colossal 's review for:

Aetherbound by E.K. Johnston
1.0

I could write a long screed about why this book isn't very good, but who has the time?

Let me summarize: this is a short book that's high on the exposition that doesn't really remember to have a plot until 80% of the way through. When it comes, the plot is laughable, dealt with by the first plan that the heroes come up with and with no twists at all and not even any clever ideas from either side of the issue.

And even then, the resolution is stupid, because what's at risk is priceless beyond all measure and there are literally thousands of people who know the secret that the protagonists are hiding from the antagonists.

On top of all that, regarding the LGBTIQ representation in this book that it's been widely tagged with, it's so shockingly unclear that one of the main characters is trans that readers of a short, simple book somehow missed it.

I've read and liked several other books from this author. This was a complete miss in my opinion.