A Feast for Crows

So many people complain about this book in the series and I can see why after the excellent third installment that upped the action, the intrigue and the surprises. Feast for Crows seems to return to the buildup stage that felt more like Clash of Kings, which makes sense as new players start to emerge in the story and their motivations need to be showcased for future events, but as a whole seems to be a bit ‘less' than its predecessor in terms of story. Mix that with the fact that there were so many missing characters and A Feast for Crows feels somewhat lacking after the events of A Storm of Swords. Although I felt it was much more low key, I also still enjoyed it. There are little bits and pieces if you look hard that point to big things to come and I certainly appreciate Martin taking his time to build up to it. I remember that the first two books really did a lot of build up for A Storm of Swords and if that is anything to go by then I am looking forward to seeing how the seeds that are planted in this book come to grow in the following books. I don't think this volume will become a favourite out of the series, but it will likely hold much importance for future events, without which would seem lacking. Luckily for me though, I don't have to wait for A Dance with Dragons and can continue right away!