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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
masterpiece!!! I’m just sad that i finished reading it
Update i just had a crying session over these characters dhmu
Update i just had a crying session over these characters dhmu
having a love/hate relationship with the history book style here
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I knoooow that the way this is written, like a history textbook rather than a narrative, isn't everyone's cup of tea but it had me hooked the whole way through.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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
A fanastical exploration of how a dynasty is created, its rise to glory and dominance, and how it collapses. A page turner to the very end and the unexpected will happen , as per usual in the Game of Thrones universe.
Spoiler
Finishing this right before season 2 of House of the Dragon. The story was excellent, but the speed of the story made it difficult to keep up with some of the names. I enjoyed the multiple accounts of the story, allowing the reader to decide what was the most plausible scenario.
This one was a bit tough to get through since it definitely read more like a history recounting than your typical ASOIAF novel, though it had some highlights. I SHOULDN'T count that against it since it makes no secret of being a retelling, but it was more often a slog than it wasn't. I picked it up in hopes of using it for theory-crafting fodder, and to be able to wink back when they reference some of the history within. I didn't find it entertaining enough for it to have been worth my time if there's not at least a few seed payoffs from Fire and Blood in the future in the mainline series. A couple smaller notes: 1. There are some conflicts with what we know from ASOIAF core that I need to research and won't get into here. 2. The ending was very abrupt. If I hadn't seen that I only had 5 mins left on my audio I would have had no clue we were about done.