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The Legend of Korra: Ruins of the Empire, Library Edition by Michael Dante DiMartino

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sadie_g's review

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adventurous lighthearted 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

5.0

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cjeter's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This story focuses on Kuvira's story, including a bit of her backstory. I always love character driven stories and this is no eception. The only thing I wish I could have seen more of was the Airbending family, I know it doesn't make sense to have them in this story but I love them so much! Overall, I loved how they dealt with some of the more serious topics while balancing it with the tone expected from ATLA (Avatar: The Last Airbender) and LoK (Legend of Korra) titles.  The art as always is phenopmenal and ties closely with the art from the other ATLA books and the shows. The pervious LoK books had a more sketchy art sytle that differed from the show art and from the other ATLA books, but the art within this story goes back to that style held throughout most of the stories. Don't get me wrong,  I love the art in Turf Wars, but this art is like comfort food, it has that sentimental feeling. If you are a fan of the ATLA and LoK universe and if you love Korra, I highly recommend this book! Also the library edition is amazing because of all the behind the scenes process sketches that are inculded in the back of the book.

SpoilerThe story deals with Kuvira's trial for the warcrimes she commited during the show, so that is a bit intense. The story focuses on how she takes responsibility for her actions and how she starts on her redemption. I loved the balanced between discussing serious topics of toxic relationships and manipulation with a few lighthearted moments that focused on healthy relationships and growing into a better person. The story dips into developing Wu's character and the relationships between the Beifongs and Kuvira. It was interesting to see that the Beifongs didn't just think of her as a family friend, but as a member of the family before season 4 started. There is a meeting between Kuvira and Bataar Jr. that happens, and while tensions were high they did interact like adults and worked together for a short time. I think it will be interesting to see where this story will go once Kuvira retures to the city under house arrest with the Beifongs. Oh,  also there are elections that go on in the Earth Kingdom but I found the interactions between the characters slightly more interesting than elections plot line.
 
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