A Clash of Kings

Great continuation of the series, It reminds me of The Empire Strikes Back.... unfortunately I get the feeling a lot of the books will be like that. One reviewer said of the series “If you like closure when you read you wont find it here” by the third book I wholeheartedly agree, I am one of those souls. The endlessly unresolved tension is starting to drive me slightly crazy. I'm mostly through the the third book now and it's getting hard to keep reading.
It seems the only resolution you get in this series are when people die, I have no doubt that the only escape or peace the characters will experience is in death. I would love for the series to prove me wrong however I think I'll be taking a break from the series after this next book. I love seeing characters beat down and struggle to rise against odds in impossible fantastic situations, much like life there is usually no end to it, but the small victories are to ultimately disappointing for everyone involved (for my tastes at least).
I still very much enjoy the writing, styling and development. It has inspired me to continue Joe Ambercrombie's The Blade Itself trilogy, they have very similar feels to them, should be fun! cheers!