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A review by urezia
The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
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
4.0
- Like many people have said, it is almost necessary to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender to have a lot of context regarding the world and politics that take place in this story.
Kyoshi's story always interested me since we learned about her from the show and this has done a good job explaining the beginning of her journey and the struggles that led her to become the amazing avatar we know she is from the animated series.
I think the beginning of the story develops really fast, then most of it develops quite slow, and the last chapters go too fast. The last chapter when faster than many of us would have liked, but I guess that's to make us read the second book?
The writing was weird at times. I had to re-read many sentences and paragraphs multiple times to understand what it meant, but maybe that was just me.
I was really invested in some chapters and I wasn't as much in others, but I kept reading because I wanted to finish the book and learn about her story.
I think emotions and events were expressed very maturely. It's clear that this is not for the same age-group audience that watched Avatar: The Last Airbender.
I was hesitant between 3.75 and 4.00 because of the chapters that I found boring and how some parts were written, but overall I loved the story because I love the character! I loved her after the show and now I love her even more after the book. I'll be giving the second book a try.
Kyoshi's story always interested me since we learned about her from the show and this has done a good job explaining the beginning of her journey and the struggles that led her to become the amazing avatar we know she is from the animated series.
I think the beginning of the story develops really fast, then most of it develops quite slow, and the last chapters go too fast. The last chapter when faster than many of us would have liked, but I guess that's to make us read the second book?
The writing was weird at times. I had to re-read many sentences and paragraphs multiple times to understand what it meant, but maybe that was just me.
I was really invested in some chapters and I wasn't as much in others, but I kept reading because I wanted to finish the book and learn about her story.
I think emotions and events were expressed very maturely. It's clear that this is not for the same age-group audience that watched Avatar: The Last Airbender.
I was hesitant between 3.75 and 4.00 because of the chapters that I found boring and how some parts were written, but overall I loved the story because I love the character! I loved her after the show and now I love her even more after the book. I'll be giving the second book a try.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol