I wanted a clear happy ending, and all the characters (except Ian) seemed to be in disarray. Unresolved plots leave readers unsettled, and frustrated. When you only plan a single book, you write shorter arcs and you resolve them in a reasonable time frame. For authors, there are so many unexpected challenges to writing such a work. Gabaldon has many times stated it takes her “2-3 years to research and write” one of her tomes. It takes time to write a sophisticated series, one with sufficient plot and character development that it can carry a story over several volumes. That’s a danger for series authors–that readers will be so incensed that they will turn away. ECHO ended so precipitously that I wanted to throw the book across the room when I got to the final pages. The end held so much possibility! ECHO was different. For the former, there was just so much tension and heartbreak, watching Jamie and Claire’s love strengthen and develop and get stomped on time and again. And there were two books in the eight volume series that really upset me. I’ve read the entire Outlander novel series–years ago, before they made it a TV series. I’m afraid to pick up a latest book, unsure that I’ll love the sequel. In fact, most avid readers I know stick with similar authors and auto-buy, auto-read whatever is next in a series.īut, sometimes, I’m conflicted. I love bonding with a character, or set of characters, and following their struggles through adversity. Hi there! As followers of my posts know, I adore series reads.
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