Aether: Heart of Heroes, Book 3

4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars | 258 ratings

Price: 18.37

Last update: 12-04-2024


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When Maggie Bennett agreed to take a break from her own research to be the test subject in an experiment, all she wanted to do was help her best friend Sierra secure grant funding for the new medical imaging machine she was developing. But when Sierra's ex-boyfriend Garrett causes an explosion in the lab next door, Maggie finds herself gifted with Superpowers and in the custody of the High Guard, Sun City's most prominent Superhero Team.

At first, it isn't bad. The High Guard is helping her learn to use her powers while also working to keep her and Sierra from getting blamed for the explosion. And there's Varsha, the cute speedster that keeps showing up at her room with homemade ice cream and staying for lesbian movie marathons. But when Maggie discovers that Garrett is alive, and part of a plot to steal dangerous alien technology with ties to Maggie's past, she finds herself pushed into the role of a reluctant Superhero.

Caught in a race against time, Maggie must master her new abilities, and use her skills as a scientist to figure out why Garrett and his accomplices want the technology—and who they intend to sell it to.


Top reviews from the United States

Patrick J Cahill
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous addition to the series
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2024
What very little Transistor lost for me, Aether perfectly rebuilt. I love the new characters, it tackles fascinating topics, and explores really rich emotional complexities between the cast members. I love this superhero universe Bragg has created, and I love the very rewarding little cameos that flow from the previous entries throughout the books.

Highly recommended!
Issy W
5.0 out of 5 stars another great story
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2023
Scatter is one of my favourite books atm, so I'm always excited when another entry to the Hearts of Heroes series drops, and I was certainly not disappointed. We have a new character, Maggie, and her life hasn't been easy. She been caught up in some truly bad stuff, but she's trying her best to make the most of her life, in no small part due to the influence of her best friend. But then the explosion at the lab happens when she's helping said best friend, and things get a lot more complicated. And she gets powers as well.

I really really enjoyed this story. It is a solid and enjoyable entry to the series, with a whole lot more world building and lots more heroes introduced (including plenty of queer ones). What I also appreciated were all of the cameos of characters from previous books - who all actually had a decent part of the story. It was nice to see them again, and see them developing a bit more as well (and I hope that this trend continues in the later books as well).

It is a bit darker than the previous entries as well. Not necessarily for the plot itself, but for what some of the characters go through/have been through, and some of the decisions that need to be made. Friendships are important, but sometimes things aren't quite straightforward.

There's also a lot more science in this story too, which isn't a bad thing ^^

A great addition to the series, and I'm definitely looking forward to the next book.
Bad Karma Incarnate
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely book about choices and heroics
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023
This was a good story, with developed characters, and connections to the previous books. The railroading was annoying, but not terrible
M.Luria
5.0 out of 5 stars Greta story
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2023
Molly Bragg’s imagination is a wonderful place to spend time. Each book in this series is an awesome read. Her characters are engaging and their story a place to get away from the crazy of the world for a while.
Sydney
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing superhero sci-fi
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
Once again, I really love Bragg's work. This book is a lot of fun and I loved it. None of the other books got quite so into the training of a superhero aspect of things. I found it really interesting and fun to read. My only real complaint about the book is the lack of spicy scenes. If this had been the first book in the series, or even my first book from Bragg I would have written it off as just someone that doesn't write explicit scenes...but all her other books have had multiple spicy scenes up to this point. And there were several instances where spicy scenes would have naturally worked out. I hope this isn't a new direction Bragg is headed in with her writing to be honest. I liked most of her previous explicit scenes and hope there are more in the next book.

Maggie and Varsha are great. I loved their love story. They started with innocent flirting and blushing smiles, then worked their way toward a relationship in a fairly believable manner. The drama with Sierra was unfortunate. I did agree with Maggie that their dynamic wasn't very healthy, and I hope it gets better moving forward. Once again, it was great to see previous characters being pulled into the story. I feel like Focus and Scatter keep getting snubbed a little bit since in the two books since theirs they only pop up for a scene or two while other characters keep coming back for extended periods.

There was no third act breakup. I'm not sure that Bragg even writes those at this point, for which I am glad. Though I haven't read all of her books yet. Looking forward to Eurion's book next. It's about time that dragon found some love.
Jennifer R. Reaves
5.0 out of 5 stars A good third book
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
I quite enjoyed the third installment. It I loved along nicely, built upon the world Ms. Bragg has created. I hope it comes out on Audible soon.
Sylver W. Poulsen
5.0 out of 5 stars This is how to do a shared universe
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
The fact that we are now 3 origin stories in, and each one has been completely distinctive, is astonishing.
Also, every time any of the old characters pop up, I make a little delightful squeak.
So far, this is a perfect series.
Vowels
4.0 out of 5 stars Great supers novel!
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2024
This author has become one of my "reread authors".

I am not a conventional lgbt message-fiction reader, but I enjoy both lesbian romance fiction and supers fiction and this novel really hits both buttons for me, along with previous novels. This one is well worth reading.

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