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A review by aprilnnp
Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon
4.0
**Spoilers ahead**
I keep waffling over my rating of this book, because on one hand, there were some lovely moments (Brianna at Lallybroch was one of my favorite parts), and I was speed-reading through the last third of the book to find out wtf happens and get some resolution. But on the other hand, there’s a lot of stupidity happening that feels a bit out of character for a lot of these people.
Roger is, I know, a fan favorite, but I’m just not feeling it so much. I don’t hate him, but I do find him frustrating. He’s stubborn and kind of condescending and honestly a bit wishy-washy - I don’t get a lot of consistency from his character. There’s also the ridiculous amount of storming off by both him & Brianna that caused an awful lot of unnecessary trouble.
And the whole part about Jamie & Ian meeting and then beating Roger in the forest was my least favorite part of this entire series. How on earth did that misunderstanding go on between Lizzie & Brianna for so long? Why did Brianna never give them a description of what Roger looked like if they were all trying to look for him? Why did Brianna never divulge that he might also be going by MacKenzie? Why did Jamie not probe Lizzie further when she initially told him about Roger meeting Brianna in the tavern - who else would she have recognized there?? Just dumb.
Overall, I liked the book and am gonna start the next one - but with this one, the series is beginning to lose some of its shimmer for me. 3.75 stars - and that extra 0.25 is strictly for the return of the kilts. Praise the lord.
I keep waffling over my rating of this book, because on one hand, there were some lovely moments (Brianna at Lallybroch was one of my favorite parts), and I was speed-reading through the last third of the book to find out wtf happens and get some resolution. But on the other hand, there’s a lot of stupidity happening that feels a bit out of character for a lot of these people.
Roger is, I know, a fan favorite, but I’m just not feeling it so much. I don’t hate him, but I do find him frustrating. He’s stubborn and kind of condescending and honestly a bit wishy-washy - I don’t get a lot of consistency from his character. There’s also the ridiculous amount of storming off by both him & Brianna that caused an awful lot of unnecessary trouble.
And the whole part about Jamie & Ian meeting and then beating Roger in the forest was my least favorite part of this entire series. How on earth did that misunderstanding go on between Lizzie & Brianna for so long? Why did Brianna never give them a description of what Roger looked like if they were all trying to look for him? Why did Brianna never divulge that he might also be going by MacKenzie? Why did Jamie not probe Lizzie further when she initially told him about Roger meeting Brianna in the tavern - who else would she have recognized there?? Just dumb.
Overall, I liked the book and am gonna start the next one - but with this one, the series is beginning to lose some of its shimmer for me. 3.75 stars - and that extra 0.25 is strictly for the return of the kilts. Praise the lord.