A review by bongvolio
The Time of Contempt by Andrzej Sapkowski

1.0

The ending was horrible and bad enough that if I didn’t already have Baptism of Fire in my possession, I wouldn’t have picked it up. 

tw sexual assault 
Something about Ciri being sexually assaulted by a woman feels insanely malicious and unnecessary. There is an air of Sapkowski waiting for Ciri to be old enough to have her assaulted— It left a bad taste my mouth that reminded me far too much of reading/watching Game of Thrones, and not in a good way. Ciri’s youth and teenagedom is enforced through the entire series by her actions and the care taken towards her, calling her a Lion Cub, etc. It feels as if I’m reading this horrific event happen to a child. After Ciri being saved and saving a unicorn in the previous moments, there is something so sinister about her avoiding being sexually assaulted by men only for it to happen from a woman. It feels a little like Sapkowski is trying to make a “not all men” statement by having Ciri assaulted by a woman.
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