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ctowner21 's review for:
Fire & Blood
by George R.R. Martin
The good (IMO):
- the history we’ve always wanted, left with a few questions unanswered, about the Targaryen’s. There were so many little stories that were absolutely amazing, hilarious, horrifying and just downright interesting.
- dragons! Oh the dragons!
- the battles, along with the battles including the dragons as well. Have I mentioned the dragons yet??
- the drama! The scandal! I felt like I was reading a telenovela at times because of the backstabbing, forbidden love and drama. So much tragedy, just so compelling.
- the women! Despite either being used as a breeder for males, being a prostitute or being turned down for the throne because *gasp* you have a vagina, there are so many bad ass women in this book. The Targaryen women (and the ones who marry in as well) are strong, bold and just awesome.
The bad (IMO):
- First off, wheres the map? Every ASOIAF book has a map and they reference places SO MUCH in this book that it should have been there.
- Politics. Like I know I KNOW to know about the history, there has to be some politics but oh my lanta some of it was just plodding. Especially the last 150 pages or so.
- The characters. Or should I say the sheer VOLUME of them. There were a lot. Which is normal in a Martin novel but there was like probably at least 1000 in the book and since they’re Targaryen’s, they name basically every single child basically the same name. It was just a lot of content to keep track of. If they didn’t have the family tree at the back, I would have been hopeless keeping everyone straight.
- Finally, it’s not the Winds of Winter. And this read makes you long for the next instalment BADLY.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. It was just a very heavy book (literally and mentally) to take in at times.
- the history we’ve always wanted, left with a few questions unanswered, about the Targaryen’s. There were so many little stories that were absolutely amazing, hilarious, horrifying and just downright interesting.
- dragons! Oh the dragons!
- the battles, along with the battles including the dragons as well. Have I mentioned the dragons yet??
- the drama! The scandal! I felt like I was reading a telenovela at times because of the backstabbing, forbidden love and drama. So much tragedy, just so compelling.
- the women! Despite either being used as a breeder for males, being a prostitute or being turned down for the throne because *gasp* you have a vagina, there are so many bad ass women in this book. The Targaryen women (and the ones who marry in as well) are strong, bold and just awesome.
The bad (IMO):
- First off, wheres the map? Every ASOIAF book has a map and they reference places SO MUCH in this book that it should have been there.
- Politics. Like I know I KNOW to know about the history, there has to be some politics but oh my lanta some of it was just plodding. Especially the last 150 pages or so.
- The characters. Or should I say the sheer VOLUME of them. There were a lot. Which is normal in a Martin novel but there was like probably at least 1000 in the book and since they’re Targaryen’s, they name basically every single child basically the same name. It was just a lot of content to keep track of. If they didn’t have the family tree at the back, I would have been hopeless keeping everyone straight.
- Finally, it’s not the Winds of Winter. And this read makes you long for the next instalment BADLY.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. It was just a very heavy book (literally and mentally) to take in at times.