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therainbowshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
Did I absolutely adore this book my husband picked for us to listen to on long drives? Yes! Do you have to be an Avatar fan to enjoy it? No, but it's even better if you are. This book was such a fun telling of Kyoshi's beginning and what the world of Avatar looked like 300ish years before the show. It's a super fun ride. The characters are delighfup, the action is suspenseful, and the punches are not pulled.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Grief, and War
Moderate: Death of parent and Torture
Anaphylaxishayleyvem'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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, and Gaslighting
fartplatinum's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Grief
Minor: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping
kelly_sch29's review
adventurous
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, and Death
Minor: Death of parent, Genocide, Murder, Slavery, and Kidnapping
cookiecat73's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Violence
loveisland's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
Fast-paced, very well done within the Universe, good solid built romance that wasn’t oversold.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Abandonment
hummingbird0525's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
4.25
An excellent addition the time Avatarverse. It’s so lovely to finally experience Kyoshi’s real story in a YA manner, which I find very appropriate. So many points in the show are explained in a clear way, as well as every detail of Kyoshi’s being. Such a great book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Torture
piratesandpixiedust's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Child death and Blood
miak2's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
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
5.0
As far as she was concerned, her personal honor and reputation had no value. Trading them for more power was an easy choice. She would do it. p.216
F.C. Yee did what I might have thought impossible: he captured all the heart and spirit of the original cartoon while also fleshing out the Avatar universe through a brand new story about an already beloved character. Perhaps I shouldn't be so surprised about greatness coming from this franchise, given that everything else in it is near flawless. I think I just didn't know how the magic would be translated to book format. The answer? Very very well.
Through The Rise of Kyoshi, Yee tackled a lot of mature themes in the same manner as the cartoon - with a lot of tact and respect. However, the book maintained the same sort of jaunty humor as the show and the comics, flitting with ease between tense or action-packed moments to ones that made me laugh out loud.
Yee continued to expand upon this world that I've loved since I was a child. This was achieved through new lore, customs, political strife, and everything in between. There were a couple of callback moments that felt a little on the nose - little bits of trivia about people or places from the original cartoon that served mostly to stir up nostalgia. However, these were few and far between, nowhere near the likes of Fantastic Beasts. Yeesh.
I LOVED the characters that Yee and DiMartino wrote, again, to nobody's surprise. Kyoshi felt and acted like a teenager throughout the book, something which many authors fail to do with their teenage protagonists. Her gang was full of interesting characters who were developed well alongside serving as comedic reprieve. Kyoshi's conflicts with Rangi were well explored, and their developing relationship was just lovely. A major theme in this book was morality, from the grim reputation of the Daofei to Kyoshi's own internal struggles as her obligations as the Avatar conflicted with her personal quest for vengeance. The main antagonist's morality was also heavily explored, and their good deeds contributed to that struggle Kyoshi faced when deciding her course.
The Rise of Kyoshi had such large shoes to fill, coming into such a well-loved franchise. It absolutely met and exceeded any of my expectations. (Also, here would go a clever joke about Kyoshi having large feet if I were smart enough for that).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence