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mistakensmiles's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Icarus was a beautifully written novel about learning to be vulnerable and finding and accepting love, platonic, romantic, and self. I had so many theories throughout this read and I loved analyzing the text for significance to reflect the original myth but also to learn about these characters and why they do the things they do amongst other things.

I couldn't put it down and I'm excited to eventually reread and see what I missed on my first read through. Definitely a fast favorite.

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devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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abeck42's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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fieldsofasphodel's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

holy shit. the mythological references?? details?? drove me insane (in a good way)

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madscientistcat's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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betweentheshelves's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I actually haven't read a K. Ancrum book before this, but perhaps now I'll go back and check out her backlist because I basically listened to this entire book in one sitting. A modern re-imagining of the Icarus myth with an art thief twist, I was hooked from the beginning.

There is so much emotion in this book; at it's core, it's about Icarus learning to let people in and lean on them when he needs help. His and Helios' relationship is raw and emotional and definitely one of the strongest aspects of the books. But so are the friendships that Icarus makes with Luca and Celestina. Icarus goes through it in this book, and shows that it is okay to be vulnerable at times.

If you like Greek mythology inspired books, I'd definitely recommend checking this one out!

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irrationaltide's review

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adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I shouldn't be allowed to start K. Ancrum books when I'm busy. They are ADDICTING. I read The Wicker King in one day and I finished Icarus in five because I was so busy.

I loved the story. I'm sad with the note it ended on, because I dreamed of a happy ending and the result was definitely more bittersweet. The love story and the thievery were fantastic. I'm in awe of how K. Ancrum can take broken kids that society would deem as "lost causes" and turn them into redeemable, relatable characters that you can't help but love. I anticipate more of the stories K. Ancrum tells.

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