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I have read a lot of books, and this book is my absoulte favorite. There is a sequel, The Soul, and I think another one to follow that, but I'm not sure. I found myself laughing at some parts, red with anger at others, and even sobbing at times. This book is a roller coaster. It takes you on twists and turns you would never see coming. I give Stephenie credit for coming up with the plot. It's a great plot, and it sucked me into the story on the very first page. I can't say enough about how good this book is! Even with school, I managed to finish it in 4 days. I started Monday, and finished up the last 20 pages Thursday. I read in all my free time that I had, skipping dinner each night to read. In class, I couldn't help but swear to myself, wanting to have time to read in class! I discovered my heart ached for Jamie and Ian in the book, and I haven't had that expierence much. I told all my friends about this book. They aren't readers, by any means, but they all seemed to be sucked into my tales of the awesome, amazing book. I'm very eager to read it again and again and again!

I'm working my way through all of Diana Gabaldon's books through the recommendation of a friend. I read this first one in paperback and have been listening to all the others on Audible through my Ipod. Just a great story! Keeps you engaged.

I'm still on the fence about this one. I did like Garrett. I thought he was tough and really fit into my manly man mold. I liked that he found his mate and was willing to fight for her, even if she blocked him every step of the way. I don't know how I feel about Lucia. At times I liked her, but most times didn't. She was supposedly known as Lucia the Levelheaded but to me not ONCE did I see her do anything that would make me call her levelheaded. Not that she was impulsive or anything. Maybe change her name to Lucia the Secretive? Or, maybe Lucia the self-sufficient? Lucia the Hag? I do understand that she had goals and was independent. I don't know. I guess I have a certain level of "give" that I expect from a romance. I didn't really get that in here. Lucia was a little too independent for me. I didn't get her need to keep secrets. Even at the end she was still keeping things from him! Maybe we're just too different? To me, keeping secrets shows a lack of trust. And you know, what is a relationship if you don't have any trust? I think the outcome would have likely been the same, but I think it would have been nice if she'd been honest and just talked to the man. I really didn't see her attracted to him. Most of the time, she seemed to not like him (as charming as he was) unless it was conveniently inserted into the story. Maybe it was put in there to show the readers that they are mated? I don't know, I wasn't really buying it. I still don't buy it. I also have problems with one character putting their all into a potential relationship, and the other character treating them like crap. And she did give Garrett the cold shoulder, oh I don't know, 99% of the time. Also, the almost whoopie is getting old! It's grating, and taking up valuable real estate. Book real estate. It wasn't all bad. I enjoyed most of the story. It was just the romance part of the story that bothered me. Which really stinks seeings as how this is a romance! Another thing that bothered me - I kind of felt as if the Amazon part went on for way too long. I felt like things were just drowned out when everything could have been dealt with a little quicker. As per usual, I loved Nixie. She's so blunt and funny. I'd completely forgotten about Annika. In fact, I don't remember much about her. I still like all the Valkyries though. They didn't come off as overwhelming as they did in previous books. I still do love how the stories run concurrently. I liked that, because it helped me remember all the other stories. Kind of weird, but my favorite part was when Garrett and Lousha first meet. I thought to myself, as I was reading, "what a hard core manly man!" And, it was! It's the part with the arrows. Come on, tell me you weren't impressed with his determination! The Broken Bloody One was as creepy and gross as they made him out to be. Not your typical baddie for her books. Either way, I'll be reading the next book. I'd be lying to you and myself if I said I wasn't.