A Storm of Swords - Part B

George RR Martin is going to run out of main and secondary characters to kill off before he sits down to begin writing his seventh book. It's quite clear that Martin is a homicidal maniac. He best be locked up before he slays again with that typewriter of his.

I was happy when they mentioned in passing that Balon Greyjoy had died. It was mortifying to find out the Freys had betrayed Robb Stark. I hope Stannis puts all the Freys to the sword. I wouldn't mind if he put all of Westeros to the sword at this point. It was delightful to read of Joffrey bloating from poison.

King Stannis was my second favourite of the four, I'm mildly happy that he is the survivor. I wonder if his cheque is in the mail.

Daenerys' story becomes interesting and yet she remains as plain as she has ever been.

With Tywin dead who leads in Tommen's place?

Arya is all alone, once again, gone to sail for Braavos. Is there anything this girl does better than get lost?

Other than Barristan Selmy is there no character that you can just love? Why do they all have to be coins at best; half to love and half to hate?

A Storm of Swords - Part A

It seems that Ser Jamie Lannister's clapping days are behind him. I wonder if the Bloody Mummers are going to sell him back to his father or bring him to Harrenhal. I was a bit disappointed to find his name at the head of a chapter. He won't die till the end of the book if at all. 

I thought for sure that Davos had died, it seems that Stannis has a larger part to play than a failed assault on King's Landing. 

Arya is always so close to finding her way home only to see that avenue closed off at the last second. It would be nice for the Starks to have something go their way this book. The Freys, the Karstarks, the Iron Islands, the Bastard of Bolton, the Lannisters, and Joffrey. Could something positive happen to Robb in this book? The Vale declaring for him would be nice, Balon Greyjoy dying a bloated toad would make a delightful icing to the Vale cake. 

I keep referring to this book as A Soiree with Swords. All the stories find themselves singing the song about the bear with hair, I wish I liked it. 

A Clash of Kings - Part C

It was hilarious when Elmar Frey talks of losing his princess when Arya is standing right in front of him. Arya retorts "I hope your princess dies." Unbeknownst to her, that she is the princess in question.

Stannis, screwing up everything. There is a lot to like about him; a decent honourable man for sure.I would have liked for him to not kill his brother, and barring that not lost the siege for King's Landing.

I doubt that the North and the Riverlands can survive against the combined forces of the West, the Reach and King's Landing. Especially with the Iron Islands harassing the North.

Why Arya couldn't trust Roose Bolton is never really explained, a nobleman from the North should have been her ticket to freedom.

Winterfell being sacked twice takes away some of the awe I had for the castle.