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This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
5.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was just stunning in every aspect- lyrical and epic and sweeping and so deeply romantic, this took me on a journey and refused to let go. Red and Blue are so fantastic as characters and as a pairing and I both delighted in their banter and love story and felt deep loss when the third act transpires. This was just brilliant.

This is not a story for people who want deep lore or even coherency, this is for those who like myths and the feeling of stepping into a fairy circle for the first (and last) time.