I enjoyed these for the most part but I did find that I kept forgetting what had happened to characters who hadn't had a chapter for a while, particularly for minor characters. The fact that I had watched the TV series helped a little but I still lost a lot of people's stories. I still can't remember anything about Daenerys in Yunkai or Astapor & I love her character, so I was paying attention. The narrative does jump about a bit too much.