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A review by maryclaire92
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I hate to say, but this one was a slog to get through and I hope the next one is better because I am a completionist and will be damned if I don’t finish this series.
Hundreds of pages seemed to go by with not much happening. I’ve read in other reviews that a lot of things happen in this book to set up for the future, so I can only hope the future is a little more exciting.
That being said it is nice to see some of the characters we love come into themselves and get to be a family with (relatively) little tragedy (comparatively; don’t come after me), but it got tedious to read for a lot of the middle. The end picked up again, but I’m not sure if it’s because I wanted to finish or if it was actually getting more exciting. I’m glad I’m reading these digitally so I don’t have to lug the books around.
Hundreds of pages seemed to go by with not much happening. I’ve read in other reviews that a lot of things happen in this book to set up for the future, so I can only hope the future is a little more exciting.
That being said it is nice to see some of the characters we love come into themselves and get to be a family with (relatively) little tragedy (comparatively; don’t come after me), but it got tedious to read for a lot of the middle. The end picked up again, but I’m not sure if it’s because I wanted to finish or if it was actually getting more exciting. I’m glad I’m reading these digitally so I don’t have to lug the books around.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail