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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Not as good as the first in the series but still a great book!!!! I love the character in this series so much and I’m so excited to get started with some new plot lines in the coming books. This one was great because it added more climax to the relationship between Claire and Jamie but kept all the stuff I loved about it.
I would have liked this book much more if it hadn’t been so long. Some of the detailed little scenes are so unnecessary to the story and some of the scenes are just unnecessarily crude. I was disappointed with how this second book began, but I liked much of the story in between the beginning and end. Claire and Jamie’s love story is amazing, and I like several of the other characters (the author does a good job with character development, but how could she not with so many pages to achieve it). I haven’t decided if I’m going to keep reading or just watch the series. I like the stories, but they are just too long. I just read a 421 page book in a little over two days on a cruise vacation, but it took me almost three weeks to get through this one. It’s just so tedious. I’m excited to finish Season 1 and watch Season 2 of the series, then I guess I’ll see how long the next book is.
audio
I decided to re-read this book as an audio instead since the actual book is more than one-thousand pages long. Also, I recalled that this second book in the series was my least favorite. I wanted my trip with this to be smoother than the first time I read it. I'm glad I did.
Listening to this audio allowed me to appreciate Diana Gabaldon's attention to facts and details. Gabaldon really did all her research to bring the history come to life. Also, she took the time to describe everything that was going on: from the characters, to the settings, and to the situations. I was able to vividly imagine what was happening.
Next, this re-read allowed me to recall many great moments (and not so great) that happened in this book and also showed me some new events. I was able to enjoy reading the interactions between Claire and Jamie, especially towards the end. I also remembered how I disliked that Jonathan Randall came back and how in this book he was not described the villain that he was in the first book. Last, what surprised me the most was that there some things that happened that I don't recall with my first read. I was completely stunned to read the part on how Claire got Jamie out of jail. I won't say much but my jaw dropped and my eyes bulged.
Now, I was able to enjoy this presentation because of Davina Porter. She was one talented reader. I loved how she was able to change her voice into different accents and how she was able to portray each character perfectly. It always fascinated me to hear her pronounce many of the words I butchered while reading the physical copy correctly. Porter really helped bring the book come to life.
Unfortunately, this re-read reminded me why this was my least favorite book in the series. It was too long! As much as I enjoyed all the hard work that Gabaldon put into it, it was too much. After a while I didn't care much as to what was happening in France or what was going on with any other character besides the main ones. I wanted to read more about Claire and Jamie than about the Prince. Yes, it was easier to go through all of these pages as an audio, but it still felt like the historical facts and events wouldn't end.
As a whole, it's not my favorite book but I still love the main characters. The last fourth of the book was my favorite since it brought a little tear to my eye. However, the audio book will be the only way that I would keep re-reading this book.
I decided to re-read this book as an audio instead since the actual book is more than one-thousand pages long. Also, I recalled that this second book in the series was my least favorite. I wanted my trip with this to be smoother than the first time I read it. I'm glad I did.
Listening to this audio allowed me to appreciate Diana Gabaldon's attention to facts and details. Gabaldon really did all her research to bring the history come to life. Also, she took the time to describe everything that was going on: from the characters, to the settings, and to the situations. I was able to vividly imagine what was happening.
Next, this re-read allowed me to recall many great moments (and not so great) that happened in this book and also showed me some new events. I was able to enjoy reading the interactions between Claire and Jamie, especially towards the end. I also remembered how I disliked that Jonathan Randall came back and how in this book he was not described the villain that he was in the first book. Last, what surprised me the most was that there some things that happened that I don't recall with my first read. I was completely stunned to read the part on how Claire got Jamie out of jail. I won't say much but my jaw dropped and my eyes bulged.
Now, I was able to enjoy this presentation because of Davina Porter. She was one talented reader. I loved how she was able to change her voice into different accents and how she was able to portray each character perfectly. It always fascinated me to hear her pronounce many of the words I butchered while reading the physical copy correctly. Porter really helped bring the book come to life.
Unfortunately, this re-read reminded me why this was my least favorite book in the series. It was too long! As much as I enjoyed all the hard work that Gabaldon put into it, it was too much. After a while I didn't care much as to what was happening in France or what was going on with any other character besides the main ones. I wanted to read more about Claire and Jamie than about the Prince. Yes, it was easier to go through all of these pages as an audio, but it still felt like the historical facts and events wouldn't end.
As a whole, it's not my favorite book but I still love the main characters. The last fourth of the book was my favorite since it brought a little tear to my eye. However, the audio book will be the only way that I would keep re-reading this book.
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
As with the first book…when things were happening it was great…but I would often find myself bored.
Also subject line of the book is Claire and Jamie try not to kill each other while also attempting tostop Culloden from happening
If I had a nickel for every time one of them thought or verbally threatened to kill the other…I would be filthy stinking rich.
That’s all…
Also subject line of the book is Claire and Jamie try not to kill each other while also attempting to
If I had a nickel for every time one of them thought or verbally threatened to kill the other…I would be filthy stinking rich.
That’s all…
So fucking brilliant. I can't put it into words how much I love the plot, the characters and the storytelling. It's too perfect. God I am so in love.
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, War