A Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice #1) by George R.R. Martin

"Nothing burns like the cold."

―A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin 

Title: A Game of Thrones (A Song of Fire and Ice #1)

Author: George R.R. Martin

Page Count: 880 (eBook)

Synopsis:

Winter is coming, and in the frozen wastes to the North, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom’s protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a region of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale rife with plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, as each faction endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.

Thoughts:

Read together with my boyfraaaan for fun.

I have mixed feelings towards this book. It's good, I admire George R.R. Martin for coming up with all the elaborate stuff within his series. However, I find myself getting irked (if you will) with the characters. And I think that affected my overall reading experience.

When a story is as long as this, you ought to get bored on some parts. So I was already expecting that but what really threw me off is how females are 99% of the time brought down, viewed or portrayed negatively. The book is already massive and it doesn’t help that the narrative can be dragging for me at times. It made me unmotivated to continue for days after I pick it back up. Most of the characters I don’t really care for, too lmao. Ned is hopeless, Sansa’s annoying and Cate can be so stupid for someone who’s supposedly witty. Dany interested me literally only once through the whole book (during that end bit). 

I am hopeful that the ones remaining would be more interesting as the series continue and also for them to change how females are viewed eventually. I do have to credit the whole world building and the storyline, though. It’s impressive as heck and it really does give that war of the roses vibe plus more. I love reading historical fiction so I am not surprised how I managed to plow through this book. I really enjoyed that aspect of the story and it is the reason why I consider continuing on with the other books.