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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
More of the same
I suppose a story wouldn't be so interesting if their weren't so many near misses, tragic endings, and being involved in just about anything that was anything during the time period, but to also be well accomplished in every endeavor in just the nick of time. Yes, it's the continuation of the story from all the previous novels and I would like to read how this ends but it is becoming too predictable and the writing lacked some of the previous finesse and even on various occasions a few paragraphs would be written to accurately describe the work, scene, or character machinations to only spend another quantity of paragraphs to give us another iteration of the same thing. While this was an entertaining read of the saga, I was also disappointed with the writing.
I suppose a story wouldn't be so interesting if their weren't so many near misses, tragic endings, and being involved in just about anything that was anything during the time period, but to also be well accomplished in every endeavor in just the nick of time. Yes, it's the continuation of the story from all the previous novels and I would like to read how this ends but it is becoming too predictable and the writing lacked some of the previous finesse and even on various occasions a few paragraphs would be written to accurately describe the work, scene, or character machinations to only spend another quantity of paragraphs to give us another iteration of the same thing. While this was an entertaining read of the saga, I was also disappointed with the writing.
Claire and the gang didn't go back to the future...and take Jamie along. Can't wait to see the group rescue Washington from his winter quarters at Valley Forge.
Read it before and must read it again to get ready for her new book coming out soon!
As before, the beginning of this book was a bit slow for me, but once I got to the middle of the book, the pace increased, and I began to enjoy the story.
I must say, I am beginning to fall in love with Rodger, and feel sorry for the poor soul. it seems if anyone is going to come to harm, it is poor Rodger. I do hope he fairs better in future books
I must say, I am beginning to fall in love with Rodger, and feel sorry for the poor soul. it seems if anyone is going to come to harm, it is poor Rodger. I do hope he fairs better in future books
medium-paced
I desperately wanted to give The Fiery Cross 4 glowing stars but I couldn't. When I say that I'm in love with this series, I mean it but this book failed in delivering the excitement we've come to expect from Diana Gabaldon.
DG is a talented and flawless writer but this book was mostly about the day-to-day minutiae that bored me to tears. I kept reading because I'm invested in Jamie and Claire. Their relationship is engaging and while these two have settled into daily life...the chemistry is still very much alive.
"Sorcha," he whispered, and realized that he had called her so a moment before. Now, that was odd; no wonder she had been surprised. It was her name in Gaelic, but he never called her by it. He liked the strangeness of her, the Englishness. She was his Claire, his Sassenach.
However, there were things in the story I didn't care about, Jemmy being one of them and Brianna's lactating breasts were another. I simply did not care for Jemmy's baby talk and I love kids in stories but I all I wanted to do was stick a pacifier in his mouth! Don't even get me started on Brianna's hardening breasts. Yes, I said hardening. *eye-roll* I'm thinking DG must have been pregnant when she wrote this story.
It was so frustrating. Frustrating because it was 1,400 pages!!! Nothing was happening, so much trivial crap I didn't care about was explained and I couldn't figure out where the plot was hiding, it felt as though I was searching for Waldo!!! But it did get better. The second half was slow to get going as well but that eventually changed around the 60'ish % mark.
With that being said, even though there were moments that I loved with great dialogue that only DG can deliver, the story still felt disjointed and boring. *heavy sigh* For those of you that want to read The Fiery Cross...hang in there because it is a tough book to finish but I'm glad I did and the last 10% of the book was AUH-MAZING!! That ending left me with so many questions but I think that'll be answered in the next book. And based on what I've heard, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander #6) makes up for what The Fiery Cross lacked.
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DG is a talented and flawless writer but this book was mostly about the day-to-day minutiae that bored me to tears. I kept reading because I'm invested in Jamie and Claire. Their relationship is engaging and while these two have settled into daily life...the chemistry is still very much alive.
"Sorcha," he whispered, and realized that he had called her so a moment before. Now, that was odd; no wonder she had been surprised. It was her name in Gaelic, but he never called her by it. He liked the strangeness of her, the Englishness. She was his Claire, his Sassenach.
However, there were things in the story I didn't care about, Jemmy being one of them and Brianna's lactating breasts were another. I simply did not care for Jemmy's baby talk and I love kids in stories but I all I wanted to do was stick a pacifier in his mouth! Don't even get me started on Brianna's hardening breasts. Yes, I said hardening. *eye-roll* I'm thinking DG must have been pregnant when she wrote this story.
It was so frustrating. Frustrating because it was 1,400 pages!!! Nothing was happening, so much trivial crap I didn't care about was explained and I couldn't figure out where the plot was hiding, it felt as though I was searching for Waldo!!! But it did get better. The second half was slow to get going as well but that eventually changed around the 60'ish % mark.
With that being said, even though there were moments that I loved with great dialogue that only DG can deliver, the story still felt disjointed and boring. *heavy sigh* For those of you that want to read The Fiery Cross...hang in there because it is a tough book to finish but I'm glad I did and the last 10% of the book was AUH-MAZING!! That ending left me with so many questions but I think that'll be answered in the next book. And based on what I've heard, A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander #6) makes up for what The Fiery Cross lacked.
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adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
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
Yet another headlong rush through the Eighteenth Century with Claire and Jamie - well worth the read!
I tried multiple times to get through this book and I just couldn’t. It’s dense and very political compared to her previous books. I get that it takes place leading up to the revolution, but still there is a lot of political detail that just drags on and on. It made me so sad, because I LOVED the first few books of this series.