A review by dannilmp
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Here the important part of the story finally seems to kick off and we get our Game of Thrones. Very aptly named is Clash of Kings considering once the old king dies everyone seems to jump up and claim the throne for their own. 

I really enjoyed seeing the story progress from the P.O.Vs of different characters, with some being in entirely different continents of the map. I felt the use of the comet and how everyone seems to interpret the comet with different ideas to give them the advantage in the upcoming war.

However, in typical GRRM fashion, this book contains much gore, sexual assult, rape and everything else bad in the world. While I understand every book has its bad scenes, once again A Clash of Kings just seems to go overboard with all of it. 
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