adventurous dark 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: Yes

Het vierde deel van The Game of Thrones of [Het lied van IJs en Vuur] is behoorlijk dik. En ook best wel ingwikkeld om te volgen. Ik heb er dan ook lang over gedaan. En het heeft maanden aan de kant gelegen omdat er andere boeken voor schoven, die harder riepen om te worden gelezen. Een paar dagen geleden besloot ik dat ik me er maar toe moest zetten om het boek uit te lezen. En geen andere boeken meer aan te raken tot het uit was. En dat is nu gebeurd, Na een paar bladzijdes zat ik er weer helemaal in en toen ging het ook snel.
Wanneer de volgende delen aan de beurt komen weet ik nog niet, maar ik denk dat dat niet lang zal duren. Ondanks de lange pauze krijgt dit boek toch 3,5 ster.

The first three quarters of this really didn't have much of the plot... I felt like Martin was just completing.some side quests. The last 200 or so pages though, damn. That got this book the 4th star.

9.72

This book took me a year and a half to finish.

900 pages has never flown by so quickly. Each perspective in this was so interesting and unexpected. It’s going to be so fascinating to read the companion to this story line in the next installment. I’m so glad I’ve never seen the show because this is everything I want: storied settings, desperate characters, wild dreams, battles, stratagems, betrayals, downfalls. WHY CANT THERE BE MORE.
challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Yes

This was the best book in the series so far probably. Maybe it's because there were so many new things in it compared to the previous 3. I enjoyed the new povs and even though I felt more attached to the characters while watching the show I'm still really excited to continue with this series.

This book focuses more on some of the "side" characters in the story, and for that a lot of people seem to find A Feast for Crows disappointing. I really enjoyed the book, however, and I liked seeing what was happening to a myriad of different people. It's a book of plots and schemes.
adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes