All my friends loved the show. None of them read the original books. Plague of numerous inconsistencies just made it hard for me to watch the series as die hard Sapkowski fan. I have to agree with some other reviewers about the political correctness ... an Indian elf ... black knights in medieval castles ... come on! I'm so glad Warhorse entertainment stood their stance in Kingdom Come and stuck to historic truth. It would be nice if US productions could do the same with original books. On the other hand it does not take away from the story, and unless you nitpick on details it's easy to pass on these inconsistencies. One last thing, I find both Triss and Yen attractive, but not the book "attractive".