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The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

4 reviews

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Violence

robinks's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was less into this sequel than the original, maybe because of the politics.

The ending was also too perfect in many ways. I still have issues with the writer being a man, but I would’ve loved to see Kiyoshi’s queerness more explicitly explored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Bullying, Medical content, and War

Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Stalking, Classism, and Torture

melancholymegs's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Xenophobia, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Kidnapping

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Medical content, Kidnapping, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Grief, War, Chronic illness, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Suffocation.