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For those of you who don't know I HEART Game of Thrones. It took me a while to watch it as season one episode nine got spoiled for me before the air date and I was that annoyed I held off until a few months before season four. It also introduced me to the book series A Song of Ice and Fire which I started reading between seasons four and five. I also love the books as much as the show (if not more because novels are always better). So with season 6 fast approaching and some fans following Kit Harrington's every move, I'm starting to get pretty worried about the Book or Show debacle in which I am apparently going to find myself.

Now I'm not complaining, George take as long as you want, you took your time on A Dance with Dragons and that book was great, keep doing what you're doing. Dan and Dave you guys have a network to keep happy and a world full of fans of the show who need to know what happened so also keep doing what you're doing.

This is at it's core about me, as I don't know what to do. The book has a clear 2016 release date, the only problem is the show will be back April 2016, so if the book comes out first this is all null and void. But if it doesn't I will find myself conflicted, I love them both, no matter what I do I am spoiling something I enjoy.

The show helped me have a better insight when reading the novels, snakes in her hair prophecy jumped out the page at me as I knew why due to the TV show. Although the show did make me neglect the ironborn storyline which I wouldn't have done if I'd looked at it with a fresh pair of eyes.

The books helped me understand why these characters are the way they are.We get to read their thoughts which is always great, unless there thinking something gross then it's weird. It even made me feel sorry for Cersei, until she decided she wanted to kill everyone. It was all for nothing. I also love nothing more than a great book I can sink my teeth into, and I'm just a book person but I'm just as much of a TV person.

I do really want to read Winds of Winter first but in the age of social media coupled with the fact that anytime anything happens on Game of Thrones it appears at the very top of my newsfeed I'm going to have to watch the show. If this scenario hits (I'm not saying it will, I hope it won't) it will get spoiled either way. Unless I stay off the internet, nah never gonna happen.

 THE NIGHT IS DARK AND FULL OF TERRORS!
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