

Better than the first volume. The Vulpess turns out to be a grieving mother more than a monster, which gives the whole thing more weight than your typical Witcher side quest. Geralt is written well — dry, principled, never heroic in the conventional sense. Addario Bach is a lot of fun. The ending earns it. “Illusion. All is illusion” is a hell of a closing line.
Better than the first volume. The Vulpess turns out to be a grieving mother more than a monster, which gives the whole thing more weight than your typical Witcher side quest. Geralt is written well — dry, principled, never heroic in the conventional sense. Addario Bach is a lot of fun. The ending earns it. “Illusion. All is illusion” is a hell of a closing line.