rewilde 's review for:

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

4.0

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I must admit to finding the first half of this volume something of a slog after the pure entertainment of the first volume, but the latter half certainly picked up in speed and felt a lot more significant to the wider plot. The Battle of the Blackwater, events at Winterfell, Arya and Jaqen H'ghar and especially Jon's expedition with Qhorin Halfhand were some of the most engaging moments of the series so far. Even Dany, who I'm not generally as bothered about had an extremely interesting moment in Qarth (given the elements of the next book I've already spoilt for myself...), which was good, as her prior "journey through the desert" story definitely dragged more than any other.

Will certainly be straight onto the third volume, A Storm of Swords, after a brief interval for a pre-film re-read of The Hobbit.