A review by sweetteaandfiction
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Going back and starting this series over after at least a decade was a wild ride. The flashbacks to the jail cell hit different now, and it took the book from a five star read down to a four. It was just a bit much. 

PROS: 
🍺Superior world building 
🩹Characters 
🍺Time travel mechanic 
🩹The witch hunt 
🍺The monastery 

CONS: 
🩹Black Jack Randall deserves to be castrated 
🍺 Jamie deserved so much better 
🩹Geillis Duncan 

👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻👶🏻 out of five changelings left out on the moors 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail