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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Was just here to see how hotd ends because I can’t wait that long for HBO lol. This was CRAZY and I can’t wait to watch it all unfold now.
4.5 stars! I loved this, hope he writes more soon. I need more of A Song of Ice and Fire♡
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This will be my first, and last, of George’s books.
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is actually a pretty fast read, despite its length, and unlike novels from ASOIAF. A fictional history of the Targaryen dynasty, the book chronicles the facts and doesn’t dive much into character insights, interactions, or nuance. It’s still a highly entertaining and dramatic story, sometimes delightfully gory and at other times whimsically charming.
This story suffers from GRRM’s usual stereotypical worldbuilding, which is propped up with assumptions of misogyny, racism, ableism, and patriarchy. If you’re not into GOT or ASOIAF for those reasons, this is more of the same. Personally I’m bored by his other novels for those reasons, but Fire & Blood is less dense and has dragons, so it’s much more entertaining.
This story suffers from GRRM’s usual stereotypical worldbuilding, which is propped up with assumptions of misogyny, racism, ableism, and patriarchy. If you’re not into GOT or ASOIAF for those reasons, this is more of the same. Personally I’m bored by his other novels for those reasons, but Fire & Blood is less dense and has dragons, so it’s much more entertaining.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes