Il trono di spade. Libro quinto delle Cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco

Warning: The dragons in this review are named Giant and Spoilers. I have tried to shield most of them from view, but don’t get mad at me if one of them burns you. With this book, it was bound to happen. This one was a real mudfight. Between me, myself and I. Me didn’t get beyond “SQUEEE!” for several Leggi tutto

Released eleven years ago today! This is the review I did for the Sunday Express. It only appeared in hardcopy so I can't link it. Since it's a national newspaper and many of the readers may never have read a fantasy book, let alone the first four in the ASOIAF series, the review is less about this

Purchased anew, and laid it beside her bed, Conflicting thoughts flying through her head. Afraid almost to crack the covers, read the pages, What if it was the last book? "No, More," she rages. What if it wasn't? How long the wait next time? Five years? Seven? Thirteen? Unlucky, even in rhyme. First I mus Leggi tutto

A Dance with Disappointments. I really thought A Feast for Crows would’ve been the lowest point of the main series. I was wrong because this book didn’t show any sign of improvement. In fact, I thought this was even worse due to the boring setting and unnecessary length of this tome. If it weren’t ob Leggi tutto

I'm blown away that someone could write a book so long in which nothing actually happens I wrote a longer review at http://allthenominees.blogspot.com But it says pretty much the same thing.

PROLOGUE He awoke to the warmth of sunlight on his face. At last the day had come. He stretched to work out the kinks in his joints and muscles and groaned at the throbbing in his head. On his nightstand lay a bottle of Dornish red, which he downed in one long swallow to clear his mind, wine dribblin Leggi tutto