★★★★☆
I have just finished the second installment in the A Song of Ice and Fire, and it's left me wanting to read the next one straight away (though it will have to wait until I'm back from Ibiza!!).
The character development in this book is really incredible. I grew to dislike those I didn't have much of an opinion of, began to like those I wasn't too keen on, and fell completely in love with the characters I was already fond of.