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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
These books are just genuinely so consistently good. I never feel bored reading them and i feel like i smile the entire time. He tells women’s stories so well, and i think the division of male/female characters is basically equal.
I also feel like Ciri’s character development is so disheartening. She used to be so gentle and then she was sort of forced to learn to defend herself, and now she has basically become a homicidal maniac. Her parts of this book were the hardest to read, which is a complete contrast to the previous books where her parts were the best.
Geralt’s POV was the best it has ever been. I loved the found family trope and how he became friends with regis (a monster he should’ve probably killed immediately), milva, and cahir. and all the dwarves. He is so determined to get to ciri and doesn’t understand that there’s actually people who want to help. like it’s literally a side quest for regis. milva is an awesome character and has so much dimension to her. cahir is awesome and i wasn’t expecting to fall in love with him the way i did. i don’t fully understand him yet, but i feel like he has reasons for trying to find ciri that aren’t really related to working for nilfgaard the way geralt thinks.
yennefer’s part was so minimal i was kind of disappointed. the forming of the lodge was awesome and im so excited to see how they operate in the next books, but i dont get why yennefer thinks she can do anything to help ciri when she has approximately zero information. like at least geralt has dreams and actual sources to go from but yennefer has jack squat. i did enjoy how you don’t get a yennefer POV for a bit and then you learn she had been trapped in a little jade statue for a while so she literally just didn’t exist for a bit, hence the lack of POV.
overall i really loved this one (shocker). it almost had a lord of the rings feel to it with all the lovable characters and the journey spanning the whole book. they never stayed in one place for very long. it was different from the majority politicking and dialogue heavy book 2. i loved the end, geralt revealing he’s not actually from rivia and he just drew straws to find a fancy name. and then he accidentally fights a battle for rivia and gets knighted as geralt of rivia anyway. so funny lol
I also feel like Ciri’s character development is so disheartening. She used to be so gentle and then she was sort of forced to learn to defend herself, and now she has basically become a homicidal maniac. Her parts of this book were the hardest to read, which is a complete contrast to the previous books where her parts were the best.
Geralt’s POV was the best it has ever been. I loved the found family trope and how he became friends with regis (a monster he should’ve probably killed immediately), milva, and cahir. and all the dwarves. He is so determined to get to ciri and doesn’t understand that there’s actually people who want to help. like it’s literally a side quest for regis. milva is an awesome character and has so much dimension to her. cahir is awesome and i wasn’t expecting to fall in love with him the way i did. i don’t fully understand him yet, but i feel like he has reasons for trying to find ciri that aren’t really related to working for nilfgaard the way geralt thinks.
yennefer’s part was so minimal i was kind of disappointed. the forming of the lodge was awesome and im so excited to see how they operate in the next books, but i dont get why yennefer thinks she can do anything to help ciri when she has approximately zero information. like at least geralt has dreams and actual sources to go from but yennefer has jack squat. i did enjoy how you don’t get a yennefer POV for a bit and then you learn she had been trapped in a little jade statue for a while so she literally just didn’t exist for a bit, hence the lack of POV.
overall i really loved this one (shocker). it almost had a lord of the rings feel to it with all the lovable characters and the journey spanning the whole book. they never stayed in one place for very long. it was different from the majority politicking and dialogue heavy book 2. i loved the end, geralt revealing he’s not actually from rivia and he just drew straws to find a fancy name. and then he accidentally fights a battle for rivia and gets knighted as geralt of rivia anyway. so funny lol
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
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
I had a hard time getting into this book for some reason, and the only thing that kept me reading to the end was my curiosity about what happened to Ciri. So I was pretty disappointed to get to the end and realize Ciri's story is continued through two more books. This book just didn't do it for me. Geralt was often moody and whiney, which took away from the badass Witcher I came to admire. Also, the writing style of Sapkowski threw me off towards the end with the sudden storyteller and the random third person view from Geralt. The action was exciting, I loved the new characters, and the story itself was pretty good. Other than that, I think it was just a personal lack of interest. 3.5 stars regardless.
adventurous
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:
No
C 10
A 7
W 10
P 8
I 7
L 7
E 8
57/7=8,1
A 7
W 10
P 8
I 7
L 7
E 8
57/7=8,1
This is easily the best book in the main series, as it exclusively focuses on Geralt's adventures, much like the Last Wish. We are introduced to a plethora a lovable characters and are treated to non-stop action as they traverse the war-torn lands in search of Ciri. It is a nice change of pace from the last novel as we get a faster pace as well as greater characterization and less sorceresses.
What makes this novel so good is the characters who join Geralt in his adventures. Obviously, we have the idiotic and ever flirtatious Dandelion who gets them into loads of trouble (especially since he looks like and acts like an elf). Dandelion is the only useless character in party, who essentially is nothing more than a mascot and scribe, chronicling their adventures. Sapkowski has a joke related to that in the next novel, much to my enjoyment. Point is, he is amazing.
Milva is another highlight of the group. She is the only female traveling companion of Geralt he never sleeps with and neither of them display any interest in having sex with one another. Why is this good? Because it shows how Sapkowksi can write a female companion for Geralt who isn't the sum of her boobs. In fact, she is the only main woman who is never topless in the entire series. But, that isn't why we like her. We love her because Milva is sassy and will tell anyone like it is. If she thinks Dandelion is being annoying, she will punch him. If she thinks Geralt is being stupid and emotional, she will tell him just how stupid and emotional he is. Then curse at him.
The other members I cannot get into without going into spoilers, but they are both enemies who make frighteningly awesome allies who somehow have more of a conscious than Geralt. One of them also manages to compete with Dandelion for the best witcher character slot, which is impressive. We also run into those humanitarian dwarves again and Geralt slowly begins getting side-quest syndrome. He just can't focus on saving Ciri and ignore the pain and death around him. Soon, he takes a stand. And oh, boy does this novel end with an epic stand.
In short, this novel is awesome because it goes back to the roots of the series (Geralt adventuring, intense moral questions), while embracing the great stuff in the main series (great character building, complex world).
What makes this novel so good is the characters who join Geralt in his adventures. Obviously, we have the idiotic and ever flirtatious Dandelion who gets them into loads of trouble (especially since he looks like and acts like an elf). Dandelion is the only useless character in party, who essentially is nothing more than a mascot and scribe, chronicling their adventures. Sapkowski has a joke related to that in the next novel, much to my enjoyment. Point is, he is amazing.
Milva is another highlight of the group. She is the only female traveling companion of Geralt he never sleeps with and neither of them display any interest in having sex with one another. Why is this good? Because it shows how Sapkowksi can write a female companion for Geralt who isn't the sum of her boobs. In fact, she is the only main woman who is never topless in the entire series. But, that isn't why we like her. We love her because Milva is sassy and will tell anyone like it is. If she thinks Dandelion is being annoying, she will punch him. If she thinks Geralt is being stupid and emotional, she will tell him just how stupid and emotional he is. Then curse at him.
The other members I cannot get into without going into spoilers, but they are both enemies who make frighteningly awesome allies who somehow have more of a conscious than Geralt. One of them also manages to compete with Dandelion for the best witcher character slot, which is impressive. We also run into those humanitarian dwarves again and Geralt slowly begins getting side-quest syndrome. He just can't focus on saving Ciri and ignore the pain and death around him. Soon, he takes a stand. And oh, boy does this novel end with an epic stand.
In short, this novel is awesome because it goes back to the roots of the series (Geralt adventuring, intense moral questions), while embracing the great stuff in the main series (great character building, complex world).
3.5
Me ha parecido un libro de transición, a mi al menos me ha dado la sensación de que no se ha avanzado mucho en la historia y tampoco se ha contado nada excesivamente importante, salvo la creación de la Logia. También presenta algún que otro personaje nuevo interesante.
Sin embargo, a mi se me ha hecho ligero y entretenido, así que sigo con mi cadena de acabar un libro y empezar el siguiente de seguido. Vamos a ello.
Me ha parecido un libro de transición, a mi al menos me ha dado la sensación de que no se ha avanzado mucho en la historia y tampoco se ha contado nada excesivamente importante, salvo la creación de la Logia. También presenta algún que otro personaje nuevo interesante.
Sin embargo, a mi se me ha hecho ligero y entretenido, así que sigo con mi cadena de acabar un libro y empezar el siguiente de seguido. Vamos a ello.
Probablement mon tome préféré de la saga pour l’instant. S’il n’y avait certains personnages qui font de l’exposition comme si leur vie en dépendait et certaines magiciennes que je n’arrive pas vraiment à différencier tellement elles ont l’air d’avoir la même personnalité, ça serait un 5/5.
PS 1 : je trouve marrant le passage qui traite de l’avortement quand on connait la position sur le sujet du pays d’origine de l’auteur
PS 2 : Régis best boy
Univers : 8/10
Personnage : 7/10
Rythme : 8/10
Système magique : 6/10
Emotion : 8/10
Style : 8/10
Action : 8/10
PS 1 : je trouve marrant le passage qui traite de l’avortement quand on connait la position sur le sujet du pays d’origine de l’auteur
PS 2 : Régis best boy
Univers : 8/10
Personnage : 7/10
Rythme : 8/10
Système magique : 6/10
Emotion : 8/10
Style : 8/10
Action : 8/10
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Geralt of Rivia
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes