The first few were pretty readable, the series goes sharply downhill from where you're at now though.
I have read all the books in the series so far, and have definitely enjoyed them all. I will agree that AFFC was my least favorite but still a good read.
I have enjoyed the books. However, I feel the author would've done a lot better by skipping ahead a few years in each person's timeline. The way it is now, each persons story is unfolding way too slowly. At the rate it is now, I truly feel he'd need to write 10 books to get out each persons individual fate. That's just too much. A Storm of Swords was the best in my opinion.
The plot does slow down around the 4th book, I still enjoy it for the most part tho. I've seen some harsh reviews but I liked the 5th book
Since The Winds of Winter probably won't be released until 2014, can anyone recommend anything along the same lines as A Song of Ice and Fire? I heard this was good: Amazon.com: The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1) (9780756404741): Patrick Rothfuss: Books I might just have to re-read Hobbit through ROTK.