I'm on to book 3, I enjoyed the first two books but I'm faltering now. It's quite a job remembering who belongs to who if you don't keep on reading them. I haven't watched the series on TV yet.
I've read them all and am currently re-reading the whole series [when I get the time].
Loved them all and never had to worry about losing the plot as my son has a more or less encyclopaedic knowledge of it all ;0)
Been a fan of the author since "Dying of the Light", and was thrilled when he finally published a new novel (the first GoT book). I should have realised that his writing speed would not be up to sustaining an ongoing series! Loved the first 3 books, the fourth less so, and I found the fifth a bit meandering.