Stopping at 50% to read Witcher #2 was a mistake as it disrupted the flow of Blood of Elves and I found myself wondering why Geralt was on a boat, where was Ciri and what happened to Triss. The story isn't told in a linear fashion, you may have past events told by a character in the future and this back and forth narration added to my confusion.

Reading order mistake aside this was an excellent "start" to The Witcher series and I appreciated having the two short story novels under my belt before I began. Onwards and upwards to Witcher #4...