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Fire & Blood

George R.R. Martin

3.97 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging dark informative tense 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

This book lasted forever! And it took me a little bit to get into it. But once I realized the kind of family time line it was, I really enjoyed it.

the way this is written is so interesting and it kinda threw me off at first, especially since the entire thing is an unreliable history textbook, but somehow that made me love it even more. i basically read the whole thing twice since i started last year because ive just been jumping around non-chronically, but definitely highly recommend for fans of grrm novels/shows
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Maybe 3.5. It's honestly really dry as it's a "historical" tome more than an actual narrative. Some of the power struggles were interesting but by the last chunk of the book I was just ready for it to be finished.
adventurous dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
informative reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fab!! But also traumatising! So much hurt.

3.5 Interesting, but some parts were a struggle to read and carry on. Some rulers were more interesting than others. I loved the art though.
adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No