Written in My Own Heart's Blood | Diana Gabaldon

Title: Written in My Own Heart's Blood
Author: Diana Gabaldon



It has been an insanely long time since I reviewed a book, and I'm sorry. Life got a little crazy there for a while. I started a new job, and we are house hunting, on top of all the normal craziness that comes with being a mother of two small kids. But anyway, here we are, over a month since my last review.

This book was very long, so it took me longer than I'd like to admit to read it. It was very emotionally heavy at parts, which added to the length of time it took me to read. There is one particular scene where I cried like a baby and had to put the book down for an extended period of time to recover (this is one reason why I read multiple books at a time--so I can continue to read if I just can't continue with a book immediately for some reason). 

A friend of mine said that, though Diana Gabaldon often has heavy subject matter in her books, you can always have faith that there is a point and that it isn't just gratuitous, and I agree with that statement. Though there are times when the emotion in her books is overwhelming, it isn't just there for the reaction. She is going somewhere with it. The amount of thought and detail she puts into her books does not go unnoticed by me, and I always appreciate it.

This is the latest book in the Outlander series, and it's difficult to talk about it without giving away anything, because the plot is so intricate, and there's seven books' worth of plot prior to this one (and that's excluding the Lord John Grey series, which I have yet to read). All I can say is that this book series is basically perfect, I have no gripes, and I cannot wait until the next book is released. I also highly recommend the show, as it follows the books pretty closely (with minor deviations). Five out of five stars, no question. I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes history, fantasy, or just a good love story.

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READING PROGRESS:
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn: 87%
Needful Things by Stephen King: 79%
The Best Thing by Marian Zapata: 89%
Dracula by Bram Stoker: 88%
Codename Villanelle by Luke Jennings: NOW STARTING

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