A review by monj
Aetherbound by E.K. Johnston

5.0

This sort of felt like "I can't get this idea out of my head but I don't want to write a 10,000 page epic about it so have a small novel" but I greatly enjoyed this world and these characters. The hard choices of deep space combined with a little magic for flavor. I LOVED how practical but kind by choice Pendt is. I loved the twins. After the abuse of Pendt's childhood, the cuteness and the savor of the little things in life is so sweet. And the emotional triumph is great too. It's short and I read it pretty much in one sitting

There are some content warnings: calorie counting (in a "there's only so much available in space so we control rations" way), pregnancies as transactions, unwanted pregnancies, murder, human trafficking.