Reviews

Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones (a Targaryen History) by George R.R. Martin

dirtyheathen's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

captainwraxth's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

rulubear's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

maggierose_reads's review against another edition

5.0

i truly thought it would be harder to get into this book since it moves so fast through time but i LOVED it. i feel like it still focused on characters enough that it drew me in & the dance of dragons made me so anxious that i actually had to take a break from reading. justice for my crazy targ women

vivizinha's review against another edition

4.0

Wow, this one is for the history books. I loved learning about each generations of the Targaryens, I wish the part about Aegon's conquest was a little bit longer though. King Jaeherys I was my favourite (alongside his Queen Alysanne; the Dance of Dragons was also very interesting but moslty bloody and sad. I wish that the last 80 pages or so focused more on the Broken King instead of external affairs such as the Lys problems, otherwise this is a great book about the history of the Targaryens and very well told.

ladygodivas's review against another edition

3.0

woke up and thought "hmmm i should finish this book before breakfast" and man was that a good idea. i am now ready to seize the day knowing that i finished a long ass book (and will be reading the main series afterwards).
this book was as insane as aerys II. the first half of the book was hella slow but i did enjoy jaehaerys and alysanne's reign on the kingdom, they were my favorites.
and when i reached the point where HOTD starts, that's when i got really hooked on the book.
SO MANY SPOILERS AND I NEED TO BE CHAINED.
all in all, good book. long and tedious to read but nonetheless good.

kissmysaz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

moodreader04's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

martinz's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

hennyro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0