The Fallon characters were also a little too "Conan-like" as in the first Fallon book. The women are stunning and starving for sex, the Fallon men are macho and superb in fighting, the villains are decadent and evil.
My guess is that Jordan was so pleased by the acceptance of his first book that he simply became careless in writing the second book. All that being said, The Fallon Pride is entertaining to read and you will learn many new historical facts about early America.
One aspect of the book which I found really irritating was the complete idiocy of every other American in the book besides Robert. Especially concerning the American politicians and generals. Whereas the first Fallon book gave me valuable insights into the begginings of our country and inspired my pride of America, this book had the opposite effect. While there was still a good amount of history, I never felt like I really knew what was going on in the country except for the Fallons' personal drama.
Overall, I think that 4 stars is a generous rating for this book, and maintain that the first of the series is much better. While the Fallon Blood was educational and interesting, the Fallon Pride was dramatic and pointless.