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A review by megvelasquez
Aetherbound by E.K. Johnston
4.0
I listened to this as an audiobook and the utilization of sound effects was fantastic. I'd never experienced that before, but I hope I'll get to again. The found family plotline was great, but I almost wish there had been more world building. The universe Johnston made was interesting and it left me wanting more.
However, I will say that I read this book expecting to find queer representation and thought I was fooled on that front until I read other reviews revealing that Fisher is trans. I feel like if I wasn't able to tell from first reading that a character is trans, the representation isn't good enough. Also another note, I was very surprised when reading this book that it's marketed as a YA novel. So many of the things that happen (forced pregnancy, discussion of calorie counting, general bodily autonomy, people owning other people) seemed far too intense to be included in a book marketed for teens. I'd give this a 3.5 because I did like the space magic and the found family but the book is lacking in some ways.
However, I will say that I read this book expecting to find queer representation and thought I was fooled on that front until I read other reviews revealing that Fisher is trans. I feel like if I wasn't able to tell from first reading that a character is trans, the representation isn't good enough. Also another note, I was very surprised when reading this book that it's marketed as a YA novel. So many of the things that happen (forced pregnancy, discussion of calorie counting, general bodily autonomy, people owning other people) seemed far too intense to be included in a book marketed for teens. I'd give this a 3.5 because I did like the space magic and the found family but the book is lacking in some ways.