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A fun romp about Geralt, not actually of Rivia, told through two alternating timelines that lead into each other. There are fun? dark? unromantic? retellings of Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, some influence from Tolkien… you learn about the main character, a little bit on his history, but also a little bit his morals and weaknesses.

I wish there’d been more character development between the plot – some down time for the reader to get more in depth. I still find Geralt to be a really interesting character in that he is clearly fond of the poet / bard Dandilion, who was for me one of those annoying characters like that stupid chicken from Moana. I just wanted to strangle him every time he opened his stupid mouth, to which I give the book credit for making me feel an emotion.

In that regard, and re: the discussion of monsters and magical creatures, I wish the book had been a bit longer. Some parts were a bit tell-y vs show-y, but overall I found the book compelling and I’ll be continuing the series. :-)

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persipha_books's review

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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horizonous's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.75

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cullenlovebot's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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addedeemus's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

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forestthieves's review against another edition

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One of the worst things I've ever read.

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tilo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Bisher kannte ich die Welt nur durch die Videospiele und durch die Netflixserie. Letztere hatte mich dann überzeugt, die Buchreihe zu lesen und der erste Band ist sehr vielversprechend. Ich habe genau das bekommen, was ich erwartet habe: Interessantes Fantasysetting, mehr Hintergründe zur Welt und den Charakteren, vor allem aber sehr gut geschriebene Abenteuergeschichten. Am meisten beeindruckt war ich von den wahnsinnig gut geschriebenen Kampfszenen, die mich sehr inspiriert haben, da mir solche beim Schreiben meiner Geschichten schwer fallen und ich hier hilfreiche Strukturen erkennen konnte.
Wenn die weiblichen Charaktere in den Geschichten nicht stark dargestellt wären und vor allem keine eigene Ambitionen hätten, die nicht zwingend auf Männern gebaut wären, hätte mich der doch sehr präsente Sexismus der männlichen Charaktere gestört. Letztendlich wirkt es aber für mich eher so, als ob die Gesellschaft in dieser Saga eher auf Frauen herabschaut, auch wenn der Autor diese Ansichten nicht in seinen weiblichen Charakteren in die Tat umsetzt.

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thecasualbooknerd's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I’m not one to usually read short stories, but this particular collection has been a really nice read. We get lots of different adventures, and “The Voice of Reason” interludes make it all feel like one coherent narrative, each story a piece of the puzzle that is Geralt of Rivia.

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