We also got one new master bender, she's awesome. Kyoshi got some new companions (new #TeamAvatar so to say) in this, I liked them all. Kuruk's story was one of the most heart wrenching moments in the entire series. The stories of past Avatars like Szeto, Yangchen, and most notably Kuruk, were also given. I enjoyed more history of course about the existing clans, past rulers, and any cultural aspects like paintings and not touching a person's hair and whatnots. In the first book most of the time was spent in the Earth Kingdom with the daofeis, but now we are brought to the Fire Nation, within the Caldera City and the palace itself. The lore remains fantastic, some references to the Aang comics like Avatar: The Last Airbender The Rift Book Nickelodeon Avatar, and I keep learning something new despite my belief that I've devoured everything about that world. Even the false Avatars could not escape it. Avatarhood is misery and sacrifice combined, plain and simple. Their powers simply do not exclude them for those, not to mention public opinion, fear, hatred, and prejudices. What struck me about this second novel is that Avatars were even more human than ever, making mistakes, failing, making mistakes again, driving friends and loved ones away, living alone, and so on and so forth. Maybe because I expected many more action scenes p Four stars? Five stars? It's still so damn good.
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