A Feast for Crows George R. R. Martin's 4th installment of A Song of Fire and Ice picks up where A Storm of Swords left off. Well sort of. If you haven't read the previous 3 then don't start here. Go back and Pick Up A Game of Thrones.

The Good:

  Everything is good. Even when Martin is writing a section where not much is going on his characters have such depth that it is still completely interesting, which is one of the great things about martin's writing, the characters. They grow, they evolve, your sure you hate one of them then you find yourself liking them. The stories seem to be driven as much by the characters as by what is going on in the story.

The Bad:

 No Tyrion, No Jon Snow, No Daenerys, I repeat,  No Tyrion, No Jon Snow, No Daenerys. For those of you who don't already know the book A Feast for Crows grew too large for one volume so instead of cutting the book in half, half of the characters story were put in A Feast and the other half will be put in the next book a Dance with Dragons. This doesn't ruin the book but you will find yourself looking for your favorite missing characters and this is why this book is a 4 instead of a 5. The story, although great, Does not move forward substantially. This doesn't mean the story wasn't good but it hasn't made a leap forward. I am fearful that Martin is becoming Jordan (except that martin can write and Jordan sucks), the 4th book is out, a fifth on the way, and I don't see any end in sight or any way of wrapping it up in 2 or 3 books. It won't be a problem as long as it stays good and interesting but I hope he has end in mind.

Overall the story was great and I enjoyed it immensely. If you enjoyed the other 3 you will enjoy this one as well. A great book a must read for any Martin Fan.
A Feast for Crows George R. R. Martin's 4th installment of A Song of Fire and Ice picks up where A Storm of Swords left off. Well sort of. If you haven't read the previous 3 then don't start here. Go back and Pick Up A Game of Thrones. The Good:

  Everything is good. Even when Martin is writing a section where not much is going on his characters have such depth that it is still completely interesting, which is one of the great things about martin's writing, the characters. They grow, they evolve, your sure you hate one of them then you find yourself liking them. The stories seem to be driven as much by the characters as by what is going on in the story. The Bad:

 No Tyrion, No Jon Snow, No Daenerys, I repeat,  No Tyrion, No Jon Snow, No Daenerys. For those of you who don't already know the book A Feast for Crows grew too large for one volume so instead of cutting the book in half, half of the characters story were put in A Feast and the other half will be put in the next book a Dance with Dragons. This doesn't ruin the book but you will find yourself looking for your favorite missing characters and this is why this book is a 4 instead of a 5. The story, although great, Does not move forward substantially. This doesn't mean the story wasn't good but it hasn't made a leap forward. I am fearful that Martin is becoming Jordan (except that martin can write and Jordan sucks), the 4th book is out, a fifth on the way, and I don't see any end in sight or any way of wrapping it up in 2 or 3 books. It won't be a problem as long as it stays good and interesting but I hope he has end in mind. Overall the story was great and I enjoyed it immensely. If you enjoyed the other 3 you will enjoy this one as well. A great book a must read for any Martin Fan.