Aylo, I only just started and am reading Stone of Tears, the second one in the series, right now but they are SOOOOO good! I really love them even though they break my heart at times. There are defenitely awesome R/K scenes in it but the rest is really really good as well!
Though as a huge Lord of the Rings fan, I also encourage you to read it because it's awesome as well! Way better than the movies! So yeah, read both, LotR and SoT
That way you'll be occupied the rest of the year
