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aejohnson85 's review for:
Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade
by Diana Gabaldon
I'm not sure if I just wasn't in the mood for a Lord John novel or if this one was really just not as good as the first in the series! I found the story was dragged out more in this one and that the "main" mystery wasn't really touched upon as much as I was hoping for - the story focused more on Lord John's love life/army battles and I was expecting a mystery like the first novel!
That being said, I really did enjoy the fleshing out of his relationships with his family and getting to know Hal better. I found myself laughing out loud during the scene where Olivia gave birth - it was so silly but so funny! I also particularly enjoyed Lord John's retelling of the scene in Dragonfly in Amber where he first met Jamie and Claire. Hearing his side of it and the embarrassment he felt at Jamie's hands was very interesting! I did find the Jamie cameos odd in this one - it seemed like Gabaldon was just trying to throw him in for all of us Outlanders.
Overall, I'm glad I read this one, as I just started rereading An Echo in the Bone and realized how much that book relied on this one! I now know who Percy is (I found my first reading VERY confusing - it seemed like I had forgotten an integral character...now I know he had never existed in the Outlander series previously!), which is helping A LOT in my understanding of AEITB!!
That being said, I really did enjoy the fleshing out of his relationships with his family and getting to know Hal better. I found myself laughing out loud during the scene where Olivia gave birth - it was so silly but so funny! I also particularly enjoyed Lord John's retelling of the scene in Dragonfly in Amber where he first met Jamie and Claire. Hearing his side of it and the embarrassment he felt at Jamie's hands was very interesting! I did find the Jamie cameos odd in this one - it seemed like Gabaldon was just trying to throw him in for all of us Outlanders.
Overall, I'm glad I read this one, as I just started rereading An Echo in the Bone and realized how much that book relied on this one! I now know who Percy is (I found my first reading VERY confusing - it seemed like I had forgotten an integral character...now I know he had never existed in the Outlander series previously!), which is helping A LOT in my understanding of AEITB!!