A review by the_midwest_library
The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This is hard to write a review for, on the one hand the book itself compared to the others in the world has been the weakest for me. There is significant political intrigue in this book but at times felt dense and dry. However the world continues to grow and the main characters are absolutely wonderful. If I wanted just on this 3 stars. 

However the ending of the book is disappointing in terms of writing that includes child SA that not only seems so unnecessary to the story/plot/characters but also seems to have very little impact on the aforementioned elements after the fact. It seemed to be included for shock value alone and frankly wasn't even well written. 
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