Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

17 reviews

twistedflower2357's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.25

I tore through this book in a total of two sittings and afterward I had sweat completely through my shirt, had to change and lie down to stare at the wall for thirty minutes. Every single strength of FC Yee’s writing style shines brilliantly on each page. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Panic attacks/disorders

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

azalya01's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective tense 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

4.75

This was such an excellent sequel to The Rise of Kyoshi. The story was a bit less broad in this book, but I really enjoyed how Kyoshi's development as an Avatar and an individual was challenged. I felt that the story left me a bit wanting at the end, perhaps only because there is no such thing as enough Kyoshi content. We learn a lot about Kyoshi's past lives, and we begin to see how the story we already know will start to unfold in the next few centuries. I look forward to reading the next book in the series, The Dawn of Yangchen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Grief

veggiestrawenjoyer13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.0

This book was a really good and solid sequel to the first one. I think it added a lot to Kyoshi but also her companions. I do miss the Flying Opera Company, but they’re appearance at the end was so satisfying! The revelations and plot twists kept me hooked, despite this being my second time reading it. Overall, this duology was a great way to expand the avatar universe and show other avatars’ experiences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Grief and Blood

Minor: Death

haleybre's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Blood, Chronic illness, Genocide, and Alcohol

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

alicelalicon's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Death, Grief, and Violence

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and War

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Police brutality, and Sexual content

lastcomment314's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

The challenges facing the new Avatar haven't let up. Still learning her new responsibilities, and balancing them with her oaths, Shadow of Kyoshi twists and turns from dark tunnels to shining palaces, bringing with it intrigue. I felt that the story was slow at times, but I think that that may have been to the story's benefit, as my sometimes frustration with the pace, where I wanted to see action, mirrored that of Kyoshi, who wanted to escape politics and get to fighting. Where the pace picks up though, it's a whirlwind adventure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Homophobia, and Classism

sophieissapphhic's review against another edition

adventurous

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

3.75 stars.

- The Shadow of Kyoshi was more evenly paced than Book 1.
- Rangi and Kyoshi <3
- This book emphasizes that the Avatars are still human & make mistakes. I can't wait to start The Dawn of Yangchen!

Content Warnings:
Graphic: death, violence, fire/fire injury, grief
Moderate: blood, alcoholism, body horror (including eye horror)
Minor: skipping meals

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, and Body horror