A Feast for Crows

This was probably my least favorite of the series. The world Martin created is so vast, and I understand why he chose to split the cast the way he did. That said, boy was it frustrating to plow through the chapters based in Dorne and Pyke to get back to the characters I was so frantic to find. I wanted to spend a lot more time with Arya and Sansa than was allowed. Brienne was not as compelling a narrator as I'd hope she'd be, but I still am nail-biting over her cliff-hanger.

I have officially lost any sympathy I ever had for Cersei but gained more than I thought possible for Jaimie. I was planning on taking a break before going into Dance (everyone else waited six years after all), but that's not going to happen. Not when I've been denied Tyrion's story for 800 pages. Here's hoping the HBO series puts on enough pressure to get “Winds of Winter” out before I crack.