Reviews

The Last Sun by K.D. Edwards

holarobby's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I wasn’t sure if love this book, but as I read, a world flourished with tricks and treats and tears.

sjmichele's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

mikaylahubbard's review against another edition

3.0

darth vader? communal showers? fancy watermelon? everyone has bangs but their bangs keep getting in the way while they're fighting so they should grow out the bangs? I will be reading book 2.

also check trigger warnings

darrenjom's review

medium-paced

2.5

camnoot's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

athenanoel's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

2020 Review: ⭐⭐

2024 Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

“I think people make themselves beautiful. I think everything on our outside is a line sketch, and whatever’s on the inside blows those lines into three dimensions.”
-K.D. Edwards, The Last Sun

What was my favorite aspect of the story?
As much as I loved Rune's point of view and interactions with the other characters, I also enjoyed reading about Addam and Quinn's relationship.

My overall takeaway and favorites?
This was a reread of a series that I've been wanting to finish since 2020 it's not even a series that I enjoyed at the time it just caught my eye and it's been on my mind ever since. I was going to read the last book to get it "over with", but I decided to start from the beginning. I'm so glad I gave it another chance. The first time I read this I didn't give the uniqueness and imaginary plot enough credit. I just love Rune's relationship with the characters. Great story.

Would I recommend?
Yes, however if you see this is a mxm story don't be fooled the relationship is not the focus of the story. If you're looking for a heavy fantasy/ Sci-Fi story with a lot of brotherly banter, then I would highly recommend.


ATMOSPHERE/SETTING: 5
WRITING STYLE: 3
PLOT: 5
INTRIGUE: 5
LOGIC/RELATIONSHIPS: 5
ENJOYMENT: 5
OVERALL RATING: 4

ashe0201's review against another edition

1.0

DNF 57%
idk i just kept waiting for Brand to be as funny as everyone said he was, i didn't care for the characters much, the world building was just too much information at once, the action scenes were good but the cast of characters just weren't it for me...

mrgriffit's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I love a story where the main character has to scrounge to get by. Just a nice balance of good old fashioned resource management. But on the whole, this is a really solid urban fantasy. There’s lots of fun banter between all the characters and it has a really cool magic system. This definitely feels like the setup to a larger story as the world of New Atlantis feels barely tapped into by the end and there’s many different plot lines that get setup in the book’s final pages.

mattwelsh's review

medium-paced

3.75

killym's review

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5