Finally finished!!!! 
Damn, this book a crazy ride. At first, I found the world quite boring, and I found the main character quite difficult to connect with. I also felt like majority of the stories were similar in essence and involved Geralt finding a monster and killing it. It was boring. 
However, the last quarter of the book definantly picked up pace. I feel like the last few stories were more interesting, I loved Yennifer, and I also feel as though I could appreciate Geralt as a character a lot more. Personally, short stories have never been my thing, which is why I didnt like this book much, or at least thought it was average. I do have high hopes for the actual start to the series, after the short story collections.