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A review by aewinec
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade by Diana Gabaldon
3.0
This series shares the author's meticulous research and attention to historical detail with the Outlander series. However, in my opinion, that's where the similarities end. I like this series so far as it gives a really interesting slice of life of London in the 1750s and fills in the "missing years" of the Outlander series. I don't think every Outlander fan will like this series unless one is generally a fan of historic fiction.
For whatever reason, I really like Lord John Grey! He's so clever and in my mind's eye, attractive (I always visualize an Owen Wilson-type). Other reviewers have commented that the sexual scenes between Lord John and his lover in this book could be offensive to homophobes. Let me preface my next remark by saying that the sexual scenes between Jamie and Claire in the Outlander series, although descriptive, were never offensive to me. In this book, the scenes were way too descriptive, way more descriptive than those in OUtlander, and if they were between a man and woman, I would say the same thing. So...I'm not a homophobe - if I were, I wouldn't be reading a series that features a homosexual main character!
For whatever reason, I really like Lord John Grey! He's so clever and in my mind's eye, attractive (I always visualize an Owen Wilson-type). Other reviewers have commented that the sexual scenes between Lord John and his lover in this book could be offensive to homophobes. Let me preface my next remark by saying that the sexual scenes between Jamie and Claire in the Outlander series, although descriptive, were never offensive to me. In this book, the scenes were way too descriptive, way more descriptive than those in OUtlander, and if they were between a man and woman, I would say the same thing. So...I'm not a homophobe - if I were, I wouldn't be reading a series that features a homosexual main character!