A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin

A Dance with Dragons by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I give up. I almost never give up on books and it was unimaginable that I would give up on a book in a series I was enjoying, but I feel like the editors must have done their jobs well on the first four books and then were handcuffed on this one. It was fun while it lasted.

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A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin

A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Things got weird. And now I feel bad for all the bad guys getting their comeuppance. I'm looking forward to book 5 but I hope something actually happens in that one. I'm getting tired of all the set-up.

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A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The intro is terrible probably because it's intended for people trying to catch up or people who forgot all the characters.

But overall I enjoyed it. This one was definitely more exciting, but the realistic stuff is terrifying and intense and the magical stuff is terrifying and intense.

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A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this one much more than the first one in the series. The action has taken off, and I'm more invested in the characters on all sides of the war. Usually after this many pages there's some decision the author has made that I hate, but not so this time. I've been surprised but not deeply disappointed yet. I immediately started the third book.

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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I read this as part of a 4-book set, and immediately started on the 2nd book so I'm not entirely sure where this book left off and the second one began. This book seems to just introduce the world Martin has created so he can actually get to the story in Book 2, which makes it a little dull. Despite having an entire book to make his introduction, there are a lot of not-too-deeply developed characters in this book. And yet, here I am reading the second book without even pausing in between, so there must be something I love about it.

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