This was a large, slow, meandering beast. While there were some great moments, as a whole this was a bit of a drudgery to make my way through. The five star moments helped balance out the two star ones to balance at a three, but I was hoping for more.

It felt like Gabaldon’s writing style hurt her in with this one, her piecemeal method shows. I’ll still read the next and final book, but I’m frankly glad that it will be awhile before publication, just so I can come back to the series refreshed.

TW:
Death, including death of a parent (not a main character but on screen)
Violence, particularly in the sense of war, several near death scenes
Blood
Domestic abuse, including hitting a child (not a main character but on screen)
Pregnancy/Birth (on page)
Medical related procedures including surgery on page
Kidnapping