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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
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
Kuruk, I’m so sorry
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
A fitting ending to the series and one that reaffirmed Avatar Kyoshi as the most badass Avatar of them all in my eyes. This book starts off exactly where the previous one left off, the tone is very much the same and the violence is only intensified as Kyoshi learns more about her abilities. I'd wholeheartedly recommend this series to any Avatar fans out there, the content is significantly more mature than the lighthearted nature of the two shows and comics and I really grew to appreciate that. Only wish there were more books in line because I'm fully invested in Kyoshi's story!
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
I'm of the mind that I'd much rather have something I love end when it's meant to than drag on indefinitely and lose its potency. I do wish I had more of Kyoshi, though... I love her, Rangi, and Hei-Ran so much! I took forever to finally read this duology because I only had physical books and couldn't find English audiobooks for some reason? I'm so glad I finally did it. It scratched the Avatar itch I've had since Legend of Korra, but with even more sapphic romance and I just... Ugh, it's so good.
Because this book is wrapping up the story, there's less of the romance (it's still there though, and what's there is delightful) and more focus on Kyoshi digging deep, figuring out what kind of Avatar she wants to be, and executing her solutions to problems in the world.
I have to gush about how much I love Hei-Ran and the way she supports Kyoshi, especially when it comes to dealing with Rangi. There's a beautiful moment between them that had be crawling over to my wife, sobbing, because Hei-Ran says Kyoshi is her daughter too and baby orphan Kyoshi has gained a parental figure again after losing her birth parents and then losing Kelsang. And I love that both Rangi and Hei-Ran are steely to everyone, but have subtle ways of showing love and care for those who are important to them. One of my favourite things is seeing Kyoshi's found family gang up on her to make sure she's taken care of.
This duology was such a quick read. The writing is concise and impactful. If there's one critique I can think of, it's wishing there'd been a scene showing Rangi and Kyoshi immediately after Kyoshi leaves Rangi behind for her little emotional blackmail trip. It feels like something unresolved before the climax, and even though we can assume they had a talk, it would have been nice to see. Other than that, I'm satisfied with how things went. Now I want to read the other novels...
Because this book is wrapping up the story, there's less of the romance (it's still there though, and what's there is delightful) and more focus on Kyoshi digging deep, figuring out what kind of Avatar she wants to be, and executing her solutions to problems in the world.
I have to gush about how much I love Hei-Ran and the way she supports Kyoshi, especially when it comes to dealing with Rangi. There's a beautiful moment between them that had be crawling over to my wife, sobbing, because Hei-Ran says Kyoshi is her daughter too and baby orphan Kyoshi has gained a parental figure again after losing her birth parents and then losing Kelsang. And I love that both Rangi and Hei-Ran are steely to everyone, but have subtle ways of showing love and care for those who are important to them. One of my favourite things is seeing Kyoshi's found family gang up on her to make sure she's taken care of.
This duology was such a quick read. The writing is concise and impactful. If there's one critique I can think of, it's wishing there'd been a scene showing Rangi and Kyoshi immediately after Kyoshi leaves Rangi behind for her little emotional blackmail trip. It feels like something unresolved before the climax, and even though we can assume they had a talk, it would have been nice to see. Other than that, I'm satisfied with how things went. Now I want to read the other novels...
The best political intrigue book I read. I love the Avatar world, this book add history and political context especially to the Legend of Korra. A great way to end the Kyoshi novels and excised to read the Yangchen novels.
I may or may not have pulled an all-nighter to read this book. But it was bloody amazing so it was probably worth it!
I just love these novels for how realistically they portray the universe - obviously there’s going to be hella politicking between all these nations and obviously the Avatar’s going to get hella involved at some point or the other. And 100% moral dilemmas. But mostly I just love Kyoshi. So goddamn awesome.
Random thought that doesn't really fit anywhere: I was horrified when
I just love these novels for how realistically they portray the universe - obviously there’s going to be hella politicking between all these nations and obviously the Avatar’s going to get hella involved at some point or the other. And 100% moral dilemmas. But mostly I just love Kyoshi. So goddamn awesome.
Random thought that doesn't really fit anywhere: I was horrified when