nidham_tekaya's review against another edition
2.0
I have reserved my review for the overall saga after but my disappointment is so great that I'm failing to find the word to describe how sloppy the narrative was, full of gaps and timeline jumps.
I believe I should clarify that i've read the translated English versions so maybe there is something lost when translated or at least I hope so.
I did however enjoy The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny and went through the rest with an oscillating interest from a chapter to another but the dull parts are by far more ubiquitous.
I believe I should clarify that i've read the translated English versions so maybe there is something lost when translated or at least I hope so.
I did however enjoy The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny and went through the rest with an oscillating interest from a chapter to another but the dull parts are by far more ubiquitous.
rsava1's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
steffi_au_penguinbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Well ... I did it, I finally finished the Hexer series!
Well, this book had it's up and downs. Some plot twists started extremely good and exciting, but ended ... horribly. Thus, the storxy felt too rushed, it was like the author wanted to end the book as fast as possible (although the German edition has over 600 pages). Some new characters were really irrelevant. With each book we were introduced with new characters and adding to the last new ones - and killing old ones just like that off - did no good. Thus, the loose endings from the previous books were not really connected in this last book.
Further, there were some things where I just had to shake my head and think "this doesn't make sense at all", especially I thought that at the ending.
However, overall I did enjoy this series a lot. The humour is unique and Andrzej included some historical aspects that fitted the story. The bookish version of Geralt's story did not find such a good ending, but we still have the games.
3.5 stars for the last book
4 stars for the total series
Well, this book had it's up and downs. Some plot twists started extremely good and exciting, but ended ... horribly. Thus, the storxy felt too rushed, it was like the author wanted to end the book as fast as possible (although the German edition has over 600 pages). Some new characters were really irrelevant. With each book we were introduced with new characters and adding to the last new ones - and killing old ones just like that off - did no good. Thus, the loose endings from the previous books were not really connected in this last book.
Further, there were some things where I just had to shake my head and think "this doesn't make sense at all", especially I thought that at the ending.
However, overall I did enjoy this series a lot. The humour is unique and Andrzej included some historical aspects that fitted the story. The bookish version of Geralt's story did not find such a good ending, but we still have the games.
3.5 stars for the last book
4 stars for the total series
joebardsley's review against another edition
2.5
To say it was the end of the series, I only cared about probably 50% of what was happening…so not great.
gera14's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
theoliveprincess's review against another edition
4.0
I just finished this book. I have so many thoughts and emotions I just...urg. I hated and loved this series. Im glad I read it.
cwmills's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
onecheesetoasty's review against another edition
5.0
Both a delicate and explosive finale to the series, I have not quite read a series like this before. This book felt like 2 novels in one, but in all the best ways. A bittersweet ending for the characters and the series.