Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

21 reviews

azalya01's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

This is such an incredible story. The writer of this book takes such care in crafting such an important character like Kyoshi. I can really appreciate the depth and darkness this book takes in it's additions to the world building of the ATLA universe. Everything in this book if fully fleshed out and you can tell that Yee really respects the source material of the original show. This book definitely has dark moments, so approach this story with that in mind. I loved this book, it's one of the best I've read in a while, and I can't wait to start the sequel: The Shadow of Kyoshi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Emotional abuse, Death, Child abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Child death, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Classism and Blood

Minor: Bullying and Vomit

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Kidnapping

rachelbz's review

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

p1gu1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death

robinks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

I couldn’t get over the fact that a queer woman avatar’s story was written by a man. Overall, Kiyoshi’s story seemed fitting for what we see of her in ATLA, and the descriptions allowed me to picture how this would look animated. I’m left with unanswered questions, so I’ll be continuing into the next volume.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, War, Child death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

ashlikes's review

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

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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

geekreate's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Abandonment

Minor: Kidnapping

My "child abuse" and "child death" tags are not connected. "Abandonment" and "child abuse" are, though.

For the death, the child in question is in their mid-teens.

amuletofkings's review

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!

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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

merenguita'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

4.25

The start and the ending were just perfect for me, they got me absolutley hooked and not wanting to put down the book. However the middle got a little muddy for me when all the new characters are introduced way too fast... but that might have been just me being distracted tbh. 
I would really want to reread and see if my rating changes. 

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Content Warnings

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

gummifrog's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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

This was my first time reading an Avatar novel, and I didn't know what to expect, but I'm so glad I gave it a try. Kyoshi is a delightful character, and it's so nice to see this world from a new perspective during a new time period, and the fantasy elements of bending and strange creatures blend seamlessly into the novel format.

It was a pleasant, lighthearted read, and I'll probably grab the sequel at some point!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Abandonment