I'm well in to 4 now but I'm skipping quite a bit. First, I'm pissed off that he's introducing so many new characters instead of just continuing on with who's left. Again, no spoilers but there are 2 characters that we've not heard squat from since early book 3. A couple of others that we've not heard squat from since later in book 3, and one character is in limbo since book 2. I also hate the way this author rambles. If it was really important for me to know how Brienne or however her name is spelled, learned to use weapons then he should have told me that when he introduced her in book 2. I'm thoroughly aware of what she can do with weapons at this point, so now in book 4, I don't care how she learned. The more I read the more I realize these books have way too much fat in them and not enough meat. I'm beginning to regret starting the series, but now I have to know. Without spoilers.