I was happy with the story line about Jamie and Claire and liked reading more about Brianna and Roger. Gabaldon has always been a descriptive writer but honestly I thought some of the details were overboard. The book could have been shorter by quite a bit in my opinion.
The ending left me hanging, as it's meant to, so I am eager to find out what happens next. This book took 7 years to come to publication and frankly I think Gabaldon could have wrapped it all up with this one. There were times when I was reading and I thought, hasn't she rehashed this before - several times.
Those of us who have read the book series starting with Outlander have watched these characters grow, have children and get old. It will be nice to see a conclusion with these characters. Recently I read that Gabaldon was thinking of writing a prequel series featuring Jamie's parents Brian and Ellen. I would be inteested to check that out once this series is concluded.
Sharing with Marg at The Intrepid Reader for the 2022 Histirical Fiction Challenge.
I think I'll pass on this one. I've never been a fan of historical fiction but in the 80's I read EVERY book that Danielle Steel wrote as soon as it came out. When Zoya came out and I read it was an HF I didn't even think about it, I bought a copy. I loved it and after all these years it's still one of my favorite books ever. In fact I bought another copy a while back and plan to read it again soon.
ReplyDeleteVicki, no this book wouldn’t be for you. I’m glad you like the Danielle Steel historical fiction though.
DeleteI enjoyed it but agree that it needed a good edit. Cheers
ReplyDeleteCarole, the tedious descriptions of chores went on forever and clearly this book could have been a few hundred pages shorter.
DeleteThere are very few books with hefty page counts that I really feel couldn't lose 100+ pages. I think Kate Morton is one of the few exceptions. I've never gotten into this series though I know so many people love it. I think the time travel always put me off a bit and the page count really kept it from tempting me.
ReplyDeleteKatherine, the earlier books were well written & shorter. This one was too long & she could have wrapped up the series in one book. I did liked the earlier books and I am definition the minority on Nit liking the tv series.
DeleteI still haven't read this yet. All the previous books I have rushed out to buy as soon as it came out. I often say that the first few books were lots of great story with a bit of filler. The later books are lot of filler with a bit of filler.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this review with the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge.
Marg, well at this point I'm invested in the outcome so I'll read the last one for sure!
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