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Gilly comes to see Jon, he talks to her about Dalla &Mance‘s son. She begs Jon to save him, he says he can‘t but that SHE can. She cries that she will take both, but Jon says that won‘t work. He promises if Dalla‘s boy burns, her son will die too
He speaks with Sam, Sam &Aemon are being sent South as well while he repeats a mantra inspired by Aemon
He commands Slynt to Greyguard where wildlings climbed the Wall. Slynt refuses. Jon takes his head.

Quentyn Martell with Gerris Drinkwater are seeking passage to Meereen, pretending to be going to sell wine, concealing his true intent (to marry Dany)The captain of a stinking ship named Adventure tells them the slave trade is stopped &the cities are at war. Unable to find passage by sea, they consider traveling the “demon road”, Quentyn feels this would be too dangerous but is not ready to admit defeat. After much debate, an idea comes to Gerris

Illyrio tells Tyrion more about Dany as the travel through the flatlands. He is still untrusting that those close to Illyrio will keep his whereabouts a secret, but they drink &share stories of the past.

So happy to be back with #readingwesteros ! Come join us!

Bran is on Hodor‘s back as they traverse the frozen land. He has been spending most of the time inside Summer‘s mind, sometimes Hodor‘s too. Men are following them, Coldhands goes to deal with it, Meera doesn‘t trust him. Jojen is ill &growing weaker
In the cold that night, Bran slips into Summer &finds a pack feast on Black Brothers. When he awakes, Coldhands has returned with meat. He confronts Coldhands. But they have no choice but to continue

After a wolf dream, he goes to meet Stannis. Stark bannermen hesitate to join Stannis &he is furious after a rejection from Lyanna Mormont. Jon wonders if they would have joined Jon Stark, Lord of Winterfell but it‘s too late now. Jon explains that Mance‘s baby won‘t be king, wildlings don‘t have lines of succession. Tension rises when Jon refuses to give Stannis the forts. Melisandre relays her vague prophecies of Jon‘s fate, daggers in the dark.

Sons of the Harpy are becoming more bold &her dragons are growing wild
They bicker over how to address the Harpy. Hizdar enters to request the fighting pits be reopened, the city would get a tax payment but she declines
Townspeople come seeking justice for crimes committed. Finding a fair restitution is difficult. Others come blaming the dragons for deaths of their livestock with burnt bones, but 1 has the bones of a child

Tyrion is on the ship to the free cities after fleeing KingsLanding drinking heavily. Arriving in Pentos, he speaks with Illyrio the magister. He ponders if he should help Myrcella claim the crown or go to the Wall, but drinks & searches for where whores go. Illyrio confronts Tyrion about his self destructive behavior &tells him about their savior, the dragon with three heads.

Varamyr the warg is alone now after the defeat of the wildlings at the Wall, he had ran before the battle ended. He‘s lost all his beats except the wolves who are feasting on human meat. But he is starving
He remembers why he was given away, but then Thistle returns, “there are hundreds of them” instead of heeding her warning he inhabits her. She escapes his control &he returns as a wolf, sees them (not men, not prey) &Thistle‘s now pale blue eyes

Mid-year check-in

18 books read so far

#midyearcheckin #halfway

And 4 years later she‘s finally finished the series.

Mostly because I took to much time between books and forgot major things this one scraped a 4. Maybe I‘ll reread one day and not leave so much time between books that I forget stuff.

#asongoficeandfire #gameofthrones #got #adancewithdragons #georgerrmartin #finalbook #finalbooksupportgroup

So much better than the previous in this series. The Epilogue is definitely the most cliff-hangerish of the five and I can see why fans of the series are frustrated by the slothly manner in which GRRM cranks out material. We may never know how it all ends, and be left with the speculation of and alternate ending produce by the television production.

83% complete which means only 8 1/2 more hours to go!

@Smarkies: Mad props for sticking it out through a book that wasn't really holding your attention! That's a lot of pages to wade through. Two thumbs up for persistence and perseverance. 👍 👍

#ChunksterChallenge2022

This has sat on my shelf in the hope that the author will finish the series. This seems unlikely in the near future... so decided to tackle this for both #booked2022 #adaptedforthesmallscreen and #chunksterchallenge2022. It took me 3 months longer than I initially expected owing to the fact that Martin constantly meanders and lost my attention at times. I will still continue reading the series (if any) but was at times disengaged with this one.

I love a good book map 😍❤️

#IncludesAMap 🗺 🐉 #ArtfulAugust 🖌 🖼 🎨

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

For Wednesday‘s #bookquote, I‘m sharing this quote from A Dance With Dragons by George R.R. Martin. This is my favorite quote from the A Song Of Ice And Fire book series. I read the book series and watched the tv show for the first time in 2019 and I really enjoyed it. The way the 5th book ended made me think another book was coming but I‘ve accepted that it might not happen. I‘ve also accepted that the author may not finish writing the series.

Some series continuations I‘d really like to get to before the end of the year.

This is SO true! What do you think? Books have brought me everywhere. Into the past, to the future, to different countries. I can experience so much for the cost of a library card.

#quoteoftheday #quote #reading

Although there are still a lot of stories to be told in this series I enjoyed the books, the world of Westeros is such a fascinating journey.
I hope George drops Winds of Winter soon.

If I had to rank these five books it would probably be:
1.º a storm of swords
2.º a game of thrones
3.º a feast for crows
4.º a dance with dragons
5.º a clash of kings

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4599832325

“Mother of dragons, Daenerys thought.
Mother of monsters. What have I unleashed upon the world? A queen I am, but my throne is made of burned bones, and it rests on quicksand.
Without dragons, how could she hope to hold Meereen, much less win back Westeros? I am the blood of the dragon, she thought.
If they are monsters, so am I.”

“Bear Island knows no king but the King in the North, whose name is STARK.”

#BigJuneReadathon #Dance

It can only be The Dance with Dragons from the great A song of Ice and Fire series.

@Clwojick

I‘m about a fifth into the book so far, and already it‘s 💯 better than Feast of Crows. My only critique at this point is that sometimes it‘s difficult enough to keep track of the myriad of characters, but now GRRM is jumping around in the timeline as well.

#fortheloveofbookmarks
Day 23: fantasy
@aperfectmjk

I can‘t sleep so I‘m reading this amazing fifth book of the series while my fiancé and my one dog sleeps beside me and my German Shepherd slips in and out of the room. Oh how I hate insomnia.

#ShutdownRound3 @DieAReader
#20in4 @Andrew65

With at least 2 hours in, I'm at the middle of A Dance With Dragons. -- I'm impressed to see Duolingo has lessons in High Valyrian 😄 Currently I'm dedicated to Japanese and German, while reaching the top score (30 people in a leaderboard) with my studies.

#QuotsyMay21 Day 14: #Silver

#ShutdownRound3 @DieAReader

I'm back to my Game of Thrones reading, during this ongoing 3rd shutdown in Ontario; news again by the 20th. Here's a clue on what else I've been up to lately

New bookshelf dragons! 🐉💕📚 #dragonsoflitsy

#20in4 @Andrew65

I got sidetracked a bit this weekend, with an hour yesterday, and another in today; waiting a near hour in the car, while my dad got the groceries. 😄 I'll say 4 hours in for 20in4.

#20in4 @Andrew65 🐺

There's a good use for a Magic: The Gathering life point wheel, as a bookmark and hour counter 😋 2 hours so far!

Hi all! -- Sorry I've been away and sleeping in again. I found myself in a bit of the reading slumps, but really getting into the pen pal (Slowly app) writing, throughout March. -- I'm finally back to work at the restaurant this week! I'm yet again, reshuffling my reads, and resuming A Dance with Dragons.

I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 43.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
#bookstagram

#quotsyJan21 @TK-421
Day 3 #Shame



(I couldn't resist, this is one of my favorite meme of all time!)

#litfortunecookie
@KVanRead

My pick is fictional. Samwell Tarly from the ASOIAF books. He may not have the brawn, but he has the brains. When faced with a dilemma, he dives into books for a solution.

Thanks for the tag @IndoorDame 😊

It took a little over a month, but just finished this audio while jigsaw puzzling on this gorgeous day. While I know I‘ll read/listen to the next book whenever it comes out, this was probably my least favorite so far. #bookspinbingo #scarathlon #teamslaughter #readmyowndamnbooks 6pts

I hope I‘m not making a mistake 😬 the last one ended well.
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I have a hard time ending a series without finishing it.

#TropesInAugust @Klou
#Dragons

Reading Dance with Dragons , last Game of Thrones at the moment, would highly recommend the book series!
*****finished,brilliant ***

Love this book.

#QuotsyMay20 Day 2: #Join