I received an Arc over NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. To See the Sun is the story of two men, one lonely minder turned farmer and one runaway "criminal", falling in love on a distant planet. The love story truly is beautiful. It takes a long time to build up to actual intimacy and I enjoyed the slow build a lot. The world-building is great as well, I could imagine this remote planet very well and the whole eco-system of it seemed realistic and believable. If you're worried this story might be too sci-fi for you, don't be. At the core it is 100% a romance novel. It builds the world around it, but in the core it's about Bram and Gael finding their happily ever after. While I really enjoyed this book and got into the romance a lot, the ending was a bit much for me. I usually don't read romance novels, and I'm more one for bitter sweet endings and not complete happy-ends, but I will ignore my personal preferences here for now. It got a bit too dramatic sometimes, but that is just the way these novels role and I never felt like it actually annoyed me. It just helped raise the stakes a bit. Overall this is a very sweet and tender love-story, with quite some steamy bits, and a well thought out sci-fi setting, that I would recommend to anyone who is into romance novels. It's a quick read with lots of und and emotional ups and downs and definitely a lovely one for the summer.
3. Aug.Aug 3, 2023
To See the Sunby Kelly JensenRiptide Publishing
