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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fair warning that this review contains mild spoilers for the previous three books in the Witcher series.
Holy. Shit.
I love this series, and I feel like this particular book is an absolute whirlwind. Much more action-packed than the last book ‘Baptism of Fire’, and even more character names & secret collaborations/betrayals to keep track of, but now *also* with constantly shifting POVs (at times, switching every paragraph) and timelines.
This book honestly has everything, and although I really can’t say much without giving spoilers, we are back with more focus on Ciri again, and it’s *wonderful*. Sapkowski is incapable of writing a character I don’t love (even Dandelion has fully won me over by now, despite his extremely questionable introduction in the prequel books), and he has me on the edge of my seat with every battle. One of his best fight descriptions yet is at the end of this book, as well as some incredible vivid & dramatic scene-setting throughout, but I’ll say no more - you HAVE to read it!!
I’ve really appreciated how well developed the politics of this series is, it blows me away every time, and the moral quandaries are also ramping up even more now which I love.
Genuinely, I recommend this series to absolutely every single fantasy fan who enjoys a bit of complex political intrigue, and doesn’t struggle with some pretty consistently harrowing & graphic content (see CWs below). A truly wonderful series that I am devastated to be almost finished reading
Holy. Shit.
I love this series, and I feel like this particular book is an absolute whirlwind. Much more action-packed than the last book ‘Baptism of Fire’, and even more character names & secret collaborations/betrayals to keep track of, but now *also* with constantly shifting POVs (at times, switching every paragraph) and timelines.
This book honestly has everything, and although I really can’t say much without giving spoilers, we are back with more focus on Ciri again, and it’s *wonderful*. Sapkowski is incapable of writing a character I don’t love (even Dandelion has fully won me over by now, despite his extremely questionable introduction in the prequel books), and he has me on the edge of my seat with every battle. One of his best fight descriptions yet is at the end of this book, as well as some incredible vivid & dramatic scene-setting throughout, but I’ll say no more - you HAVE to read it!!
I’ve really appreciated how well developed the politics of this series is, it blows me away every time, and the moral quandaries are also ramping up even more now which I love.
Genuinely, I recommend this series to absolutely every single fantasy fan who enjoys a bit of complex political intrigue, and doesn’t struggle with some pretty consistently harrowing & graphic content (see CWs below). A truly wonderful series that I am devastated to be almost finished reading
Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh ge mig nästa bok!!!!
Fan vad bra serie det här är.
Kan inte skriva någonting utan att spoila.
Han gillar sina tidshopp fram och tillbaka den här författaren, men oj vad han knöt ihop de olika storyline-sen på slutet, samtidigt som han lämnar allt öppet för sista boken.
Jag gillar samtliga karaktärer, även de jag avskyr. Hur ska detta sluta? Ond, bråd död.
Yennefer din jäkla legend. Ciri är grym. Geralt är sliten. Återförening nästa, tack!
Fan vad bra serie det här är.
Kan inte skriva någonting utan att spoila.
Han gillar sina tidshopp fram och tillbaka den här författaren, men oj vad han knöt ihop de olika storyline-sen på slutet, samtidigt som han lämnar allt öppet för sista boken.
Jag gillar samtliga karaktärer, även de jag avskyr. Hur ska detta sluta? Ond, bråd död.
Yennefer din jäkla legend. Ciri är grym. Geralt är sliten. Återförening nästa, tack!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Trafficking, Kidnapping
Minor: Body shaming, Infidelity, Excrement, Vomit, Lesbophobia
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Long, convoluted storyline with too much cruelty and sexual violence
Review to come. That ending hyped me up and helped me through the dreary parts of the book. (Dreary more in the sense that it got dark and sad). I'm really excited about starting Lady of the Lake, but it's so bittersweet.