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The fifth Avatar novel is honestly my least favorite of the lot so far I think. While it does things I quite like, and it was intresting to set it during the training period of an Avatar, which Kyoshi kind of does and Yangchen doesn't at all.

The main plot though, I didn't much care for it, it feels like an extremely extended plot that you'd see in Avatar, like one episode that went on for far too long. It just wasn't an idea that was strong enough to support the majority of an 11 hour audiobook.

I did like Roku well enough and I think my interest was well supported during the first half of the novel.

I liked that trans people are now recognized in the Avatar canon, at least in the Air Temples.

Overall good stuff but not my favorite. I hope the second one has a more intresting plot personally.

Not that it's a bad idea for a plot, I just think it wasn't a good idea for a novel, maybe a movie or two episodes of a series woulda been better. That's just my opinion though idk.

sithshinee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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 hope Sozin dies in a pit of fire. Gyatso I love you and Roku I love you too, Malaya. Sozin please kill yourself.

Jokes aside, I would have enjoyed this novel a lot more if FC Yee hadn't set the bar so high. I do believe Randy did his best, and that best is very good in its own right.

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adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

An interesting insight into Roku's early days as the Avatar. This book is a good reminder about the biases that we all carry with us and the ways they hold us back.

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adventurous

4.0

Overall: 4

Another solid addition to the Chronicles of the Avatar series and the Avtar universe.

Liked:

There were some cool ways to use bending for different elements.
Roku and Gyatso had a great dynamic
I liked that there were serious stakes and they didn't shy away from violence and death.

Didn't Like:

I wasn't a big fan of the resolution to the boss battle.
I love references, but this had maybe a few too many, and some were kinda forced

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