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4.27 AVERAGE
4.27 AVERAGE
( 4.5 stars )
kyoshi is a force of nature, terrifying, badass, and yet so so human and that is why i love her. i am distraught over the fact that there’s no more kyoshi novels planned (there’s so much more that can be told) so now i just have to hope for a tv show adaptation.
it’s also so cool and deeply unsettling to see the seeds of chaos and discontent being sowed in the fire nation…the subtle hints at the future that awaits them several centuries down the line…oh those details were too good.
i love kyoshi and rangi and JINPA, oh jinpa. precious man. it’s also nice to read stories where there are multiple air nomads because getting a glimpse of what their nation/temples were like before the fire nation, you know, committed genocide really adds to the overall world. it’s nice to get a glimpse of what the world was like before the fire nation simply fucked it up for EVERYONE. stupid sozin. i’m so used to the only airbenders being aang and then his children and grandchildren, so hearing about a thriving community and bustling temples is so wonderful. and it gave us jinpa! he’s the perfect advisor and companion to kyoshi in my opinion.
getting to see conversations between kyoshi and past avatars is also SO COOL. i loved it in ATLA and i love it here. i wish a young kyoshi could’ve been in contact with aang but obviously i know that’s not how it all works. he thinks they are so different and in some ways they are, but at heart i think they’d get along. rangi actually reminds me a lot of him (???) in the way that she doesn’t support violence and tries to bring balance to kyoshi’s time as avatar. i wish we had more of aang calling on her than just when he wanted a way to neutralize ozai without killing him. i would read an entire graphic novel that was just one conversation between them. also, her and korra are too similar, they’d be best friends, and i hope in the afterlife/spirit world rangshi and korrasami go on fun little double dates.
and may the spirit of yangchen protect hei-ran, because the amount of times she’s almost died…like damn let the woman enjoy her retirement in peace!
kyoshi is a force of nature, terrifying, badass, and yet so so human and that is why i love her. i am distraught over the fact that there’s no more kyoshi novels planned (there’s so much more that can be told) so now i just have to hope for a tv show adaptation.
it’s also so cool and deeply unsettling to see the seeds of chaos and discontent being sowed in the fire nation…the subtle hints at the future that awaits them several centuries down the line…oh those details were too good.
i love kyoshi and rangi and JINPA, oh jinpa. precious man. it’s also nice to read stories where there are multiple air nomads because getting a glimpse of what their nation/temples were like before the fire nation, you know, committed genocide really adds to the overall world. it’s nice to get a glimpse of what the world was like before the fire nation simply fucked it up for EVERYONE. stupid sozin. i’m so used to the only airbenders being aang and then his children and grandchildren, so hearing about a thriving community and bustling temples is so wonderful. and it gave us jinpa! he’s the perfect advisor and companion to kyoshi in my opinion.
getting to see conversations between kyoshi and past avatars is also SO COOL. i loved it in ATLA and i love it here. i wish a young kyoshi could’ve been in contact with aang but obviously i know that’s not how it all works. he thinks they are so different and in some ways they are, but at heart i think they’d get along. rangi actually reminds me a lot of him (???) in the way that she doesn’t support violence and tries to bring balance to kyoshi’s time as avatar. i wish we had more of aang calling on her than just when he wanted a way to neutralize ozai without killing him. i would read an entire graphic novel that was just one conversation between them. also, her and korra are too similar, they’d be best friends, and i hope in the afterlife/spirit world rangshi and korrasami go on fun little double dates.
and may the spirit of yangchen protect hei-ran, because the amount of times she’s almost died…like damn let the woman enjoy her retirement in peace!
4.5 Stars
KYOSHI was the best avatar. I’m sorry Aang and Korra I love you both but damn KYOSHI!!!
This was wonderful and I continue to wish for a TV Show and adore Kyoshi and Rangi!
KYOSHI was the best avatar. I’m sorry Aang and Korra I love you both but damn KYOSHI!!!
This was wonderful and I continue to wish for a TV Show and adore Kyoshi and Rangi!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
VERY GOOD! Hope this will get a third book, I feel like Kyoshi's story still has a bunch to tell that's not !
Spoiler
Yun related
I feel like not enough people are talking about the many problems in this book and how they contradict established canon in the earlier Avatar works. So I'm gonna mention them here:
1. Kuruk's past life does not in any way correspond to what we learned about in The Last Airbender. There was no mention of the face thief spirit or of Kuruk's wife. In addition to that, how could an Avatar, whose mission is to connect the spiritual and human worlds, and one from the northern water tribe at that, who's known for their closeness to the spirit world just start killing spirits? It does not seem like the best option out there.
2. When Kuruk kills the spirits it erodes at his spirit, which also does not make any sense because his spirit is also Kyoshi's and Aang's and Korra's, if his spirit was damaged in any way, all Avatars after him should have been damaged.
3. The Fire Avatar that preceded Kyoshi was a minister in the Fire Nation, which goes explicitly against what was said in the Last Airbender series: the Avatar cannot be affiliated with the government of a single nation, let alone his native nation. This will obviously add unnecessary bias to the Avatar as his duty to his Avatarhood will most likely go against his duty as minister of the Fire Nation.
4. I feel like the only reason the author made Kyoshi so okay with murdering people is the memes about how Kyoshi's response to anything is murder. While what Kyoshi said in ATLA is that justice will bring peace, not being a cutthroat murderer.
Other than that, Kyoshi's development obviously regressed from the ending of the first book, most likely as an attempt to add unneeded conflict in this book. And the story line with Yun felt drawn out. Kyoshi fucking up every single thing she touches became tiresome after a hundred pages. This being the last book in the series, I would've liked to see Kyoshi as a fully-minted Avatar, or at least the beginning of that Avatar who was so decisive.
Overall, this doesn't count as canon to me.
1. Kuruk's past life does not in any way correspond to what we learned about in The Last Airbender. There was no mention of the face thief spirit or of Kuruk's wife. In addition to that, how could an Avatar, whose mission is to connect the spiritual and human worlds, and one from the northern water tribe at that, who's known for their closeness to the spirit world just start killing spirits? It does not seem like the best option out there.
2. When Kuruk kills the spirits it erodes at his spirit, which also does not make any sense because his spirit is also Kyoshi's and Aang's and Korra's, if his spirit was damaged in any way, all Avatars after him should have been damaged.
3. The Fire Avatar that preceded Kyoshi was a minister in the Fire Nation, which goes explicitly against what was said in the Last Airbender series: the Avatar cannot be affiliated with the government of a single nation, let alone his native nation. This will obviously add unnecessary bias to the Avatar as his duty to his Avatarhood will most likely go against his duty as minister of the Fire Nation.
4. I feel like the only reason the author made Kyoshi so okay with murdering people is the memes about how Kyoshi's response to anything is murder. While what Kyoshi said in ATLA is that justice will bring peace, not being a cutthroat murderer.
Other than that, Kyoshi's development obviously regressed from the ending of the first book, most likely as an attempt to add unneeded conflict in this book. And the story line with Yun felt drawn out. Kyoshi fucking up every single thing she touches became tiresome after a hundred pages. This being the last book in the series, I would've liked to see Kyoshi as a fully-minted Avatar, or at least the beginning of that Avatar who was so decisive.
Overall, this doesn't count as canon to me.
3.5. Emotional and gripping, if a little disjointed. I wish I’d read this sooner after the first novel
The most redeeming part of this entire book was Rangi and Kyoshi’s top tier relationship
