Reviews

Baptism of Fire, by Andrzej Sapkowski

suzyvee91's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lavenderia's review against another edition

4.5

it might be slower than the others but it's my fav book in the series ! regis's appearance made it 10 times more enjoyable and he instantly climbed to my list of favourite characters ever ♡ also absolutely loved the moments between the hansa members here and grew attached to them

inesscm's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 estrelas

Ainda que a leitura deste livro seja tão envolvente como a dos restantes da saga, a contribuição para o desenvolvimento da história é mais reduzida. Tudo o que há de relevante para o desenrolar da ação pode ser compactado em dois capítulos, o que torna o livro um pouco frustrante, nesta perspetiva.

Spoiler

Após a batalha em Thannedd, Geralt recupera em Brokilon, onde conhece Milva, que se junta a ele e a Jaskier na procura por Ciri. Ao longo do volume, vamos acompanhando a sua busca por Ciri, enquanto se deparam com algumas batalhas, decorrentes do impasse político. Pelo caminho, juntam-se-lhes novas personagens, como Cahir e Regis, adições super carismáticas. Ao mesmo tempo, Yennefer é convidada a juntar-se a uma nova irmandade de feiticeiras, formada após os acontecimentos do volume anterior, que quer tornar Ciri a governante única dos vários Reinos.

Fiquei um pouco desiludida com o pouco protagonismo que Ciri tem neste volume, muito mais dedicado à quest encetada por Geralt para regressar a Nilfgaard e encontrar Ciri. Espero que no próximo volume possamos acompanhar mais o seu percurso.

ryanvarnell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

juliadulin18's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

4.5

clara_is_reading's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

harrisoncampbell's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

nerdydreamer107's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

poisonly's review against another edition

adventurous funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

patremagne's review against another edition

5.0

Excellent characters, plot, world (obviously), and narration. Sapkowski has a tendency to dump/tell rather than show when it comes to the world, but it's not egregious enough to detract from the overall story.