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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
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
tilo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
Dieser Teil der Hexerreihe führt fort, was die Vorgänger schon so hervorragend erreichen und führt darüber hinaus einige sehr bedeutsame Charaktere ein, die ich bereits aus den Videospielen kannte und nun besser verstehe.
Exakt 300 Seiten braucht es bis meine Lieblingscharakterin Yennefer endlich wieder auftauchte und trotzdem (oder gerade deshalb durch die Spannung) hat sich "Feuertaufe" so fesselnd und schnell gelesen.
Bemerkswert ist auch das Weiterführen der gleichgeschlechtlichen Liebesbeziehung von Ciri und die Betonung, dass nur Schwangere selbst entscheiden sollten, ob sie einen Schwangerschaftsabbruch durchführen wollen (dies wurde bereits früher in der Reihe schon etabliert, kam hier aber noch intensiver vor).
Ich bin hin und weg von dieser Reihe!!!
Exakt 300 Seiten braucht es bis meine Lieblingscharakterin
Bemerkswert ist auch das Weiterführen der gleichgeschlechtlichen Liebesbeziehung
Ich bin hin und weg von dieser Reihe!!!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death
Moderate: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, and Racism
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Slavery
kalisaur's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The first half of this was so slow, it felt like basically nothing happened the first 140 pages. There's so much Sapkowski just references during the first two books, it seems weird that this one is almost just a filler to put the players in the right spots for the next part of the story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, War, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Blood, Cursing, Rape, Miscarriage, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Slavery
chronographia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-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
4.5
Where the earlier books set the scene, introduced our dramatic personae, and generally got the ball rolling, it is here that it starts to gain momentum. It will be helpful at this point in the story to start making a flowchart of different characters & their storylines. Also—despite Dianna Wynne Jones’ opinion about fantasyland maps—google the Witcher map that Netflix put out, it will be useful as everything starts to go into motion. And be sure to have Tower of Swallows on hand because you’re going to want to go straight on to the fourth book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
emmeline's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Miscarriage
Moderate: Rape, Abortion, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content
sauvageloup's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
this was excellent, easily my favourite Witcher book so far
pros:
- this was very gripping and the majority i read all on the 10th.
- the story, though complicated, was not as baffling as some of the other books, and I mostly got to grips with all the characters.
- I got more emotionally involved in this one, caring deeply for Milva, Regis, Cahir and all the others. It was good to have some other main characters introduced who were interesting, complex and likable people. It was also neat to meet Regis who'd I'd seen in fanfic.
- it had some relevant parts about humans making money off others' suffering, particularly when Zoltan says:
'Every sentient creature on this earth, when it falls into want, poverty and misfortune, usually cleaves to his own. Because it's easier to survive the bad times in a group, helping one another. But you, humans, you just wait for a chance to make money from other people's mishaps. When there's hunger you don't share out your food, you just devour the weakest ones.'
- overall, there was much less misogyny than in the very early books and I do appreciate how Sapkowski doesn't shy from talk of menstruation and abortion, making a point of saying it's the pregnant person's choice.
- I liked that Ciri became more complex, not just an angel but someone with an ability for great cruelty and yet still deserving of love. I'm interested to see how this'll turn out.
- I mostly remembered the events of the last book, so it was interesting to link to what happened at the overthrow of the sorcerers, with Ciri, the squirrels and whatnot.
- I do like Geralt's character, as someone who gives out mercy and won't leave people behind.
cons:
- it was still confusing, with too many characters and a lot of politics. Unlike in the program and the earlier books, Geralt does extremely little killing of actual monsters.
- Dandelion still makes gross talk about Milva (though Geralt does shut him up), and there's a great deal of rape.
- It really does flick around a lot, and the pacing is strange (but i didn't mind too much)
overall, very enjoyable read and definitely want to read the next one!
pros:
- this was very gripping and the majority i read all on the 10th.
- the story, though complicated, was not as baffling as some of the other books, and I mostly got to grips with all the characters.
- I got more emotionally involved in this one, caring deeply for Milva, Regis, Cahir and all the others. It was good to have some other main characters introduced who were interesting, complex and likable people. It was also neat to meet Regis who'd I'd seen in fanfic.
- it had some relevant parts about humans making money off others' suffering, particularly when Zoltan says:
'Every sentient creature on this earth, when it falls into want, poverty and misfortune, usually cleaves to his own. Because it's easier to survive the bad times in a group, helping one another. But you, humans, you just wait for a chance to make money from other people's mishaps. When there's hunger you don't share out your food, you just devour the weakest ones.'
- overall, there was much less misogyny than in the very early books and I do appreciate how Sapkowski doesn't shy from talk of menstruation and abortion, making a point of saying it's the pregnant person's choice.
- I liked that Ciri became more complex, not just an angel but someone with an ability for great cruelty and yet still deserving of love. I'm interested to see how this'll turn out.
- I mostly remembered the events of the last book, so it was interesting to link to what happened at the overthrow of the sorcerers, with Ciri, the squirrels and whatnot.
- I do like Geralt's character, as someone who gives out mercy and won't leave people behind.
cons:
- it was still confusing, with too many characters and a lot of politics. Unlike in the program and the earlier books, Geralt does extremely little killing of actual monsters.
- Dandelion still makes gross talk about Milva (though Geralt does shut him up), and there's a great deal of rape.
- It really does flick around a lot, and the pacing is strange (but i didn't mind too much)
overall, very enjoyable read and definitely want to read the next one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence
spaghettibooplesnoot's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a review of the audiobooks narrated by Peter Kenny. Kenny has a great voice for this and does a fantastic job of giving everyone's voice a distinct sound making it easier to know who's talking even when a lot of new characters get added at once. Geralt has a british accent like everyone else and not an american one which is a nice change from the tv series and games. the elves and nilfgaard are the only people without british accent which I found a little uncomftable but don't know the reasons for making this choice.
This book fully embodies and made me realise why I love witcher so much. it's not about kings and queens it's about middle people not quite peasants and not quite nobles which is something pretty special for fantasy like this. it also meanders and doesn't have conventional beginnings, middles and end; it feels more like an epic poem long and meandering where the story teller decides to go off on long tangents for no reason other than them feeling like it. This format really suits an audiobook and Peter Kenny has a great voice for it that's both soothing but not droney, like some fantasy narrators can be.
This book takes place in the middle of a missive war. it doesn't shy away or glorify the nasty bits of it and i have done my best to add cw for everything. There is a lot of sexual violence towards women but never from any of the main charecturs and is always portraid as wrong and discustring. there are some other cw there weren't tags for so I added them in at the bottom but they do give spoilers.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Sexual violence, and Gore
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Slavery
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