A review by aheinicke27
A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This audiobook was a tough one to get through, and not just because it was 56 hours long. Claire really goes through it in this one. In some ways, it was interesting to see Claire go through such personal conflicts, such as
getting abducted, raped, beaten, severely ill, slandered, and blown up
because she is typically the steadfast hero of each story ready to care for everyone else. This also made it hard to read about all of her strife, because I’m so accustomed to her saving the day that I really worried about her (Jamie is great and all but like…who is supposed to
heal Claire when she catches a weird freak illness that almost kills her??
). I liked the resolution with Steven Bonnet, but hated that Bri and her family
had to return to the future
. This is the first book I’ve read beyond what I’ve watched in the show, so it was fun being surprised more often than previous books in the series. I’m hopeful that the next book won’t be quite so dark and depressing…but I think the revolutionary war is likely going to be in the next book so who knows? 
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