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I binge-read them a couple of years ago and they really are fun. I thought they were starting to get a bit lazy in the latest ones, the way a series can (characters effortlessly getting things done that they spent a whole book struggling with earlier on, TV-soap level plot twists) but a) not too much and b) the TV series is way behind the book series. Also c) I think the TV show's budget keeps it grounded.
The books are great too.