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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It just wasn't that good. Honestly makes me want to revisit my ratings for the other Witcher books, but this one suffered from a lack of overarching plot. And I've never seen so much "male gaze" in a book before, I did not like Geralt's "first monster" background and Yennefer's introduction was also underwhelming for that reason.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was just kinda frustrating to read because I loved parts of this book, but I disliked others.
I thought the concepts this book introduced are pretty dang great and I also quite liked a few of the characters and some of the short stories. But then there's also some of the stories where I just genuinely didn't care or just didn't like them. I didn't like the Yennefer story. I didn't care for the Cintra story.
Also yeah I've seen others bring this up but I have to as well: This book does have a sexism problem. From the descriptions the author uses for some female characters to the fact that it handles one scene where a woman gets saved from rape quite poorly.
I don't know if I'll keep reading this series. On the one hand I'm curious to see what'll happen next, but on the other I think I don't care enough to keep going.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2025/08/book-review-last-wish-by-andrzej.html
I thought the concepts this book introduced are pretty dang great and I also quite liked a few of the characters and some of the short stories. But then there's also some of the stories where I just genuinely didn't care or just didn't like them. I didn't like the Yennefer story. I didn't care for the Cintra story.
Also yeah I've seen others bring this up but I have to as well: This book does have a sexism problem. From the descriptions the author uses for some female characters to the fact that it handles one scene where a woman gets saved from rape quite poorly.
I don't know if I'll keep reading this series. On the one hand I'm curious to see what'll happen next, but on the other I think I don't care enough to keep going.
Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2025/08/book-review-last-wish-by-andrzej.html
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Rape, Sexism
funny
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Uh, yeah, it’s fine. Better than the first season of the tv show, which although they tell many of the same stories. In general women are relegated to villains, victim, or conquest although there’s one (count ‘em, one) minor priestess character that breaks that mold.
If you have seen the show, don’t expect much from Yennifer who makes a cameo appearance 90% into the book. In my case this was a good thing as Yennifer somehow falls into all three of the generalizations — she is a villain, victim, and a conquest simultaneously.
But overall it’s fine, reads like any general compilation of folktales— curses, magic bargains, sword fights. If anything is unique it’s Geralt’s ability to carry on long, involved, philosophical debates with his foes before ultimately, just like stabbing them and moving on with his life.
It ends in an attempt to entice you to read more but alas I am not tempted.
If you have seen the show, don’t expect much from Yennifer who makes a cameo appearance 90% into the book. In my case this was a good thing as Yennifer somehow falls into all three of the generalizations — she is a villain, victim, and a conquest simultaneously.
But overall it’s fine, reads like any general compilation of folktales— curses, magic bargains, sword fights. If anything is unique it’s Geralt’s ability to carry on long, involved, philosophical debates with his foes before ultimately, just like stabbing them and moving on with his life.
It ends in an attempt to entice you to read more but alas I am not tempted.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia
Minor: Infertility, Abortion
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced