liamspeaks 's review for:

The Tower of Swallows by Andrzej Sapkowski

5.0

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I could see why this series, in particular this book, may not be for everyone, but I am really digging the narrative pace. The previous book spent longer with one group of characters and had the most fulfilling arcs. On the other hand, this book splits the narrative up into so many different regions, characters, and periods of time so well that I had to physically put it down and manually close my jaw at some sequences for how well done they were. I’ve never read a story like this and the slow, methodical march of the plot is very satisfying in my opinion. As I jump into Lady of the Lake I am a bit afraid of the daunting challenge of wrapping up a fantasy series. If there’s a massive good vs evil battle that takes a third of the book I will be so disappointed.