Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

9 reviews

jartone93's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, Classism, Genocide, Kidnapping, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

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

nano_noa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

breaking bones

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

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

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

aexileigh's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, and War

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.

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