Rewatched the finale. Teared up again during the scenes with Drogon and Ghost. I think Jon got the ending that he wanted after all, even if he doesn't realize it.
Kindof sad Littlefinger wasn't around during the finale. He's been dead awhile now but still feels to me like he should be there, even if his death was fitting.
I'll check it out. I don't think ASOIAF is great writing beyond the first few books. I have A Dance With Dragons sitting on my bookshelf and it is so enormously plodding at points, I simply can't bother to read through it.