5/5 - If you hate A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones or think it's highly overrated, then this book is not for you. Personally, I adore it. I love everything about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and what it adds to the ASOIAF world. 
 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms consists of three short novellas following the life of the hedge knight Dunk and his squire Egg. I put a full summary in my blog review (link in bio). 
 I loved Egg's intelligence and how he played off of Dunk's physical strength to get things done; he took initiative when Dunk didn't have the political knowledge or understanding of what to do next. Their relationship developed into one of respect, despite their age and status differences. Dunk often threatened Egg with "a clout in the ear" to keep Egg's backtalk under control, but it was an empty threat and they both knew it. 
 One of Martin's greatest strengths - writing real people whose emotions genuinely move you and break your heart - was in full force in this one. I was rooting for Dunk the whole time to get a girl because he was lonely, Egg became my new favorite Targaryen (I want a whole book on his reign), and the various knights, lords, and princes that were introduced became real to me - especially Prince Baelor in The Hedge Knight. 
 Of the three novellas, The Mystery Knight was my favorite. It had more political twists than the other two. The Sworn Sword was probably my least favorite of the three, it was a good story but I didn't enjoy it as much without all the Targaryen history. 
 Two things had me fangirling: (view spoiler)[ 1) DRAGON EGG. I'm not sure if GRRM has confirmed this somewhere but I got very emotional at the fact that The Mystery Knight's prize might have been the egg of one of Daenerys' dragons. 2) BLOODRAVEN. I loved meeting him after all the hints in ASOIAF. The man was the reason Bran found out who Jon was...what young Ned was like...and what happened to Hodor. GOT events aside, Bloodraven was a fascinating character in his own right. (hide spoiler)] 
 "How many eyes does Lord Bloodraven have? A thousand eyes, and one." 
 You don't need to have read the ASOIAF series in order to enjoy this. It was a much more manageable size than ASOIAF and you don't get stuck with chapter upon chapter of Brienne wandering in the Riverlands, bless her heart. (Not dissing Brienne, I love her.) ASOIAF, with the length and hundreds of characters, had moments that dragged because of characters I didn't care about as much. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms resolved this issue by being much more succinct while still focusing on two awesome complimentary characters. 
 This particular edition was illustrated, which I'm normally not a fan of. But these novellas almost read like children's stories (at least compared to ASOIAF) so it worked. Plus, they were absolutely beautiful drawings. 
 In conclusions, this gets a 5/5 all day and I'm gonna need to buy myself a copy eventually. I highly recommend it if you've read the other books and liked them, or if you love the show but reading the series seems daunting. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a great sampling of Martin's writing style and wit. Here's to hoping GRRM will be around to publish more of these after he finally finishes ASOIAF!