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Finished the 2nd novella, The Sworn Sword. Not as good as the first, but it has a lot of good moments. Now onto the 3rd and final novella.

Finished reading the first novella - The Hedge Knight. A great little story, and a great return back to Westeros. A fairly light hearted tale in comparison to the Game of Thrones books - but still has its fair share of brutality when it comes to fighting. I’d forgotten how good GRRM’s writing is.

Just finished the story The Slithering Shadow and really enjoyed it. Only two more stories left in this collection - hoping to finish it before the new year.

The Lottery - 3/5 - Probably the best in the book, and clear why this is one of Jackson's most popular stories. Though for me, it isn't anything special - Again, relying on the uneasiness of society, combined with a 'true' horror scene - we see in this story how it's easy to be a sheep in this world until it affects you, where we all say 'it's not fair' when it directly affects us.

The Very Strange House Next Door - 2/5 - Started off with intrigue with a 'weird' feel to it, falls short with no resolution. The social aspect of this was based around small towns stuck in their ways, not welcoming new neighbours. Nothing overly exciting but the prose was good yet again. Something that I can definitely praise Jackson for in these story is her prose.

One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts - 2.75/5 - Slightly better than average is all I can say with this. A day filled with kindness with a sudden twist. Not much else to say without describing the whole story.

The Daemon Lover - 2/5 - just about enough in this story to keep you reading, though again, nothing that will live long in my memory. Whilst most of the stories so far have had a 'deeper social meaning', I've failed to pick that up in this one. Rather than an uneasy feeling, this one is led by confusion and delusion.