Status Update

Walter is 50% done

At halfway through Storm of Swords, Martin’s storytelling is at its sharpest. Jon’s climb with the wildlings balances love and betrayal, Jaime’s maiming reshapes him entirely, Tyrion and Sansa’s forced marriage shows politics at its cruelest, Arya witnesses miracles and violence, and Dany becomes a true player with the Unsullied. Dark, layered, and impossible to stop reading.

— Sep 19, 2025 10:51AM

A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)

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Walter’s Previous Updates

Walter is 75% done

At 75% Storm of Swords feels like a relentless storm. The pace is brutal: weddings turn into horrors, walls into battlefields, and loyalties shatter. What makes it great is the constant question......who will survive? It’s harsh, yet impossible to stop reading. Martin’s world is cruel, but gripping beyond measure.

— Sep 21, 2025 05:24AM

Walter is 60% done

At 60% of Storm of Swords I’m amazed by how much Martin packs into this whopper of a book. Arya’s path with the Brotherhood blurs justice and vengeance, Jon struggles between love and loyalty, Jaime’s journey after his maiming grows compelling, and Sansa remains trapped in politics. Dany’s rise with the Unsullied feels unstoppable. Dark, complex, and addictive.

— Sep 20, 2025 02:38AM

Walter is 35% done

At 35% of Storm of Swords I’m struck by how layered the story has become. Tyrion navigates politics in Tywin’s shadow, Sansa’s forced marriage shifts her from dreamer to survivor, Arya hardens with the Brotherhood, Jaime reveals unexpected depth, Jon walks the razor’s edge among the wildlings, and Dany emerges as Breaker of Chains. Dark, tense, and utterly gripping.

— Sep 14, 2025 06:48AM

Walter is 25% done

25% in and Westeros feels like a medieval soap opera directed by Quentin Tarantino. Arya’s kill list grows longer than my grocery list, Tyrion plays chess while Tywin smashes the board, and poor Catelyn keeps drowning in “mom-mode.” I laugh, I worry, I brace, because Martin surely sharpens his axe backstage.

— Sep 10, 2025 09:54AM