Words I Write Crazy: Week 31 Reviews: North and South, Part 1, North and South, Part 2, North and South, Part 3

Saturday, August 5, 2023

Week 31 Reviews: North and South, Part 1, North and South, Part 2, North and South, Part 3

From Goodreads:

From National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Eisner Award winner, and #1 New York Times bestseller Gene Yang!

When Aang leaves to aid Zuko with the Kemurikage, Katara and Sokka return to the Southern Water Tribe by themselves. Katara is shocked to find that her beloved village has become a bustling city, with none other than their father, Hakoda, in charge! A northerner named Malina seems to be behind this change, pushing the North and South to be more unified . . . but what are her true goals?

From Goodreads:

After attempting to kidnap Katara and Sokka, Southerner Gilak leaves a haunting note for Hakoda: "Soon you will see the truth, chieftain". The vow leaves everyone on edge--including Katara, who remains wary of the two tribes' integration. As Northerner Malina announces a partnership with the company owned by Toph Beifong's father, her own brother comes forward to defame her. Have Katara's worst fears been confirmed?

From Goodreads:

Fire Lord Zuko and Earth King Kuei arrive in the Southern Water Tribe amid protests of Gilak's imprisonment. While the leaders hold council to solidify Malina and Hakoda's unification plans, Gilak breaks free and leads a powerful rebellion! In the face of these two opposing tribes, Katara will have to make peace with her nostalgia and distrust to save the home she loves from being permanently torn apart.

My Review:
I loved reading this story arc so much! It was really great to go back to the Southern Water Tribe, where we haven't been since the very beginning of the show, at least to my knowledge, in Aang's time, since Korra started there.

And this story is of the start of the progress from what it was like, to what it'll become. This is the 2nd big story about progress, and the growing pains between what is traditional, and the future technologies. It was really great to see the Southern Water Tribe's story!

Of course the main focus was on Katara and Sokka, and over time, the rest of Team Avatar trickled in for various reasons. That Katara doesn't really want things to change, for the tribe, and for her father to find someone new, who is helping orchestrating those changes in the tribe, really gives her a person to focus her dislike on.

There was plenty of twists and turns and action, and I loved watching everything unfold, and how some one off mentions of things came together for that final action scene to beat the bad guys! That was delightful to read!

This was such a great read, and I can't wait to continue!

Author: Gene Luen Yang, Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, Illustrated by Gurihiru
Series: North and South #1, 2, 3, Avatar: The Last Airbender Comics #5.1, 5.2, 5.3
Read: July 30th, 30th, 30th 2023
Source: Online
Reason Why: Love this world, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Books!
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Published: September 27th 2016, February 28th 2017, May 9th 2017

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