Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

35 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

pj99's review

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Death

Minor: Murder and Abandonment

amschelly153's review

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

As an ATLA fan, I enjoyed the writing and backstory. I look forward to reading more of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Murder, Gore, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury

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

suzanne28's review

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! 

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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

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

larbster90's review

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

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Content Warnings

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

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