The second book in the series is very similar to the first but has a much larger story now the groundwork has been set. There’s just the right balance between magic, politics and action

The character work in these books really stand out, each characters personality just come to life out of the pages and the natural interactions between them all just emphasise this further

I liked the twisty direction in which the story goes and the strains it has on the relationships of the characters as it adds to the stakes, especially between Geralt and Ciri

There’s some really good actions scenes and as someone who struggles to picture and follow what’s going on, I didn’t at all here

Just like the first book, the chapters are much longer than your average book and I found myself itching for them to end sometimes just to break up the story, especially on the more political focused chapters

And again, I love this world and the games so I am going to be slightly bias towards this series but I am really enjoying these books again