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Oskar Leonard

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Born

The United Kingdom

Website

https://oskarleonard.com

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Genre

Young Adult, Gay and Lesbian, Poetry

Influences

George R.R. Martin, Bram Stoker, Wendy Moore

Member Since

June 2019

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Oskar Leonard is a trans author, poet and illustrator from the UK, as well as a beta reader and proofreader through Fiverr. He has written fifteen books: six novels, five poetry collections, three novellas and a short story collection.

His short works have been featured in publications such as The Meadowlark Review, The Bibliopunk Lit Zine and Juven. He has achieved a First Class Honours BA in English Literature with Creative Writing from Edge Hill University.

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Average rating: 4.49 · 80 ratings · 54 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Our Paused World: A Teenager's Poetic Outlook On Britain's Lockdown 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Demon Of Darkenhall Lane: A Fantasy-Romance Tale Of Demons And Souled really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aleatory Poetry: A Collection Of Poems From A Teenage Mind it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lighter Fluid it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everything Under the Rainbow (or at Least as Much as I Could Fit Into This Book) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cats Wild (The Cats Collection #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Intricacies Inked In Ice 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cicerone: A Novella 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cats Home (The Cats Collection #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Commute: A Travel-Inspired Poetry Collection 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Beauty Of Waiting

This is the 43rd entry in my song-inspired series of poems, and I really hope you enjoy reading through this one! This song actually came up at a pretty coincidentally suitable time – I’m going on holiday soon and I think the anticipation of that blended with the inspiration from this week’s song (Mexico, by Danny Worsnop, which I’ve embedded below as always!) quite well.

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War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy

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The Honourable Schoolboy (George Smiley, #6; Karla Trilogy, #2)

by John le Carré

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Oskar Leonard rated a book it was amazing A Horse by Any Other Name by Jenny Hughes	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Oskar Leonard rated a book it was amazing Dead Man's Ransom (Chronicles of Brother Cadfael, #9) by Ellis Peters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Oskar Leonard rated a book it was amazing An Eye for an Eye: The Mallet Murders. A comedic dark murder mystery. by Denny Darke (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I think what I liked most about this book was that it genuinely felt like controlled chaos. There were so many little details that seemed funny or just interesting at first, which then unravelled later on to tie into the narrative in a way that felt ...more
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Oskar Leonard rated a book it was amazing Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Oskar Leonard rated a book it was amazing The Man with the Pink Sombrero by Denny Darke (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is certainly a book that I'm going to remember for a while. It made me laugh and the narrative was absolutely wild - definitely a fun read with an interesting setting and a plot that was easy to become invested in. ...more
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Oskar Leonard rated a book it was amazing Melmoth by Sarah Perry	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Really loved it. Spooky and document-based, which is awesome.
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Really loved it. Spooky and document-based, which is awesome.
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“Crime? In the name of a Demon, it was nothing more illicit than breathing.”
― Oskar Leonard, The Demon Of Darkenhall Lane: A Fantasy-Romance Tale Of Demons And Souled

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“Crime? In the name of a Demon, it was nothing more illicit than breathing.”
― Oskar Leonard, The Demon Of Darkenhall Lane: A Fantasy-Romance Tale Of Demons And Souled

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