Reviews

The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

majorditzy230's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

ect625's review against another edition

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

4.25

knod78's review against another edition

4.0

This was a good story, but so very long with lots of crazy storylines and characters that came together in the end for the most part. There were names that showed up in the first 100 or so pages (and some from Voyager and Drums of Autumn) and then was not mentioned again until the end. I had to think about who the hell this person was and why was he or she important. And I’m loving Germain! He’s spunky for a kid.

Even though the book got a bit bogged down with some useless details, I did like the way it ended and the last line proves without a doubt why Jaime is the king of men. Bring on the next book in the series.

I gave this book 3.5 stars.

lici2107's review against another edition

emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

4.0

jackgray's review against another edition

4.0

“I am a warrior, that my son may be a merchant - and his son may be a poet.”

caitarendt's review against another edition

Very slow, time period was not interesting, and similar tropes used 

lydiaedwards's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

jsmith5857's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

beckyray77's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

4.0

It's long, but worth it. Although some scenes seemed like they had no meaning in the larger story. Like they were written just to fill pages. I'm hoping the reason will become clear in the rest of the series.

aheinicke27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Listening to this audiobook within my 21 day check out window was a feat made possible only by increasing the playback speed to 1.5 and a week off for spring break. As with all books in this series, the plot moves slow, which is kind of the point of reading them. Before getting into the slow flow of the story, I felt frustrated at the beginning when 7 hours of the book had gone by and they were still within the same day of the attempted weddings at River Run! As I continued listening however, and re-immersed myself  within the story world, I felt less bothered by the pacing. Either things moved faster, or I grew content moving slower. Overall, I enjoyed the growth of Jamie and Claire’s family and Rodger and Brianna’s relationship, as well as the various political intrigues and mysteries that the Fraser/Mackenzie’s find themselves involved in. I enjoyed this season of the show — even though there were some difficult, heavy parts — and liked the book even more for its level of detail and connection between all of the plot points. I once again found myself not wanting the book to end when I reached the conclusion (one day before it was due 😅) and look forward to reading the next book in the series when the library loan comes in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Medical content, and Violence