Wednesday 31 December 2014

Best Books I Read in 2014: Game of Thrones, 50 Shades of Grey

After tucking in to the first two parts of the 50 Shades trilogy in 2013 in order to be able to write about the upcoming adaptation for Yahoo Movies, I started 2014 with the depressing task of completing the trilogy by reading 50 Shades Freed. I have to say I'm glad it finally ended, though I did enjoy bits and pieces of the books. I just wish it had all been a hell of a lot shorter and more concise. Was all that sex really necessary?


Anyway, I then got back to the business of tackling the remaining books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series. I slogged through A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows and A Dance With Dragons, finally getting up to date so I can now wait impatiently with all the other fans for the impending Winds of Winter. A Storm of Swords was terrific, as was A Dance With Dragons with A Feast For Crows being a bit more meandering but still a damn immersive read. I can't on without mentioning one massive SPOILER from the end of the fifth book so HERE IS YOUR SPOILER WARNING!!!!!

SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER PLEASE SCROLL DOWN IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BOOKS!

I cannot believe George R.R. Martin has killed off Jon Snow. I was so gutted. Just as things seemed to be getting really intense with him too. Now it's literally just Arya of the Starks that I'm really rooting for. Soooooooo gutted. RIP Bastard.

OK SPOILER OVER YOU CAN COME BACK NOW!

OK SPOILER OVER YOU CAN COME BACK NOW!

OK SPOILER OVER YOU CAN COME BACK NOW!

OK SPOILER OVER YOU CAN COME BACK NOW!

OK SPOILER OVER YOU CAN COME BACK NOW!



So all those huge books took me most of the year to read. I've still got a massive pile of books on my bedside table that I need to read but Game of Thrones became a priority for this year but in 2015, I'm going to start getting back to my pile that includes 12 Years a Slave, Shock Value and now Russell Brand's Revolution. 

I also read and reviewed a couple of books for Starburst Magazine:

THE ART OF PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR

Anyone else read anything good that they would like to recommend?

More 2014 Lists from I Love That Film:

Top 10 Best True Stories of 2014

TV in 2014

Top 10 Blockbusters of 2014

Top 10 Music Performances of 2014

 

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