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In this chapter the book is following Sansa's perspective in King's Landing and the Red Keep. So far, it has been made very apparent that Joffrey is very abusive and cares little for her. Anything she says may very well result in her being beaten by his guard. The tournament in Joffrey's honor was ended early because he was not pleased by those who competed. He called them gnats and saw them unfit to entertain him.

So far it’s a little confusing because I read the first book over a year ago, so catching back up with what happened and knowing all of the characters is difficult. The story so far is captivating though, with the ever present comet residing in the sky being seen by all of the characters, even those very far apart. They are on their way to the wall currently, and I can’t wait to see the outcome.

The stories have gotten more interesting and show just how chaotic Norse mythology is. In one story, the god Kvasir, the wisest of all the gods, was created from the spit of all of the Aesir and Vanir gods, and he decided to travel the world. He was soon killed by two dwarves who wanted to make the mead of poetry, which gifted any who drank it the power of poetry.

This book is very interesting and entertaining. So far it has told the story of the creation of the world and the story of how the gods treasures were made. Contrary to how Thor and the other gods are portrayed in today’s media, many are actually conniving or slightly evil. It is cool to see them in a different light

Since last week, they arrested a suspect and the trial has begun. Only a little evidence has been presented so far, so it is unclear whether or not Levi Weeks is guilty or not, but it has captured my attention. He has Hamilton, Burr, and Livingston on his defense, so he probably has a pretty good chance

The book is quite interesting. Since last time it has introduced all of the relevant characters and established the time period through detailed descriptions of New York City. They found the body of the girl who was murdered and put a suspect behind bars, and now Hamilton and Burr have to defend the man against prosecution. The city is very unforgiving however, so it will be difficult.

I have just started the book, so I don’t really know how I feel about it, but I think the concept seems cool. It’s a historical murder mystery written kind of like a novel, and it does a good job of world building and science setting. So far it has talked about the plague of yellow fever in the closing months of the 18th century as well as introducing the idea of the murder.

The book has been explaining the significance of the plaid kilts worn by the males in Scotland. It is explained that originally the colors on the tartan (plaid) were insignificant, but that rich people enjoyed having more colorful kilts. However over time the kilts gained significance in identifying which clan a person was in.

It has now gotten into the specific clans and telling their significant stories. It told the story of Clan MacGregor and how in an effort of revenge, one clan member helped Venezuela gain independence and used their money and power to get other clans to go to the Mosquito Coast and then die. Pretty savage on his part.

The book has actually picked up a bit in the past week. It has gotten into talking more about specific Clans and how they affected Scotland as a whole. Specifically James III and how he was one of the more compassionate and effective Kings until he was murdered.

In the past pages there has been a lot more talk about the succession of kings. In the chapter that just started, they talk about how Scotland was still under the control of England because of the surrender 200 years earlier. Scots didn’t want to be under English rule, and they began to believe in the idea that although they were owned by the English, each person in the Scottish royalty owned their position of power.

Over the past couple of pages the book has been talking about the succession of the royal family, specifically of the kings of Scotland. It talked about how some of the kings were anglicanized because they were raised in England and no Scotland. This changed many of the customs there and some of the clansmen were upset by this. So yeah things have been really heating up in the Celtic lands.

Since my last update, the book has gone more in depth into the religions and how the religions and clan society has evolved and formed. It had a couple of pages about the role of women in the early “societies” and how they were revered by most people, even those from other countries. It also talked about the invasion and integration of the Norse folk and how it changed the languages and cultures.

So far the book has gotten into how the Celtic people moved from the origin of humanity to their place in Scotland and Ireland. I think that it is interesting how connected the Irish and Scottish are despite nowadays there being a disconnect between them. They also have interesting religious practices that the Romans attempted to put an end to.

The cover art is quite appealing.