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I've been wanting to read this for months, but I didn't have super high expectations for it. That turned out to be a good thing, because I'm not disappointed now. This book was just okay.

I'm familiar with Rebecca's writing through Trail of Lighting which was also an alright book. I had the impression that this one would (should) be better...and yet? They're around the same, but do have obvious differences.

Firstly, the world building. Different cultures used in each book and this is the really cool part. Old-new setting, mythology woven in, prophecies and the currency.

There's also LGBT rep that feels natural instead of forced.

The writing is better here than in the previously mentioned book, and the pacing too. It's easy to fly through Black Sun even though there's nothing happening for the most part.

There were only two scenes that stood out to me. The very first one where Serapio is preparing to become a God and the hand holding scene between him and Xiala. That was cute.

The romance wasn't terrible, even though it developed a little quickly, but it's also not one that I'll be remembering for years to come.

Character wise, I only liked Lord Balam. However, we saw too little of him for me to give an extra star for him, and him alone. I can't justify it.

I did warm up towards Serapio by the end, but it's more lukewarm feelings than anything. He's cool with his crows. I love that he talks to them and the powers they give him. But that's not enough.

I'll still read the sequel. Not so much because of the cliffhanger ending, but because I want to see if the world building and magic system get expanded on and if going into the next book knowing who everyone is and where they came from will make me connect to them more.