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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The 'short' stories do get longer and longer and must not be read out of order from the rest of the series, as much does happen to change in the life of good Lord John Grey.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a re-read except for the third novella in the book, which is set after the second Lord John Grey novel, Brotherhood of the Blade.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
The more I read these books, the more I want John to finally move on from Jamie and find a man he can be happy with, even if he has to do that in secret. Stop torturing the man, Gabaldon! (Or actually, stop torturing them because this infatuation is miserable for John and triggering as fuck for Jamie, and they have such a beautiful friendship otherwise, and it's just like watching a continual trainwreck and jealous/hurt/spurned John can be very manipulative and entitled and a dick (I blame this on his being a Lord in 18th century England. Willie is like him, but on steroids when it comes to this. God, I hate nobility.) and he needs to move on come on pleeeeease?)
*Prays for things to mend between John and Percy*
(John deserves to have someone as important to him as Claire is to Jamie and someone who feels just as strongly back like Claire does for Jamie!)
(I HATE UNRECIPROCATED LOVE STORIES BECAUSE NO MATTER WHO IS INVOLVED THEY ALWAYS END UP BEING TOXIC FOR BOTH PARTIES AND THAT'S NOT FAIR FOR EITHER OF THEM BUT ESPECIALLY THE ONE WHO FEELS NOTHING BECAUSE THEIR LIKE WTF WHAT DID I DO STAHP IT!)
(...like it's okay for a short while, but when it drags on I start to feel my heart wither and die.)
(Holding out for you Percy. Don't fuck it up again Percy.)
*Prays for things to mend between John and Percy*
(John deserves to have someone as important to him as Claire is to Jamie and someone who feels just as strongly back like Claire does for Jamie!)
(I HATE UNRECIPROCATED LOVE STORIES BECAUSE NO MATTER WHO IS INVOLVED THEY ALWAYS END UP BEING TOXIC FOR BOTH PARTIES AND THAT'S NOT FAIR FOR EITHER OF THEM BUT ESPECIALLY THE ONE WHO FEELS NOTHING BECAUSE THEIR LIKE WTF WHAT DID I DO STAHP IT!)
(...like it's okay for a short while, but when it drags on I start to feel my heart wither and die.)
(Holding out for you Percy. Don't fuck it up again Percy.)
As good as the other Lord Johns, and just as good as any of them for a Gabaldon-fix between here and Echo in the Bone.
I like Lord John a lot. He sounds like a great guy to hang around with, probably someone you want on your side in a crisis, and things certainly seem to happen around him. His stories are written with Gabaldon's trademark wit and drama. But, somehow, these books don't sing the way Outlander does. I read them waiting for the next Outlander book, and I feel like she writes them in the same mood. But still: Gabaldon's exercise to clear her mind between gut-wrenching sagas is better than many other author's writing (maybe even most?) on a good day.
Readers be warned, though. This is a collection of three novellas. One of those novellas is the Lord John short story that appeared in Robert Silverberg's [book: Legends II], so if you are a true Diana devotee, you have read it already.
I like Lord John a lot. He sounds like a great guy to hang around with, probably someone you want on your side in a crisis, and things certainly seem to happen around him. His stories are written with Gabaldon's trademark wit and drama. But, somehow, these books don't sing the way Outlander does. I read them waiting for the next Outlander book, and I feel like she writes them in the same mood. But still: Gabaldon's exercise to clear her mind between gut-wrenching sagas is better than many other author's writing (maybe even most?) on a good day.
Readers be warned, though. This is a collection of three novellas. One of those novellas is the Lord John short story that appeared in Robert Silverberg's [book: Legends II], so if you are a true Diana devotee, you have read it already.
This is three novellas in one book, each preceding one of the main novels. The first (Hellfire Club) is not very good and the conclusion is very unsatisfying (and I think it actually might contradict canon from The Private Matter). The second and third help to colour the background of the Lord John novels and are good reads in and of themselves.
I sooo wanted to like this because of how much I adore Diana Gabaldon, but the three novellas included in his book just weren't interesting without Jaime and Claire's love story. Lord John Gray, IMHO, wasn't that interesting of a character in the original series, and certainly not well-loved enough to carry the lead in his own series.
