Reviews

The Promise by Bryan Konietzko, Michael Dante DiMartino, Gene Luen Yang

sapphicbookworm's review against another edition

4.0

love spending time with the gaang!!! 

andrearahman's review

adventurous funny relaxing 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

4.25

tata_007's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

harliquinzelle's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

rosatulipan's review against another edition

5.0

10/10

I loved it. It was like watching the show. Getting into new adventures with this set of characters was just what i needed right now

megancperry's review against another edition

3.0

*3.5 stars

I did enjoy this, but I went into it expecting it to be as good as the series, without appreciating the completely different medium it's told in (I prefer the experience of watching animation to reading graphic novels). There were a couple things that irked me a tad. Firstly, Katara and Aang (can't say I really ship them anyway) with all the "sweety"s bugged me, tho I'm glad Sokka commented on it - I just feel like they're so young and calling each other "sweety" just felt a bit odd.

Secondly, the whole plot around "the promise" Aang made to Zuko really frustrated me; throughout the tv series Aang is very pacifistic and he wouldn't even kill Firelord Ozai, yet he was prepared to do that for Zuko, who was trying to be good? I just didn't buy it.

Anyhow, this was quite enjoyable overall, but I can't see myself reading any more of the graphic novels, simply as they're rather expensive and I'm not all that invested (I'll just have to rewatch atla!)

rileyreviews's review

5.0

for a kids story, this tackles the problems and nuances of colonialism really well!

rnfrncs's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-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

mandy_smithburrows's review against another edition

4.0

I loved this, so much better than I was expecting ❤️❤️ 4.5 stars

rmizerek's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective 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