Reviewed by thepunktheory on
YES! Sapkowski did it. This novel is wonderfully exciting and finally stuff is happening.
First of all, I like how he presents the story to us. Ciri is talking to an old hermit recounting what happened to her. So, we get bits of her (kind of) being stuck with him interspersed with her story. It's nice!
There is a huge amount of fucked up shit going on, but by now I was aware that Sapkowski wouldn't get past that. That aside, the story really was thrilling.
Basically, here we get everything the previous book lacked. It's fast-paced, exciting, there's development and the story is finally going somewhere.
Yennefer is also back in the game. She's a great character and I love that we get to read more about her! Of all the Yennefers we've had so far, this one is probably my favorite.
Speaking of different versions of characters. Ciri really developed through these novels and this is the first time I actually like her. Before she annoyed me a great deal as she kept acting like a total brat, but now I'm feeling her. Let's hope Sapkowski keeps this up because right now he's going strong!
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 22 April, 2020: Finished reading
- 22 April, 2020: Reviewed