I'd heard very varied opinions of this book, but mostly bad, so I was expecting not to like it much, and was thus very pleasantly surprised! Sure, it doesn't even begin to compare to Gabaldon's "Outlander" series, but she does an excellent job of examining John Grey's character in greater depth than...
It's just not as interesting to me without the time travel element.
I think my initial disappointment with this book stemmed from my expectations more than the quality of the story. It's a pretty basic mystery, and lacks the depth of detail found in the Outlander series. Not bad, just different. I found that I enjoyed the subsequent books in this series more, pro...