2020 is going to be the year I finish reading the Game of Thrones series. Probably. But I'm feeling pretty determined to get through it after starting back in 2018. This is the fourth volume, the second part of the third book in the series. It's probably the most action packed of the books so far, and if you're a fan of the TV show, there are some massive scenes from it that all fit into this book.
This book mostly revolves around marriage, betrayal and revenge. After Robb Stark betrays the Freys by marrying a woman he falls in love with, breaking his engagement to one of the members of their family, they propose a marriage between his uncle and one of the many Frey daughters. This leads to the Red Wedding, where things don't quite go to plan for the Starks. Margaery and Joffrey Lannister are married, another wedding that tragedy strikes. Across the water, Daenerys is on a mission to free slaves and allow them to join the army she is amassing.
It's hard to ever go into much detail on the plot for these books because each one just has so much crammed in. Part 1 of A Storm of Swords really set the political background for a lot of the drama in this, and it really felt packed full of shocking scenes without making them seem forced, as the narrative had been leading up to them for a long time.
I'm very excited to read the fourth book in the series now, which I managed to find in a charity shop a few weeks ago!
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