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This Is How You Lose the Time War
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bookshelves: sci-fi, non-ya, diverse, slump-worthy, recommend, favorites-2020, beautifully-written, 5-stars, reviewed, reread, authors-of-color, lgbt-plus, owned
Jul 16, 2020
bookshelves: sci-fi, non-ya, diverse, slump-worthy, recommend, favorites-2020, beautifully-written, 5-stars, reviewed, reread, authors-of-color, lgbt-plus, owned
Read 2 times. Last read January 17, 2021 to January 18, 2021.
I do not know how to write five star reviews.
Give me a book I hate and I’ll write a full-on thesis on it. Prime example: Just yesterday I spent one human hour on a seven-page one star rant review. And honestly? Time well spent.
But when it comes to something I truly love? I’m illiterate. Can’t read. Can’t write. Call me Jared, 19. What am I doing on this book site? Couldn’t tell you.
I WANT to scream about this from the rooftops. I want each and every one of you to read it, because it is utterly one of a kind and it’s gripping from page one and the characters are fantastic and the writing is witty and beautiful and it is…
I tried to trick myself into stating all the ways in which it is amazing, but as always I got overwhelmed and ran out of words to describe it. (The one scenario in known human existence that can get me to shut up for even one second.)
Anytime I write a five star review, I struggle to render perfection onto the page, and I just make myself want to reread.
Damn...I really, really want to reread.
Bottom line: Don’t take my insufficient words for it!!! But read this book immediately.
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timely thoughts
me 🤝 bigolas dickolas
resorting to unusual tactics to get people to read this book
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life update
i let a man i was seeing borrow my copy of this and then i ghosted the man and then i moved across the country and now i don't have the book and hardcover copies are so expensive.
in conclusion: i'm retiring from dating
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rereading updates
shock of shocks: this book i reread 3 months after reading it for the first time is on my 2020 favorites list.
the list in question: https://emmareadstoomuch.wordpress.co...
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treating myself to some pure bliss & buddy rereading with lily
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pre-review
who the hell told this book it was allowed to end?
review to come / 5 stars
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currently-reading updates
how far into this book were you when you realized it was unlike anything you'd ever read or would read, and also you were in love with it?
for me it was page 14.
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tbr review
i'm a simple girl. i hear sapphic time travel, i add to my tbr
Give me a book I hate and I’ll write a full-on thesis on it. Prime example: Just yesterday I spent one human hour on a seven-page one star rant review. And honestly? Time well spent.
But when it comes to something I truly love? I’m illiterate. Can’t read. Can’t write. Call me Jared, 19. What am I doing on this book site? Couldn’t tell you.
I WANT to scream about this from the rooftops. I want each and every one of you to read it, because it is utterly one of a kind and it’s gripping from page one and the characters are fantastic and the writing is witty and beautiful and it is…
I tried to trick myself into stating all the ways in which it is amazing, but as always I got overwhelmed and ran out of words to describe it. (The one scenario in known human existence that can get me to shut up for even one second.)
Anytime I write a five star review, I struggle to render perfection onto the page, and I just make myself want to reread.
Damn...I really, really want to reread.
Bottom line: Don’t take my insufficient words for it!!! But read this book immediately.
---------------
timely thoughts
me 🤝 bigolas dickolas
resorting to unusual tactics to get people to read this book
---------------
life update
i let a man i was seeing borrow my copy of this and then i ghosted the man and then i moved across the country and now i don't have the book and hardcover copies are so expensive.
in conclusion: i'm retiring from dating
---------------
rereading updates
shock of shocks: this book i reread 3 months after reading it for the first time is on my 2020 favorites list.
the list in question: https://emmareadstoomuch.wordpress.co...
------
treating myself to some pure bliss & buddy rereading with lily
---------------
pre-review
who the hell told this book it was allowed to end?
review to come / 5 stars
---------------
currently-reading updates
how far into this book were you when you realized it was unlike anything you'd ever read or would read, and also you were in love with it?
for me it was page 14.
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tbr review
i'm a simple girl. i hear sapphic time travel, i add to my tbr
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Reading Progress
July 16, 2020
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October 21, 2020
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October 21, 2020
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Finished Reading
January 17, 2021
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January 18, 2021
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*still waiting for my hold i put in 2 months ago*
Rheanna wrote: "Same!"Caitlin wrote: "So do I"
tasteeee
human wrote: "*still waiting for my hold i put in 2 months ago*"guess i'll have to cough up the cash
Ahh I just saw this on readwithcindy’s booktube! Time travel stories are not always my favourite, but I’m leaning towards giving this a go!
I put this on my tbr and saw it at the thrift store literally a week later, so I had to buy it. The writing is so beautiful and anyone who's considering reading it definitely should!
Nova wrote: "Ahh I just saw this on readwithcindy’s booktube! Time travel stories are not always my favourite, but I’m leaning towards giving this a go!"i love me some time travel!!!
Stephi wrote: "I put this on my tbr and saw it at the thrift store literally a week later, so I had to buy it. The writing is so beautiful and anyone who's considering reading it definitely should!"
what i like to hear!!!!
As I started the second chapter :)
I'm not sure of the page number, but it was very early on for me. And I loved it all the way through.
The title and the blurb tbh. I was expecting my ridiculously high expectations to be dashed when I read it, like with every other book whose title and blurb I've obsessed over, but this one just got better and better.
Can you name any and all other sapphic time travel goods?
yenni wrote: "Can you name any and all other sapphic time travel goods?"There's The Psychology of Time Travel that I read alongside this, but didn't enjoy as much. It's a really original, female-focused slant on time travel, with a strong emphasis on mental health, plus a locked-room murder mystery. It zips along in short chapters, but overall, felt a bit YA for my taste.
Lee wrote: "FROM PAGE 4 BABEY"WOO
human wrote: "As I started the second chapter :)"DOUBLE WOO
Cecily wrote: "I'm not sure of the page number, but it was very early one. And I loved it all the way through."TRIPLE WOO
yenni wrote: "omgyes"the omgyes-est
☙ nemo ❧ wrote: "The title and the blurb tbh. I was expecting my ridiculously high expectations to be dashed when I read it, like with every other book whose title and blurb I've obsessed over, but this one just go..."you win
may ➹ wrote: "5 stars!!!!"may i don't know which is more shocking...my rating or yours
s.penkevich wrote: "YAY!"SO MUCH YAY
K wrote: ""It's all good!""this should have been my review
BEST BOOK BEST BOOK BEST BOOK
Does this have any romance in it? Also, I LOVED the review!
Lee wrote: "BEST BOOK BEST BOOK BEST BOOK"YES
Hazel (Is it just me?) wrote: "Does this have any romance in it? Also, I LOVED the review!"it has a LOT. and thank you!!
XD Okie lol. It looks really good!
Hazel (Took my heart, gave it back) wrote: "XD Okie lol. It looks really good!"it's the best
Totally agree! Indescribable and an absolute delight!
I would’ve never picked up this book just by reading the blurb (it didn’t really seem like something I’d enjoy) but thanks to your review I did and I LOVED IT!! such a beautiful story and unlike anything I’ve ever read ❤️ thank you for this recommendation!
OH MY GOD I DID THE SAME THING literally why would i do that, it was my favorite book at the time too.... fuckin men
Love your reviews, the good and the bad books
lesson learned: never let a man have your books
You ghosted the man? Couldn't you have broken up on friendlier terms?
I just started the audio. I've slowed it down to 0.85 and have started from the beginning 4 times already. Sooooo much more intense and visual.Also don't give this to someone you've just started dating. It gets intense FAST. Retiree high five.
fucking men, never giving them any of my books 🙄
I also have trouble writing about books/movies where I only have good things to say.
Sarah wrote: "Totally agree! Indescribable and an absolute delight!"yes!!!
Maja wrote: "I would’ve never picked up this book just by reading the blurb (it didn’t really seem like something I’d enjoy) but thanks to your review I did and I LOVED IT!! such a beautiful story and unlike an..."omg this makes me so happy!!!
Gabrielle wrote: "OH MY GOD I DID THE SAME THING literally why would i do that, it was my favorite book at the time too.... fuckin men"what is it with this experience????
Zsa Zsa wrote: "Love your reviews, the good and the bad books"thank you!!!
Elly wrote: "lesson learned: never let a man have your books"true enough
John wrote: "You ghosted the man? Couldn't you have broken up on friendlier terms?"i didn't actually ghost him, john, i just thought it was funnier and more succinct than saying "i expressed to him that i wasn't in the right frame of mind to be dating"
yenni wrote: "I just started the audio. I've slowed it down to 0.85 and have started from the beginning 4 times already. Sooooo much more intense and visual.Also don't give this to someone you've just started ..."
i can't even imagine this on audio!
Salli wrote: "fucking men, never giving them any of my books 🙄"good call
