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4.19 AVERAGE
4.19 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wasn’t a huge fan of a couple of the storylines, but this was still pretty good. Definitely slow at times, but it picks up more towards the end
Well, I read the last few chapters with my heart in my mouth, holding my breath, thinking "this can't be happening, can it?"
If book 10 really is the last, this one definitely had a sense of preparing the reader for the end.
Brilliant storytelling, as always, and now that I've finished it, I feel a bit lost.
If book 10 really is the last, this one definitely had a sense of preparing the reader for the end.
Brilliant storytelling, as always, and now that I've finished it, I feel a bit lost.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Loved it!
Loved it as I always will even if you made me wait 7 and half years for it
Loved it as I always will even if you made me wait 7 and half years for it
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Disappointing. I waited seven years for this book and it just... wasn't great! Most of the book was recapping/recalling events from previous books and the actual events felt crammed in without giving them their proper due. I know they are setting up for the 10th and final book in the series but I really wanted more. There were way too many new characters for a series that is ending, and too many different storylines, none of which ended with any sort of satisfaction. I hope the tenth book is better, or I may tell people to just stop reading at book 8.
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What can I say: It’s Outlander. It’s book number 9. It’s Jamie and Claire and all the clan back together again. It’s 900+ pages of awesomeness! 6 out of 5 stars.
⭐️
What can I say: It’s Outlander. It’s book number 9. It’s Jamie and Claire and all the clan back together again. It’s 900+ pages of awesomeness! 6 out of 5 stars.
⭐️
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There are 3 things that keep this book from being a 5 ⭐️ like so many others in this series have been.
The first, and probably most egregious, was the continued Jamie's gonna die...SIKE! I know that this is a romance series before it is history, sci-fi, or action/adventure, but I think that Gabaldon could have actually gone through with it this time, after pulling the same thing multiple times previously in the series.
Second, and I say this as a Freemason myself, I find it extremely unlikely that an armed conflict such as the one described would have taken place immediately following a lodge meeting. That isn't to say it is impossible, of course, but that entire section of the story doesn't carry the proper tone for the absolute betrayal such an action would mean, let alone the fallout that would occur. Stories of Freemasons on opposing sides of battle not harming one another are far more common than lodge brothers turning on one another descending into physical violence on such a scale. And if it did occur the way it is described in this book, there would be a far larger series of consequences than what is described.
Finally, I'll just say that on a personal level, I've never really enjoyed the Lord John/William storyline. When the two come together, it's fine, but as a personal preference, I really don't feel like the stories overlap enough for so many pages to be devoted to them.
So, I'm still interested in reading the next book, whenever it comes out, because Gabaldon is a masterful storyteller, and I've thoroughly enjoyed most of the series, but this one pulled me in the wrong direction one too many times even for a 4th star.
The first, and probably most egregious, was the continued Jamie's gonna die...SIKE! I know that this is a romance series before it is history, sci-fi, or action/adventure, but I think that Gabaldon could have actually gone through with it this time, after pulling the same thing multiple times previously in the series.
Second, and I say this as a Freemason myself, I find it extremely unlikely that an armed conflict such as the one described would have taken place immediately following a lodge meeting. That isn't to say it is impossible, of course, but that entire section of the story doesn't carry the proper tone for the absolute betrayal such an action would mean, let alone the fallout that would occur. Stories of Freemasons on opposing sides of battle not harming one another are far more common than lodge brothers turning on one another descending into physical violence on such a scale. And if it did occur the way it is described in this book, there would be a far larger series of consequences than what is described.
Finally, I'll just say that on a personal level, I've never really enjoyed the Lord John/William storyline. When the two come together, it's fine, but as a personal preference, I really don't feel like the stories overlap enough for so many pages to be devoted to them.
So, I'm still interested in reading the next book, whenever it comes out, because Gabaldon is a masterful storyteller, and I've thoroughly enjoyed most of the series, but this one pulled me in the wrong direction one too many times even for a 4th star.