A Storm of Swords 1: Steel and Snow by George R. R. Martin

Title: A Storm of Swords 1: Steel and Snow
Author: George R. R. Martin
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Release Date: 1st September 2011
Genre: Dark Fantasy

Summary:
The Kingdom of Westeros has never been more divided. The Starks commanding the rebellion in the North and the Lannisters crippling the South with their greed and pursuit for even more power.

However, shadows are creeping in from all directions threatening the two pursuits for the Iron Throne.

Review:
Finally, I built up the stamina to take on the next book in the Ice and Fire series and, it was much the same as the other books in the series.

The book itself is long and tedious, so much so that you have to pace yourself and aim to read a certain number of pages a day... for me that is one hundred. Needless to say, my usual target of a book a week was quite unrealistic. Once you start on of the books in the series, you are in for the long haul. However, it is so worth it - with more bloodshed, gory murders, drama and lust. This series is so addictive.

It did, however, feel that not much actually happened in the plot. It picks up where A Clash of Kings (my review can be found here) left off, and with all the drama and war that happened in that - this installment seemed a bit boring! Hopefully, the next book in the series will pick up the pace a bit and this one was more like a filler to transition major events from one to the other... if that makes sense? It probably does not - I am pretty tired.

Anyway, it may be taking me a while - but I am working my way through this series slowly but surely and I will probably finish it by the time I am thirty...

Rating: 8/10. Same as the other ones really?

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