Until I can brain, and provide you all with words about my feelings, have a series of gifs that sum up my experience. (Also be aware,% may vary from actual book as I listened to it, tehe!)0-30%- /insert dragons, portals, magic systems, modern day things like public transport and usb sticks, noblemen, courts, creatures, cathedrals, estates, rulers, sigils, summoning circles, computers and Starbucks...I'm not gonna lie I was hell confused about where this was set and what was happening but just tr...

I have no clue how to rate this yet but i had fun
Edit: I’ve settled on three stars but I’m planning to continue the series

The Last Sun follows Rune, under employ of Lord Tower, and his bodyguard, Brand, as they are hired to track down Addam, the missing son of Lady Justice, in a fantastical island city called New Atlantis. I generally liked this and thought it was enjoyable. My favorite characters were Matthias/Max, Elena/Lady Lover’s grandson whom they accidentally adopt, and Quinn, Addam’s prophet younger sibling. The banter between Rune and Brand is great, and generally the dialogue is really strong. Rune is an ...

You know those audiobooks where you can just half-ass listen to them and still keep up?Yeah, this isn't that kind of book.The Last Sun is wildly adventurous with a breakneck pace. It's filled with gnarly creatures, villainy, duplicitous characters and a few heroes. It's lite on the romance, though there is one... maybe two (all the things crossed) brewing.In short, it's big fun and Josh Hurley is pitch-perfect. He captured the snark and banter whimsically and with élan. I thought he occasionally...

2021 reread:Just as much fun as the first time, and I'm still having a blast coming up with crazy theories. The Tower is up to *something*, I can feel it. LOL. Addam and Rune, knowing where they'll go in the next book and hopefully afterwards, are adorableness personified. And Brand is still the best. :D But please, lord, no Brand/Rune. It would make zero sense and completely ruin that aspect of the books.Original review: This is a new author and new-to-me narrator, and they both make a hell of ...

I adore this story. So much, I've listened to it twice. I thought the narrator was perfect for this book. He got the humor and his timing was perfect. I can't wait for the next book!

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I love this book more and more with every re-listen.

~4.5 stars!~SO much to like about this book!1. The banter - Rune and Brand, as best friends, as Companions, were my favorite part of this book. "It's a cock ring," Brand told Matthias."Godsdammit," I said. "It's a sigil. I have a Shatter spell in it. Do you know how few scions can pull off Shatter?""His magic cock ring," Brand said. I adored seeing such a strong bond between best friends and having it not interfere when the romance with Addam and Rune started.2. Brand is the best frie...

It took me a bit of time and a minor leap of faith to get there, but I’m glad I gave this one a chance.The urban fantasy/alternate history/fantasy kitchen sink setting was somewhat overwhelming at first, and there is no single, massive exposition dump that prepares you. The characters also don’t give many outright “as you know” speeches. It’s a great way to tell a story, but there’s a lot of potential for confusion in the early chapters.This is not primarily an M/M romance, but it does have some...

I came upon this randomly. I was at the library (support your library!) perusing the 'New Books' shelf, and as usual picking up too many books to read when I had plenty still to get to already at home. I always look at the SF/F section here but rarely does anything new there pique my interest. I saw The Last Sun, noted that it was the first in a series, and that it was not an oversized epic. So, I thought, since I am usually years to decades behind the current in my reading, "I will read a new b...

I've been sitting on this review for over a month, all the while rewriting and tweaking and coming to the realization that a written review can't properly encompass the adoration I have for this story and its characters. A hundred gifs of muppet flails would be a better representation of my feelings, but I figure I still have some shred of respectability and professionalism to maintain.But that was more or less my experience reading this book--every cell of my body flailing their tiny cytoplasmi...