Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

18 reviews

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

timlox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Violence

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.

_katie_reads_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and War

fiveredhens's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

favorite quotes:

Kelsang used to say there was pain and joy in all things, often when trying to comfort Kyoshi about her earliest years in Yokoya. During her visit to the Fire Nation, Kyoshi had been thrilled each time she discovered another little cache of information about Rangi, like unearthing another bit of treasure. But under the shine was life, grubby and dirty and impossible to burnish. 

She would take it anyway. Along with everything else about her girl, no matter how unexpected or painful. It took every ounce of her willpower not to lean over and give the Firebender a forbidden kiss on the top of her head.

She had been so worried about turning into Jianzhu, as if the Earth Sage had been a special breed of monster threatening to be reborn through her and only her. How laughable a notion. The fact of the matter was the world grew Jianzhus by the bushel. They sprouted from the soil and multiplied from the seas. People sought to emulate Jianzhu with every fiber of their being.

this was not quite as good as the first one but still pretty good

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, and Vomit

goblingirlreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I am OBSESSED with this series and how young Kyoshi is brought beautifully to light in them. She is queer, anarchist, and still learning. She makes mistakes in this one but each part of the journey helps her grow into the formidable Avatar we know and love. Now, why are there only 2 books?! I know these are young adult books but I'm ready to see Kyoshi through her whole adult life!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping

paolina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The two Kyoshi books are such an adventure. I just wish there were more! I love how they perfectly fit into the world of ATLA while exploring different characters and themes. It's great how they lean into "each Avatar is born into the era that needs them" when flushing out the reincarnations. Kyoshi is a force of a character in many ways, and I loved getting to read a whole story about her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Blood and Grief

bookiecharm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence