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The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

31 reviews

hayleyvem's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Gore, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

jayisreading's review

adventurous fast-paced

4.75

For those who want more Avatar content, The Rise of Kyoshi will scratch that itch. With tight writing, rich details, and wonderful worldbuilding that still adheres to the existing rules and structures in ATLA, Yee does an incredible job narrating the origin story of Avatar Kyoshi. He does an incredible job with Kyoshi’s character development; you really get a sense of her growth throughout the book as well as her ideologies. I was also impressed by how well he handled action scenes, too, especially given the fantastical aspects of bending that might be hard to capture in text.

I think a particularly pleasant surprise was the depth of Yee’s exploration of ethics and politics throughout this book, mostly focusing on the Earth Kingdom (but you get hints of what’s happening in the other nations as well). Furthermore, it was interesting. It’s hard to capture that well, but I thought he did a fantastic job diving deep into what easily could have bored the reader. And, frankly, I think it was what really brought the story together and made the writing as tight as it was.

All-in-all, this is such a phenomenal contribution to the Avatar universe. It will undoubtedly make you want more Kyoshi content, and I’m truly looking forward to reading the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia

arce's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Torture

levtolstoy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

wirt's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War

rosita's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

5.0

I couldn't take my eyes of this book. A new favorite, I had high expectations and they were surpassed by so much. 
Kyoshi really said be queer do crime, and i love her for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Torture, and Death of parent

_kimb'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Homophobia

applejacksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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

 
I loved this book. Kyoshi is probably my favorite Avatar that we know about from the series and I think this first book just enhances her characterization in the TV shows. The author does a wonderful job giving us depth to the characters in the story and adding even more world-building. I look forward to reading the second book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

flonergan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

Minor: Homophobia, Torture, Vomit, and Kidnapping