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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
Still a really great book, but I wish the author would have gone deeper into the Kyoshi timeline. You are still left wondering how Kyoshi deals with problems in the Earth Kingdom, and there's no interactions with the Water Tribes in either book.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Violence, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Grief
Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, Classism
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-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
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
i'm going to personally march into avatar studios and start punching walls until they adapt my gay daughters into a series
Good, but a little sad to not quite live up to its potential. Like the predecessor, this book lacks the humor of the original series that was so important for balancing the serious topic matter. Instead there is the usual frustrating over focus on angst that plagues many serious YA books. Its as if the cast is mostly Zukos, but without his capacity for humor at his own earnestness that he later developed.
I was especially disappointed that Kyoshi didn't really get any opportunities to look cool in this book, except in the first chapter knocking bandit heads. Just kind of a continuous cycle of her eating humble pie, which became frustrating when not balanced by her getting to have cool moments. The last book had a couple, this didn't really have any.
This was exacerbated by the limited amount of action in this book. This is somewhat a result of the medium, and it is clear that some of what made ATLA special is the breathtaking visuals, but there is also significantly less than the last book. Rise of Kyoshi found interesting ways to make the bending fights jump off the page that this one couldn't quite match. The climactic battle was particularly frustrating in choreography, excitement, and especially giving characters their due.
Still some of the story was interesting, especially the worldbuilding. Given that this is only a two book series and the recent Avatar Studios news, I hope that future adventures with Kyoshi will take place on TV and give her all the time knocking heads and wearing face paint she deserves.
I was especially disappointed that Kyoshi didn't really get any opportunities to look cool in this book, except in the first chapter knocking bandit heads. Just kind of a continuous cycle of her eating humble pie, which became frustrating when not balanced by her getting to have cool moments. The last book had a couple, this didn't really have any.
This was exacerbated by the limited amount of action in this book. This is somewhat a result of the medium, and it is clear that some of what made ATLA special is the breathtaking visuals, but there is also significantly less than the last book. Rise of Kyoshi found interesting ways to make the bending fights jump off the page that this one couldn't quite match. The climactic battle was particularly frustrating in choreography, excitement, and especially giving characters their due.
Still some of the story was interesting, especially the worldbuilding. Given that this is only a two book series and the recent Avatar Studios news, I hope that future adventures with Kyoshi will take place on TV and give her all the time knocking heads and wearing face paint she deserves.