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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Blood
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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:
N/A
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
One day, when we get a Littlefinger chapter, Westeros will explode because of all the things he knows and does. Cersei will be hit worst since she thinks she is so smart while she is so notXD
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
High 3 stars. 7 out of 10.
This is easily the weakest of the A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) books yet in my opinion. I now see why fans had such a hard time with it after having waited so long for the follow up to A Storm of Swords. In general, it is still incredible with gripping continuation to the world-building and some important new viewpoints. Saving half of the viewpoints for the next book just never works (at least I have never read a story that did this satisfactorily). Subsequently, my lower rating is mostly due to this format of splitting up the characters for a later book (it’s been a pet peeve of mine since books 2 and 3 of The Lord of the Rings). If I hadn’t been reading A Feast for Crows (Feast) and A Dance with Dragons (Dance) simultaneously, I think I would have had enormous difficulty in getting through Feast. You have to have Jon, Daenerys, and Tyrion weaved throughout the Jaime, Cersei, and Samwell perspectives. This being said, I think Feast and Dance together make an incredible new addition to ASOIAF. One must read them together, though!
This is easily the weakest of the A Song of Ice and Fire (ASOIAF) books yet in my opinion. I now see why fans had such a hard time with it after having waited so long for the follow up to A Storm of Swords. In general, it is still incredible with gripping continuation to the world-building and some important new viewpoints. Saving half of the viewpoints for the next book just never works (at least I have never read a story that did this satisfactorily). Subsequently, my lower rating is mostly due to this format of splitting up the characters for a later book (it’s been a pet peeve of mine since books 2 and 3 of The Lord of the Rings). If I hadn’t been reading A Feast for Crows (Feast) and A Dance with Dragons (Dance) simultaneously, I think I would have had enormous difficulty in getting through Feast. You have to have Jon, Daenerys, and Tyrion weaved throughout the Jaime, Cersei, and Samwell perspectives. This being said, I think Feast and Dance together make an incredible new addition to ASOIAF. One must read them together, though!
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced