Written In My Own Heart’s Blood (Outlander book 8)
Written In My Own Heart’s Blood by Diana Gabaldon 848 pages
1778: The British Army is leaving Philadelphia; Jamie has returned from the presumed-dead to find Claire married to his best friend; William has learned who his REAL father is and isn’t happy about it; and Young Ian wants to get married… to a Quaker woman. As usual, Claire and the women are left to pick up the pieces. At least Brianna and Roger are safe in the 20 Century with their children. Or are they??
Ick Factor Description
Graphic injuries and surgery.
Book Review
Book 8 in the Outlander series is a gripping read, well-written and exciting, picking up right where book 7’s cliffhanger left off. You can’t come to know and love these characters and NOT want to keep reading about them if it’s at all possible. And I love that there are moments in the midst of all the excitement and drama in which Diana Gabaldon takes some time for a paragraph or two of sheer beauty, almost poetic in the writing. Despite not being able to put it down, I did find myself sometimes bored by the circular nature of Lord William’s storyline, and by the sheer length of the Battle of Monmouth (for a minute there, I felt like I was reliving it in real time). I understand that Diana Gabaldon loves her history and her research, and also that a lot of people read these books for that, so for them, it probably won’t feel like too much. For me, it was. As ever, there is surgical and battlefield grossness. In general, this lives up to the promise of the better books in the series.
