How good are the Game of Thrones books?

First of all I am not a big fan of the show I find it to be a weird crossover between Spartacus and Lord of the Rings. I feel the plot advancement is a bit rushed too, at least in the first seasons since sometimes conflicts would be solved very drastically, with killings, using some-sort of device or magic or just following someone's advice all of the sudden. https://scrabblewordfinder.vip/

I also felt that it is not very clear how magical is the universe sometimes they resort to it, sometimes they don't and your left wondering why and sometimes it solves everything.https://www.applock.ooo/

However, I am fan of the medieval set-ups and fantasy in general, and I do recognise that the representation of those times with flawed and power hungry Lords is actually a much more accurate representation of the era.https://www.7zip.vip/

So I would appreciate an honest review of the books, I believe they have the ingredients for me to enjoy them, but the show kinda killed it for me. Plus it is very hard to find a legitimate review, since the people I know either love them or just don't care about that type of setting

My thanks in advance.