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A review by nhnabass
Aetherbound by E.K. Johnston
3.0
Solid 3.5. I think I enjoyed this little slice of life story, it wasn’t exactly what I was expecting and the narrative itself was not particularly spectacular. It simply felt like just that- a slice of life in this weird fucked up galaxy somewhere far away. So for what it is, I don’t think I hated it. It’s not action packed, not really hard on the sci-fi either. The middle of the book seems like the perfect place to pick up the excitement, but it falls flat and as a result I found myself becoming bored with the characters. I was hoping for more development of the protagonist’s character, but everything we got was decently predictable. This made the big finale a little less climactic and doused some of the risk.
Also if you’re here for queer representation, the trans character was so veiled that it took me most of the book to even consider that he was potentially trans.
The magic system makes sense and is interesting and easy to follow as a reader new to this world. There were elements of body horror that were depicted well and created the right amount of dread as you rooted for the protagonist.
Overall, quick read and I would potentially be interested in reading more that takes place in this world.
Also if you’re here for queer representation, the trans character was so veiled that it took me most of the book to even consider that he was potentially trans.
The magic system makes sense and is interesting and easy to follow as a reader new to this world. There were elements of body horror that were depicted well and created the right amount of dread as you rooted for the protagonist.
Overall, quick read and I would potentially be interested in reading more that takes place in this world.