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All the Feels (Spoiler Alert, #2)
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I love Olivia Dade's writing, but I've been havering on this series for a while as I have never seen a single episode of Game of Thrones (yes I know the average remote mountain tribe will have opinions on the showrunners; I do not) and I don't read fanfiction.
TBH I do think you have to have some acquaintance with those worlds for this to work, in the way of most books written to fit within a very established and developed genre or vibe. I wasn't picking all that up, and had the feeling I was missing a lot of resonances in the way the relationship/romance developed; not to mention being somewhat adrift with the fanfic related stuff. I just don't swim in this book's sea, is what it comes down to, and thus very much a DNF of "it's not you, it's me".
New series next year, which I shall look forward to.
TBH I do think you have to have some acquaintance with those worlds for this to work, in the way of most books written to fit within a very established and developed genre or vibe. I wasn't picking all that up, and had the feeling I was missing a lot of resonances in the way the relationship/romance developed; not to mention being somewhat adrift with the fanfic related stuff. I just don't swim in this book's sea, is what it comes down to, and thus very much a DNF of "it's not you, it's me".
New series next year, which I shall look forward to.
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Dec 19, 2023 08:41AM
Hi from the bleacher seats - I too have never seen an episode of GoT. Read the early reviews and decided it was definitely not for me. I prefer my fantasy without the "gritty realism" so many modern film makers are so fond of. Not the flowers and unicorns, sunny low-conflict variety, but definitely not a fan of the "Red Wedding" take.
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