3.89 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious 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
adventurous medium-paced

I don't think this book holds up very well on its own - the plot if there is one is hard to make out, the structure and pacing are all over the place and it reads more like a collection of scenes written as exercises in world-building. Nevertheless I am coming away from this book eager to read the next and stay immersed in this world, so Sapkowski must be doing something right.
Also worth noting is the impressive number of major female characters for a fantasy book written by a man in the 1990s
adventurous slow-paced

[english review and a longer german one will follow. Just know I liked it very much and already bought book 2 and 3 ]

Diese Bücher sind eine ganze andere Art, die Kapitel hängen meiner Meinung nach eher lose zusammen und der Schreibstil ist ziemlich speziell. Am Anfang hat es eine Weile gedauert, bis ich reingefunden hatte, aber danach ließ es sich super schnell weglesen ✨

Das Geschichte ist sehr abhängig von den Dialogen und wird auch eher durch diese erzählt. Das hat mir aber überraschenderweise gut gefallen und ich habe mich immer gefreut, wenn so ein Abschnitt kam. Die Charaktere konnte man so auch besser kennenlernen als durch bloße Beschreibungen
adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
adventurous dark emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced
adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ciri and yen are so fun

آنقدر نتونستم داستان سریال از کتاب رو تو ذهنم جدا کنم تصمیم گرفتم دوباره برم بخونمش؛ البته این سری ادیوبوکش رو دارم گوش میدم.
adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes