Meh. I'm glad I read it, but I probably won't be reading the rest of the series (or watching the show, though I do want to check out how they cast it [update to laugh at how much I lied: I still haven't read the other books, but I'm obsessed with the show just like everyone else. Although after the season four finale, I might be too traumatized to continue]). I like Martin's style even less than Robert Jordan's--GOT is more pretentious, more misogynistic, and more creepy than WOT. The only female character I didn't hate was a nine-year-old tomboy princess. And except for that first moment when she finally stands up for herself, I totally despised the entire Daenerys storyline. I'm disappointed because I have been wanting to read this for a while, but on the other hand I'm kind of glad to be escaping the addition of another stack of too-long epic fantasy novels to my queue. So it works out. 
 Will probably write a more detailed review on my blog, because I need more time to wind down from a book that takes more than a full two weeks to read. 
 [Update: Here it is.] 
 Will also probably be reading this: http://us.macmillan.com/agameofgroans... 
 Just for fun. :)