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manikahemmerixh 's review for:
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon
slow-paced
I guess Fraser's aren't the only ones who are stubborn because it was from sheer force of will alone that I finished this book. I was worried in the beginning, but things picked up for me with the switch between characters and time lines and I thoroughly enjoyed the middle of this book with the same peaceful rhythm I felt reading the majority of the previous books in this series.
That was until about the last 300-400 pages of this book. Finishing it felt like pulling teeth, and if I was not so put off by the idea of losing a challenge, I may have DNF'd it. There were small moments of respite (I love Lord John Grey more and more with every time he's appeared in this series) but overall it was slow, felt repetitive of themes and content in previous novels in the series, and just kind of boring.
I'd like to give The Fiery Cross a chance but after dragging myself through this one, head down pushing through the storm (and knowing that that book is somehow nearly 500 pages longer than this one), I'm going to take a good break from the series and see if at some point I feel compelled to pick that one up.
That was until about the last 300-400 pages of this book. Finishing it felt like pulling teeth, and if I was not so put off by the idea of losing a challenge, I may have DNF'd it. There were small moments of respite (I love Lord John Grey more and more with every time he's appeared in this series) but overall it was slow, felt repetitive of themes and content in previous novels in the series, and just kind of boring.
I'd like to give The Fiery Cross a chance but after dragging myself through this one, head down pushing through the storm (and knowing that that book is somehow nearly 500 pages longer than this one), I'm going to take a good break from the series and see if at some point I feel compelled to pick that one up.