GOT final

I thought the ending of the novel was surprising yet expected.  I think we knew all along that the dragon eggs would eventually hatch and there would be dragons once again. The ending was still shocking though.  I knew something bad would happen when they brought Dany into the tent but I had no idea her son would die and the Drogo would practically be nothing although he lived.  I wouldn't have ever expected her to burn him though.  I don't like the fact that if i want to know what happens i have to read the rest of the books.  I thought the book was interesting because the chapters were front the point of view of certain people.  We always knew what was going on in different parts of the seven kingdoms or at the wall of with the Dorthraki.  I have never read a medevil novel before and I'm surprised I actually really enjoyed it.  It kept my attention and I always wanted to keep reading to know what was going to happen next.  I think the chapter always kind of left you hanging and you always wanted to know whats next.  I liked the fact that there were some powerful women in this book.  Cersei and Catelyn were very strong and bold women.  They both stood their ground and were able to influence people around them.  They could give orders and people would listen to them.  I also think they were both very smart and knew how to talk to people and make them listen or get what they wanted.  The most disturbing scene to me was when Joffery became king and the City Watch killed all of Ned's men then went throughout the kingdom and killed everyone.  Also all the heads on the spikes and every time the book talked about women and girls getting raped I would cringe.  That is always one of my worst nightmares.  I don’t have one favorite character in the novel.  One that stood out to me would be Dany.  She really grew with every one of her chapters.  She started out as an innocent twelve year old that was being abused by her brother.  Eventually she came to be her own person and a strong woman who knew what she wanted.  She became very smart and handled situations well.  She also grew to love the man she married and never failed him.  The only chapter I liked Sansa in was her last chapter.  She was so blinded by a high status and marrying Joffery thinking she loved him.  In the end she very saw Joffery for who he really was and even stood up to him.  She took a few beatings but still managed to hold herself together which was shocking to me.  I think I would recommend this book to others. Depending on what kind of things they like but I found it intriguing and I think others would too. I really liked it and if I have time I would consider reading the other ones in the series.  I’m not sure I would ever watch the TV show.  I always find that books are usually better than movies or shows.