booksandchocaholic 's review for:

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

4.0

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Overall another good instalment in the series and a good start to the main plot. It explores interesting relationship dynamics between Tris, Ciri, Yennifer and Geralt. Also the need for female guidance in Ciri's life through Triss I think was well executed. My only major issue with the book was that we sometimes get dropped into political meetings which are not as well developed as they should be as the stakes, the characters involved and importantly the geography is not explained. The lack of map adds to the latter's issue. The listing of a slew of names of monarchs and kingdoms without explanation or development as to their location, motivations, part interactions... proved confusing at best and pointless at worst. Overall however very enjoyable.