Dragonfly in Amber

While not as exciting as the first book (I don't care for France or French history, both of which is favoured heavily in this narrative), it was quite a page-turner and answered more than a few questions raised by the first novel in the series. I quite liked the shocking ending. The only main problems I had with this book is the weird Geillis Duncan sub-plot (Claire seems really obsessed by her and her death, though I can't imagine it's important except that it proved to Brianna that Claire was telling the truth?) that featured in the last part of the book, and Claire seemed a bit dull throughout the book - there were more than a few times I wanted to throw the book across the room because of something Claire said or did that was completely idiotic. Overall, a fun ride and I'll definitely be continuing on in the series, though it was hit or miss for a good chunk in the middle. Slug your way through that and the battle narrative back in Scotland for the last few parts of the book will key up your interest again.