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Apr 07, 2015DorisWaggoner rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Like the previous books in the series, this is a page turner; I finished it in three very long nights. By now I know and love all the characters. It's not a spoiler to say there were times I wanted to kick Jamie, Brianna, and Roger. Young Ian has always been somewhat immature, but he grows up by the end. Claire stays totally true to herself throughout, and by the end the others are settling down. Gabaldon definitely knows how to keep readers on tenterhooks of plot, and her descriptions of setting, whether of Scottish crofts, pirate ships, or climates where culture requires people to wear too many clothes in the muggy summer, are wonderful. She's also superb at dialog and accents, where only a few words are needed to distinguish English lords, southern slaves, 18th c. Scottish highlanders, and 20th c. scholars. I can barely wait for the next installment.