Written in My Own Heart's Blood (Outlander)

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Grand, sweeping, utterly unforgettable, The Fiery Crossis riveting entertainment, a vibrant tapestry of history and human drama.”

Written in My Own Heart's Blood is essentially broken up into two parts. One dealing with Roger and Bree and the other with Jamie, Claire and the rest of the family. Ian and Rachel ~sigh~ I loved everything about them. It was great how Ian stepped up to the plate. He has become such a wonderful man and I was so happy with what happened to them! I do have to say that I love how Jamie and Claire are still "going to town" especially being somewhat older! But it makes me giggle thinking of Ian and Rachel and Denny and Dottie. Jamie and Claire are imperfectly perfect. Sigh. Their conversations, even discussing the mundane, are words spoken with an undercurrent of myriad emotion and a familiarity without a comfortable monotony. They love each other to self-sacrifice but also blanketed with respect to allow each other to be who they are as a person with convictions, even those seared to the bone and the core of their being.

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Lord John William Grey - Retired veteran of the Rising of 1745 and Seven Years' War. The former governor of Ardsmuir Prison. Jamie and Claire's long-time friend. Stepfather of William Ransom, brother to Harold Grey, Duke of Pardloe, and uncle to Benjamin, Henry, Adam, and Dorothea Grey. It was weird how Bree hardly ever thought of Frank when he was the one who raised her, spent the most time with her, and loved her as his own — he was a great dad to her but she'd all but forgotten him. Of course, she didn't stop banging on about saint bloody Jamie and his never ending awesomeness. Ugh.

Currently, there are eight main published works in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series with more on the way. They are as follows: Outlander, Dragonfly in Amber, Voyager, Drums of Autumn, The Fiery Cross, A Breath of Snow and Ashes, An Echo in the Bone, and Written in My Own Heart’s Blood. A ninth book has already been announced; it is titled Go Tell the Bees That I Am First of all, I must say that Davina Porter is, once again, simply brilliant in her ability to bring all the many and varied characters to life. She is a pleasure to listen to her. Having said that...There were a couple deaths that meant something to me. One it was a normal mourning but the other was so horrible it broke my heart. Don't worry, I'm not going to tell anyone. Was Ian wearing his first wife's armlet to his wedding to Rachel meant to be some weird gesture to show he was over her? It was obvious that he still loved Emily and would always love her, the only reason they split was because they couldn't have children, if they'd been able to he wouldn't have looked twice at Rachel. Rachel was just second choice. So yea, I didn't believe in their supposed meant-to-be love when it was clear that Ian still loved Emily and would always love her and was only with Rachel because he couldn't have his first wife. One thing rubbish about the series were the main characters always finding themselves in danger and bother but none of it was tense or exciting as it was obvious the MCs would be safe no matter what situation they were put in… Claire, Jamie, John Ian, William, Rachel, Bree, John, Roger, Jem will never be killed off so putting them in life threatening situations seemed pointless… It just made me sigh in boredom since I already knew they were going to be a-okay.

We sat in the parlor, while Mrs.Figg came and went to the cookhouse, keeping an eye on her terrapin stew. She heaved a sigh, eyes closing for an instant, then opened them and smiled at me, mouth trembling only a little. One thing I found irritating was in the last book when Claire thought Jamie was dead she was seriously thinking about killing herself because she couldn't live without him… Yet in this one when Claire was at death's door, Jamie said he wouldn't kill himself if she died because he had other things to live for. So yea, another case of a heroine not being able to live without her man and having nothing without him, whilst the hero can live without his woman and has plenty going for him outside of her. Ugh, the double standards and sexism were killing me. An Echo in the Bone is the seventh book in the Outlander series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. Centered on time travelling 20th century doctor Claire Fraser and her 18th century Scottish Highlander warrior husband Jamie Fraser, the books contain elements of historical fiction, romance, adventure and fantasy. [1]

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