The last wish

 by Andrzej Sapkowski

I read the book because of the Netflix series. I know, I know I am disappointed in me too for not knowing about this book series sooner and that I needed a Netflix series to get me to read it. 
But anyway, lets get to the review.
I loved this book! It was a 5 star read for me, even with the semi misogynism. The way the author refers to women makes it seem like the male characters in the book revere certain women but all women do appear to them as playthings. That aside, I could look over it since it wasn't as prevalent in the book for me as in a lot of other fantasy books. Another reason being that the world, albeit a fantasy world, is set in a medieval style setting and in history this was how men treated certain women so it makes sense from a writing point of view. I loved the writing, it was well done and vivid enough that it kept me interested but calm enough that it didn't overstimulate or alienate me. The fight scenes weren't too long or too technical, which made the book more enjoyable as I was able to visualize the scene without being confused as who was where. 
I loved the idea of having small chapters in-between with a title called voice of reason as it gave the book a more movie magic feel. Also the chapters were nice and short which worked very well for me as I am a reader that prefers a lot of short chapters over less chapters but they are wayyyyy longer. 
The story stayed interesting and kept my attention, I read more than one book at once and this made me want to keep reading till I finished which is a testament ti the writing again. I wanted to read the next book immediately after finishing and I must say that I find the story itself very interesting especially being able to compare it to the Netflix show. 
As for the negatives, misogynism as a start but also the book can be a bit crass sex wise since Geralt sleeps with so many women and women are described so vividly. I found the se to be secondary to the story and unneeded as half of the scenes didn't contribute to the story itself at all. The dialogue was also a bit crass. Now I know some people will be saying that it shows that Geralt is w warrior, a straight shooting, down to earth guy that doesn't think to highly of himself or others making him the best judge of character, I just felt that at times the words used/phrases could be less crass or at least involve prostitutes less, as it demeans them. All in all this was a good book and I must say I enjoyed it immensely. Would recommend to anyone who loves fantasy, action, a little bit of a fantasy mystery and philosophical ideation book. 

Characters 4/5

Setting 5/5

Story 4.5/5

Overall 5/5