brianreadsbooks's Reviews (820)

This is a tough one for me. While the first three books sucked me in despite my uneasiness reading about extreme violence, rape, etc., this fourth book was exactly as many others described it: too much. It felt like it went on far to long, and could have used some serious editing and better thought about what was integral to the story. So many chapters were dedicated to Cersei's character, yet they all felt like they were just rehashing her character. There was no need to dedicate so much time to reinforce a despicable character who we already understand well from prior books. Unfortunately, I'm unsure if I even want to move on to book number five after this one. Some day I may come back to it, but I definitely need a break.