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hopefulgoat's review against another edition
adventurous
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 love how it really captures some of the town of Avatar. You can just imagine a lot of the scenes as animation. I also love the new characters, especially Jimpa
karthanis86's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wraith95's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-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
eitan's review against another edition
5.0
As a big fan of ATLA, the books about Avatar Kyoshi was something that needed to read and are REALLY WORTH OF YOUR TIME, and I'll tell you why.
1) Badass main character / side characters (i mean, Kyoshi and Rangi ROCKS!).
2) The World. I'm never tired of learning more about this universe <3
3) This book is more about politics and repercussions than action, but It has a lot of good fight scenes >3
4) A plot twist near the end that WOW, I didn't expect that Kyoshi would be capable of doing such a thing.
5) LGTB friendly... If you read the previous one you'll know why ;)
6) PS. KURUK T___T My poor Kuruk. Breaks my heart how undervalue he is :(
1) Badass main character / side characters (i mean, Kyoshi and Rangi ROCKS!).
2) The World. I'm never tired of learning more about this universe <3
3) This book is more about politics and repercussions than action, but It has a lot of good fight scenes >3
4) A plot twist near the end that WOW, I didn't expect that Kyoshi would be capable of doing such a thing.
5) LGTB friendly... If you read the previous one you'll know why ;)
6) PS. KURUK T___T My poor Kuruk. Breaks my heart how undervalue he is :(
hrududil's review against another edition
4.0
The first 3/4 of this book were SO frustrating, but the last 1/4 made up for it. The imagery of Kyoshi painting her eyelids with blood is going to haunt me forever. YUN. Yangchen, Zoryu and Lao Ge, all of it wrapped up pretty well. I love Kyoshi and Rangi with my whole heart
fierygecko's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
4.75
Both books in this series are wonderfully written additions to an already incredible story. I loved how these books gave new insights to the four nations, their cultures, and their bending styles. I was pleasantly surprised by the story, and by how much of Kyoshi’s background is still left to mystery. It makes me want more books in this series, but not because it felt unfinished. Also, the fight scenes are very satisfying!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Homophobia and Sexual harassment
bks37's review against another edition
2.0
The first book did a really nice job of building up the time period of an established fantasy world that was different than the one we were introduced to. This book took that setup and did nothing with it. I was excited that there was more content for Kyoshi as she lived such a long and harrowed life, but was quickly disappointed that we picked up just a few months after the end of book 1. We didn't get to see or even really learn about any intense bending training in the time off or even in the book itself. Kyoshi really avoided bending most of the time to be honest. She even remarked to herself that she forgets she can bend multiple times. It would be an interesting character tic if it had paid off at any point, but it didn't. I'm not sure if F.C. Yee is planning on writing more about Kyoshi or not, but without more time that thread didn't feel relevant or necessary.
To me this book felt like a side-quest in a video game. I was not interested in the plot twist of Jun showing up at the end of book 1 and was even less interested that he was our main antagonist here. To me he had a tragic story but not an interesting revenge tale to tell. He went from 0-100 REAL quick. His interludes where we see him fusing with the spirit and getting back into the world were always jarring. It felt like they came to late in the story/flashed back to an irrelevant time for where we were narratively. We can't know his motivations or it makes Kyoshi's sleuthing even weaker, but by the time we got those internal monologues I just didn't care about him.
Kyoshi herself was a bit of a let down to me in this book. She didn't do a whole lot. What decisive decisions she did make backfired. Her big a-ha moments were fake. She got an entire fire-clan banished and dishonored on a hunch that was proven false. We were along for the ride that she didn't want to be on. Even the final battle didn't feel as exciting as I think it was supposed to. She calls in her friends for backup and nobody can land a hit. I didn't admire Jun's earthbending prowess because at that point I was already tired of him as a character. So it was 4 people flailing and unable to hit 1 guy. This felt like a power-scaling issue. We couldn't have Kyoshi fight another bandit leader (we did that twice in book 1) or a corrupt bending master (did that, again) so where do the stakes get elevated? Fighting someone her own age? Jun just never felt threatening to me. He was too cartoonishly evil.
To end on a positive note: I do like the added worldbuilding done in between our main narrative. The hints at the White Lotus society, the firelord's plan to unite the clans under a single ruler, even some of the name drops made more sense here. You can tell Yee loves the universe he is writing in. I just don't think he had enough of a story to justify a (shorter) follow up to what was a super strong origin story. I wish we had gotten to see Kyoshi later in her life, when she was more established and at the peak of her power as opposed to second guessing herself at every turn.
To me this book felt like a side-quest in a video game. I was not interested in the plot twist of Jun showing up at the end of book 1 and was even less interested that he was our main antagonist here. To me he had a tragic story but not an interesting revenge tale to tell. He went from 0-100 REAL quick. His interludes where we see him fusing with the spirit and getting back into the world were always jarring. It felt like they came to late in the story/flashed back to an irrelevant time for where we were narratively. We can't know his motivations or it makes Kyoshi's sleuthing even weaker, but by the time we got those internal monologues I just didn't care about him.
Kyoshi herself was a bit of a let down to me in this book. She didn't do a whole lot. What decisive decisions she did make backfired. Her big a-ha moments were fake. She got an entire fire-clan banished and dishonored on a hunch that was proven false. We were along for the ride that she didn't want to be on. Even the final battle didn't feel as exciting as I think it was supposed to. She calls in her friends for backup and nobody can land a hit. I didn't admire Jun's earthbending prowess because at that point I was already tired of him as a character. So it was 4 people flailing and unable to hit 1 guy. This felt like a power-scaling issue. We couldn't have Kyoshi fight another bandit leader (we did that twice in book 1) or a corrupt bending master (did that, again) so where do the stakes get elevated? Fighting someone her own age? Jun just never felt threatening to me. He was too cartoonishly evil.
To end on a positive note: I do like the added worldbuilding done in between our main narrative. The hints at the White Lotus society, the firelord's plan to unite the clans under a single ruler, even some of the name drops made more sense here. You can tell Yee loves the universe he is writing in. I just don't think he had enough of a story to justify a (shorter) follow up to what was a super strong origin story. I wish we had gotten to see Kyoshi later in her life, when she was more established and at the peak of her power as opposed to second guessing herself at every turn.
christianholub's review against another edition
3.0
Happy Pride! I love Kyoshi and Rangi together, and am a little disappointed that this seems to be the last installment in their series. I could've easily read two more books with these characters.