This is a review of "A Dance with Dragons" with spoilers. Coinsider this a spoiler warning. Let's talk about the awesome stuff.
As I said in my spoiler free review, Tyrion met someone very interesting in his travels east. That man was Jon Connington who served as Mad King Aerys Hand during Robert's Rebellion. He was traveling with Prince Rheagar's son Aegon the sixth. Who was assumed to be killed by The Mountain during the sack of King's Landing. That was such a big moment because that changes everything. We're left wondering how Daenerys will react to finding out that her nephew is still alive. Will she continue to push her claim on the throne, or will she give way to him? We'll have to wait until "Winds of Winter" to find out.
Another big moment in the book was when Daenerys flew on the Drogon's back. That was the dragon's first appearance in the book he was out hunting until that point. We didn't know if he was still alive or not. speaking of the dragons, Quentyn Martell was killed trying to free the other two dragons Rheagal and Viserion. I'm wondering if that will impact Dorne's alliance with the House Targaryen. Will Dorne be able to confirm Aegon's identity?
The big character drop I was referring to in my spoiler free review was Jon Snow. However as I said I'm not sure if he's truly dead. Even if he is he could be brought back to life. At the end of the third book we find out that Catelyn Stark was brought back to life by a red preist. Melisandre is still at the Wall, and I've heard speculation that Jon Snow will be resurrected as Azor Ahai. Who is spoken of in certain prophecies that he will be the Lord of Light's instrument to defeat the Great Other. She often said that Stannis is Azor Ahai reborn however Jon got a raven from Ramsay Bolton saying Stannis is dead. Obviously Ramsay is completely crazy so we don't know if he's telling the truth.
Also After retaking Griffin's Roost, Jon Connington and Aegon are planning to lay siege to Storm's End. Aegon informed Connington that he wanted to lead the assault. Obviously Connington wants to keep Aegon safe at all costs so will he lead the attack or not?
Lastly There is a lot of unrest in King's Landing. Three of the Sand Snakes are on their way to King's Landing. Nymeria Sand is coming to take the Red Viper's spot on the small council, Tyene is going to pose as a septa to gain information from the High Sparrow the same High Sparrow who Cersei had to confess to. Sarella is posing as a Maester in training at the Citadel, and Obara is hunting down Darkstar who maimed Princess Myrcella after their plot to crown Myrcella queen failed. This is all part of a big espionage mission to find out about the Lannister's plot to get rid of Prince Doran.
Those are all the major plot points and cliffhangers that I wanted to cover. I'm so excited for "Winds of Winter to come out." I'll probably be doing more book reviews in the future. I'm gonna be reading some of the Sherlock Holmes books I'll review those as well. Tomorrow I'll post my review of the Desolation of Smaug. As Always thanks for reading this review.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Saturday, January 4, 2014
A Dance With Dragons Book Review
Today I finished reading A Dance With Dragons. The fifth and latest book in George R.R Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series. It's been a fun seven months for me reading these books, I don't remember ever being so invested in a series of books like this.
As you may remember I pointed out in my Feast for Crows review I mentioned that key characters such as Tyrion, Jon Snow, and Dany were not in that book. That is because George R.R Martin's fourth volume became too long, so he had to split it up into two books. The first half or so of A Dance with Dragons is not a sequal to "A Feast For Crows," it runs parallel to it. "A Feast for Crows mainly focuses on the events of King's Landing, The Iron Islands, and Dorne. The first half of A "Dance with Dragons" focuses on The North, The Wall and beyond, and in the East.
I'll give a brief overview of the characters who were not in "A Feast for Crows," I'll start with Tyrion because he's my favorite character. He's fled King's Landing and is heading east. his storyline has a few twists and turns. at one point he's on a ship and he meets someone who will have a big role in "Winds of Winter." I won't say who he is because it's a pretty major spoiler.
Jon Snow is still on The Wall. He has to face some powerful foes from beyond the Wall, and he also has enemies within the Night's Watch, and Stannis is at the Wall in this book. I don't coinsider that a spoiler because he was on his way to The Wall at the end of third season in the show.
Daenerys Targaryen rules in Meereen. She had one of the most complex storylines. There's a lot of things happening in the east. For those who remember when she freed all those slaves in the third book, she made a lot of enemies by doing that so they all want to get rid of her.
In my opinion, I think this is the second best book in the series only behind "A Storm of Swords." There are quite a few cliff hangers at the end of this book. There's one big character drop, however I'm not positive if the character is dead. However this book is extremely well written, it's intense, and I had a blast reading it. I'm going to give "A Dance with Dragons" five out of five stars. I'm looking forward to the next one. I'll be doing a spoiler review of this book that should be up in a few days, and I'll probably post my review of the Desolation of Smaug in the near future as well. Thanks for reading everybody.
As you may remember I pointed out in my Feast for Crows review I mentioned that key characters such as Tyrion, Jon Snow, and Dany were not in that book. That is because George R.R Martin's fourth volume became too long, so he had to split it up into two books. The first half or so of A Dance with Dragons is not a sequal to "A Feast For Crows," it runs parallel to it. "A Feast for Crows mainly focuses on the events of King's Landing, The Iron Islands, and Dorne. The first half of A "Dance with Dragons" focuses on The North, The Wall and beyond, and in the East.
I'll give a brief overview of the characters who were not in "A Feast for Crows," I'll start with Tyrion because he's my favorite character. He's fled King's Landing and is heading east. his storyline has a few twists and turns. at one point he's on a ship and he meets someone who will have a big role in "Winds of Winter." I won't say who he is because it's a pretty major spoiler.
Jon Snow is still on The Wall. He has to face some powerful foes from beyond the Wall, and he also has enemies within the Night's Watch, and Stannis is at the Wall in this book. I don't coinsider that a spoiler because he was on his way to The Wall at the end of third season in the show.
Daenerys Targaryen rules in Meereen. She had one of the most complex storylines. There's a lot of things happening in the east. For those who remember when she freed all those slaves in the third book, she made a lot of enemies by doing that so they all want to get rid of her.
In my opinion, I think this is the second best book in the series only behind "A Storm of Swords." There are quite a few cliff hangers at the end of this book. There's one big character drop, however I'm not positive if the character is dead. However this book is extremely well written, it's intense, and I had a blast reading it. I'm going to give "A Dance with Dragons" five out of five stars. I'm looking forward to the next one. I'll be doing a spoiler review of this book that should be up in a few days, and I'll probably post my review of the Desolation of Smaug in the near future as well. Thanks for reading everybody.
Friday, November 22, 2013
A Feast for Crows Review
Last night I finished reading A Feast for Crows. The fourth book in George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" saga. For those who watch the HBO show and have not read the books, don't worry I won't spoil anything. You are safe with me.
I'll take each house and give a brief overview on where they start off in this book. I'll start with House Lannister. The book begins and you see House Lannister in disarray. After the events of the third book "A Storm of Swords", you see that the Lannisters are very divided. One thing I love about this book is that it has Cersei point of view chapters so you see how crazy her mind is. Basically her chapters chronicle her descent into madness. she grows increasingly paranoid she thinks everybody is out to get her. Also you see Jaime try to redeem himself more. Towards the end of the third book you see him start to become a good character. That continues in A Feast for Crows as he continues to redeem his honor. Tyrion is not in this book, but I'll talk more about that later.
The Greyjoy's are also a house divided. In the books Balon Greyjoy is dead. I just want to point that out because I've heard in the show he's still alive. He died in the book before the Red Wedding. His brothers and his daughter are trying to settle who is Balon's heir to the Seastone Chair.
The Starks are still scattered, Winterfell is still in ruin. Bran isn't in this book. The Starks that are featured in the book are Sansa and Arya. It's tricky because they go by different names to hide themselves from their enemies.
Finally we are introduced more to the Martells of Dorne. We met the Red Viper in book three but we find out more about them, who they are, and what Dorne is like. One thing worth pointing out is that women have status in Dorne. you may remember in book two "A Clash of Kings" Tyrion sent princess Myrcella to Dorne and the Dornishmen believe her to be Joffrey's heir.
A Feast for Crows does take awhile to get going and compared to the previous book there's a lower body count. Six characters died, one more is dying, and two imprisoned. I'm going to give A Feast for Crows 4.5 out of 5 stars because my favorite characters are not in it. George R.R. Martin originally was writing more chapters when he decided the book was too long. So he split them. A Feast for Crows mainly focuses on the events of King's Landing. While A Dance with Dragons focuses on events in the East and on the Wall. That is why Tyrion, Stannis, Bran, Jon, and Dany are not in this book. They will be in A Dance with Dragons.
I'll take each house and give a brief overview on where they start off in this book. I'll start with House Lannister. The book begins and you see House Lannister in disarray. After the events of the third book "A Storm of Swords", you see that the Lannisters are very divided. One thing I love about this book is that it has Cersei point of view chapters so you see how crazy her mind is. Basically her chapters chronicle her descent into madness. she grows increasingly paranoid she thinks everybody is out to get her. Also you see Jaime try to redeem himself more. Towards the end of the third book you see him start to become a good character. That continues in A Feast for Crows as he continues to redeem his honor. Tyrion is not in this book, but I'll talk more about that later.
The Greyjoy's are also a house divided. In the books Balon Greyjoy is dead. I just want to point that out because I've heard in the show he's still alive. He died in the book before the Red Wedding. His brothers and his daughter are trying to settle who is Balon's heir to the Seastone Chair.
The Starks are still scattered, Winterfell is still in ruin. Bran isn't in this book. The Starks that are featured in the book are Sansa and Arya. It's tricky because they go by different names to hide themselves from their enemies.
Finally we are introduced more to the Martells of Dorne. We met the Red Viper in book three but we find out more about them, who they are, and what Dorne is like. One thing worth pointing out is that women have status in Dorne. you may remember in book two "A Clash of Kings" Tyrion sent princess Myrcella to Dorne and the Dornishmen believe her to be Joffrey's heir.
A Feast for Crows does take awhile to get going and compared to the previous book there's a lower body count. Six characters died, one more is dying, and two imprisoned. I'm going to give A Feast for Crows 4.5 out of 5 stars because my favorite characters are not in it. George R.R. Martin originally was writing more chapters when he decided the book was too long. So he split them. A Feast for Crows mainly focuses on the events of King's Landing. While A Dance with Dragons focuses on events in the East and on the Wall. That is why Tyrion, Stannis, Bran, Jon, and Dany are not in this book. They will be in A Dance with Dragons.
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Thor 2 The Dark World Review
It seems to me that more and more blockbusters are being released later in the year. I'm looking forward to Catching Fire and The Desolation of Smaug, but first comes Thor 2.
Thor 2 is the sequal to the movie Thor and it's also a sequal to The Avengers. All these Marvel movies are all tied together at this point. The movie starts off with Loki being imprisoned in Asgard, Thor is off at war trying to bring peace to the nine realms and then the Dark Elves come and try to destroy the whole universe. So Thor gets reunited with Jane Foster and they have to save the world together. Also Thor has to team up with Loki to fight the dark elves in this movie to. It's a timeless tale where the hero must team up with the villain from the last movie to take out the greater evil and I loved there scenes together.
My favorite part of this movie by far was Loki. I'm not sure if he's going to be in the Avengers 2 or not, but I really hope he is. I at least want to see him in another Marvel movie in the near future. He has become one of my favorite villains of all-time. Tom Hiddleston gives a great performance as Loki in this movie. He always has a scheme and it's a good idea to not trust him.
I know some people had some problems with the first Thor movie. They didn't like that he was mortal for most of the movie. But in this movie he's not a mortal he's the demi god that we've come to love and he's really awesome. He's such a good character to in this movie he risks everything he has to save lives. My one complaint with the movie is that I think they over did the humor. I'm starting to notice that the phase two Marvel movies have more humor than the phase one movies. Iron Man 3 was funnier than the first two Iron Man movies. I'm not sure if Marvel is doing that on purpose or if it's just a coincidence. At the same time the humor didn't take me out of the movie at all and at no point did I feel like it was forced. The movie was still a really enjoyable movie, the final battle scene was really awesome and I have to say I like this movie better than the first Thor movie. Mainly because I didn't want this movie to take place on Earth as much and it didn't. However I will say I was hoping to see a cameo of Nick Fury or Agent Coulson because remember he is still alive for those of you who don't watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Overall I will give Thor 2 The Dark World 4.5 out of 5 stars. Be aware that there are 2 post credit scenes at the end of this movie. So have you seen Thor 2? what did you think? and what do you like better Thor or Thor 2?
Thor 2 is the sequal to the movie Thor and it's also a sequal to The Avengers. All these Marvel movies are all tied together at this point. The movie starts off with Loki being imprisoned in Asgard, Thor is off at war trying to bring peace to the nine realms and then the Dark Elves come and try to destroy the whole universe. So Thor gets reunited with Jane Foster and they have to save the world together. Also Thor has to team up with Loki to fight the dark elves in this movie to. It's a timeless tale where the hero must team up with the villain from the last movie to take out the greater evil and I loved there scenes together.
My favorite part of this movie by far was Loki. I'm not sure if he's going to be in the Avengers 2 or not, but I really hope he is. I at least want to see him in another Marvel movie in the near future. He has become one of my favorite villains of all-time. Tom Hiddleston gives a great performance as Loki in this movie. He always has a scheme and it's a good idea to not trust him.
I know some people had some problems with the first Thor movie. They didn't like that he was mortal for most of the movie. But in this movie he's not a mortal he's the demi god that we've come to love and he's really awesome. He's such a good character to in this movie he risks everything he has to save lives. My one complaint with the movie is that I think they over did the humor. I'm starting to notice that the phase two Marvel movies have more humor than the phase one movies. Iron Man 3 was funnier than the first two Iron Man movies. I'm not sure if Marvel is doing that on purpose or if it's just a coincidence. At the same time the humor didn't take me out of the movie at all and at no point did I feel like it was forced. The movie was still a really enjoyable movie, the final battle scene was really awesome and I have to say I like this movie better than the first Thor movie. Mainly because I didn't want this movie to take place on Earth as much and it didn't. However I will say I was hoping to see a cameo of Nick Fury or Agent Coulson because remember he is still alive for those of you who don't watch Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Overall I will give Thor 2 The Dark World 4.5 out of 5 stars. Be aware that there are 2 post credit scenes at the end of this movie. So have you seen Thor 2? what did you think? and what do you like better Thor or Thor 2?
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Storm of Swords Review
Last night I finally finished Storm of Swords. This is the third book in the Song of Ice and Fire saga. I would say it is my favorite book of the series so far. So let's talk about Storm of Swords.
I was really excited to read Storm of Swords because I have seen the first two seasons of the HBO show "Game of Thrones" but I have not seen the third season. So for the first time I had no Idea what was going to happen next in the story. I'll take each major house and give a brief description on where they left off after the second book. Robb Stark still rules the North from Riverrun. His situation grows bleaker by the day it seems. for House Lannister, Joffrey still sits the Iron Throne after his victory on Blackwater Bay. His most bitter rival Lord Stannis stands defeated, but still pushes his claim from the ancient fortress of Dragonstone. Meanwhile across the ocean Danerys Targaryen grows more power hungry by the day. While all this is going on, a horde of supernatural army of the mythical Others are stirring beyond the Wall. Needless to say there's a lot of unrest in the land of Westeros.
First of all I would like to warn all those who are still on the fence about reading these books. If you are feint of heart, this might not be a series for you. Because this is a series where fan favorite characters die. George R.R Martin said in an interview that the reason he kills off characters is because when you watch a movie or read a book and the hero is in danger you never fear for him because he's the hero and you know he's going to get out of it. In the Song of Ice and Fire you feel fear for your favorite characters because they could die at any time. And most of the time you don't even expect it. Some of my favorite characters died in this book to avoid spoilers I won't say who.
I adored this book it is my favorite book of the series thus far. This weekend I will start reading the fourth book "A Feast for Crows" I will have a review for that when I finish it. However I will say it takes longer for me to read a book than it takes for George R.R Martin to write one. I will give Storm of Swords 5 out of 5 stars. I give Martin a hard time for taking a long time to write his books. But he has created such an epic masterpiece. He has been called the American Tolkien and he has earned that title.
I was really excited to read Storm of Swords because I have seen the first two seasons of the HBO show "Game of Thrones" but I have not seen the third season. So for the first time I had no Idea what was going to happen next in the story. I'll take each major house and give a brief description on where they left off after the second book. Robb Stark still rules the North from Riverrun. His situation grows bleaker by the day it seems. for House Lannister, Joffrey still sits the Iron Throne after his victory on Blackwater Bay. His most bitter rival Lord Stannis stands defeated, but still pushes his claim from the ancient fortress of Dragonstone. Meanwhile across the ocean Danerys Targaryen grows more power hungry by the day. While all this is going on, a horde of supernatural army of the mythical Others are stirring beyond the Wall. Needless to say there's a lot of unrest in the land of Westeros.
First of all I would like to warn all those who are still on the fence about reading these books. If you are feint of heart, this might not be a series for you. Because this is a series where fan favorite characters die. George R.R Martin said in an interview that the reason he kills off characters is because when you watch a movie or read a book and the hero is in danger you never fear for him because he's the hero and you know he's going to get out of it. In the Song of Ice and Fire you feel fear for your favorite characters because they could die at any time. And most of the time you don't even expect it. Some of my favorite characters died in this book to avoid spoilers I won't say who.
I adored this book it is my favorite book of the series thus far. This weekend I will start reading the fourth book "A Feast for Crows" I will have a review for that when I finish it. However I will say it takes longer for me to read a book than it takes for George R.R Martin to write one. I will give Storm of Swords 5 out of 5 stars. I give Martin a hard time for taking a long time to write his books. But he has created such an epic masterpiece. He has been called the American Tolkien and he has earned that title.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Ben Affleck Cast as Batman
This is coming a little late but as a life long Batman fanboy, I feel like I should voice my opinion about Warner Bros. casting Ben Affleck to play Batman in Man of Steel 2. I feel that the studio dropped the ball for a few reasons.
Reason number one: Ben Affleck has done a comic book movie before, Daredevil. A movie that was a big disappointment. when people go see Man of Steel 2 and they see Affleck as Batman they're going to see Daredevil or at least I will. I don't understand why a studio would cast an actor who was part of a failed comic book movie to play in an even bigger comic book franchise.
Reason number two: I don't feel Affleck can portray a character as complex as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The reason why I loved Christian Bale's performance so well is because he was so believable. Whoever plays the role of Bruce Wayne has to play three different characters. He has to play the mask of Bruce Wayne who's the billionare/businessman people expect him to be, he has to be the real Bruce Wayne the gritty and damaged character, and he has to play the Batman which is Wayne's alter ego. Bale did that perfectly I don't think Affleck will be able to do that nearly as well.
Reason number three: Affleck hasn't shown me anything where I would think he would be a good Batman. Some people said the same thing when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker. But at the same time Heath Ledger demonstrated that he still hadn't shown people everything he can do. He still had potential that people hadn't seen yet. I think Affleck has us everything he can do.
I really think the studio could've made a better pick for the role. My personal pick would be Josh Brolin because I think he could play a great damaged character. He was rumored to be in the running for the role I don't understand why he didn't get it. I think Marvel should breathe a sigh of relief because if Affleck plays Batman in the Justice League movie it's not going to be good. I had little faith that the Justice League movie DC was going for before this casting. Now I'm convinced it's not going to work. I'm not angry at this casting because I have the Dark Knight trilogy and those are arguably the best comic book movies of all time. I just don't see how Affleck can pull it off.
Reason number one: Ben Affleck has done a comic book movie before, Daredevil. A movie that was a big disappointment. when people go see Man of Steel 2 and they see Affleck as Batman they're going to see Daredevil or at least I will. I don't understand why a studio would cast an actor who was part of a failed comic book movie to play in an even bigger comic book franchise.
Reason number two: I don't feel Affleck can portray a character as complex as Bruce Wayne/Batman. The reason why I loved Christian Bale's performance so well is because he was so believable. Whoever plays the role of Bruce Wayne has to play three different characters. He has to play the mask of Bruce Wayne who's the billionare/businessman people expect him to be, he has to be the real Bruce Wayne the gritty and damaged character, and he has to play the Batman which is Wayne's alter ego. Bale did that perfectly I don't think Affleck will be able to do that nearly as well.
Reason number three: Affleck hasn't shown me anything where I would think he would be a good Batman. Some people said the same thing when Heath Ledger was cast as the Joker. But at the same time Heath Ledger demonstrated that he still hadn't shown people everything he can do. He still had potential that people hadn't seen yet. I think Affleck has us everything he can do.
I really think the studio could've made a better pick for the role. My personal pick would be Josh Brolin because I think he could play a great damaged character. He was rumored to be in the running for the role I don't understand why he didn't get it. I think Marvel should breathe a sigh of relief because if Affleck plays Batman in the Justice League movie it's not going to be good. I had little faith that the Justice League movie DC was going for before this casting. Now I'm convinced it's not going to work. I'm not angry at this casting because I have the Dark Knight trilogy and those are arguably the best comic book movies of all time. I just don't see how Affleck can pull it off.
Friday, August 16, 2013
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
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
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