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Casey’s Reviews
The Third “Outlander” Book is a Hot Mess
I might DNF the series after being bombarded with racist stereotypes
As a fan of the Outlander television series, I thought I knew pretty well what to expect in the books that inspired the show.
The first book in the series, Outlander, was spectacular — well-paced yet descriptive, erotic without being pornographic, its riveting plot and captivating characters hooked me. Despite its heft, I tore through that page-turner in little more than a week. The second book, Dragonfly in Amber, took a little time to get its footing (the first few chapters set in the 1960s didn’t grab me immediately), but once the author was back in the familiar territory of Jaime and Claire’s love story and Jacobite plot, I devoured the rest of the book eagerly.
Then came Voyager.
[Trigger warning for literally everything, but especially racism, slurs, fatphobia, and rape.]
The first two books were so good — what on earth happened? Setting aside the fact that the plot meanders for hundreds of pages and keeps getting more absurd (so many coincidences and side-plots!), the second half of the book is so horrifically racist I was left gaping.
