irishbelle10's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence
sschmidt1300's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Racism, Rape, Vomit, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion and Child death
ashybear02's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Rape
brownieboo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Torture, Hate crime, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence
Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Colonisation, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Police brutality
Minor: Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, War, Sexism, Vomit, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Grief, and Incest
thefriendlymushroom's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Colonisation, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Abortion, Blood, and Outing
htracy0884's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Which leads me to…this book was super slow to start and I have had it on my nightstand for ages, reading 50 pages here and there but never excited to pick it back up. In true Outlander fashion (I feel), once it picks up, it rolls. It’s not a fast story by any means, and think it may have been the author who said this is a story about a long marriage, not a story about the Jacobites or time travel or WWII or any of the things that happen…it’s the very messy and tumultuous creation of a family. In short, a marathon, not a sprint. Even she doesn’t know when or how it will end and she’s been writing these books for 30 years. And that’s all I have to say about that…as much to myself as anyone else. Her writing style remains the same, reliable, witty and intelligent way it’s always been. The story weaves in some really mundane and equally intense themes, some sweet and concise, others graphic and violent. They are what they are, no more, no less.
Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, and Slavery
meg_ser's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Murder
Moderate: Medical content, Racism, and Slavery
Minor: Abortion
suz_n_van's review
Graphic: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, and Grief
marionrosa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Racism, Misogyny, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Alcoholism
Minor: Abortion and Vomit
meganpbennett's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The Drums of Autumn also bring us two more time travelers, who have to make their way across the Atlantic from Scotland to the Colonies and up to the Ridge. Do they make it? What happens to them? Are they met with open arms?
Like the rest of the series, this book could have been 200 pages shorter without any problem.
Graphic: Abortion, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Domestic abuse