Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Search Nickelodeon Avatar Comics Books Kids by Gene Luen Yang, Gene Luen Yang

11 reviews

bdingz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

A good resolution to the mystery of Zuko and Azula’s mother. Writers did a good job of explaining her absence in a way that makes sense in the Avatar universe. It was, perhaps, “convenient”—but it didn’t feel contrived. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Violence, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

The way it ended

with the mother of faces just suddenly agreeing to help and giving out three gifts

kind of confused me but it was great otherwise :)
I love Fire Nation royal family lore 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Minor: Body horror and Abandonment

sally___'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child abuse

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Body horror, and Abandonment

mads_jpg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

A fun addition to the Avatar story, I always wanted to know what happened to Zuko's mother so I was happy that this answer didn't disappoint. I loved how it incorporated the spirit world and the flashback sequences, but I found Azula frustrating and the ending was a bit rushed.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

sophieissapphhic's review against another edition

4.25

4.25 stars.

- I loved the easter eggs that tie back to ATLA and TLOK! I really enjoy how the Avatar Universe's worldbuilding continues to expand.
- I enjoyed this installment of the comics a lot more than The Promise. The Search was wonderfully constructed, especially storyline-wise.

Content Warnings: child abuse, bullying, violence, abandonment, death

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Violence, and Death

bookishfaye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I love this world so much & am always to excited to experience a piece of it again with every graphic novel/novel instalment I read. “The Promise” I had really mixed feelings on, I do have some on this one as well, but for the most part I really liked it. I love that it answered the question of what happened to Zuko & Azula’s mother, but it actually made me hate their mother a little bit in doing so. The decision she made to forget her children felt so out of character and out of left field & I really didn’t like that route at all. I did however enjoy the complexities of Azula’s mental illness and how it was explored throughout this graphic novel. While she’s the main villain throughout the show, this graphic novel added a lot of dimension to her character & made me feel a lot more sympathetic of her as a character. I still stand by that I hate how Aang & Katara are written as a couple in these & it’s making me really dislike the two of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

grace_yin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Murder

ginameix's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Classism

astropova's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

Minor: Abandonment