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The Witcher is an interesting character. The short stories here though didn't really get me excited as I was hoping it would. Seeing that it inspired a game and now a netflix series I was a bit surprised. I may try the next book in the series, but I'm in no rush to do so.

I wanted to like this. I don‘t think I‘m much of a short story person. They have to be amazing. This feels so disjointed and incomprehensible! The writing is awful and I just can‘t care enough. It bounces so many places I can‘t seem to get my head around this world at all. Needless to say I didn‘t finish.

I think it‘s best for me to just start with the trilogy and get I to the actual heart of the story.

Started reading this for my cousins' book club with @jmtrivera . I know nothing of the Witcher universe other than it's a video game. I hear there's a show coming out too now.

Spending my Sunday reading.

When you're moving your books around and your cat thinks you're creating a book nook for him! 😂🤣😸💕📚 #catsoflitsy #littenkitten

#LetsTravelAugust #Poland

The Witcher books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski came well before the popular video game franchise.

There is soon to be a Netflix series based off the books staring Henry Cavill.

I have to admit - I'm more a fan of the game so far. I've only read this first one, which is a collection of short stories. Apparently they get better so I'll haveta read more & see for myself.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@OriginalCyn620

When I heard that the new Netflix adaptation of The Witcher series was going to star Henry Cavill this series zoomed to the top of my TBR. The recommendation for reading order starts with this collection of short stories which I thoroughly enjoyed. The audio narrator is really good. The Comic Con trailer can be seen here https://youtu.be/cSqi-8kAMmM

I want them all now #TheWitcher

apparently a good book that is soon to be made into a netflix show.📚🎥

I watched the trailer for the show today and decided now would be a good time to finally pick this up. I hope it lives up to the hype!

#thewitcher

New trailer for The Witcher was released yesterday and I've got mixed feelings. I need to remind myself that they're basing the show on the books and not the video game series (which I loved more than the books). And now I feel like I need to go re-read the books. I'm a little surprised at how old Ciri is in the show though and Henry Cavill actually wound up surprising me in a good way!

I haven‘t read the books yet, but the show looks awesome!

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7xgngb/witcher-netflix-trailer?utm_source=dmf...

An absolutely brilliant set of short stories that provide excellent Witcher lore. I‘d always wondered about the back story to the Witcher and Yennefer/Dandelion and this has given me an insight into a small part of it. I love playing the Witcher games on Xbox and from reading the first in the series, the games have Geralt‘s character spot on. I can‘t wait to read the next in the series!

I‘ve been waiting to read this series for AGES! I‘ve been saving them until the Summer holidays, which are nearly here, yay! ✈️ 🏖 🏝 ☀️

This has been the story of the last few months. I start books, yet never finish any of them. I am almost done with 5 of these (within 50 pages) halfway done with 2 and just started the last. Yet I have no motivation to finish any of these despite liking the stories 😪 Anyway, this is why I have been MIA. Can‘t really post if I‘m not reading much 😅

Bit of a fantasy week this week, I‘m in the middle of both of these at the minute.
Bit behind target for #bfcr2 this week which I think is a reflection of the busy week I‘ve had, there‘s been so little time for runs or even walks outside of work hours and social events this week.
Bring on week 3!
@wanderinglynn

Loved

Congrats @WhiskeyMistress ! Currently I‘m packing The Last Wish around. It‘s been to many doctor offices with me and I‘m so close to being done with it! Just need one or two more appointments 🙈 I think it has seen the inside of my car and a booksleeve more than the inside of the house haha. #packingpages
@ErinSueGreads

I read the first two books in the Witcher series, I loved the fantasy but didn‘t really get some it.So I finished the The last Wish which is a book of stories that definitely gives you an understanding of the Witcher,the world and some of the politics.I definitely will read Sword of Destiny and then go back and pick up the third book in the series having a better understanding of the characters,politics and the world 🗡⚔️

Alright fine I‘m joining in with the #24B4Monday Readathon. I‘ve wanted to do these in the past but the weekends they landed on were always so busy. But this weekend 😈 I think I have time...I think.
I‘m halfway through The Last Wish and I‘m almost done (like a chapter left) in All Systems Red and Body‘s Not Big Enough. Haven‘t started the other two but they‘re due back Monday. We‘ll see how this goes.

God, this was so boring.
I wanted to like this book.
Really.
But, I'm sorry, I just couldn't take it.

#wicher #croatianedition #posljednjazelja #fantasynovel

I recently discovered this excellent series. SO GOOD. It‘s by a polish author that started the series back in the nineties. They just released the english translation of his most recent addition last year. This guy gets it, understands folklore and mythology in a way that even good fantasy authors don‘t seem to. It‘s not a bright and shiny epic. First couple books are anthologies and the rest are novels (7 or 8 books in total, I believe).

Here is a book that is DEFINITELY written for the male gaze. NOPE.

It was recommended to me by a few folx, all of them male video gamers -- as, apparently, there is a game called The Witcher based upon this series.

Totally did a flop between book orders... Read the first in the series before the introductory book. A little past half of it, and I'm so into it♡ #captelreading

I‘ve been obsessively playing the Witcher games since Christmas. Can‘t wait to delve deeper into the background and lore.

I have heard so many good things about this series that I broke my book buying ban and picked it up from Barnes and Noble today. I couldn‘t resist the educator discount! 😅 I‘m excited to get to this one and see if it lives up to the hype! (Hopefully I can read it soon. )

This is my current reads right now! Have you read them? I'm finding them pretty good! Almost done with The Last Wish! #readingislife

Surprisingly good for a story about a man with a golden dick. Geralt as a character developed surprisingly well through out the story, it's just a shame that the other characters felt a little lacking in comparison. I'm hoping that they are further developed in subsequent books.

I really want to read my book...but it‘s in my booksleeve...that he is currently sleeping on...he‘s too cute to wake up 😫 Guess that means I‘ll be starting yet another book!

I wasn‘t a fan of the short story format. I feel like I was thrown into this world with these characters with no introduction. And the stories felt disjointed. I liked the writing so maybe I‘ll try the first full stories in a few months.

Nothing seems to be holding my attention at the moment. Going to give this a try and see how it goes.

Preparing for a videogame :D

I really enjoyed this not only for the adventure but because the characters where well developed and the storyline was excellent.😋📖

#ANewChapter Day 4: My #NewestBook(s) received last Christmas is definitely #BlameItOnLitsy. I will get to these babies in 2020 because #WomenReadWomen2019.

1. My dog Sassy curling up in my other dogs bed...even though she‘s twice the size he is 😂
2. Read 52 (minimum) books, get back into adult fantasy, cut down my backlist TBR.
3. Best: Weekend getaway with my boyfriend.
Worst: The rest of the year-2018 was not a good year for me or my family.
4. Read more.
5. Tagged!
#humpdaypost @MinDea

There is a noticeable disjointedness to these stories, but the writing is beautiful, the creatures monstrously gorey, and the world building gloriously gorgeous. Even though this is all introductory setup for the novels to come, I sort of fell in love with G! He‘s smoking hot gorgeous and just steams off the page. Definitely plan to continue this series in 2019.

Oh Geralt, my white-haired, goldeneyed hottie of Rivia fame. My butcher of Blavikan beauty. Boy, do you get around!

7 vignettes in the days of your life were just swoonworthy enough to show:
1) Bae‘s got a mind and knows how to use it;
2) His brand of badass justicery swings two
swords; and
3) This beauty‘s a heartbreaker to boot!

Just look at that face and purr like a kitten! 🐱

“I perceive the disastrous effects of inappropriate literature, because the fact that the world is changing occurred even to that old fart Roderick de Novembre.”

“You do not dice with Destiny with impunity!”

My Christmas present I opened today 📖😋 so I‘m going to start reading this even though I know Santa is leaving me a big red book 😛😝🥰📖

I had high hopes for this based on the reviews... Looking for a fun, absorbing high fantasy series I could sink my teeth into. I was disappointed: it was like an amuse bouche - light, btief and without a lot of substance. Like eating a raised eyebrow.

“There‘s a grain of truth in every fairy tale.
Love and blood.
They both possess a mighty power.

Wizards and learned men have been racking their brains over this for years, but they haven‘t arrived at anything except that -

it has to true love.” ♥️ 🧙‍♂️ 🧚‍♂️

“Virtue is rarer today than a rock dragon.”

Harsh, man! Way to judge the dragons 🐉!!!

I sooooo love getting free books in the mail from my fave book distributor here in Singapore. I think I have the complete series now, no thanks to Litsy people who have been posting about this Polish scifi series. Anyone who has read these books yet? Any good?

1. Potatoes! You can make them in so many ways!
2. Terry Pratchett, who else? 😊
3. Never thought of cartoon characters that way, but I have a serious crush on Geralt from The Witcher 3. Video games count, right?
4. Night owl by nature, but lately need too much sleep so more of a late morning person, if there is such a thing...
#friyayintro @howjessreads

Started reading this book. So far so good. Big fan of the game but wanted to see the books it‘s based off of.

😱🤔🤓

I have heard great things about this series & it seems like it would be right up my alley. I am excited to give it a go.