There we have it! The fourth and last book in Brandon Sanderson’s secret four-books-a-year kickstarter project – and what a book it is!
I think I’ve mentioned in every review of the three other kickstarter projects so far, that I was not well-versed in Sanderson’s writing and his many, many universes. I’d read Skyward (my first of his books) and the first in the Mistborn series. Other than that, I’d heard things about him here and there, and I knew he was a force to be reckoned with, but my knowledge stopped there.
Then I read Tress and the Emerald Sea. A fantastic sci-fi/fantasy adventure, one that I look forward to reading again and I was immediately hooked in. This kickstarter that I’d signed up for on a whim seemed to deliver excellent book and I couldn’t wait for the next one.
Unfortunately, the next one was a bit of a let down. The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England was good, don’t get me wrong, but it was a very different vibe from Tress and just didn’t pull me in with that same amazing world-building and story telling that I loved in Tress.
So far, the kickstarter was 50/50 for me.
Then came Yumi and the Nightmare Painter, and we were immediately back on solid gold. A fantastic book and an amazing story. Loved every single page of this one, and my hopes for the fourth and last book were higher than ever.
Then, came The Sunlit Man, and it’s probably the best one of them all.
And amazing story, of a man who runs from his past, from an old life full of mystery and darkness, only to land on a planet where people run from the sun every other day, for fear of burning to death. Where people are sacrificed to the land, to serve as fuel, and where they live in constant shadow. Of course, our protagonist gets caught up in helping the locals – to be fair, being on the run doesn’t seem so bad when you’re only ever hours away from dying a horrible death – and so our adventure starts.
It’s fantastic book, full of action, intrigue, mysteries, incredible world building, and very, very sad fates. I loved it, and it makes me want to pick up more Sanderson books and delve deeper into the Cosmere.
Reading these four mystery books have been great. I’ve loved waiting for each and every one of them, looking forward to what the next one will hold, hoping it will be as great as the last. Even if I was a little let down by number two, the three other more than made up for it and I’d recommend each and every one of these to everyone who loves reading.
What about you? Did you pick up The Sunlit Man in the end? Have you read any of the other mystery books from Sanderson this year? If not, what have you been reading? Let me know in the comments!
And as always, if you love reading and if you’re interested in finding your next favorite thriller, I would absolutely love it if you gave my books a chance. They can all be found right here, and as an indie author, I appreciate every single one of my readers.
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