A review by hartd
Island of Icarus by Christine Danse

3.0

3.5 stars. There were a few really beautiful moments in this book. I thought Jon's breakdown was very well-written and believable. The first sex scene was great. The plot (the wings, I mean) was okay, not good or bad, really. The question of whether Jon would stay on the island was not really compelling. Both characters were likeable. I rarely mind an overemotional MC, but I would advise anyone who doesn't like that kind of thing to steer clear of this one.

I was afraid I had accidentally stumbled on GFY here, which I avoid reading, but it isn't. It's more that Jon has never acknowledged his orientation to himself.

Spoiler

But there's a line in the second sex scene that really bothered me - Marcus tells Jon something about how no woman can ever satisfy Jon this way. I mean, that's technically incorrect, but that's not my problem with it. I was really caught up in this whole sexual awakening theme, and I thought the way Jon remembered his ex-fiancee (once he actually confronts the memories in his own mind) was excellent. But that line was the opposite of romantic to me. If someone said that to me during sex (no matter their gender), I would kick them out of bed. This is behind spoiler tags because it's such a small (and probably idiosyncratic) thing, but I had a strong negative reaction to it. Oh well.