A review by vanilla_chief
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I already knew a bit about the Witcher from second hand media. But this is a good intro into this world. It also establishes the motives of the Witcher-Series of monsters – who is a monster and who not, and how to handle those monsters. The stories often took an unexpected turn and focused more on the emotional layer than the pure action. Stories start with the monster already slain, or the monster turns out to be not monstrous at all. Geralt has not much of a character arc besides being a Witcher, but I guess this will happen in the other books. What I really love is, that even it has a lot of high-fantasy elements like elves, dwarves and mythical creatures, the world has a realistic, working society in which those fantastical elements are woven into. That is for me the core of the Witcher-series.