So of course I had been wanting to read these for about a year. I'd purchased the boxed set for my sister-in-law for Christmas back in 2016. Then when I switched my cable from U-verse to Direct TV this past fall, I was lucky enough to get a free trial of Starz. So I decided to start watching the tv show first. Of course I fell in love. I started reading the book about the same time, however the book is so long that I didn't finish it until a while after I'd finished all three of the seasons of the show that are out. I loved the book just as much though. I felt like the show did a pretty good job of following the book. Obviously there were things that were left out of the show, and they also had to change some things in the show just to make it work as a tv show. But overall, I was very pleased. I found myself going back and rereading scenes over and over that I really enjoyed. And while I found myself kind of skipping over some of the details and descriptions as I read, like I used to do when I had more time to read, I'm okay with that. Because I know that this is a book I will read over and over. I didn't think I could love Jamie any more than the show made me love him, but I was wrong. Boy was I wrong. I can't wait to have the time to pick up the next book in the series. I'm now converted to a huge fan of both the books, and of course the show. Loved it, loved it, loved it! If you haven't tried it yet, you need to soon.