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great story good service. This author can really tell a very indepth and detailed story.
This author is one of my favorites. I haven't read a book in this series that was a disappointment. I wait "patiently" for the next in the series. Thank you Diana for your efforts.
So much went wrong in The Fiery Cross, I had to force myself to pick this book up. The vignettes in the last book were uninteresting and tedious and I felt the story went absolutely nowhere. Jamie and Claire's relationship is less focused on sex, which I found to be unrealistic and overdone in the last book. One being that Gabaldon fell in love with the word "homely" and used it an exceedingly large number of times. I was so annoyed with Briana, Roger, and Jem in The Fiery Cross that I found myself hoping they would go back to their own time. By the end of this book, I felt that their story had solidified and started to carry some weight of its own. As a fan of this series, I struggled mightily with The Fiery Cross. It felt more like the series I love, and I was almost able to forgive The Fiery Cross (but not quite).I have few criticisms for this book.
There were still a number of places where threads got dropped suddenly and unexpectedly, leaving me wondering if I had missed something. Somehow, A Breath of Snow and Ashes manages to create interest and I found myself wanting to read just one more chapter over and over again. Overall, a wonderful installment in the Outlander series. I am so glad Gabaldon downsized her cast of characters and resisted the urge to add so many new characters to the story. I am so glad I did, as the Gabaldon I know and love has come back.What worked in this book was that what didn't work in the last one was repaired. She also kept using the same finger-rubbing-under-the-nose imagery over and over again.
The paternity issue is not being mentioned with nearly as much frequency, and mostly gone are the lengthy military matters that made my eyes glaze over. Fans of Gabaldon know she writes in vignettes. I would think a good editor would call those kinds of grating habits to the attention of the author, but apparently not.
Was in perfect condition. Arrived in time promised. Thank you for allowing me to have another in my library.
I started with book one and this book was like the first 4 Awesome. It was fast paced with easy transitions into the next action sequence. Lots of twists and turns LOVED it.
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