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July 6, 2015

The Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon

Genre: Historical Fiction

Publisher: Dell

Pages: 896, 743, 870, 1070, 1443, 980, 848, 814

Rating: ★★★★


Synopsis


The year is 1945. Claire Randall, a former combat nurse, is just back from the war and reunited with her husband on a second honeymoon when she walks through a standing stone in one of the ancient circles that dot the British Isles. Suddenly she is a Sassenach—an “outlander”—in a Scotland torn by war and raiding border clans in the year of Our Lord...1743.

Hurled back in time by forces she cannot understand, Claire is catapulted into the intrigues of lairds and spies that may threaten her life, and shatter her heart. For here James Fraser, a gallant young Scots warrior, shows her a love so absolute that Claire becomes a woman torn between fidelity and desire—and between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.
 


My Thoughts

I'm back! I have spent the last month or so finally finishing the last half of the Outlander series. Ever since I started reading these over Christmas break I haven't been able to stop. They do take a lot of concentration to read them so I wasn't able to work through them during the school year, but once summer began I dove right back into them. 

These books are an absolute must read for any historical fiction fan. The synopsis above is just from the first book (which in my opinion was the best book) but really sets up the story to continue on for next seven books. 

It is so hard to have a series go on and on for so long but with each book Gabaldon has found a way to keep the story changing in new, exciting ways that only captivate her readers more. With the introductions of new storylines, relationships were constantly changing keeping the stories fresh. Of course, at times these plot lines came to be a little ridiculous, but the heart of the books stayed the same. 

Fair warning, these books are highly addictive and I couldn't get within 200 pages of the end before running to the store to be sure that I had the next book ready to go. Finishing Written in My Own Heart's Blood and not having the next book right away has definitely been difficult. I am just counting down the years until book number nine comes out! 

If you are looking for a great read to really get into, then the Outlander books are definitely for you!

For reference, I have ranked them in preferential order below. 
Outlander
Dragonfly in Amber
Voyager
An Echo in the Bone 
Written In My Own Heart's Blood
Drums of Autumn 
A Breath of Snow and Ashes 
The Fiery Cross

My Favorite Line 

'When the day shall come, that we do part,' he said softly, and turned to look at me, 'if my last words are not 'I love you'—ye'll ken it was because I didna have time.'



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