"Poetry as prose" is one of the most accurate statements I've seen about this book. I did not get what I expected when I picked this book up, but I loved it anyway.

This may be my all-time favorite romance. (9/30)

The language used in this book is gorgeous, and I ended up taking blue and red tabs to the pages to visually differentiate when the two characters were speaking and writing. The deep twining here of two characters through the same medium (letters and short POV pieces), while still making the characters distinct? That is nothing short of phenomenal writing.

You get such a wide scope of both character's experience as they write letters, doubt themselves, plot, follow orders, and fall in love. For all that I cannot picture these two characters physically in my mind, aside from relating them to the colors Red and Blue, I have a startlingly clear image of their personalities, goals, and dreams. I know these characters even if I cannot see them.

While this book may not be for everyone (sorry those of you who want to see more of the worlds these characters traverse or specific action adventures), the skill that went into crafting this book amazes me. There is an intimacy here that can be challenging to find in stories, especially ones boasting time travel and spiraling plots, but Mohtar and Gladstone manage it masterfully. (10/1)