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gracjane's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this one so much as it had the Yen training Ciri story, and so many other characters were established and their relationships shown
kamalos's review against another edition
4.0
The change in format, from short stories to novel, is a success : the world and characters acquire more depth. I still prefer the 2 first books so far, as this first novel feels like it's mostly preparing the reader to the future events.
Really fun and agreeable read, though.
Really fun and agreeable read, though.
neatollama's review against another edition
4.0
I kind of liked the short story style that the prequels had better than this, but it was still a good read.
operanerd's review against another edition
2.0
The ending of this book has gotten me interested in the next one - and I liked it much better than the second book! Ciri is cute and funny and it’s nice to see Yennefer in a different light. If only the editors had taken more care translating. The grammatical and linguistic errors really get on my nerve, as well as the careless spelling of names. Danidlion in the first book, Dandelion in the second, but now Dandilion again? Sigh.
labibliothequedemilija's review against another edition
4.0
Un peu mitigée sur ce titre, malgré la bonne note qu'il récole.
En effet, la première partie manque cruellement de rythme puisqu'elle est essentiellement composée de dialogues interminables et très peu (ou pas du tout) d'action, sachant que certains passages sont carrément coupés pour être racontés par quelqu'un pour "raccrocher les wagons".
Heureusement la seconde partie nous apporte combats, apprentissage et autres calembours médiévaux qui font qu'on aime cette saga de fantasy !
J'espère que le tome 4 ne réutilisera pas la facilité narrative de faire raconter à Jaskier les derniers évènements et qu'on les "vivra" plutôt !
En effet, la première partie manque cruellement de rythme puisqu'elle est essentiellement composée de dialogues interminables et très peu (ou pas du tout) d'action, sachant que certains passages sont carrément coupés pour être racontés par quelqu'un pour "raccrocher les wagons".
Heureusement la seconde partie nous apporte combats, apprentissage et autres calembours médiévaux qui font qu'on aime cette saga de fantasy !
J'espère que le tome 4 ne réutilisera pas la facilité narrative de faire raconter à Jaskier les derniers évènements et qu'on les "vivra" plutôt !
thegreyladyy's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars. After watching The Witcher Netflix series, I was desperate for more content and was so excited to read this series. Sapkowski’s writing weaves complex characters into his world of intrigue. He balanced revealing the world's mechanisms with keeping other components a secret perfectly. I loved the small hints that were dropped about major historical events or things to come. It created the feeling that you were truly immersed in this world. Time jumps were frequent but I was able to more or less follow what was going on which may just be because I was prepared to have to focus after watching the show. This is a series that requires all your attention but it is worth every minute!
pokate0's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the short story "prequels" a bit more, but still thoroughly liked this one. It's a lot more politics than the previous, but I can't get over how amazing the character development and world building is.
enamoured's review against another edition
4.0
This was such a great read. The book was a bit slow at pace sometimes, but I thoroughly enjoyed the scenes between Geralt/Ciri and Yennefer/Ciri, and I'm excited to read the next book in the series.