A review by greatlibraryofalexandra
The Last Wish, by Andrzej Sapkowski
3.0
I don’t really know how to rate this! I enjoyed it a lot, but since I watched (and loved) the show first, I can’t extract my feelings on the book from my already overwhelmingly positive feelings for the show.
“The Last Wish” is a collection of fairytale adjacent stories that serve as foundation-laying prequels for the stories that begin with “Blood of Elves.” Had I been reading these books with no knowledge of the show, I’d have come back to this book after reading all the books proper. I love prequels and fell they should be read as prequels. That said, I loved this collection and the way it was crafted - Geralt remembering. I’ll always wonder what I’d have felt if I read this blind, but since I did not, it felt like coming to chat with an old friend. It definitely has more clarity than the show.
I’m very driven to continue reading and get beyond what the show has touched on. I missed Ciri in this novel! And I cannot believe I have to think of Jaskier as Dandelion…
“The Last Wish” is a collection of fairytale adjacent stories that serve as foundation-laying prequels for the stories that begin with “Blood of Elves.” Had I been reading these books with no knowledge of the show, I’d have come back to this book after reading all the books proper. I love prequels and fell they should be read as prequels. That said, I loved this collection and the way it was crafted - Geralt remembering. I’ll always wonder what I’d have felt if I read this blind, but since I did not, it felt like coming to chat with an old friend. It definitely has more clarity than the show.
I’m very driven to continue reading and get beyond what the show has touched on. I missed Ciri in this novel! And I cannot believe I have to think of Jaskier as Dandelion…