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Icarus by K. Ancrum

November 3, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

This house was loud and bright and full, and Icarus shivered into it like it was the first time he was being allowed in out of the cold. ― K. Ancrum, Icarus CBR 16 Bingo: Celestial Icarus is a seventeen-year-old boy in his senior year of high school. As soon as he graduates, or even as soon as he turns eighteen, he plans to leave home. His father, Angus, is an art thief. However, he and Icarus only steal from Mr. Black. Icarus does not […]

Filed Under: Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: art theft, cbr16bingo, child abuse, first loves, forbidden love, gay romance, greek mythology, K. Ancrum, LGBTQIA romance, queer romance, secret romance, Teenagers, thieves

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:84 · Genres: Romance, Young Adult · Tags: art theft, cbr16bingo, child abuse, first loves, forbidden love, gay romance, greek mythology, K. Ancrum, LGBTQIA romance, queer romance, secret romance, Teenagers, thieves ·
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cover of You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

Sometimes you want to look at a guy and say: Well, he’s f***ed, but he’s trying.

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

June 26, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Eddie has to be careful, otherwise he’s going to open his mouth and give this man five paragraphs of lunacy, starting with “You’re pretty” and ending with “Are you always this bad at your job?” with maybe some “Can I touch your suit?” thrown in there to maximize the horror. ― Cat Sebastian, You Should Be So Lucky It’s not just the burden of continually lying, it’s keeping your existence a secret. When the world has decided that people are supposed to be a certain […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: 1960s America, American baseball, Cat Sebastian, gay romance, historical fiction, New York City, queer love story, queer romance, secret romance

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:56 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: 1960s America, American baseball, Cat Sebastian, gay romance, historical fiction, New York City, queer love story, queer romance, secret romance ·
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