Reviews

A Breath of Snow and Ashes by Diana Gabaldon

illyanadallas222's review against another edition

4.0

Trigger Warning ⛔️(abuse, violence, abduction and rape) are discussed in this review…

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dnandrews797's review against another edition

4.0

This book took a lot longer to finish than I thought it was going to, but given that it’s the longest Outlander book I probably should have expected it. In spit of it’s length, I thoroughly enjoyed another round of episodic, comedic, sometimes heartbreaking, but always excellent stories about the lives of the Fraser family leading up to the American Revolution. While I generally felt like this one dragged a bit more in the middle than the previous book, it made up for this with a series of plot twists and intense dramas that had me glued to the edge of my seat. Can’t wait for more

amylikestoread's review

4.0

This is a vast improvement on The Fiery Cross. Even though there were several slow passages that I ended up skimming over and a fair bit of repetition, I did find I had to force myself to put the book down at times. There are some pretty awful things which happen in this book but at least overall it felt like the book was actually going somewhere compared to the previous one. I'm planning on carrying on with the rest of the series this summer, this book has motivated me to carry on reading them whereas The Fiery Cross made me want to give up on them entirely.

bethanyschmitz13's review against another edition

4.0

This is my 2nd favorite outlander book. 2nd only to the first one.

This book has SO MUCH IN IT. It’s constant action. After dragging myself thru the fiery cross, this was like a breath of fresh air.

april_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Anyone who knows anything about this series knows the books are forever long. Just finishing one feels like a major accomplishment. That said, I do mostly enjoy this series... this installment maybe more than the last two. There were certainly sections where I had to force myself to continue reading (having already seen the series, I already knew, at least in the broadest sketches, what was coming), other stretches where nothing much seemed to happen, and still others where I lost myself for hours in the story and hardly came up for air. After plodding through the first half over the course of a month, I read the last half in about four days. 

becky_powell's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

3.75

evtoh's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This one dragged at parts, and some sequences (graphic violence and sexual assault) were very painful to read. But, when outlander is good, it's GOOD. The characters are the core of the story and it's so interesting to see how their relationships grow and change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Pedophilia

wri316's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic as they all are!

The entire series is slow reading. You want to make sure you read every word so that you don’t miss anything! But with so many twists and turns you will be enthralled. It took me a while to finish but I’m ready for the next book!

lex_pt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring relaxing tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kawaiikat's review against another edition

3.0

I feel pretty strongly that books 4, 5, and 6 could have been shortened significantly and put into 1 book. I can't deny Gabaldon is a phenomenal writer, but I honestly couldn't tell you what the main point was of each of these books. They're extremely long, the plot points blur together, and it seemed to lack any real overarching theme which leaves me yearning for the urgency/excitement of books 1 and 3.