Another book in the Outlander series... I love the characters but I do wonder if the extending of their adventures is beginning to make the author tired. There is a lot of this-n-that in this book. And some points that I know I am missing because it has been so long since I have read the six books preceding this one. I could start over every time a new book comes out, I suppose....
Other reviewers have noted that some of the characters are acting 'out of character' in this book, and I do agree. The author separates Jamie and Claire, then makes Claire think Jamie is dead. Whereupon, due to the revelation that she has been distributing seditious literature and is about to be arrested, she accepts the marriage proposal of John Grey, who can protect her from arrest. What??? Claire is a "patriot", yes, but she is a physician and her decision to take on the risky business of distributing seditious pamphlets seems arbitrary. And it is hard for readers to believe that Claire would remarry so quickly after Jamie's supposed death. Not after reading six novels on the extraordinary character of their love.
Oh, well. I'll keep reading but as with many series, the bloom is fading as the books keep coming. What a shame.
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