A review by mrjspancakehouse
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

3.0

The Last Wish, was not what I expected. However it still flushed out to be an interestingly good read at that. First off I have played both Witcher 1 and Witcher 2 before I read this book.This book most certainly filled a decent number of gaps and questions I had from both installments of the games. Question's like who is Yennefer exactly, where does Triss come into play(although she is only mentioned a few times in this book). It also goes to explain why Geralt is also known as the "butcher of Blaviken". Which I had no idea was a secondary title he held. The short stories most certainly allowed for an easy read being able to take a few breaks here and their while I read this on vacation. However once I got home I truly couldn't put this book down, because of the fact it had short stories. I just wanted to read each one and see how exactly it connected to the overall world of The Witcher.

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone who has played the games and just want's to surround themselves in The Witcher Lore. With that being said even if you have no desire to play one, this book is still a nicely refined story with drown out characters each holding their own morals, attitudes and emotions.