Spring is almost here! And with spring comes the season 2 of "Game of Thrones"! I feel differently this year - last year I was "not very interested" up to the show's start date and even well into the season 1. Although A Song Of Ice And Fire is overall one of my favourite fantasy book series, I felt the series might never finish, so some sort of ( Read more... )

OH I AM SO HAPPY AND RELIEVED. THIS POST IS A BIT TOO SQUEEFUL, I AM AFRAID.

( Here is the first footage from the season 2 of Game of Thrones, in case you havent seen it yet )

I am in procrastinating mood today (the weather has been very gloomy lately), so I want to post about "Liking a fictional character". These are just my thoughts, the way things work for me, and all your thoughts are welcome!

The questions are ( Read more... )

Dear friends, I am so sorry for the second day of ranting but I feel compelled to tell you all what I think about this over-celebrated character because some discussion on over-celebrated characters arisen in yesterday’s comments.

Disclaimer: These are just my thoughts, and I do not hold the right to absolute truth and welcome discussion. To tell ( Read more... )

The third part of the book was the best , most likely because all the characters are back !


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The North remembers

A Dance with Dragons continues to be uneven, but for me this might become my favourite book in the series. The biggest (and the most interesting) part of ADWD takes place in the North, and I love it (the snowstorms, the Northern gods, and all).

( Spoilery thoughts on ADWD's second third )

"They'll prune you when you least expect it."I am finally getting somewhere with the proper read of ADWD. I have done a spoilery read-though already but this is not the same. Actually, I cheated bit. I found my several attempts to get through the first 1/10 of the book to be a bit hard going, so I acquired an audio version for my Scotland travels ( Read more... )

Some ASOIF sigils done by Renaud Forestie: Link to the artist's page here, his art is absolutely great


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I am processing the book in quickly-find-the-facts manner, and am dying to discuss

( Discussions, added as I am going through the book. Spoilers galore )

I am successfully re-reading through "A Feast for Crows", only 150 pages left! I will finish the book by Tuesday, it seems. One of the in-your-face things that I noticed is how much Jaime loved and still loves Cersei. This feeling seems to be so sad and so one-sided, as there is nothing in Cersei's chapters to indicate that she ever loved him in ( Read more... )