I can only hope to someday have the seamless command of plot and character development that appears effortless in George R. R. Martin’s work. I’m on book three in the Game of Thrones series now: A Storm of Swords.

If the battles were raging before, they are really heating up now. The twists and turns in the storyline keep me glued to the book. Some books come across as very predictable, but not this series! I’m not quite halfway finished with it, because I’ve had to set it aside for days at a time to work on my summer courses. I’m 99% finished with those two classes, though, so I’m looking forward to some downtime in the next few weeks to read A Storm of Swords.