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theyannibannireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
But when we get story oh boy do we get story, every god damn storyline is exciting, dark and page turning 🔥🔥
Can't wait to read the next book shame I'll run out of them soon
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking, War, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Slavery, Sexual content, Torture, and Grief
joey1914's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Violence, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and War
bookworm247's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, Infertility, and Torture
vigil's review
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Incest, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, War, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, Violence, Vomit, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, and Slavery
linnylionheart's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Vomit
Moderate: Excrement, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Grief, Suicide, Bullying, Child death, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abortion, Rape, Infertility, Cannibalism, and Miscarriage
Further content warning: bestiality (moderate)ocean_the_reader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Jorah's detrayal coming to light wasn't surprising. When he kissed Daenerys and proclaimed his love, I initially thought he was going to eventually sell her to one of the enemy kings, instead of him having been selling her secrets and moves the whole time.
And Petyr kissing Sansa was weird amd gross of him. I'm pretty sure it was purely because Sansa is Cat's child. And then to have Lysa blame Sansa was totally unhinged. Cemented my hate for Lysa. Poor Sansa for going through that after everything she's been through with Joffery.
Graphic: Blood, Incest, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, and War
Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
river24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is a beast of a book!
It’s won its place as my favourite book in the series so far (this is the third) because it was so incredibly captivating from start to finish.
The writing is always so detailed and beautiful, I’m in awe of it !! I think it’s my absolute favourite writing style. The world is so rich and plentiful and I love discovering more and more of it.
There were so many twists and turns, every time you thought things would settle down again another twist struck you in the back of the head (in the best way possible)!!
I discovered a new all-time favourite fight scene in this book, it was written perfectly and was very emotive and powerful, too.
One of my favourite characters finally got a POV ! The characters are always so complex and fleshed out, with ever-changing morals and motivations. One of my favourite aspects of this book was the unexpected friendships and unlikely alliances of certain characters, seeing those unique dynamics was incredible.
I also loved learning more world and family history (I’m a big nerd for all aspects of world-building)
Every inch of this story was jam-packed with action and intrigue and I adored it!! It was very hefty (weighing in at almost 1200 pages!) but 100% worth it :))
Some of my favourite quotes were; ‘We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own children will take up our strings and dance in our steads.’ ‘We look up at the same stars and see such different things.’
As a disclaimer, I do want to say that there’s obviously a lot you have to overlook in order to enjoy game of thrones and I completely understand that some people just aren’t able to do that. Please check trigger warnings before you read !!
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War
Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Vomit
Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
katariinatoivanen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death and Sexual content
Moderate: Incest
ok7a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, and War
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty
mari_library's review against another edition
3.75
it was honestly a three-star throughout until the last 100 pages. For the good scenes that existed, there was a lot of filler content that didn't seem that important. The story dragged in certain spots and kinda got annoying in others (I skipped two POVs at the end because it was just THAT annoying).
But the last 100 pages?? Iconic. The last Sansa scene had my mouth open. I was shaken.
The wait was definitely worth it for the big reveals and the set-up, but it was still a lot to go through.
Graphic: War, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Rape, Vomit, Miscarriage, Gore, and Death of parent