3.5 stars. I enjoyed this once I got into it. Actually I switched to the audio book early on and that actually helped. The way the chapters are set up is confusing and distracting. I knew these were short stories but they are out if chronological order and two are spread out through the entire book. So it took some adjusting. This was also highly amusing overall and I was not expecting that so was pleasantly surprised. Definitely a good start and entry point into the Witcher series.