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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Skim-read the majority of this one.
Ciri tells her story to the hermit, Geralt is still looking for Ciri, and we learn something about Yennefer -- not much, but a bit at least. I don't really care - personally - for all the other weird people engrossed in politics and factions. Even when only skim-reading it, I got the gist of it.
I again found it interesting, how Sapkowski relays action through dialogue and hear-say. But I would've preferred this book to be more focussed and a bit less enigmatic. I know it's the style of the series, but it's super annoying, I still don't know where it's going.
3 Stars because some things Ciri did were super epic.
Ciri tells her story to the hermit, Geralt is still looking for Ciri, and we learn something about Yennefer -- not much, but a bit at least. I don't really care - personally - for all the other weird people engrossed in politics and factions. Even when only skim-reading it, I got the gist of it.
I again found it interesting, how Sapkowski relays action through dialogue and hear-say. But I would've preferred this book to be more focussed and a bit less enigmatic. I know it's the style of the series, but it's super annoying, I still don't know where it's going.
3 Stars because some things Ciri did were super epic.
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Muy interesante la forma de contarlo aunque a veces un poco confusa.
Merged review:
Muy interesante la forma de contarlo aunque a veces un poco confusa.
Merged review:
Muy interesante la forma de contarlo aunque a veces un poco confusa.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I’m a “Baptism of Fire” girl, not gonna lie. I prefer the pacing and writing in the deep build-up books, compared to this one where things happen. A lot of the plot elements seem unnecessary, a whole bunch of characters exist simply to be killed off eventually, the shifting timelines make the book feel distracting and disjointed. It’s still good but it’s not what I love The Witcher series most for.
After the worldbuilding that was Baptism of Fire, we finally get more plot - and a lot of it; the writing style is also still great. The big minus for me with this book is that it jumps between POVs a lot, which makes it difficult to follow the timeline sometimes. Apart from that, I don't have complains.
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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#1 Il guardiano degli innocenti ~ ★★★★½
#2 La spada del destino ~ ★★★½
#3 Il sangue degli elfi ~ ★★★★½
#4 Il tempo della guerra ~ ★★★
#5 Il battesimo del fuoco ~ ★★★½
#6 La Torre della Rondine ~ ★★★★
#7 La signora del lago ~ ★★★★
#8 La stagione delle tempeste ~ ★★★★½
#1 Il guardiano degli innocenti ~ ★★★★½
#2 La spada del destino ~ ★★★½
#3 Il sangue degli elfi ~ ★★★★½
#4 Il tempo della guerra ~ ★★★
#5 Il battesimo del fuoco ~ ★★★½
#6 La Torre della Rondine ~ ★★★★
#7 La signora del lago ~ ★★★★
#8 La stagione delle tempeste ~ ★★★★½
4.5 stars. This one has been my favorite so far, I think.