I have to say this is probably my least favourite book of the series. However I have to acknowledge that it was probably also the hardest because we already kind of know the outcome of many story lines because of ATLA. I am not sure if giving this burden to a new author was the best choice, but really who am I to judge. The pacing was quite slow. Reading from the POV of Sozin kind of reminded me of A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, where we can see the groundwork of a dictator to come. I LOVED seeing Gyatso, while at the same time I was sad every time I thought about his death. I’m still anticipating a possible second book about Roku‘s life. 

I was already seeing Malaya as a future companion or even love interest of Gyatso (what are the rules here for monks btw?). But it was quite clear what would happen as soon as she met Sozin, so the tension was gone for me.