Reviews tagging 'Death'

Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon

17 reviews

hannah_mcc17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Death, Medical content, and Sexism

readwithbells's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I may have enjoyed this book the most in my journey through the Outlander world. It was domestic, romantic, adventurous, and remarkably soothing for a (large) chapter in this very dark franchise. Diana can get carried away in her writing and I find the fact that this book feels like a weapon is testament to that - this one is as indulgent as all the others but I found quite a bit more heart in this than the last few. Maybe the major addition of Roger and Brianna to our cast of characters struck me more than I thought, or maybe Diana has simply had enough time with Claire and Jamie to know them fully but I felt as though I was intruding on a real slice of life with this book and I enjoyed every indulgent bit of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, and Racism

estherrosedq's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

I loved this book! I think it is my second favorite so far, after Outlander. Even though there are a lot of dramatic, tense, and somewhat tragic events, I found this book to be very peaceful. I loved the descriptions of life on the Ridge and I loved seeing the family dynamics and connections between all of the characters. The writing is also beautiful and lyrical

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Death

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

3.5

The fourth installment of the Outlander series is very interesting. Clair and Jaime are now in the Colony of North Carolina, having crossed the Atlantic and made their way from the Indies in Voyager. After meeting up with family at Cross Creek and meeting with the Colonial Governor, they end up claiming land in the Blue Ridge of Appalachian Mountains, settling in with Ian and Fergus to homestead at Frasier's Ridge (Gabaldon says it's more or less where Grandfather Mountain is).

The Drums of Autumn also bring us two more time travelers, who have to make their way across the Atlantic from Scotland to the Colonies and up to the Ridge. Do they make it? What happens to them? Are they met with open arms? 

Like the rest of the series, this book could have been 200 pages shorter without any problem. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Domestic abuse

time4tori2read's review

emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Death

johannab's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

owlmybookandplanneradventures's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This is book #4 in the Outlander series and it picks up right after book 3. It was rich in history, adventure, family drama, & time travel. I enjoyed the realistic characters and different perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Death