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This book is just phenomenal and reading it in my native language added another layer to it. The dialogues make me laugh so much, the pacing is perfect and I can't wait for the world to expand even more.

katie240's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.0

plukaez's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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4.0

4/5 stars

Absolutely adored this! I love The Witcher franchise and it was time I read the books and I did not regret it. I loved all of the short stories and that it wasn't in chronological order. But the characters is were it's really at. Geralt of Rivia is a solid, interesting main character and Yennefer is also a very good and badass character. I liked the characters in the book so much, I even liked Geralts horse, Roach. If that doesn't tell you how amazing Andrzej Sapkowski writing is, then I don't know what will. I honestly can't wait to read the next one.

_anon_'s review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

nemesislore's review against another edition

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4.0

I watched the Netflix show, got hooked, and now I’ve started the books. This novel is a collection of short stories establishing the world and characters, and I really enjoyed it. The only thing I had a hard time with was keeping track of characters’ names and titles (which is important because in order to understand, you need to know who has more power/authority). I did expect that though to an extent, given that it’s a collection of short stories and Geralt is on different adventures, many of them seemingly unrelated. Ultimately though, I was hooked and had a hard time putting the book down. Strong start to the series for sure.

thaisdematte's review against another edition

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3.0

Exposition dump though character dialog. So much talking!

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