Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

16 reviews

breamfish1138's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-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

4.75

Sapkowski walked so George R.R. Martin could run. If you've not read the previous Witcher books you'll be lost as hell, but if so, you'll likely bloody love it. Closest thing I can describe it as is Apocalypse Now with swords.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Rape, War, Alcohol, Biphobia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Pregnancy, and Violence

shiveryteacup's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Abortion, Miscarriage, Death, and Medical content

mcmeiss's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Vomit, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion, Stalking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, and Cursing

Minor: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Excrement

izraehl's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Animal death, Cursing, Sexism, Miscarriage, Body horror, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, and War

billyjepma's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump and wanted something light and easy to help me shake myself out of it, and this fit the bill. I enjoy the hell out of these books, even if that enjoyment includes a decent pile of caveats. Sapkowski isn’t the greatest writer, nor is the content of his writing unquestionable (just look at the content warning at the bottom 🙃). But other than that, the actual story and characters represent something pretty damn close to the platonic ideal of fantasy adventure for me. Swashbuckling action, dry humor, lots of lore, a side of politics, and a badass protagonist who is also an idiot—what more could you want?

This is a nice continuation for the series, too, even if it does march in place narratively. There’s very little new ground covered, and you can feel the gap left by the temporary sidelining of Yennefer and Ciri. But the books are also best when Geralt is front and center, as he’s the character Sapkowski’s dry, sarcastic voice is most suited for. It’s nice seeing Geralt develop a little as a leader, as he (very begrudgingly and with plenty of angst) develops camaraderie with some new allies who perfectly fit the vibe of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: War, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Trafficking, Animal death, and Vomit

marinaxanna's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

milva calling dandelion an idiot and dandelion screaming for geralt to save him = camp

 

i loved this book and the adventurous aspects of it. i do feel like some of the sensitive themes could’ve been handled a little differently. 

i thought the ending wasn’t as strong as the previous books but im excited for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Miscarriage

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

RIP Roach #3,789 🙏🏼 you will be missed dearly🫶🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Vomit, Murder, Blood, Miscarriage, Death, Animal death, and Abortion

elzbethmrgn's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Violence, Abortion, Animal death, and War

Minor: Pedophilia and Vomit

starsfall's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, War, Rape, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Misogyny, Violence, Animal death, Blood, War, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Rape