Ah, I adored Claire and Jamie, and found a lot of the minor characters likeable (or for the villains, unlikeable but interesting) as well. And that was the first thing I ever picked up that was even close to falling into the romance genre, so having SO MUCH history and of such an interestingly bloody sort really helped me get past that mental block; if it had been more tightly focused on the love story I honestly would have had more trouble getting comfortable enough to enjoy it...
The more recent books haven't thrilled me as much as the first because a lot of the minor characters I liked are dead or gone, and the new ones who've taken their place I'm mostly neutral-to-hostile towards, so I really resent their stories taking up space where I'd rather see more history-wallowing or more Claire and Jamie.
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Date: 2008-01-25 02:37 am (UTC)The more recent books haven't thrilled me as much as the first because a lot of the minor characters I liked are dead or gone, and the new ones who've taken their place I'm mostly neutral-to-hostile towards, so I really resent their stories taking up space where I'd rather see more history-wallowing or more Claire and Jamie.