Brianna’s Comments (group member since Dec 09, 2015)

Brianna’s comments from the Read A Song Of Ice And Fire 2016 group.

I started rewatching the entire series, but only barely started season 2 when my husband wanted to start rewatching season 5 & 6 before the premiere. I'm hoping to go back to season 2 when we're done. lol

I'm going to go with Martell - Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken!

words completed → 01 | 04
letters completed → 22 | 28

MARTELL
M : Mlynowski, Sarah - I See London, I See France
A : Allie - The Room Mate
R : Rick Yancey - The 5th Wave
T : Tess - The Shadow Cipher
E : Ellie - This Is What Happy Looks Like
L : Love & Gelato
L : Lois Lowry - The Giver

UNBOWED UNBENT UNBROKEN
N : Nora Roberts - Vision in White
B : Barry Lyga - I Hunt Killers
O : Orson Scott Card - Seventh Son
W : The Wishsong of Shannara
E : Evie - The Play Mate
D : Dean - The Score

N : Nick - The Royal We
B : Brewer, Zac - Madness
E : Elizabeth - Roomies
T : Thorne - Scarlet

B : Bed of Roses
R : Rowling, J.K. - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
O : Owen - The Geography of You and Me
K : Kirby, Jessi - The Secret History of Us
E : Ezra - Illuminae

I've never seen that before! I grew up with the spankings.

I'm just happy I haven't had to wait since 2011 when this was first published... that would be so hard!

Roseanne wrote: "I feel like something very very bad is going to happen."

Yes, definitely! This was a very ominous chapter.

Ria wrote: "Guys, I'm like 90% sure this is not her moon blood. I think she's riding the pale mare. I mean, come on, the thirst, the cramps, the diahrea (I don't know how to write this word lol sorry if I miss..."

That is definitely a good point!

I agree about this chapter being at the end... what was the point? Her last POV chapter could have been earlier - she's been missing from Mereen for awhile now.

Ria wrote: "Not sure if I was in a particularly good mood while reading this chapter, or Tyrion was indeed absolutely hilarious, but I laughed so hard lol Welcome back, witty Tyrion."

I think he was pretty on point this chapter. lol

Ria wrote: "Re: Brianna
She replaced one of the captain's coins (a Westerosi coin) with a poisoned coin she took from the temple. When the captain pays the man Arya's supposed to kill, he'll taste the coin to ..."

Ahh... that makes sense!

Thanks! I'm so pumped I finally finished! I am kind of okay with waiting for the next, but at the same time - there are certain story lines where I really want to know what happens!

5 - A Feast for Crows
4 - A Dance with Dragons
3 - A Clash of Kings
2 - A Game of Thrones
1 - A Storm of Swords

Snow in King's Landing?! Winter is here!

"What have we become, when kings and high lords must dance to the twittering of sparrows?"

"Better to live shamed than die proud."

Oh snap! Varys!

It's kind of sad hearing her thoughts about peace and what must be happening back in Mereen when we know the truth - there is no peace and things are very messy there.

"To go north, you must journey south. To reach the west, you must go east. To go forward, you must go back. To touch the light you must pass beneath the shadow."

I wonder if there will be significance to her getting her moon blood - could it have been a miscarriage since she doesn't recall the last time she had it?

Oh snap - Jhaqo is back!

How did it take him that long to die?

"Fire is a hideous way to die. Small wonder half the hells are made of flame."

"He was at that age when he was loath to close his eyes, for fear that he might never open them again. Other men might wish to die in bed asleep, but that was no death for a knight of the Kingsguard." ← I really like Selmy's POV.

I seriously thought Belwas died?!

I seriously don't like Queen Selyse.

"Cregan Karstark had taken to howling the night of late, and throwing frozen feces at whoever came to feed him" ← at least they were frozen! lol

I wonder if his (Bolton) entire letter was true - about Stannis - or just a few parts.

Oh no!

Why did 'dog' work with the first group of guards, but not the second?

The lair where the dragons are sounds pretty cool - Viserion made a cave in the ceiling!

Oh snap!

"Daenerys Targaryen loved her captain, but that was the girl in her, not the queen. Prince Rhaegar loved his Lady LYanna, and thousands died for it.... All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love, in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had himself followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies where he might have had fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day, ending at Summerhall in sorcery, fire, and grief." ← I'm seriously curious about what happened at Summerhall!

I love how hard he sticks with 'your grace' despite the constant suggestions for fancier names. lol

Who freed the dragons?!

So what is Tyrion signing?

"Your cock is as big as in the stories... Consider me well and truly f*cked, Lord Plumm."

"Step on a snake or a lion's tail, you'll end up just as dead."

"And if that pale soft stupid creature could incite the animals when full clothed, how much more lust would a queen inspire?" ← She definitely thinks highly of herself. lol

"Not even a hair to hid behind."

It truly is Joffrey's fault that all this happened - he was so willful! (at least a good portion is on him - but probably not all of it)

I'm a little suspicious of Ser Robert Strong...

Hmm... I feel like Arya struggles with the 'no one' thing and doing as she's told. She keeps trying to find reason with killing him, but she's just supposed to do it - not figure out why him...

So putting on a face you see that person's last moments?

I'm kind of confused on how she killed that guy...

"The most beautiful woman in the world has urgent need of my axe." ← Has he even seen Dany before?

It seems that there are 2 important horns going on in the story right now - this Dragonbinder one and the one that can take down the Wall (maybe they're the same?).