me: stop giving the witcher books 5 stars simply for the ~vibes~
me: no ♥️
*triggers at the end*
yes, you see that correctly. this short story collection was just as fantastic as the last wish. legendary behaviour ! and the amount of dandelion content ugh we love depth of a comic relief character.

anyways i always enjoy going deeper into geralt's story and psyche, how he handles situations, and comes out the other side. while this is a lot about quests he's gone through over his years, it's also about his friendships and relationships and him growing as a good person. in this book, we see him go through a few situations that really have him back-peddeling in his emotional growth, but we then see him try to pull himself back help. with the help of others and on his own volition as well.

i really wasn't expecting an emotional journey with this stoic ass man but HERE WE ARE i guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ loving geralt of rivia is a competition in which i am winning, thank you.

trigger warnings for:
sexual assault (off-page), violence (on and off-page, intense), death of a loved one, grief