The Unseen Nook&Canny reviewed Into the wilderness by Sara Donati
Nice, but ...
3 stars
It was a nice read and I definitely will read the entire series. But ..
The story went too fast. Introduction of too many characters in the first chapter. The hidden agenda of every character was confusing plus the building up on the bond between Elizabeth and Nathaniel was not enough to get lost in it.
The book ended abruptly. As if the author stopped in the middle of the story to finish it ... and it wasn't even a cliffhanger.
I found it hard to really get sucked in to the story. The series got acclaimed as the legit successor of Outlander. Diana Gabaldon promoted the series. IMHO it might have a third of it.
That said I want to end my feedback for this first book in a positive way. It is a good read and not boring at all. Interesting characters (once you are way in the …
It was a nice read and I definitely will read the entire series. But ..
The story went too fast. Introduction of too many characters in the first chapter. The hidden agenda of every character was confusing plus the building up on the bond between Elizabeth and Nathaniel was not enough to get lost in it.
The book ended abruptly. As if the author stopped in the middle of the story to finish it ... and it wasn't even a cliffhanger.
I found it hard to really get sucked in to the story. The series got acclaimed as the legit successor of Outlander. Diana Gabaldon promoted the series. IMHO it might have a third of it.
That said I want to end my feedback for this first book in a positive way. It is a good read and not boring at all. Interesting characters (once you are way in the book), great stories behind the characters (even if all challenges get solved very smoothly). I did like reading it and am truly curious about the 2nd one.
