4.5 stars. The first 4/5 of the book, I loved. For some reason, the last 1/5 didn't seem as exciting, it might have been due to the fact that I was rushing to finish this book in a week (which I did). Anyways, what I loved so much about this book was that there was so much political intrigue and definitely some game-changing reveals (view spoiler)[ Aegon Targaryen is alive? Holy shit! If it comes down to him or Daenerys taking the throne I want Dany, all the way. (hide spoiler)]. Also, Daenerys was a BAMF (as usual), Jon Snow was actually interesting for once, Tyrion was witty as always, (view spoiler)[ apparently Arya can see again (hide spoiler)], the povs from non-main characters were actually well done and less boring, and there was no Sam and barely any Bran, so yay for that. I wished we caught up with Sansa. 
 Again, though, I have doubts that George RR Martin can wrap up this series in 2 more books without it feeling rushed, cheap, or filled with a shit ton of plot holes. A large part is due to the snail's pace of the story. Seriously, after the first book it's been 4 books of gradual, slooooooowww buildup of the plot and we've still yet to reach the climax. Anyways, hope the 6th book comes out within a year or 2. Until then, I can finally start binge-watching the show now that I've caught up with the books.