A review by toledoray7
Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski
4.0
This is the first true "novel" in Sapkowski's Witcher series and it did not disappoint. Whereas I felt the 2 short story collections felt a bit underdeveloped at times this novel if anything is overdeveloped. This novel feels purely like a setup to what is coming next. While there is nothing wrong with this it makes for a novel that doesn't really build any momentum and doesn't stand on its own well.
That is really my only complaint because otherwise this is a fantastic read. We spend a lot of time with Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer and learn quite a bit about their characters. The action scenes were well written, however my favorite scenes were those that featured the main characters interacting, namely Ciri with Geralt and then Ciri with Yennefer later in the novel.
I can't wait to continue this story and hope that the next novel has a better narrative structure and more great character interactions and developement.
That is really my only complaint because otherwise this is a fantastic read. We spend a lot of time with Geralt, Ciri, and Yennefer and learn quite a bit about their characters. The action scenes were well written, however my favorite scenes were those that featured the main characters interacting, namely Ciri with Geralt and then Ciri with Yennefer later in the novel.
I can't wait to continue this story and hope that the next novel has a better narrative structure and more great character interactions and developement.