The Last Feast : ARC Review

This was an ARC review. Thank you to the author, Zeb Haradon for providing a copy of the book.

This book is labeled science fiction but it could easily be considered horror. It is suspenseful, claustrophobic and left me saying WTF throughout most of it.

I loved it.

This very much reminded me of Question Not My Salt and Grandpappy. There's a little bit of gore and uncomfortable situations followed by that claustrophobic feeling that you get when characters are faced with those impossible lose-lose situations.

Jim is on a space trip to deliver and sell antiquities. He and two others are the owners of the expedition when suddenly their ship is sucked in through a black hole and they are propelled centuries into the future with no way back and no other signs of life. The chaos that ensues next is what you would expect from a situation like this, lack of food and resources, desperate attempts for rescue, alliances while others go rogue. However, I appreciated the suspense in the writing and that the author kept things moving quickly. There weren't lulls in the story and I finished the book in one sitting.

While there is some science-y words and concepts, this is not science fiction to the point that you need a map, a guide and a dictionary to follow along. As I mentioned before, I would definitely consider this more horror and thriller than pure science fiction. It will keep you reading and moves at the rate of a thriller.

Check your triggers as there is cannibalism and s3x in this book. Both of which will leave you in shock at times. The story starts out with the reader knowing that Jim is the last human in the universe but that doesn't mean there aren't still surprises at the end that leave you speechless.

I gave this one 🌮🌮🌮🌮🌮.

This was a fun ride. I hope you check it out!