Oh man, this book was SO much better than the second one. SO many plot twists and a LOT of characters died. I'm back into that GOT hype, and I can't wait to read A Feast For Crows. One thing I love about this series is how multi-dimensional all the characters are. Cersei's a bitch but we understand why she does what she does and to some extent, I respect her. Daenerys was the bad ass bitch I love, Tyrion is awesome as always, Jaime was more complicated than he originally appeared, Arya was awesome as always, Jon was cool as always, Catelyn was the bad ass mom she always is, Brann has exceedingly become boringer, and Sansa, well. With Sansa I'm either annoyed at her or I feel sorry for her. It was both in this book. I'm looking forward to where the story goes after this.