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The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee

4 reviews

c_dmckinney's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

robinks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

I was less into this sequel than the original, maybe because of the politics.

The ending was also too perfect in many ways. I still have issues with the writer being a man, but I would’ve loved to see Kiyoshi’s queerness more explicitly explored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content, Torture, Stalking, Abandonment, and Classism

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Blood

Moderate: Genocide, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

talonsontypewriters's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Alcohol

Suffocation.