A Clash of Kings

A few days ago I finally finished the second book in the A Song of Fire and Ice series aka the Game of Thrones series - A Clash of Kings. After I finished reading the first book (A Game of Thrones) I tried to read a couple of other books before starting the second book. Every day that went by between the first and second book I could not stop thinking about starting the second book. The imagery is so good you can't help but imagine the characters and their lives and wonder what's going to happen next. So finally I started the second book and it went soooo slow. I still enjoyed the story but without giving away any spoilers, basically they focused too much on certain aspects of the story that I started getting bored. I wanted to get a bullet-point version for some parts or to skim it, and I usually never feel that way. I definitely didn't feel that way about the first book but this second book really dragged. Still a great story but I wish some parts moved more quickly. I thought that after finishing the second book I wouldn't be as in a hurry to read the third book because of the boredom factor in the second book.. but alas.. The author has done his magic on me. I'm dying to start the third book to know what happens next. I feel so invested in the story. I care about the characters. I love when an author can write a story in a way that really captures the audience. I'm going to try to wait a few more days before committing to the third book, but I am anxious to get to it. I say committing because I really do feel that each book is a little bit of a commitment since the books are so lengthy.