Review: Dragonfly in Amber: A Novel (Outlander) by Diana Gabaldon

The second part of the series from Diana Gabaldon that explores the power of a love which transcends space and time. A magnificent epic that once again sweeps us back in time to the drama and passion of 18th-century Scotland...For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones ...about a love that transcends the boundaries of time ...and about James Fraser, a Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his ....Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ...in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ...and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.

I was excited to hear the second part of the Outlander series. Genuinely excited because I love the first one so much. I was expecting more of the same awesome writing style and timing and characters.

I didn't get that. I was horribly disappointed. None of the time was to weave words in a beautiful and magically way that brought colorful visions within the mind's eye. Hints of it was there but then they would be later reused by another character. The vision broken and it's pieces shared by other character's inner dialogue. It seemed lazy and rushed.

There were other attempts to construct a details web of politics and backstabbing, very well done by Game of Thrones. But it wasn't there and never could due to the mcguffin being a historical fact. It's like watching the mechanics for the Titanic. You want want them to overcome impossible odds but we all know, it ain't going to happen.

We are introduced very quickly to Claire's daughter as well as other interesting characters but new given ample time to care for them. It too felt rush and quickly resolved.

It was so bad I nearly gave up with only 4 discs left but I soldiered on. I love the main characters and great supporting characters. If you can, read a spoiler filled synopsis. It will save you 30 hours.