Wow!!! is all I have to say about this book. I was actually reading the first one and this one simultaneously and although I will never do it again due to the confusion. I must say it did make it a little bit easier for me understand more about the Jacobites. I there are some spoilers but nothing to reavealing as I know many people are still reading this book as we speak. If you thought the story of Jack Randal was over think again. That loser has Nine lives. I swear I thought we were done with him. Hopefully soon we will be. I am off to start "Voyager"

Historical Fiction

Quite good as a development of the story of Claire and Jaimie. Although in places this story doesn't sound very believable, it's fun reading. In my opinion, this second book does a pretty good in job bringing the story to its logical and expected ending and doesn't really need to be continued in further installments. However, I will probably go on reading the following books out of simple curiosity but I doubt that I will get as far as book 8 unless the characters develop further and story deepens rather than just continue to list adventure after adventure. ( )

I just finished my reread of "Dragonfly in Amber" by Diana Gabaldon, the second book in the Outlander series. Although I have the paperbacks on my shelves, I read the Kindle edition because it is much easier.

I read this first more than twenty years ago, but still remembered quite a bit of the plot. It was interesting that I had the same reaction to the first half of the novel - I was not a fan of the action in France and couldn't wait for Jamie and Claire to return to Scotland. Once there, I enjoyed it immensely, although there were some lengthy parts as well, which is why all in all I amended my rating from five to four and a half stars. Some of the twists and turns seem a bit exaggerated to me (such as Claire's forced trip to the Duke of Sandringham, Hugh Monroe's death and Jamie killing Dougal - I had not remembered any of that and was just shaking my head, waiting for Claire's departure before the battle of Culloden.).
But still - there are hardly any literary characters who seem so real to me and whom I hold so dearly as Jamie and Claire. Their separation in the end just broke my heart once again, and all the chapters after that gave me goosebumps. I think I read the last few pages hardly daring to take a breath!
I just love this story with all my heart and feel like diving straight into book 3, which I will not do because somehow I have to return to the real world, and because I cannot face a novel of 1000+ pages right now! ( )

I set out hoping to enjoy this second book as I had got to know the characters etc. but gave up on page 380, as again so drawn out. Had hoped to read the whole series, but sadly not for me.