A review by purelytheoretical
Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I love Regis. I love Cahir. I love Ciri. I love Zoltan and Dandelion and Milva and of course Geralt. Mistle raped Ciri in the last book so I still don't know what Sapkowski's playing at making that a cute romance in this book, but I don't love it. Here's hoping the Netflix show gives Ciri the kind of badass girlfriend she deserves.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Addiction

The miscarriage is a moderately explicit scene towards the end of the book, but we are with the miscarrying woman for only a moment before Geralt goes off to fight some baddies to keep her safe while the doctor helps her off-page. The addiction is merely backstory for a secondary character in this book. The character is a recovered addict and very stable.