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Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolás

A queer retelling of Satan's fall – In an eternal paradise, the most beautiful angel, Lucifer, struggles with shame, identity, and timidity, with little more than the desire to worship his creator. It isn't until the strongest angel, Michael, comes into his life that Lucifer learns to love himself. Along the way, their friendship begins to bloom into something else. Maybe the first romance in the history of everything. But this God is a jealous one, and maybe paradise is not paradise. PUBLISHER: Rafaelnicolas YEAR: 2023 LENGTH: 380 pages  AGE: Adult GENRE: Fantasy, Mythology, Romance RECOMMENDED: Highly Queer Rep Summary: Gay/Achillean Main Character(s). ANGELS BEFORE MAN is a story of heartbreaking beauty and existential longing. The first half is filled with love and exploration, with Lucifer seeking to worship God, the Father, but disturbed by how the other angels treat his own beauty. Gradually he grows close to the Archangel Michael, for whom Lucifer is teeming with longi...
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Son by Lois Lowry (The Giver Quartet, #4)

"Son" depicts sacrifice and longing in the context of a mother and son separated by the community from The Giver. Languid and urgent in turns, it brings the quartet together in a very satisfying way, giving the feeling that everyone will continue after.

The mixed feelings I'd had about the second installment (Gathering Blue) are completely wiped away with this one. I wanted more from that book and here I got a whole lot more. The characters grow and change through time in ways that feel consistent with how we met them, while also allowing for change that feels genuine.

Claire's story is very well handled. I'm someone who has never had the desire to have kids, but the emotional beats felt genuine and still made sense to someone with my perspective on this issue.

Overall I've enjoyed the whole quartet and would recommend them as a gentle introduction to dystopian fiction, or as a very good entry in that genre for those who have delved a bit more.


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