MM Sci-Fi Romance Review: The Last Tomorrow by Kurt Harding

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Genres: sci-fi, dystopian, futuristic, mm romance

Introduction

The Last Tomorrow by Kurt Harding is a chilling look into a future where society has collapsed, sentient robots have taken over, and humans are barely holding on. This is a prequel to a new Sci-fi MM Romance series Alex and Jamie are like shadows, flitting around the surface to gather needed supplies, helping society hold on for just one more day, one more hour. The stakes cannot get any higher; humanity is literally on the brink of extinction, culled by machines that they created themselves. It’s a bleak look at an all-too-easy-to-envision future, and the MC does not get out without incurring major losses. Trigger warning here, as there is a major character death that will be important to the overarching storyline as the series moves forward. 

Blurb

In a world run by machines, love is a fatal risk.

Tomorrow is already lost.

But love might still matter.

In the ruins of a future Chicago ruled by an all-seeing AI, survival is measured in hours—and mistakes are fatal.

Alex Carter is a ghost. A brilliant hacker who lives off the grid, he sabotages the machines from the shadows, helping settlements stay alive just a little longer. He never stays. He never gets close. The AI already took his family—and taught him the cost of attachment.

Jamie Duncan refuses to let his people die quietly. As a runner for an underground settlement on the brink of collapse, he risks everything on supply runs that grow deadlier by the day. When a fast-spreading infection threatens to wipe out everyone he’s sworn to protect, Jamie seeks out the one man rumored to outsmart the machines.

What begins as a desperate alliance becomes something deeper—stolen moments in the dark, trust forged under fire, and a love that blooms where it shouldn’t.

When a final mission offers a chance to save hundreds of lives at an impossible cost, Alex and Jamie must decide what they’re willing to sacrifice.

The Last Tomorrow is a haunting, bittersweet M/M science fiction novella about love under surveillance, impossible choices, and the people who change us—even when they can’t stay.

Tropes:

• M/M Romance
• Dystopian Future
• Love Under Surveillance
• Forced Proximity
• Found Family
• Impossible Choices
• Bittersweet Romance

Content Notes:

• Dystopian violence
• On-page peril and injury
• Illness and medical crisis
• Themes of grief, loss, and sacrifice

Overall Impression

The Last Tomorrow is a prequel to a Sci-fi MM Romance series that promises to have readers by the throat. It’s harrowing, gritty, and raw. I felt like the MCs would perish at any possible moment as I read. Not my usual fare, I was compelled to read in one sitting. I could not put this prequel down, and while I knew going into it that it was a prequel and a novella, I wanted it to go on so I could know what happens next. It’s really good. 

Sci-fi MM Romance Goodness: The Plot 

Intelligent robots rule the world, and humanity hides underground, making excursions into the wasteland that used to be our world to procure essentials for survival. Hacking and computer skills are needed to stay invisible to the robots that have such an upper hand; it’s not even funny. When a sickness spreads through Alex and Jamie’s enclave, they set out on an almost impossible mission to get the necessary medical supplies and the means to securely transport them.

It’s nearly impossible, and it is to some extent. Losses are incurred, and that loss is what is going to propel our main character to great things; I can just feel it. I literally don’t know where this story will go, but I am 100% here for it.  

Recommendation

Even if future dystopian sci-fi isn’t your main genre, I encourage you to read this book. Its gripping story will keep you reading, and the characterizations are so starkly human you can’t help but root for humanity. The series looks to be an exciting addition to this genre, and I wish it much success.

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