#finished my ASOS reread and feeling oh so sad

[thesunsethour]

the last of the starks

jon xi ASOS

sansa iv ASOS

arya xi ASOS

[abcdosaka]

acok really picks up in the second half. and i’m glad aryas pov was so prominent bc it provides such a good look at how the war affects the regular people of the world. shes def my fav in this book she’s such a funny little kid the way she interacts with everyone is so charming. i didn’t realize her working for tywin as a cupbearer was a got original but that was really good i wish that was in the books too. although the boltons are much scarier and just freakier in the book at this point. i said i was a theon hater but i kinda got over it by the end bc he’s just too pathetic and ik it only gets worse from here so. it’s actually so sad how much shit the starks get put through like some awful gamechanging shit happens at the end of every book. i’m guessing the red wedding is at the end of asos. and since i never finished affc or adwd i have no idea what happens after that.

but also this world is just so depressing too. thank god for characters like brienne and sansa and sam i couldn’t bother with all the bs if they weren’t around. dany too but i think she only really comes into her own during the slavers bay arcs. at this point she’s still just doing random shit in qarth. also, cat is so much more likeable in this book compared to agot. before my current reread i remember she was one of my favourite characters and after i finished the first book i was like wtf why? is it just bc she’s a milf? (btw that title is exclusively for cersei) but no i had reasons. her pov chapters are much more interesting in this book.

tyrions chapters are pretty good too bc i love the kings landing drama but oh my god i haaateeee shae. like i don’t actually hate her i don’t really care about her but i just don’t like the relationship drama between her and tyrion bc it’s something i’ve seen a thousand times before and it always ends badly and makes everyone feel bad about themselves and tyrions gonna go on a depressive spiral and become incel in two books. like i don’t want that for him i want him to be free from his family and the unfair expectations put upon him and find happiness and love himself. like i want that for all the characters but him especially. the characters who really want to be loved but just can’t seem to get it and become cynical as a result always bum me out. if nothing else i want tyrion to have a happy ending i don’t want an incel ending for him please