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A review by joanna1905
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
2.0
So I have mixed feelings about this book. I’ve heard quite a lot about this series and considering it’s considered somewhat of a classic in the fantasy genre, so I was excited to give it a go.
The monster hunter concept sounded really cool but I was pretty disappointed to find that this book is just a series of fairytale retellings. While I have nothing against retellings (in fact I think they were quite well done in this book) it just wasn’t what I expected.
I wish I had known when going into this book that this was the concept, if I’d known that I think I would have enjoyed it more. However, it was disappointing when I expected something very different.
I did really like Geralt, and I think it would be cool to see him in a more original context and going on original adventures. I think there’s so much space for world building and character development that could really make an amazing fantasy story.
I definitely enjoyed listening to this book (I especially liked the narrator) and I’d definitely be interested in continuing sometime in the future.
The monster hunter concept sounded really cool but I was pretty disappointed to find that this book is just a series of fairytale retellings. While I have nothing against retellings (in fact I think they were quite well done in this book) it just wasn’t what I expected.
I wish I had known when going into this book that this was the concept, if I’d known that I think I would have enjoyed it more. However, it was disappointing when I expected something very different.
I did really like Geralt, and I think it would be cool to see him in a more original context and going on original adventures. I think there’s so much space for world building and character development that could really make an amazing fantasy story.
I definitely enjoyed listening to this book (I especially liked the narrator) and I’d definitely be interested in continuing sometime in the future.