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sherylk's review against another edition
4.0
Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series continues to hold my attention. After the first half of the last book, I was a little worried that she had "jumped the shark" a bit, but this book renewed my excitement in this epic story.
In this installment, weighing in at 900+ pages, Jamie and Claire are joined by their daughter Brianna and her husband Roger in North Carolina in the early 1770's. There are small skirmishes between different factions as the colonies begin to gear up for the Revolution. But as in her previous books, there are also small everyday situations to contend with - like a murder mystery, missing people, killer bears, lost loves, and babies.
I look forward to reading the next book, probably on vacation in April.
In this installment, weighing in at 900+ pages, Jamie and Claire are joined by their daughter Brianna and her husband Roger in North Carolina in the early 1770's. There are small skirmishes between different factions as the colonies begin to gear up for the Revolution. But as in her previous books, there are also small everyday situations to contend with - like a murder mystery, missing people, killer bears, lost loves, and babies.
I look forward to reading the next book, probably on vacation in April.
noomzoom's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
seanbeck's review against another edition
It's just a little dry for my attention span currently; will come back to it again later.
leonieb12's review against another edition
4.25
My enjoyment suffered a little from reading burnout. However, still lots of intrigue and interesting moments.
kpaquette88's review against another edition
4.0
I love the Outlander books. But my God they are description overkill. I admit there was quite a bit of skimming going on as I read this 1000 page book. But I love the characters and story so much I overlook the wordiness.
ccrutcher's review against another edition
5.0
LOVED all of the characters and their plentiful interactions, but this book had very little plot, and instead many side-stories. Feels like a build-up to the next book(s) more than a story of its own.
readdrinkandbehappy's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
allyyyson's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
alexmclean's review against another edition
3.0
I love this series, but this particular book was drudge to get through. The other 1000+ page books I could get through in a month. This one took almost three years because it just couldn’t hold my attention. I could have shortened it to 400 pages - the rest of the 1000 pages was fluffy and irrelevant. She spent entirely too much time detailing mundane routines or events of little or no significance at all. If this was a stand alone book I would rate lower or not have even finished, but the overarching story of the series made me pull through and hope it gets better after this one.