Book Review: The Last Wish (The Witcher #0.5)

I played the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt videogame this year. A few weeks before I finished it, Netflix announced they were releasing a series based on the Witcher books (where the videogame is based from). I was excited, to say the least. I must say that, after Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a solid number two for me, debunking all other games I have ever played (including Skyrim and all other Zelda titles.

After reading an article about the now released series, I learned the recommended reading order of the Witcher books if you wanted to prepare for the series. This is how I decided to read The Last Wish. I knew my husband had already purchased and read all of the books through the years, so it was easy to simply download it to my Kindle and start reading it.

The Last Wish is a bit of a collection of short stories. It feels very much like playing quests from the game. It’s interesting because you learn why Geralt ends up training Ciri. It also explains why Geralt and Yennefer go looking for that djin in the game to free them from their bounding.

The writing was good and it kept me interested, but it’s really the videogame that helped me enjoy it to its fullest. One of the best videogames of all time.

Cheers!