Book #2: A Game of Thrones

The second new book I read was one that I had heard about from my friend Cassie (yup, same one who lent me Divergent, we have similar taste!) and from Chris. Now having Cassie recommend it was enough for me to read it, but a book that my husband (who is not a reader at all) was interested in was surely something I had to look into.

So while we were on our cruise I used the kindle app on my phone to read the book that Chris had bought, A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin. It is the first of a series called A Song of Ice and Fire.

via (no you can't actually click to look inside, but the pic from amazon was the only one I could find)

It was a good one, although different than the books I usually read. A medieval fantasy adventure with a lot of fighting, drama, and love. Although an incredibly well-written book, it isn't one that everyone would love. The fighting is gory and every detail is vivid. Characters you love die and horrible things happen to children, that well, shouldn't. But, if you enjoy a well written story and are looking for a book that will pull you in and keep you interested every step of the way then this series is for you.

I'm excited to read the rest of the series eventually, but right now I've got a couple of other books I want to get to.

Now i've finished 2/30 . . . 28 to go.