This is a great story. I love historical fiction set in this era; it's so culturally rich and the issues people face are so basic and genuine. It's a human story without all the over the top theatrics. I really enjoyed all the characters stories--Love, Death, Flora, Henry, Ethan--just intriguing characters and stories.

I'll admit that the resolution of the game was a little lost on me. Well, one aspect was at least. The flashbacks too had me a little lost because I was listening to the audio.

The audiobook production is beautiful. The choice to actually sing the songs just brings everything to life and perfectly captures the emotion of the songs.

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Actual Rating: 4/5 ( )

Just my kind of a book, really enjoyed this but not quite sure how to rate it as yet. Have opted for 4 stars for now.... while I digest it a bit... I sound a bit like Death!

My full review rating it 4.5 stars is now at: https://kyrosmagica.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/my-kyrosmagica-review-of-the-game-o... ( )

The Game of Love and Death is a love story set in Depression era Seattle where love and death are also characters. The game begins when love and death select their players; Flora, an orphaned black nightclub singer who dreams of pursuing a career as a pilot, and Henry, an orphaned white boy who “had a life that promised him everything that was supposed to matter.” The stakes are high, and love can only win if both players chose love at the cost of everything else. If not, then death is the only ending.

The book is filled with beautifully wrought reminders to live the life you dream of living, to live life to the fullest, and to have the courage to take a chance on love. ( )

I don't even know where to begin with this book. It was so beautifully written and lovely and I never wanted it to end, but when it did, almost everything was tied up in a nice pretty bow!

This book is perfect for fans of the Night Circus and to me, was actually more enjoyable. There wasn't a need for a lot of background on Love or Death unlike in the Night Circus when to understand the game and the characters, you needed to know what had happened before.

Also the characters are just very interesting and the dynamic between all of them and how they relate to each other. I loved that it was set in the 30's and featured a white and black character and helped used the idea of race during the time in the plot of the game.

Overall it was a very interesting book that focused more on what love and death mean to each other and how that effects people rather than the love story of Henry and Flora. It was just a very sweet love story that wasn't too sappy or unbelievable and is a nice break from the typical YA story. ( )

My review for The Nervous Breakdown initially run 1/7/16: http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/tnbfiction/2016/01/tnb-book-review-the-game-o... ( )