The Tower of the Swallow

So this book picks up right where the previous left, which ended in a little bit of a cliffhanger.
I loved the writing style using different timelines, jumping back and forth, and varying points of view. It gets confusing sometimes but in the end everything clicks together.
And the plot focus is Ciri, the last third of the book we don't even hear about The Witcher anymore.
There is lots of violence in this book, people getting killed, tortured, injured in a myriad of ways. I think it's one of the darkest books in the series so far, and Ciri's story is definitely harsh and cruel. I caught myself cringing a few times.
Now, it's the first time I ever saw a sword fighting scene on a frozen lake on ice skates!
There are some great new characters, like the hermit Vysogota on the good guy side and the spine-chilling bounty hunter Bonhart, on the villain side.
As always, I can't wait to check out the next book in the series.