A review by noisydeadlines
Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

 This book has that vibe of a good old Dungeons and Dragons adventure. After The Witcher left Brokilon forest, where he was being healed, he takes the road to search for Ciri. And although he tried hard to be alone he is joined by people along the way. This book has the best group of characters travelling together: Milva (a hunter and bad-ass archer), Dandelion (the curious and talented bard), Regis (a weird druid [ who we later find out is an old vampire), Zoltan Chivay and his group (a resourceful dwarf who is leading other dwarves and gnome) and Cahir from Nilfgaard (although he says he isn't).

I love to see the Witcher discussing metallurgy and sword making with his dwarf friend Zoltan and the gnome. I was smiling so much after I read it. I loved it. It was exciting, it had some gore, violence, but also friendship and happy moments.

It's been a while since I haven't enjoyed the ending of a book so much. And it's actually a sort of a cliffhanger but that didn't bother me. The tale will go on. 
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