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akiikomori's review against another edition
3.0
** This is the Booktrack Edition - the original one I read was the regular Audible Edition
I think this is my first Booktrack Edition and I quite enjoyed it. I know some people find it distracting with the music and sometimes I do wish the music was a bit quieter but it really helped me focus on what was going on. I personally think it enhanced the experience but maybe could have been a touch quieter.
That being said, I did understand this book a bit more the second time around.
It was basically a Geralt/Witcher adventure but a VERY LONG ONE. Like I enjoy the anthology of book 1-2, this was just a very long version of that.
Like a series of unfortunate events that happened to Geralt - in the day of a life of a Witcher.
I did like the Epilogue the best :P not gonna lie, there was just A LOT going on and hard to keep track of things.
Some sections just go on and on forever, like monologuing and descriptions of places and things, but I guess that's part of the fantasy book genre.
I feel like people can honestly skip this book and just read the Epilogue after "Lady of the Lake" unless they just really want another Geralt adventure.
I think this is my first Booktrack Edition and I quite enjoyed it. I know some people find it distracting with the music and sometimes I do wish the music was a bit quieter but it really helped me focus on what was going on. I personally think it enhanced the experience but maybe could have been a touch quieter.
That being said, I did understand this book a bit more the second time around.
It was basically a Geralt/Witcher adventure but a VERY LONG ONE. Like I enjoy the anthology of book 1-2, this was just a very long version of that.
Like a series of unfortunate events that happened to Geralt - in the day of a life of a Witcher.
I did like the Epilogue the best :P not gonna lie, there was just A LOT going on and hard to keep track of things.
Some sections just go on and on forever, like monologuing and descriptions of places and things, but I guess that's part of the fantasy book genre.
I feel like people can honestly skip this book and just read the Epilogue after "Lady of the Lake" unless they just really want another Geralt adventure.
bronnyk's review
4.0
A really slow start, but man it gets good. Totally worth the slow burn. This book is filled with political plots, fun action and various storylines that end up linking together really well. And the epilogue is super fun and clever.
bijan711's review
4.0
A meandering tale that transports Geralt from one unfortunate circumstance to the next. I lament the lack of depth to the overall story but it's fun, entertaining and vulgar in a way that feels veritably taboo in our modern time.
unread1975's review against another edition
4.0
Оригинальный цикл читал 5-6 лет назад и не перечитывал.
Эта книга органично и ненавязчиво его дополняет.
Эта книга органично и ненавязчиво его дополняет.
belladonnashrike's review against another edition
the incessant fart jokes alone. girl what? this should’ve stayed in the drafts, it was ATROCIOUS. it does not match the tone of the previous books and is just written so, so terribly. booo tomato tomato
roko's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
sheiksleopardthong's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
While certainly not my favourite installment in the franchise, I think it tied up some things that left me wanting in regards to the end of Lady of the Lake. I think that having a novel-length story that reads like the short stories was also a difficult thing to try and for the most part worked. There are parts where it drags, but also parts where it is quite exciting. Overall I am pleased with the story and its execution.
robinhood2000's review
3.0
Not as good as the original series but I enjoyed the epilogue with Nimue and the realisation that Geralt’s not dead so long after. It was slower to read than the rest, I despise Coral and the politic plot mostly bored me. Glad I’m finished with the series, some books were better than others definitely. The best I would say we’re Baptism of fire and lady of the lake. Don’t know if I would want to reread it in the future.
hippenreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
livreur's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25