Reviews

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

theredqueenlinnea's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

maartjeheesen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

kenzier94's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mike_onofrio21's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

namrata_jain's review against another edition

5.0

So much better than the first one. The first one was mostly character development.
I love the way the author focuses on each character.. I've been watching the series simultaneously and can clearly see the difference in the depth of the characters.. reading is always better than watching a series.
I'm on the third now and liking it so far.
As before, my favorite characters remain: Tyrion, Arya, the direwolves and pinning my hopes on Bran saving Winterfell..

fire_heart15's review against another edition

5.0

G.R Martin is a master story teller blessed with the most intricately crafted characters!!

tennille's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jennajean's review against another edition

2.0

I enjoyed the first book in this series, but man...I don't know what happened with this one. Take this with a grain of salt, as fantasy isn't really my genre to begin with, but even still, I found the first book quite interesting and engaging in a way that this one totally wasn't. It dragged on too long, was too convoluted, and I lost interest in some of the characters that I had enjoyed in Book 1.

In the book's defense - I read this while traveling, so read it over short spurts, and I may have gotten more into it if I'd had several hours at a time. Secondly, since I was traveling I read it on my kindle - not a good idea when there are a million characters to keep track of, since its not as easy to flip to the guide in the back or revisit earlier chapters.

All that said...if I didn't have a complex about never starting a book without finishing it, I may not have made it through this one.

fethiye's review against another edition

4.0

The world building and diversed cast of characters is incredible

scarletthunter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25