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The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

18 reviews

moonchildshine's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

Start reading this book with high expectations and after I finished it, I am happy to say that all of my expectations were met!! Oh my God, the plot is utterly amazing, the sapphic romance between Kyoshi and Rangi is even better than I could ever hope, and the characterization is top notch!!!!

I know Kyoshi is a great Avatar but upon finishing this book, I fell in love with her even more. Pls. Imagine you're abandoned by your own parents when you're just 7 years old, having to survive in a harsh world alone, and when you finally have people you can call your family, you were betrayed by one of them and you lost almost everything... imagine the rage, the desperation, the sadness. Furthermore, on top of that, you were forced to have this responsibility as the avatar. The supposed to be holy figure full of wisdom to help balancing the peace of the world. After everything you've been through, the world still demand a piece of yourself.

Damn, being Kyoshi sure is hard, making the fact that she turned out to be a remarkable and awe-inspiring person all the more amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Grief, and War

Moderate: Death of parent and Torture

Anaphylaxis

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: 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

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: War and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death, Murder, and Bullying

Minor: Torture

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: Abandonment, Blood, Murder, and Violence

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

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Torture

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

Moderate: Child abuse and Bullying

Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Torture, and Vomit

paolina's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Well, that was fantastic. Yee managed to perfectly capture the ATLA world while being able to write a more mature, dark story. At first I was a little put off by an ATLA story not told through a visual medium, but writing it as a novel allowed for a more serious and bloody narrative. I loved Kyoshi and how her character was so different from Aang and Korra while still feeling like an Avatar story. I stayed up till 3am two nights in a row reading it and I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel. There are a few nitpicky things that dropped it down a half-star, but that's only being reaaaallly nitpicky. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Torture

rumireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• 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, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror and Torture

Minor: Homophobia