A Storm of Swords

        Cersei Lannister is a character that isn't a good person in any sense of the word, but her character depth, in my opinion, makes her one of the most interesting characters. She is originally shown to be the antagonist by many of the characters with a narrative point of view in the story, Which she is to a certain extent, but she has motives and emotions other than hatred which you occasionally see in writing. She has character depth.

     
         The author does an amazing job at giving her actual motives, rather than just "I hate these people so I am going to ruin their lives", he actually shows why she does those things, and even though they're self centered and cruel.

      Cersei makes the majority of her decisions based on self preservation, the survival of her house, and her family. Unlike ther characters in the book like Ned Stark who is in the series for the first book in the series, whose honor is his most defining characteristic. She clearly isn't concerned about that.

      Despite her seeming amorality she shows her emotions behind her decisions, like when she is trying to keep her daughter, Myrcella, from being sent away to Dorne where it was unknown what would happen to her. "The Dornish hate us (the lannisters) they want to see our heads on spikes and you offer up my daughter to them?!". The seemingly non-violent motive of protecting her children can bring out her cruelty. Like when her son, Joffery, was killed at his wedding.  She then started looking for someone to blame, to punish, for her sons murder.

       Throughout the series she has proven, despite her being a terrible person, she has motives and is a deep character. I look forward to seeing how her character develops throughout the rest of the series.