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4.2 AVERAGE
4.2 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mixed feelings coming from this diehard fan. So much beautiful about this one, there are parts I loved and I’m amazed at her character and emotion description. But it’s also really slow except in a few spots and lots of back story reexplained (I could have done without that) and a few other choices that felt off—like it was maybe even more of a melting pot than normal and so we got everything in the fridge, freezer, and pantry. So, a hodgepodge smorgasbord. Still worthy, though, of course!! And some great, great moments.
This is actually a 3.5 star. I started this series over 25 years ago, and have truly enjoyed it. This book seemed to bog down and the incorporation of historical events was not as smooth as previous books. I love the aections about Ian, Briana, and Fergus's families, and wish there had been more about them.
mysterious
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’m being generous with 4 stars because I enjoy the characters and the series overall. Glad I read it; just didn’t grab me the way the others have done. Perhaps it was the meandering plot or the lackluster ending? Still would read the next one (if there ever is one).
I read the fist 8 books in a month in 2019. I couldn't stop reading. This is the first one that got to bore me.
I agree with some of the comments that say that this book lacks editing. How come the F word is used every three lines when William is speaking or thinking? Claire worked hard to explain its meaning to Jamie in the first book, but now it seems everyone talks like it's the 21st century all of a sudden. That and the overuse of some expressions kept kicking me out of the plot (as little of it as there is) as I was reading.
SPOILERS:
Also, there are several storylines that were hinted and never developed: Brianna's for instance. She was supposed to become an armorer for the militia, build plumbing for the house and so on an so forth and all she ends up doing is having a baby she didn't want in the first place. Without a single paragraph dedicated to the shock it must have been to be pregnant against her will or how much she must have worried about her heart condition, etc. It only mentions "her heart is well" and that's it.
I also don't get how Claire's personality has changed. When she met Jaime, she hated gender roles (so far as her 40s mentality allowed her) and refused to serve men. In this book, she's Jamie's perfect maid. Ok, Diana.
It just feels like DG got tired of working and hired someone else to continue the novels while she enjoys her money (as she's entitled to do, don't get me wrong). I just wished she had finished the novels and not made us start hating (or worse, getting bored by) characters we love.
(Sorry if I didn't get my points accross, I'm not a native EN speaker.)
I agree with some of the comments that say that this book lacks editing. How come the F word is used every three lines when William is speaking or thinking? Claire worked hard to explain its meaning to Jamie in the first book, but now it seems everyone talks like it's the 21st century all of a sudden. That and the overuse of some expressions kept kicking me out of the plot (as little of it as there is) as I was reading.
SPOILERS:
Also, there are several storylines that were hinted and never developed: Brianna's for instance. She was supposed to become an armorer for the militia, build plumbing for the house and so on an so forth and all she ends up doing is having a baby she didn't want in the first place. Without a single paragraph dedicated to the shock it must have been to be pregnant against her will or how much she must have worried about her heart condition, etc. It only mentions "her heart is well" and that's it.
I also don't get how Claire's personality has changed. When she met Jaime, she hated gender roles (so far as her 40s mentality allowed her) and refused to serve men. In this book, she's Jamie's perfect maid. Ok, Diana.
It just feels like DG got tired of working and hired someone else to continue the novels while she enjoys her money (as she's entitled to do, don't get me wrong). I just wished she had finished the novels and not made us start hating (or worse, getting bored by) characters we love.
(Sorry if I didn't get my points accross, I'm not a native EN speaker.)
Aaaaugh… wanted to love this book. Actually reread the entire series because I felt I needed a refresher.
I didn’t need a refresher, because the author needs an editor.
I get it. A story arc this huge, spanning centuries, continents, and with hundreds of characters requires the author to remind the reader of what happened previously. I appreciate that in a writer.
It seemed that this sort of explanation happened constantly and I found it wearisome.
I’ll read the final book when/if it comes out, but I won’t make the same mistake and reread the entire lot. Again.
I didn’t need a refresher, because the author needs an editor.
I get it. A story arc this huge, spanning centuries, continents, and with hundreds of characters requires the author to remind the reader of what happened previously. I appreciate that in a writer.
It seemed that this sort of explanation happened constantly and I found it wearisome.
I’ll read the final book when/if it comes out, but I won’t make the same mistake and reread the entire lot. Again.
Quite a read. Definitely interesting parts, some of it got tiresome and some of it had me nervous. Looking forward to book 10!