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sbreadsfantasy's review
5.0
This is by far the best book from the latter ones in the series (starting with The Fiery Cross, it all became a bit redundant). The action finally picked up and NEW things were occurring, while old mysteries were finally solved. I love the entire series, but this book invigorated my Outlander enthusiasm.
debz57a52's review against another edition
3.5
My biggest beef with this book is the sheer amount of limited 3rd person narration we get. Claire still has her 1st person, but then we also get perspectives from Roger, Bree, young Ian, Jamie, Lord John, Willie, and maybe even Rachel or Denny? And others? It was ridiculous. Plus, the pacing with Lord John and Willie's chapters were boring. I get it - DG did her research, but I'm not really paying attention to which military man is on which side. I infer what I can from the way they interact with the well-loved characters I know, and whose sides I grasp. I also spent more pages in this book than previous individual books skimming over scenes when a character was lost in a forest, fog, mountain area, etc. Since we followed all these different characters, the pacing was very different, because their circumstances were very different. At some point (mostly Lord John or Willie's chapters), I wanted to skip entire chapters, but mostly resorted to skimming when I had to.
That being said, there were some messed up things that happened in the last few chapters of this book. Cliffhangers abound, more so at the end of this book than in the last few. The end of #6 seemed more settled.
hitchhikergal's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
martideno's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
daniobsessivelyreads's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing characters as always! A little slow in the middle but it picks back up.
erogers's review
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
garywrenmckinney6293's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
linzthebookworm's review against another edition
5.0
Every time that I finish an outlander book I feel like it becomes my favorite in the series, and an Echo in the Bone is no different. There's so much that went on in the story, and I can't even keep track. There's one particular twist that completely blew my mind. I couldn't just be done with reading, so I had to instantly go into book 8 at 2 in the morning.
For my full review see: https://linzthebookworm.blogspot.com/2021/03/book-review-an-echo-in-the-bone-by-diana-gabaldon.html
For my full review see: https://linzthebookworm.blogspot.com/2021/03/book-review-an-echo-in-the-bone-by-diana-gabaldon.html