A review by scroggin_cooper
Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski
4.0
A pretty solid collection of short stories, some better than others.
Liked:
1. Geralt and Dandelion. These two are still the best written camaraderie duo that I have ever read. They still get each other into problems and their banter is just lovely.
2. Ciri and Geralt. Ciri was a character I was surprised was absent book, considering her prominence in the television show and games. She comes off as a bit of a brat, but it’s very understandable.
3. Stories 1, 5, and 6. This book was still a mixed bag. The three stories that I’ve mentioned are about the Dragon, Ciri’s introduction and Geralt accepting his destiny. The one with the dragon was plain fun, the second was a great way to show Geralt having to trust people. And the last one of him accepting his fate was great character growth.
Disliked:
1. The descriptions of female characters. You knew this was coming, it’s something Sapkowski is really bad at. I don’t need to know that the Mermaid had perfect breasts every five seconds.
2. Yennefer. Yennefer is rather bland in my opinion, she’s strong and all, but she still needs some development. Luckily, there’s six more books.
3. The Mermaid. Oh my Glob, this story was just painful. Dandelion’s a whiny creep and Geralt is just bland.
Liked:
1. Geralt and Dandelion. These two are still the best written camaraderie duo that I have ever read. They still get each other into problems and their banter is just lovely.
2. Ciri and Geralt. Ciri was a character I was surprised was absent book, considering her prominence in the television show and games. She comes off as a bit of a brat, but it’s very understandable.
3. Stories 1, 5, and 6. This book was still a mixed bag. The three stories that I’ve mentioned are about the Dragon, Ciri’s introduction and Geralt accepting his destiny. The one with the dragon was plain fun, the second was a great way to show Geralt having to trust people. And the last one of him accepting his fate was great character growth.
Disliked:
1. The descriptions of female characters. You knew this was coming, it’s something Sapkowski is really bad at. I don’t need to know that the Mermaid had perfect breasts every five seconds.
2. Yennefer. Yennefer is rather bland in my opinion, she’s strong and all, but she still needs some development. Luckily, there’s six more books.
3. The Mermaid. Oh my Glob, this story was just painful. Dandelion’s a whiny creep and Geralt is just bland.