The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon

Outlander Book#5 Get ready for the longest instalment in the series thus far Its 1771 Claire and Jamie are getting older and have settled into Fraser Ridge. So much happens in this book but it takes some patience to get to the good bits. The Frasers and Mackenzie’s spend family time together making some entertaining and amusing scenes. We reunite with an old character, there is a wedding and the American Revolution war is brewing. Stephen Bonnet is still alive and his whereabouts unknown. I am not so sure Diana likes Roger very much, he has certainly been through the ringer and it doesn’t relent in this instalment either. A near death experience and the questioning paternity of Jemmy are just a few to mention. A lot of research has gone into the pre-revolutionary war colonies way of life, alternate medicine and political agendas of this period. Diana’s writing is thorough and is not concise in her detailing giving her readers a clear picture of the characters and their surroundings. Diana cleverly ends the instalment so you will be sure to read onto book #6 A Breath of Snow and Ashes.

BLUSH RATING: 2
ROMANCE RATING: 3
PLOT RATING: 3
OVERALL: 3 ½ Stars
GENRE: Historical Romance
NARRATION: First person Claire’s POV also with third person narrative in Brianna, Roger, and Jamie’s perspective.
BOOK DETAILS: Book #5 of The Outlander Series.
AUDIO AVAILABLE – Whisper- sync ready

 

MY THOUGHTS:

Even though Jamie and Claire are older now I still love reading about their loving and tender moments, the trials and tribulations they have endured has changed them as people yet their love withstands even the darkest of days.

This has been the hardest instalment of the series for me to get through, it is so long and drawn out but I am way too invested now to back out, I have to keep reading, I must find out where the story goes!

Diana is a very talented writer to keep such intrigue in her readers for this length of time, particularly for the amount of long length novels in the one series. She has lured us in with the promise of more adventure, more heartache and of course more of the epic love story of the brooding red headed Scot and his time traveling English wife.

DO I RECOMMEND THIS BOOK?
Yes. This was probably my least favourite book in the series but if you have gotten this far in the series it would be a shame not to see the story to its end

Narrated by: Davina Porter
Length: 55 hrs and 34 mins

Davina is an exceptional narrator she has a unique for each of the main characters. The emotion she conveys throughout her narration is commendable. This is the longest audiobook I have ever listened to. I jumped from reading to listening throughout and found it easier to get through this way and kept my interest peaked.

AUDIO RATING: 5/5