Icarus | Litsy

Icarus | K. Ancrum

This year for #PrideMonth I wanted to challenge myself to read all of the letters in the Pride spectrum (well the most common at least - LGBTQAI)

I found that Intersex, Asexual, and Queer were the most difficult books to find.

Q- while queer is often used as a catchall category I was really looking for authors who specifically called themselves Queer, and it turned out harder then I had first thought.

These are the books I read.

willaful When I was looking a few years ago, I had the hardest time finding a book with an intersex character that wasn't absolutely horrific. Finally found Pantomime by Laura Lam, which is a very good read.

Pantomime

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peanutnine 👏🏼👏🏼 love this idea 13h

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Icarus | K. Ancrum

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A lyrical YA story about a boy trained as an art their and the boy he falls in love with that changes everything. Very Greek with Icarus and Helio as our main guys! I thought there were a few unusual and interesting ideas in this story, and I overall enjoyed the writing, even if some of the elements were a bit too fantastic.

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ChaoticMissAdventures

Icarus | K. Ancrum

#weeklyforecast

I have the tagged as my audiobook this week. Need to finish up Well of Loneliness, then will tackle Little Rot and Just By Looking at Him. Will start the chunky Hollinghurst with no hope to finish by EOM.

I cannot believe we are on the last full week of #Pride month!

BarbaraBB Good luck with the Hollinghurst. He‘s always a hit or miss for me. 4d

ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB this will be my first. He is very intimidating. I am going to do half physical and half audio and see how far I get! 4d

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TheIntrovertedDodoBird

Icarus | K. Ancrum

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Perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, and reminiscent of Circe's trauma-infused storyline, Icarus is a poignant YA reimagining of the ancient myth, weaving together a tale of love, loss and friendship. The style of the prose is sparse yet poetic, unconventional, and incredibly raw, warming and breaking a heart in equal measure. Bursting with cinnamon-roll characters, positive masculinity...

TheIntrovertedDodoBird and beautiful platonic relationships; this novel has stolen my heart. Ancrum braids heavy material with cosy feels flawlessly. The friendships were truly beautiful and so positive; I loved how supportive they all were. The romance was divine; Icarus and Helios were fated, star-crossed lovers, and their relationship was cathartic and built on such a pillar of thrust that it was breathtaking. The representation in this novel was wonderfully... 11mo

TheIntrovertedDodoBird executed; featuring queer, intersex and disabled characters, not to mention domestic violence, substance abuse and grief. I almost wept when I finished it. Honestly, it's been a long while since I've wanted to go straight back to the beginning upon turning the final page, and I'm already wishing I could read it for the first time to experience all the nerve-wracking, cathartic thrills and sentiments. The cover is so pretty! 11mo

Deblovestoread Lovely review! Stacked 11mo

LeeRHarry Great review, I enjoyed another book by this author.

The Wicker King

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