My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I had saw the series first which was amazing and lovely and intriguing as hell.
So after the series end and a feeling of despair settles in, I bought the book so I can relish again the story.
I never care much about fantasy before. I try to get into LOTR, but without success. I think I like something with the YA feels to it, which is why my preference is more to that. The other fantasy series sounds something like an old bore or someone who fancy they want to be an old bore would write.
So the writing on this story surprised me a bit. Maybe I was expecting LOTR style of writing, but George R. R. Martin is surprisingly to the point, direct, succinct. Quite a number of times you might even find a glimmer of humour that is incredibly lacking in most fantasy stories. Which I like, because sometimes it is so unexpected that I can't help laughing out loud.
I love the plots, the intricate characters, court intrigue, the many lords and ladies that it make your head ache trying to keep up. It created a wonderful world and I find myself unable to tear myself away from the book. So I rate it amazing, because that what I felt like when watching the series AND read the book.
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And no, this book does not feel chic lit-ish. But I kinda feels that the writer don't take it kind of seriously either (or as seriously as Tolkien might have taken his work). Maybe a guy who had read it can testify if it feels chic lit-ish.
nak pinjam yg first book pleaseee :)