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courtney_in_chaos 's review for:
Into the Wilderness
by Sara Donati
I really enjoyed this story. Elizabeth is darling, a lovely heroine to follow. The book is a long one, but I flew through it. There wasn't a lot of dead time or "filler" sections; every chapter was worth reading.
I was recommended this book to read by a friend who knew I read some of the Outlander series. It seems like there are a lot of comparisons made about the two. Personally, besides the fact that both series are well written and researched and of epic proportions, I don't find them that similar. For one thing, Elizabeth is such a more endearing character in my opinion. The main reason I gave up on the Outlander series was the fact that Claire just came off as completely self obsessed to me. She felt like the "star" of her relationship, and poor Jamie (who is a wonderful character) is never treated as her equal. Additionally, in my opinion, Gabaldon goes a bit darker than necessary in her stories. Don't get me wrong, I like dark stories, too... But I guess I feel all the rapes and such in the outlander series are a bit much. Let's face it, if Gabaldon wrote this book, Elizabeth would have been raped at least twice and Nathaniel would probably have had a hand chopped off or something. Overall, I prefer this series (so far) to the Outlander series, so if you were staying away from this series because you didn't like outlander and you heard they were similar, go ahead and give this one a chance.
And I love Robbie McLachlan! What a sweet character :)
I was recommended this book to read by a friend who knew I read some of the Outlander series. It seems like there are a lot of comparisons made about the two. Personally, besides the fact that both series are well written and researched and of epic proportions, I don't find them that similar. For one thing, Elizabeth is such a more endearing character in my opinion. The main reason I gave up on the Outlander series was the fact that Claire just came off as completely self obsessed to me. She felt like the "star" of her relationship, and poor Jamie (who is a wonderful character) is never treated as her equal. Additionally, in my opinion, Gabaldon goes a bit darker than necessary in her stories. Don't get me wrong, I like dark stories, too... But I guess I feel all the rapes and such in the outlander series are a bit much. Let's face it, if Gabaldon wrote this book, Elizabeth would have been raped at least twice and Nathaniel would probably have had a hand chopped off or something. Overall, I prefer this series (so far) to the Outlander series, so if you were staying away from this series because you didn't like outlander and you heard they were similar, go ahead and give this one a chance.
And I love Robbie McLachlan! What a sweet character :)