I feel ever so proud of myself for finishing this book! It reminded me when I tackled Lord of the Rings, to which I had the collector's edition of 3-in-1. 
 This book was LONG! And DETAILED! However, a couple of chapters into the book and I found it all quite interesting. 
 I've been a fan of the series ever since it started but everyone who read the books told me to pick them up. Of course this book deviates greatly from the genre I usually read, but I can't help but feel proud that I managed to finish book one. 
 The author has a great way of story building. In book one, we get introduced to a lot of important characters and their personalities are laid out in front of us in their chapters. I do love how each character gets his/her own chapter because this actually helped me relate to them more, and I could keep up with the events as they unfolded. 
 My favorite characters, and hence their chapters, were Daenarys, Tyrion and Jon. Dany had the best characteristics ever and I absolutely LOVED her relationship with Drogo! They were my top favorite couple!!! Just as well, her chapters were so interesting and filled with mysterious dothraki traits. I give a 10 to Dany's character! 
 Tyrion is one of my favorite characters in the series and I kind of enjoyed his chapters, except for the fact that they were a bit too detailed with no interesting actions to behold. However, his personality is ever so lovable and I love his wittiness. 
 I liked Jon's chapters because I could see an immense bond between Jon and Ghost, whom I adore, by the way. It does good to point out the importance of the direwolves in this book, whereas in the series they just get lost somehow in all the action, and no importance is given to them. 
 I absolutely abhorred Sansa, and her chapters were so infuriating! I mean, snap out of it! How could you even have feelings for someone such as Joffrey! Disgusting! And I hated her la-dee-daa world and could feel no remorse for her whatsoever.. 
 Robb, Eddard and Catelyn's chapters were all about battle strategies and they bored me to bits. 
 I couldn't relate to Bran so I'm not going to refer to him as I'll keep my feelings neutral for now. Maybe in the other books..? 
 Looking forward to book 2!!