Five Stories

I just realized that I didn’t review book four, A Feast For Crows,  nor do I intend to go back and do so. I intended too but never did. Perhaps because I found the book slow and was unmotivated after reading it. Actually, it wasn’t slow at all. I just had different expectations after book three, A Storm of Swords, which was action packed.

I just recently finished book five of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Dance with Dragons. Whereas I polished off books one to three in record time, it took me forever to get through books four and five. AND I was reading the book often so explain that.

Book five is what I call a developmental book. It’s not that things don’t happen, because they do, but they happen in small ways. I feel like the entire book is setting the scene for something huge. Certain things that might happen are obvious but others not so much which leaves you wondering when shit might hit the fan, etc.

The majority of the book focuses on Tyrion, Reek (Theon), Jon Snow, Daenerys, Quentyn, and Davos. In the beginning a few other characters (should I tell you or will it spoil it? Ok….Arya, Jaime, Aegon) make an appearance but they don’t return until after the 650 page mark. I understand in a sense why this was done but it gets tiresome reading chapter after chapter of Daenerys deciding who she loves and who she must marry, John sending wildings to and fro, etc.

It’s a good book and I did enjoy it, I just felt it dragged on and on and on….and then it ends on a huge WTF note.  And to add further stress, The Winds of Winter may not be released for years. Yes that’s right, years. I know right? WHY.

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