Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

69 reviews

ezrazoe4's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

I might be biased towards this book because I love Atla, but overall I loved it. I like how the author was able to incorporate details from an already established universe and create a new story from it. The plot was solid and I really liked the antagonist. I just love smart manipulative villains. I love Kyoshi's character development and the romance was a nice addition. I think the highlight of the story is the worldbuilding, though, and

the deaths of Kelsang and Lek came out of nowhere and completely blindsided me. It hit me straight in the feels.

 

The writing was easy to read and flows nicely. It might not have that much of an impact on me because I paused the book for a few months or so before continuing it again, so I probably lost some nuance along the way. I still enjoyed it, though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

parenthesis_enjoyer's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, and Bullying

Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

crml'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

5.0

second time ive read this, and i have no words i just love this book sm i LOVE yee’s writing style
the characters, worldbuilding and plot are all brilliant i have no notes i am only astonished but how well written it is. if i could consume this book and weld it to be forever fused with my being i would

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Bullying

annoyingtwig's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

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

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

quechaya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense

• 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

Trauma fuck yeah! Violent justice fuck yeah! Lesbians fuck yeah! This book gave me absolutely everything I wanted and nothing less

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and War

mass murder referenced a few times

emilyyjjean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

Wow, I should've really read this sooner! This is a great addition to the lore/canon of the Avatar Universe. I can't wait to read more about Kyoshi, and I can't wait to see what else F.C. Yee has in store. This story was packed with so much emotion and it kept me on the edge of my seat. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

cozyscones's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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: Death, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment

mferrall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Torture, and War

Moderate: Murder

loveyoulike's review

adventurous 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

4.0

best avatar actually

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, and Abandonment

destynee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a perfect book for those who enjoyed ATLA and are apart of the fandom. It’s a perfect way to start off a prequel and to showcase just how Kyoshi became the icon that she is. I already knew she was amazing but seeing her journey solidifies that even more. This was a great book to start the year off with and I can’t wait to start book 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Abandonment, and Violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Bullying, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury