This Is How You Lose the Time War

A story about a never ending time war told through a series of love letters exchanged between enemy combatants??? Against all odds this book takes that insane premise and delivers one of the most gorgeous and rereadable books I've ever crackled open.
What a weird and wild ride this was. The plot of this little book unravels like a mystery in the margins of pages of poetry. Which would be weird if this wasn't framed as correspondence, “...Instead I wick the longing into thread, pass it through your needle eye, and sew it into hiding somewhere beneath my skin, embroider my next letter to you one stitch at a time.” Are you kidding me!!? I love that shit, and it works great in this format (for the most part) but fully understand that, that kind of thing isn't for everyone. My best advice for enjoying this book is knowing what you're getting into. It's people over plot, and while interesting the time war is mostly a backdrop. Come for the characters and the prose and you won't be disappointed. 4.5 stars!