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turtlekat23's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.0
taylor394's review against another edition
It's just so long and it drags so much.
anewcomer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
andotherworlds's review against another edition
3.0
2.5-3 // THIS WAS GOOD. but ahhh yeah yes yep it dragged and yes it was cheesy/strangely worded PARTICULARLY at jaime x claire bits.
i definitely preferred the more "present day" parts featuring brianna and her boy roger which was surprising.
nevertheless, this was what i needed in terms of chonky autumnal block to contrast the sticky east coast humidity of summer.
i definitely preferred the more "present day" parts featuring brianna and her boy roger which was surprising.
nevertheless, this was what i needed in terms of chonky autumnal block to contrast the sticky east coast humidity of summer.
ilonaiva's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
futurama1979's review against another edition
4.0
Quick note: I'm so tired writing this right now it surely won't be an eloquent collection of thoughts. TLDR? If you're disappointed with the first book in this series, don't give up before giving this one a try. It's so fun and interesting.
I read this book on and off over the course of about three months, which usually takes me out of a story, but with this one, I was always able to jump right back in. Honestly, yes it's cheesy, yes at times I just want to yell at these characters to stop being horny when they shouldn't be, but! it is a thoroughly entertaining read.
The introduction of the third person POV was really interesting; I usually hate books with alternating POVs, but here, I didn't mind it at all. Maybe just because Roger is so mild and pleasant as a limited third person focus character. It's cool to see Claire through someone else's eyes, though, and especially in such an important moment when her honesty and soundness of mind is being questioned. It allowed for a little extra suspense.
A lot of my issues with the first book - mainly pacing stuff - were totally resolved in this one. Gabaldon's structure is way stronger, and, as an historian of the time, the political intrigue and war story portions of the book were so gripping to me. I had a few little issues (I don't like how all the information from the first book was repeated every time it came up; yeah, these books are long, but the story is memorable! Trust the reader to know what you're talking about) but they didn't bother me that much at all while reading.
Even with the cliffhanger ending, I probably won't read [b:Voyager|10987|Voyager (Outlander, #3)|Diana Gabaldon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483278195l/10987._SY75_.jpg|1131570] for a while(other books are higher up on my TBR list) but I can say with certainty that I'll definitely read on in the series, and also that I can't wait to.
I read this book on and off over the course of about three months, which usually takes me out of a story, but with this one, I was always able to jump right back in. Honestly, yes it's cheesy, yes at times I just want to yell at these characters to stop being horny when they shouldn't be, but! it is a thoroughly entertaining read.
The introduction of the third person POV was really interesting; I usually hate books with alternating POVs, but here, I didn't mind it at all. Maybe just because Roger is so mild and pleasant as a limited third person focus character. It's cool to see Claire through someone else's eyes, though, and especially in such an important moment when her honesty and soundness of mind is being questioned. It allowed for a little extra suspense.
A lot of my issues with the first book - mainly pacing stuff - were totally resolved in this one. Gabaldon's structure is way stronger, and, as an historian of the time, the political intrigue and war story portions of the book were so gripping to me. I had a few little issues (I don't like how all the information from the first book was repeated every time it came up; yeah, these books are long, but the story is memorable! Trust the reader to know what you're talking about) but they didn't bother me that much at all while reading.
Even with the cliffhanger ending, I probably won't read [b:Voyager|10987|Voyager (Outlander, #3)|Diana Gabaldon|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1483278195l/10987._SY75_.jpg|1131570] for a while(other books are higher up on my TBR list) but I can say with certainty that I'll definitely read on in the series, and also that I can't wait to.
c_burg's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a great second book of the series. The reason it only earned four stars was that I felt that the beginning lulled on for a long time - the portion where they first got to Paris and it was dinner parties every night. Other than that, Claire and Jamie both grew as characters and were really tested throughout the book
sethsparksss's review against another edition
5.0
Reading nonstop for the last few hours was an easy decision. I can't believe I finally finished this huge book and I loved it
emmak2012's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75