Liked the various styles from different artists, but the ending of the whole storyline felt too wacky.

This was so incredibly beautiful, both the prose and the story! I really liked the difference between Yetu and Oori and the way they looked at the concept of history.

With how devastated Yetu was by being the Historian of her people, it was interesting to see a completely opposite view that came with Oori's desire for the memories of her culture and family.

I must say the pacing and the different points of view made this novella really stand out as well. 

I just love how nostalgic this manga is!

Honestly, this book was one of the best YA contemporaries I've ever read. It's incredibly funny, engaging and just the standard of the genre. Noah is such a sweet character and I couldn't help but cheer him on the entire time. There were also so many moments when I had to stop reading and almost squeal from the (good) second-hand emberrrasment. 

Offers a good look into the anti-Zionist position and can be a solid starting point (although it requiers some knowledge) for people interesting in the pro-Palestinian movement.

Tuhle knihu jsme chtěli číst od tý doby, co se objevila v edičním plánu od Hostu, ale dostali jsme se k tomu až teďkonc. Má to takový ten nádech středoevropské literatury, tím myslíme hlavně tu mnohožánrovost a autofikčnost celého díla, který se vždycky tak krásně čte. Nikdy jsme si třeba nemysleli, že nás bude bavit studie o bucích, ale když ono to prostě dávalo smysl, že to tam bylo zařazené. 
Prostě, ačkoliv se může na první pohled zdát opak, jednotlivé části jsou tak brilantně propojené a tvoří krásný celek, který jsme si moc užili.

 I received an ARC from the author and am leaving a review voluntarily.

Ikarys the Damned was a really nice first read of the year.

It was really great to watch Ikarys being the center of the story. He is an interesting character to explore, with his open hatred and devotion to different things, his strong emotions and narration that was unreliable in many places. The way he interacted with other characters, albeit I wished there were more instances of those interactions, mainly with Sabiq and the Muse, showed his character traits and his motivations so well. He was sure of his goal, sure of the Gods' failures and lies, and even though I wasn't completedly impressed by the main thing he wished for in exchange in the contract, the writing was still engaging and showed enough to make it feel like it was really something important to Ikarys. And I really liked how his trans identity was treated in the story - as in, it wasn't this overwhelming weight, but a thing that was naturally part of Ikarys. I feel like as much as we need book where being trans is a central point, we also need stories like these, where it is not in the centre of it all, but still present.

If there was one thing I really enjoyed, it was definitely the worldbuilding - the Gods and monsters, the city and how it was run, Ikarys' position and Sabiq's otherness in relation to the world, and the magic system. All of these things really made the book feel really complex, despite the fact that it wasn't a doorstopper.

And if there's one thing I am a sucker for, it's a good tragic ending. There's something so good about ending a book exactly how it should and I really think it suited ItD to end like it did. I only wished the final confrontation of the story was longer, for more conflict between Ikarys and Sabiq, or the Muse, but 

  I overall finished the book feeling safisfied with what was written. 

wasn't really vibing with this book's energy

Really engaging and nicely written.