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sfstefanie's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Backdrop of Plutocratic rise, discussions of morality
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Pretty mild, book suitable for teenskappafrog's review against another edition
3.75
Like the first book, Yangchen was great in this. I love what Yee has done with her character. This book felt more balanced between Kavik and Yangchen - I wasn't as annoyed when the POV switched to him. I also enjoyed the greater variety in settings in this book. Bin-Er never gave me a lot of rich visuals, but Taku and the other settings in this book did. I do think this book struggled a bit more with the plot than the previous one though. There were more plot holes and contrivances. People were constantly sharing only partial truths, and the timeline kept jumping around, so between those two I ended up having a hard time keeping up with the reality of the situation. By the end of the book, I felt there were a few parts where I'd never quite understood who knew what and when. Yee tried to pack a LOT into this book, and some things felt pretty rushed. For example, Kavik discovering Yangchen's abuse of the the Spirit Oasis drug was never brought up again, and not a lot of time was spent on Nujian's death. Overall though, this was a rich episode in the Avatar world that I'm glad I spent some time in.
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol