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To See the Sun
by Kelly Jensen
Such a calm and atmospheric read!
To See The Sun was really beautiful in an understated, down-to-earth way.
I want to say there is low angst and low drama, but things do happen that will tug on your heartstrings and make you fear for the characters.
Especially Gael's fate is painful to read. Living in the streets of a dark and lawless undercity, he hasn't had an easy life, but when he fails at a job for the family he's indebted to things take a turn for the worse. He needs to leave, and fast.
Luckily the universe is full of lonely people with too much money who are willing to pay for a companion.
One of these lonely people is Bram, an ex-miner turned farmer on a desolate planet far away. Bram is content with his life, but he yearns for something more - or rather, for someone to share his life with. But a barely habitable planet mainly populated by miners isn't the best place for finding the love of your life, so after long consideration he looks for a companion-on-demand and finds Gael.
The two click, and soon Gael takes off to start a new life with Bram, leaving his past behind... but some unexpected parts of his former life have followed him.
Which sounds super dramatic and all, but I swear it sounds worse than it is - because maybe it's not the bad parts of his life that followed Gael... or at least not parts that won't turn into something profound and beautiful.
The romance between Bram and Gael was sweet and straightfoward. I enjoyed them together a lot, especially the way they interacted and treated each other.
The one thing I would have liked them to discuss more openly was the contract they decided on given the whole paid-for-companion thing. It's mentioned that they did discuss a contract in length, and they refer to the contract sometimes, but there were no details.
They have an age gap with Bram being in his late 40s and Gael in his late 20s, which isn't an issue other than being mentioned once.
I was also pleased to find that there is no homophobia in the book.
There are still content warnings for
I received an ARC in exchange for a honest review.
To See The Sun was really beautiful in an understated, down-to-earth way.
I want to say there is low angst and low drama, but things do happen that will tug on your heartstrings and make you fear for the characters.
Especially Gael's fate is painful to read. Living in the streets of a dark and lawless undercity, he hasn't had an easy life, but when he fails at a job for the family he's indebted to things take a turn for the worse. He needs to leave, and fast.
Luckily the universe is full of lonely people with too much money who are willing to pay for a companion.
One of these lonely people is Bram, an ex-miner turned farmer on a desolate planet far away. Bram is content with his life, but he yearns for something more - or rather, for someone to share his life with. But a barely habitable planet mainly populated by miners isn't the best place for finding the love of your life, so after long consideration he looks for a companion-on-demand and finds Gael.
The two click, and soon Gael takes off to start a new life with Bram, leaving his past behind... but some unexpected parts of his former life have followed him.
Which sounds super dramatic and all, but I swear it sounds worse than it is - because maybe it's not the bad parts of his life that followed Gael... or at least not parts that won't turn into something profound and beautiful.
The romance between Bram and Gael was sweet and straightfoward. I enjoyed them together a lot, especially the way they interacted and treated each other.
The one thing I would have liked them to discuss more openly was the contract they decided on given the whole paid-for-companion thing. It's mentioned that they did discuss a contract in length, and they refer to the contract sometimes, but there were no details.
They have an age gap with Bram being in his late 40s and Gael in his late 20s, which isn't an issue other than being mentioned once.
I was also pleased to find that there is no homophobia in the book.
There are still content warnings for
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mentions of: violence, child abuse, slavery, rape; injury caused by acid mistI received an ARC in exchange for a honest review.