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So, I like the way this guy's brain works, and the way he writes. I rarely find myself thinking "oh! Like x book!" or "This reminds me of..." except for the subtle fairy tale threads that weave through all of the books. (some more than others). This book, though. This book was difficult. There were a lot of tedious conversations and chunks of information that, along with the weird skipping-around way the book is written, only made sense in the last five minutes of the book when all the puzzle pieces fell together. As much as others dislike the seemingly random, disjointed way the story is being told and as hard as it was to get through some parts of this book, I think this author is genius. So instead of the three stars I wanted to give it because of how much I had to pay attention to people other than my favorite characters, I gave it four because "OOOOOoooooooh!!!"

onecheesetoasty's review against another edition

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5.0

Perhaps my favorite installment. Certainly the darkest.

achilles_de_angelo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark relaxing tense fast-paced

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

5.0

soumwise's review against another edition

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3.0

I have such mixed feelings about this book, as I did about the previous one. As always the characters are strong and there’s some nice philosophy intertwined in the dialogue at times. But the writing is just so tedious. My suspicion is that the translation from Polish to English also contributes to the ‘vibe’ of the original not being conveyed fully. The language just feels very contrived at times, making for a bumpy reading experience. Have to say though; the action scenes are pretty amazing.
I’ll write my full review after reading the last volume in the story.

that_one_punk's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.5

nina21's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

mmwsmith1's review against another edition

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5.0

I really liked this one. We see all of the trauma Ciri has endured over the last book and her character development is unreal. She finds a lot of her old self again and grows into who she truly is without outside influence. We also see a lot of Geralt and more of what happens to Yen, but overall this book is primarily focused on Ciris POV where the last one was more Geralt. I also am in love with the characters Milva and Regis, they are so great and integral to Geralt's story right now.

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