Clash of Kings Book Review

     WARNING: if you have not read the first book A Game of Thrones or you have not seen the first season, there are spoilers ahead in this review. So Clash of Kings is the second book in The Song of Ice and Fire saga. The Second season of the show follows the events of this book.  
    At the end of the first book and the beginning of this one you see the characters dealing with the death of Ned Stark. His son Robb has proclaimed himself King in the North and is at war with the Lannisters. He is coming after Joffrey with a vengeance. Also Robert's brothers Stannis and Renly Baratheon believe themselves to be the rightful king. Across the sea Danerys Targaryen is struggling after the death of Khal Drogo and her infant son. She also believes herself to be the rightful queen of the Seven Kingdoms. Last and Certainly not least, Tyrion Lannister is serving as Hand of the King in his father Lord Tywin's absence. You really see his character develop more and his attitudes toward Joffrey really change. Towards the end of the first book when he was going to King's Landing he thought to himself Joffrey's just a boy I can teach him how to be a good king. But as the book progresses, you see his views change he believes Joffrey is not fit to sit the Iron Throne. It makes me wonder if he will plot against Joffrey in the third book. Joffrey really hasn't changed at all since the last book. I have never hated a character in any movie, show, or book as much as I hate Joffrey. I give George R.R Martin Credit for that because he writes the books so well you love the characters you're supposed to love and you hate the ones you're supposed to hate. I really loved this book. The show was very good as well but the book is more intrueging. There were certain scenes in the book that were so much better than they were in the show. There's one that comes to mind I don't want to spoil to much of the book but there's a riot in King's Landing. That scene was so much better in the book than it was in the show.  
     A Clash of Kings takes a lot out of you to read it. It took me more than a month to finish it, but it is a great book I will give it 5 out of 5 stars. I will read the third book in the series A Storm of Swords and I will review it when I'm finished