An amazing fantasy read. The story was so compelling and the characters are some of the best I've seen in a long time. 
 There's a lot of praise and but also a lot of hate for these books. I just finished reading some other reviews for this series and it's come to my attention that these books are really similar to Game of Throwns (according to other reviewers). I haven't actually read those books (or plan to) but if you have, be aware of that. 
 Honestly, I think this is one of the best series I've ever read and the books just keep on getting better and better as the series goes on. The compelling writing makes it impossible to put down these books and because of that I flew through them (seriously! I read each one in a single day). 
 The characters were all so much fun too. You could clearly distinguish each character in their chapters, which is important for a book that switches POVs. Each character is very well developed and I enjoyed reading from every single one. 
 This type of genre--fantasy, politics--is actually my favourite genre and I'm so happy to have found one like this again. Some times it's hard to find the books that you want to read, and you can't always trust the hype. I can't express how much I loved this series and how much I'm desperately in need to finish it. To get my hands on the next book (that's not out yet) but then I don't want it to end and I could read 5 more books in this world, with these characters. 
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 In this review I'm talking about books 1-4. All are amazing and should be read.