Jay Targaryen's Blog

A Storm of Swords (Book 3) is the best book in the A Song of Ice & Fire series so far. By a long shot. This book was just non-stop action and intrigue. There were shocking twists after twists after twists and many revelations that I didn't see coming. Not to mention, there were plenty of deaths. With all the action and battles and shocking events, I was scared that George R.R. Martin was just going to sneak out of answering all the lingering questions that were posed in Books 1 & 2 ('A Game of Thrones' & 'A Clash of Kings' respectively), but I was pleasantly surprised to find out a lot of answers, especially for the main mysteries that were posed all the way back in Book 1. This review has no spoilers but it will lightly cover some of the events in this book. It will be comprised of 4 brief sections. Characters, Plot, Setting/World-Building & Pacing. [Characters]: All of the POV characters have their best arcs ...

A Clash of Kings (Book 2) expands upon Book 1 (A Game of Thrones ) and kicks the plot into high gear since a bulk of the setup and introductions have already been covered in the 1st book. We get a couple of new POV characters, we visit new places and deal with intriguing politics while concluding with an epic battle. I'm changing up the review format a little bit from Book 1. I'm going to break down this review into 4 brief sections instead of 6. I got rid of the prose section because they're mostly helpful for Book 1's of a series and the rest of a book series usually has the same prose so I don't have much to say now for that section. I've also combined the setting & world-building sections together. This review will be non-spoilers and the 4 sections are Characters, Plot, Setting/World-Building, & Pacing. On to the review. [Characters]: The characters continue to be really compelling. They have new journeys which...