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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
I liked this book much better than the 4th season of the TV show. They stuck close enough to the books up until this one, but I feel like they veered way off course. Claire and Jamie delivering Bree’s baby was a deeply moving part of the story and cemented their family bonds. Omitting this, together with the gathering of the clans just to have time for the absurd story line of Murragh and the regulators was a huge mistake.
I loved reading this book. I am hooked and can’t wait to read the next book in this ongoing saga!
Besides book #1 I think this has been my favorite in the series (so far).
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
I'm just having so much fun reading this series. They're long books, but they really grab. This one takes place mostly in 18th century America. There are Pirates and Mohawks and controlling relatives, not to mention love, angst and violence. We lose a likable character in this book, but perhaps he'll be back.
Me gustó más que el anterior, está mucho más interesante.
En el anterior me aburría mucho, más que nada porque ya he visto la serie y realmente es una muy buena adaptación.
Siento que añadir a Brianna como protagonista fue una buena elección. Trajo muy buen chisme.
Los protagonistas secundarios también me gustan mucho, en especial John.
En el anterior me aburría mucho, más que nada porque ya he visto la serie y realmente es una muy buena adaptación.
Siento que añadir a Brianna como protagonista fue una buena elección. Trajo muy buen chisme.
Los protagonistas secundarios también me gustan mucho, en especial John.
I’ve slowly been making my way through the Outlander series on audiobook. And it’s been a lovely journey so far. I really enjoyed the 4th book - even with some frustrating issues that come down to poor communication between people who supposedly trust and love one another. Despite all that, these incredibly descriptive, action-filled stories still have me hooked!
4.5 stars
This book made me forget about books #2&3 which were good, but scattered. I loved that it was all about Jamie and Claire and their family. Some vivid scenes involving Jamie/Brianna/Roger. I totally bought into them being Colonists.
This book made me forget about books #2&3 which were good, but scattered. I loved that it was all about Jamie and Claire and their family. Some vivid scenes involving Jamie/Brianna/Roger. I totally bought into them being Colonists.
I really liked this book a lot. It took me way longer unfortunately to finish but it was definitely not because of the great suspense. The end is a little boring because it doesn't make me wish to read the next book as strongly but at least everything is kind of cleared up again.
When I finished Voyager my head was spinning in all the best ways and I couldn't wait to get to this one (there ended up being about 3 weeks in between). Perhaps my expectations were just too high, or the disappointment stems from my lack of affinity for Brianna - whatever it is, this one didn't measure up to the others.
Really, the first half was quite good. I enjoyed the slower pace as Jamie, Claire and Ian (and others) get settled, and the surprises they encounter. DG has a rich and colorful writing style that can make some pretty unlikely things sound plausible. I could take-or-leave the Brianna/Roger story, but I understood it would come into play at some point.
But that's where it fell apart for me. The minute Brianna and Roger entered the past, the plot stopped flowing and it started PUSHING, hard. Brianna is painted as level-headed and grounded, but most of her actions show no sense whatsoever. The whole situation with Mr. Bonnet seemed contrived from start to finish. I warmed up to Roger more as the story went, so reading his unfortunate situation was very unsettling... and did even less to endear Brianna to me.
It redeemed itself a bit in the end but I'm not in a hurry to read the next one.
Really, the first half was quite good. I enjoyed the slower pace as Jamie, Claire and Ian (and others) get settled, and the surprises they encounter. DG has a rich and colorful writing style that can make some pretty unlikely things sound plausible. I could take-or-leave the Brianna/Roger story, but I understood it would come into play at some point.
But that's where it fell apart for me. The minute Brianna and Roger entered the past, the plot stopped flowing and it started PUSHING, hard. Brianna is painted as level-headed and grounded, but most of her actions show no sense whatsoever. The whole situation with Mr. Bonnet seemed contrived from start to finish. I warmed up to Roger more as the story went, so reading his unfortunate situation was very unsettling... and did even less to endear Brianna to me.
It redeemed itself a bit in the end but I'm not in a hurry to read the next one.