone calling it boring or not understanding it. I can see someone complain that it's too lyrical and metaphorical to fully see the battle sequences or whether Red and Blue are truly human. So it's definitely not for everyone, but if you love romance, sci-fi and intricately woven stories with lyrical writing, this is your book.
Over all, I've never read anything like this. It was romantic and beautiful and poetic. That's the best way I can describe this novella. A poetic and romantic Sci-fi novella, intricately woven and beautiful. Do not sleep on this adult sci-fi sapphic romance. The world building is amazing. I love the concept of little moderation and subtle changes throughout history that will ripple through time. It was a unique story of resistance, despair, and heartbreak, and love, always love.
This is How You Lose the Time War is about two time traveling agents who work on opposite factions, but who also share letters back and forth. As the war progresses, they slowly start to fall in love and discover what's worth fighting for.
I don't know how to explain whether this is a character driven book. We meet two characters (who's name we don't know but are referred to as Blue and Red) who over the course of a war, they fall in love with each other through their words and letters, stole glimpses and moments, despite being on opposite sides of the war and risking everything to be together. Red and Blue are the best agents in their opposing factions. Despite exchanging hidden letters, they are deeply loyal to the cause, until they defy all to be together. It wasn't a book about good or bad, but rather finding yourself and what's worth fighting for.
This is How You Lose the Time War was lyrical and beautifully written. It was art. It's a work of fiction that makes you fall in love with words. The descriptions are metaphorical yet vivid and poetic, and each page holds half truths and bold lies. It was poetic and made me question my own writing. It was musical.
This was such a unique world. On one hand, we have the the two opposite sides that battle throughout time, each one so sure that they're right. On the other hand of the time war, we two agents who travel up and down the threads of time, changing subtle things that will later have enormous consequences, or just killing and causing ripple effects, all the while falling in love. I will say, this book might not be for everyone. I can see someone calling it boring or not understanding it. I can see someone complain that it's too lyrical and metaphorical to fully see the battle sequences or whether Red and Blue are truly human. So it's definitely not for everyone, but if you love romance, sci-fi and intricately woven stories with lyrical writing, this is your book.
Over all, I've never read anything like this. It was romantic and beautiful and poetic. That's the best way I can describe this novella. A poetic and romantic Sci-fi novella, intricately woven and beautiful. Do not sleep on this adult sci-fi sapphic romance. The world building is amazing. I love the concept of little moderation and subtle changes throughout history that will ripple through time. It was a unique story of resistance, despair, and heartbreak, and love, always love.