Reviews

A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow by George R.R. Martin

kellyoneill's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

4.25

coffeeandbooked's review against another edition

3.0

I am slowly getting into this series, I am pushing myself through the books and I always find after the first 3rd I am truly into it and find it difficult to put down. The only downside is that the first 3rd to the first half can be a real slog to get through. George RR Martin is very descriptive with his writing, which I don’t think is a bad thing, but when the action isn’t really going anywhere it can very difficult to get through. After getting past the 40% mark in the book; I was really enjoying myself and felt invested in the story. The same thing happened with the 1st and 2nd book. It takes me well more than 1 month to get through these hugeeee books but they 100% worth it.

The characters:
I believe the characters are developing a lot and I am quickly finding characters I love reading about, a couple of these are:

Brienne
Jaimie
Arya
Jon
Daenerys
I am still not getting on with the Catelyn or the Bran chapters of the storyline and find myself complaining as I get to them. Samwell and Davos viewpoints also get brought into this book, which is interesting as we get to see the plotlines develop from another two different characters views. I am really really rooting for Jaime and Brienne and I am excited to see how these two grow in the upcoming books.

Final thoughts:
I am 100% carrying on with these books. I haven’t seen all the TV series I have seen bits as my husband has watched them but I am hoping to ask him questions throughout to see how they are differing from each other.

I would recommend this series to people who love EPIC fantasies and who loves reading a complex world from multiple peoples POV’s

jessicaeliz's review

4.0

Really liked it......

But I'm deducting a star for how many times I had to FUCKING read "You know nothing, Jon Snow"

We get it HE KNOWS NOTHING!!!!!

other then that loved the first half

thetourterdpoetdepartment's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I hate Bran. I Hate Bran. I hate Bran. 


if Bran did not exist this would easily be five stars. 

I love this series but why is each book so long!!

calumreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

lydebr11's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

jaywcj's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

so much happens!!! 

red wedding, purple wedding, arya and sandor, tyrion, jaime and brienne, the lysa arryn reveal, lady stoneheart. 

not a huge fan of dany's arc in this book, though

philipn17's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

mbfeeney's review against another edition

5.0

I actually think that, so far in the series, this has been my favourite book. I don't know why it felt different to read, but it seemed as if the chapters were shorter and the "voices" of each character's point of view was much stronger.

As with the 2 preceding books, this book is obviously building up to something, and I have to wait a couple of days before I can buy the next in the series to find out what that something is.

Still, my favourite character is Daenerys(closely followed by Jon Snow). Both of these are in their positions through no fault of their own, but are trying their damnedest to better themselves. Jon does seem a little more "why me" a times because of being a bastard which causes his birthright to be overlooked as the son of Ned Stark. Dany has overcome the control of her brother, lost a husband that she was scared of but grew to love, and is now in control of people of her own and trying to find a way to gain back the Iron Throne.

I honestly never expected to get sucked into this series in this way as I initially didn't like the TV Series, but as is usual for me, the books are better (even though the show is incredibly well done and very close to the books).

I have always been a fan of fantasy books such as these (my other favourite series are the Belgariad and the Mallorean by David Eddings), but many fantasy writers, for me at least, tend to overdo certain aspects of the genre. This series has the perfect medium for me.

I can't wait to get my hands on the next book!

joyceontheroad's review against another edition

5.0

George R.R. Martin! What a bastard!

Telkens als een hoofdstuk eindigt, wil je meer weten. Hoe gaat het nu verder met die persoon, haalt hij of zij het nog? Intriges en spanning alom, en het vervolg ligt al klaar om gelezen te worden. Want komt Jon nog wel of niet op de muur aan?