Perhaps there is a chance the story drastically improved in the remaining 75% of the book, but I could not get myself to pick up the book again after that and eventually gave up on trying. Yet the author felt it necessary to write this moment where Geralt witnesses a 12-year-old girl being groped and does nothing. Although the witcher claims to never interfere, the first book seemed to prove he did nothing but interfere. The line itself felt unescessary and the content was appalling, but what truly bothered me was Geralt’s simple annoyance and lack of interference. “Sword of Destiny (The Witcher).” Apple Books. And had tears in her eyes.”Įxcerpt From: Andrzej Sapkowski. He was annoyed that the girl was no more than twelve years old.
“He was annoyed by the cold, congealed scrambled egg he was served for breakfast by the innkeeper, who tore himself away for a moment from groping a girl in the kitchen. But it was Geralt’s time at the inn which destroyed my will to finish the story specifically this paragraph: Geralt and Yennefer in the next story are living together, but not happily as he seems to be annoyed with Yennefer in every page and Yennefer’s only role seems to be dressing herself with makeup and fragrances. “Sword of Destiny (The Witcher).” Apple Books.Īlthough I managed to read the dragon quest story, it was the next chapter that truly irked me.
They may slit our throats, but at least I’ll die happy.” “Not on your life,’ Dandelion said, without taking his eyes off the bedraggled sorceress. When Yennefer tells him to stop, the line is what follows: The scene is followed by Dandelion described to stare at her bare chest. This was when the first shock came when the band of dwarves ties Yennefer up and tear her shirt open to expose her, threatening her with rape. Yennefer, angry with Geralt for his wish and desperate to reverse her infertility betrays Geralt by using paralysis magic on him, but is then attacked by the band of dwarves. The more I read, the worse the writing directed at the women became.įor those familiar with the Netflix show, the first chapter begins with the quest for the dragon, but things are different than the Netflix episode. Yet within the follow up’s first chapter, I found myself struggling not to skim through the pages. When I finished the The Last Wish, I could not wait to get my hands on the second book so I could continue following Geralt’s journey and learn more about Yennefer.
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