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sarahfhp's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
johannab's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
sonia_reading's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I took me a whole year to finish Drums of Autumn, and I told myself I would read one Outlander book each year after. But it’s been two years since then. The only reason I finished The Fiery Cross in 2 weeks was because it was a library audiobook and I could increase the speed. This was my first Outlander series on audiobook, and I wasn’t a huge fan.
The Fiery Cross is basically Drums of Autumn part 2, it just continues the plot and nothing happens! 55 hours/1440 pages of nothing new. The plot itself is also problematic. There are racist descriptions of Native Americans and Black enslaved people. It’s unclear to me if it’s supposed to be the characters or just Diana Gabaldon. It doesn’t matter what the reason, it’s there and full of white saviorism. It was such a slog, and definitely the last Outlander book I’ll read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Slavery
Moderate: Rape
j_sherrill's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
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? No
2.0
I really enjoy the Outlander series. But this book was truly terrible. While some interesting and exciting things happened, I don't feel that this installment in the series moved the plot along. Considering that this book is almost 1,000 pages, it should have progressed more. I still can't really say exactly what this book was about. It seemed like a bunch of smaller stories wrapped into one. Basically, if the first book in the series had been written this way, I would not have continued with the series. I forced myself to finish this book because at this point I'm invested in the characters and stories.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape and Medical content
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