Overall, this book has probably been one of my least favorite in the series, although at times I did really like it. The problem was he took all the characters you really grow attached to and kept them out of this book, and put them all in "A Dance with Dragons". Which would be fine, I suppose... But there were some characters and chapters that I really wanted to just pass over. I was curious what was happening on the wall with Jon Snow, what Dany was doing with her dragons, if Tyrion was still alive, and just what was going on with the characters I have grown to care for in the thousands of pages I have read thus far.
I enjoyed reading the Arya chapters, although I will be glad when she is back where she belongs. I also found Jamie's chapters interesting, some of the time. I definitely don't hate him as much as I did at the beginning of the series.
This book just ends. There isn't really a conclusion. Martin tells you that though. He wrote a letter to the readers telling you he put the characters you care about in the other book, and the book isn't split in half, he just split the characters. He hoped to have the fifth book out within a year. He wrote the letter either in 2005... So it took a bit longer than that. I am hoping he doesn't take another 6 years to publish the next book! :)
So, overall... A decent book, just not my favorite in the series.
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