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4.37 AVERAGE
4.37 AVERAGE
No me gusta el estilo del escritor y muchas veces usa trucos re baratos (En serio, mostrar un flashback en una pelea contando como el heroe aprendió una nueva habilidad en secreto? Ok), pero mantiene la esencia del mundo Avatar y la historia es entretenida
3,5 redondeado a 4 en gr
3,5 redondeado a 4 en gr
adventurous
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
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Child death, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Biphobia
The ending was a tad weak, but otherwise this was a fabulous “prequel” to the Avatar series. Kyoshi is a great protagonist and I can’t wait for the sequel so I can follow her more.
Also, I live for Kyoshi saying “I’ll never have anymore issues with the Chin” in the final chapter. Boy oh boy, is she in for it later in life.
I also like how this book touches on how Kyoshi was able to live for 200+ years. In the original animated series it gave me Bible-esque vibes, but here it was more Eastern philosophy which was more interesting.
While writing this review it does occur to me that, obviously it wouldn’t make sense now given how the entire franchise has come out, but I wish that the Avatar wasn’t just a constant cycle of Rebirth but rather the Avatar only comes in times of extreme need. It would help give the reputation Kyoshi had in the original series more weight. For me at least, maybe this doesn’t make sense. But like in the timeline of the franchise Kyoshi only died >200 years before Aang came out of the iceberg since Roku only lived to be 70. And sure, she did live more than two centuries, but that isn’t really a lot time for her to have such a legendary status. Idk, just something I thought about while I was writing my review.
Anyway, tl;dr, this book was great and I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Also, I live for Kyoshi saying “I’ll never have anymore issues with the Chin” in the final chapter. Boy oh boy, is she in for it later in life.
I also like how this book touches on how Kyoshi was able to live for 200+ years. In the original animated series it gave me Bible-esque vibes, but here it was more Eastern philosophy which was more interesting.
While writing this review it does occur to me that, obviously it wouldn’t make sense now given how the entire franchise has come out, but I wish that the Avatar wasn’t just a constant cycle of Rebirth but rather the Avatar only comes in times of extreme need. It would help give the reputation Kyoshi had in the original series more weight. For me at least, maybe this doesn’t make sense. But like in the timeline of the franchise Kyoshi only died >200 years before Aang came out of the iceberg since Roku only lived to be 70. And sure, she did live more than two centuries, but that isn’t really a lot time for her to have such a legendary status. Idk, just something I thought about while I was writing my review.
Anyway, tl;dr, this book was great and I’m eagerly awaiting the sequel.
Nope, I really wanted to like this book, there's a really good story somewhere buried deep by The Gravedigger here. This is a story that could've been told in 270 pages, but it is just filled with boring exposition up until page 300. I almost DNF'd this book but powered through the last part.
Minor character development spoilers ahead.
** spoiler alert **
The worst character (the most dissapointing) here is Rangi, she's introduced as a capable, independent, strong woman but ultimately serves as a wildcard for whenever the plot needs to move forward, i.e: she's a firebender but somehow she's also acquainted with how airbending works to the point of being able of teaching competent airbending techniques in less than a month? By the end of the book she's reduced to a damsel in distress and as means of inspiration for Kyoshi to overcome her challenges (and this happens multiple times!).
The author is not afraid to introduce really interesting villains in 50 pages, fleshing out how they are evil, their motivations and how everybody fears them only to sideline them or kill them unceremoniously later on. Even the main villain is not exempt from this.
And finally, I don't understand why Kyoshi (or any Avatar for that matter) has to have a romantic interest, gay or otherwise; her whole character is reduced to how much she cares about these interests and how she wants to protect them from harm.
Don't get me wrong, representation is VERY important, but wouldn't it be more interesting to see Kyoshi grow as an individual, discover her place in the new world that needs her and yes, maybe even introduce these romantic interests but develop them slowly throughout multiple books and not just having her jump from infatuation to infatuation and having that as the drive behind the story? To me, it sets up Kyoshi's character as a bit co-dependant.
All in all, I love the Avatar series, but I will not be reading the sequel to this, I can't count the times I grunted at how the story developed. The final plot twists were nice though.
Minor character development spoilers ahead.
** spoiler alert **
The worst character (the most dissapointing) here is Rangi, she's introduced as a capable, independent, strong woman but ultimately serves as a wildcard for whenever the plot needs to move forward, i.e: she's a firebender but somehow she's also acquainted with how airbending works to the point of being able of teaching competent airbending techniques in less than a month? By the end of the book she's reduced to a damsel in distress and as means of inspiration for Kyoshi to overcome her challenges (and this happens multiple times!).
The author is not afraid to introduce really interesting villains in 50 pages, fleshing out how they are evil, their motivations and how everybody fears them only to sideline them or kill them unceremoniously later on. Even the main villain is not exempt from this.
And finally, I don't understand why Kyoshi (or any Avatar for that matter) has to have a romantic interest, gay or otherwise; her whole character is reduced to how much she cares about these interests and how she wants to protect them from harm.
Don't get me wrong, representation is VERY important, but wouldn't it be more interesting to see Kyoshi grow as an individual, discover her place in the new world that needs her and yes, maybe even introduce these romantic interests but develop them slowly throughout multiple books and not just having her jump from infatuation to infatuation and having that as the drive behind the story? To me, it sets up Kyoshi's character as a bit co-dependant.
All in all, I love the Avatar series, but I will not be reading the sequel to this, I can't count the times I grunted at how the story developed. The final plot twists were nice though.
This one took me a few months to finish due to life getting in the way. But if it hadn't, I would've consumed it in record time.
To preface, I'm biased as can be with the A:TLA series. I grew up with Aang and his crew from the ripe age of 7 and enjoyed their journey from start to finish. However, by the time Korra had been announced, my interests faded and I drifted far from this franchise.
However, last year I had re-watched the original series and fell in love with the world all over again. So much so that I wanted to dive into the other media surrounding it. I heard that the comics were okay, however, I wanted something different than the original crew.
Enter, "The Rise of Kyoshi".
I had zero ideas of what to expect going into this book outside of "Yeah I remember Kyoshi. Damn, she was one badass Avatar." And wooooo boy, was I correct on that assessment.
The beginning of the book took some time for me to settle into as I'm not much of a reader outside of manga. But right away, I enjoyed the three-way friendship between Kyoshi, Rangi and Yun. It kept me invested until the twists came in like a torrent, consuming my interest as I ripped through its pages. From the several betrayals to the proverbs spoken between Lao Ge and the young, conflicted Kyoshi. As the book unraveled and the story was told, by the end I was at a loss of words..
The world-building, the feats of bending and learning to control it, the philosophy.. This is why I love the A:TLA franchise so much, and why I always will..
Now then, onto "The Shadow of Kyoshi"! Where hopefully all my questions after this books many cliffhangers will be satiated lol.
To preface, I'm biased as can be with the A:TLA series. I grew up with Aang and his crew from the ripe age of 7 and enjoyed their journey from start to finish. However, by the time Korra had been announced, my interests faded and I drifted far from this franchise.
However, last year I had re-watched the original series and fell in love with the world all over again. So much so that I wanted to dive into the other media surrounding it. I heard that the comics were okay, however, I wanted something different than the original crew.
Enter, "The Rise of Kyoshi".
I had zero ideas of what to expect going into this book outside of "Yeah I remember Kyoshi. Damn, she was one badass Avatar." And wooooo boy, was I correct on that assessment.
The beginning of the book took some time for me to settle into as I'm not much of a reader outside of manga. But right away, I enjoyed the three-way friendship between Kyoshi, Rangi and Yun. It kept me invested until the twists came in like a torrent, consuming my interest as I ripped through its pages. From the several betrayals to the proverbs spoken between Lao Ge and the young, conflicted Kyoshi. As the book unraveled and the story was told, by the end I was at a loss of words..
The world-building, the feats of bending and learning to control it, the philosophy.. This is why I love the A:TLA franchise so much, and why I always will..
Now then, onto "The Shadow of Kyoshi"! Where hopefully all my questions after this books many cliffhangers will be satiated lol.
It's really good, but maybe I'm projecting... This book could have been 3.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
adventurous
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