Worst of the series so far. At the end of the book, Martin points out that this is only half the story, or rather the story of half the characters. Unfortunately, it's the boring half. No Tyrion, very little Jon Snow or Arya, and way too many ironmen and random Dornish nobles. If it weren't for the Jamie chapters, where he goes from being a total douche to being a more well-rounded douche, this book would almost be unredeemable.