Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

32 reviews

ashlikes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, Animal death, Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, War, Lesbophobia, Police brutality, Classism, Physical abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Homophobia, and Torture

suzanne28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a great book I buddy read with my sister as we grew up watching the Avatar series. This was an exciting read whether or not you watched the show, but full of little nuggets of foreshadowing and nods to the TV series. 

This was definitely YA, not PG like the kids show. Kyoshi is a notoriously murderous Avatar and this is her back story. Unlike the stories of Aang and Korra which spend a lot of time showing how they worked tirelessly to master elements, this book is more about the political landscape and how Kyoshi became the legend she is in the time of the TV series. There were a lot of twists and turns, characters you loved, loved and hated, and loved to hate. The author really brought the culture of the Earth Kingdom to life—the good and the bad—and used classic Avatar sage wisdom mixed with well-timed humor.

My sister and I are excited to continue to the next book and watch the Kyoshi movie when it comes out in a few years! 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Xenophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Death

Minor: Medical content, Kidnapping, Animal death, and Misogyny

amuletofkings's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

Did not expect to gain a new favorite villain!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Classism, Child death, Abandonment, Murder, Violence, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Lesbophobia, and Gore

ergaich's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-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

Absolutely amazing.  I was worried this book wouldn’t live up to the ATLA series but it was everything I wanted and more. The characters were complex and imperfect making it sometimes difficult to love them, but it made them all the more real

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Confinement, Murder, and War

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. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

larbster90's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad 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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Slavery, Homophobia, Bullying, and Trafficking

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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

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

Minor: Death of parent and Kidnapping

zoparham's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Blood, Classism, Grief, and Terminal illness

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.

---

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

philippmk's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

Written in a YA style, this book definitely has a different vibe to it than the cartoons set in the same universe, yet it definitely still belongs in it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Torture, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder