Mycah Reece
Series: A Song Of Ice And Fire (ASOIAF)
Author: George R.R. Martin - Fantasy
728 pages
Summary:
This book does not have one narrator, instead the book rotates around the points of views of some of the people in the story. It picks up after the death of a major character in the first novel who helped start a war against House Baratheon of Kings Landing, who are the ruling family on the continent of Westeros. There are five different sides to this civil war who are all claiming to have their own king. Everyone is so focused on fighting for their claim to the Iron Throne that do not realize that there is a greater threat rising in the north.
Review:
Even though this is a fantasy book, a majority of the magic in this book is difficult to access. Some parts of the world do not believe that magic had ever existed, but is instead a fabrication of their ancestor's misunderstanding of the natural world. Others believe that magic does exist and try to continue the practice even though that power disappeared generations ago. One thing that really caught my attention with the magic in this world is that there is a high price for trying to gain that power. In fact, I believe that it is not worth it since it asks for the users to give up parts of their own souls and earthly possessions.
My favorite part about this book is the constant shift from the character to character which prevents the story from having a dull moment. Each character has their own morals and can give contradicting information because they themselves are not always correct with their own assumptions. Those assumptions can induce major flaws that could result in their death. This makes the book unpredictable since any action-good or bad can create issues not only for themselves, but for everyone if not careful. Also this book has multiple settings around the known world of ASOIAF so you get to see the different cultures which are not always ideal.
I agree that reading books that tell the story from different perspectives helps the book in not having a dull moment. Instead it kind of excites the reader by wanting to know how the other characters are interpreting the situation they are in and overall doesn’t bore the reader by making them read from the same point of view. It’s more fun reading from different perspectives because everyone has their own personalities that you get to know better when you’re reading as them.
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