Dragonfly in Amber is the second installment of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. What an epic adventure full of mystery, intrigue, romance, and violence, and rich in history! I am at a loss for a way to write about such an all encompassing tale.
I don't want to spoil anything with this series, so there is very little I can say. Many questions that the reader was left with after the first book are answered here. Once again the story is told from two different times. Jamie and Claire know what lies in the future. In this book, they have very difficult decisions to make about whether they can do anything to alter the course of history. They suffer personal setbacks and heartbreak, make amazing friends, and find courage where there is none to be found. And in the end, make the most difficult decision they have faced yet. But then the reader is left with even more questions. "What will happen next?" being the foremost question in our minds. But more than that, we are left with such detailed questions that another reader of the series assures me will all be answered with the next installment.
These books are each an incredible undertaking and each could easily be separated into three individual books. Because they are epic in scale, as desperately as I want to dive into the next, I must take a break and read some lighter material. I highly recommend this series. It has everything the reader could want and I eagerly await the moment when starting the next one feels right.
Happy Reading!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Rage of Angels
Rage of Angels is a Sydney Sheldon classic. I read it over 20 years ago and enjoyed reading it recently just as much. Sydney Sheldon is truly the master of the game when it comes to suspense, mystery, plot twists and edge of your seat entertainment.
In Rage of Angels, a new lawyer tries to make her way in the competitive and often dangerous world of the District Attorney's office. She makes a horrible mistake that would seemingly end her career before it has even begun. But she is a fighter and she struggles back to make a name for herself. She falls in love with a powerful man, and enters into a relationship that can never be real. This book follows her life over several decades as she makes choices that affect so many other lives, as she is lied to and played, and as she plays right back. It has the stuff of an epic novel without being overly lengthy. In fact, I finished it in only a couple days.
The law, courtrooms, the mafia, exotic locations, love, murder, danger, tough choices - this book was full of all of the makings of a great story. Funny to read it now, where technology would have helped the main character, and remember that in the time of this novel there were no cell phones, GPS systems, etc. This is a good read for any Sydney Sheldon fan.
Happy Reading!
In Rage of Angels, a new lawyer tries to make her way in the competitive and often dangerous world of the District Attorney's office. She makes a horrible mistake that would seemingly end her career before it has even begun. But she is a fighter and she struggles back to make a name for herself. She falls in love with a powerful man, and enters into a relationship that can never be real. This book follows her life over several decades as she makes choices that affect so many other lives, as she is lied to and played, and as she plays right back. It has the stuff of an epic novel without being overly lengthy. In fact, I finished it in only a couple days.
The law, courtrooms, the mafia, exotic locations, love, murder, danger, tough choices - this book was full of all of the makings of a great story. Funny to read it now, where technology would have helped the main character, and remember that in the time of this novel there were no cell phones, GPS systems, etc. This is a good read for any Sydney Sheldon fan.
Happy Reading!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning is the next installment in the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris. In this next adventure, the telepathic barmaid once again faces danger, mystical intrigue, vampire politics and secrets. Someone is out to get her, someone is out to get her lover, Eric, and her fae cousins are keeping something from her.
This novel moves the story line along for Sookie, but it lacked some of the adventure and suspense that the previous novels have held. For anyone looking for lots of Sookie/Eric action, it just isn't in here, although their relationship is changed dramatically. There is more insight into the fae world and quite a bit of family history covered, but I didn't feel that all of the family history stayed true to the characters as they were originally written.
If you are going to stay with the series, you need to read this book but I did not enjoy it as much as previous novels in this series. It felt like this was a time filler until the next adventure. I hate to say this, but Charlaine Harris needs to step it up again and soon. The last two books have been a bit disappointing and she is going to lose readers if the next one falls short.
Happy Reading!
This novel moves the story line along for Sookie, but it lacked some of the adventure and suspense that the previous novels have held. For anyone looking for lots of Sookie/Eric action, it just isn't in here, although their relationship is changed dramatically. There is more insight into the fae world and quite a bit of family history covered, but I didn't feel that all of the family history stayed true to the characters as they were originally written.
If you are going to stay with the series, you need to read this book but I did not enjoy it as much as previous novels in this series. It felt like this was a time filler until the next adventure. I hate to say this, but Charlaine Harris needs to step it up again and soon. The last two books have been a bit disappointing and she is going to lose readers if the next one falls short.
Happy Reading!
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