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This is a series I kept reading long after I was bored with it because of the belief that it all had to come together in some fantastic finale worthy of the games and TV series it spawned. Having just read the last page, I wish I could go back in time and tell myself not to waste so many precious hours reading the series because it was NOT WORTH IT. Besides all the extraneous scenes of people talking politics and so, so, so much sexual violence toward the female protagonists, it was just...boring. My advice to anyone considering reading the books is to play The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt instead. All the stories in the game are compelling, you don't have to wade through hundreds of pages of gobbldygook to experience them, and you get to spend the whole playthrough with the characters you actually care about instead of hundreds of side characters who show up just to blather and do nothing to advance the plot.

sabarox's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

3.5

ssingerm's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

nadwije's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

samurai_chris's review against another edition

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4.0

This series has really defied my expectations and preconceptions, and the final book of the Witcher Saga is no exception.

Certainly an engaging read, but I do feel like the lead up to the end was a bit light or thin. Not unsatisfying, but not perfectly executed either.

But overall, a very enjoyable book and series as a whole.

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