I’m not finding HotD compelling, the court politics are meh with Viserys making bad decisions, Otto grinning evilly, Rhyneris being petulant, Alicent being pretty and Dr Who just hamming up everything.
RoP has some intriguing plot lines being laid down, elf’s and dwarfs have clear cultural distinctions, the characters have some narratively reasonable motivations and there is enough mystery to compel further engagement to find out what’s coming next. I also think Harfoot culture may have convinced me to give halflings a chance