Written in My Own Heart's Blood

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Ok. Seriously. I love this series. But, I'm going to tell you right now that you need to be prepared with tissues as you get close to the end of the book. There is some sadness that brought me to utter tears. But don't worry, there's something super happy right at the end, so it makes up for it.

Jamie and Claire definitely have some struggles in this book. Let's start with the fact that at the beginning of the book, Claire thinks Jamie is dead, she's married to Lord John, and, oh yeah, she was suspected of being a spy.

Now, Jamie makes his reappearance rather suddenly, being pursued by the British army and taking John hostage as he runs into the woods. He also manages to get really angry in a way I don't think we've seen Jamie angry before. Poor William finds out at this time that Jamie is his father, so he kind of goes on a bit of a self-destructive path for a bit. Don't worry, he straightens himself out by the end. Sort of.

Ian and Rachel are so cute throughout the book, and I just fell in love with their relationship. They're no Claire and Jamie, but they probably run third (behind Brianna and Roger) in my favorite relationships in the books.

Claire angers people left and right by being herself - you know, stubborn, headstrong, kind of pushy. One of those people happens to be John's brother, but he seems to be a rather irritable sort of character anyway, so I don't worry too much about him.

And of course, lets face facts that all of this is happening during the American Revolution, so Jamie is risking his life in battle. Then Claire gets shot and he starts worrying that she's going to die. Lots of tension with the war stuff in there.

Following the other storyline, Brianna is stressed to the max. Jemmy is missing, she's not sure where he is, but she's realized that Mandy can sense him in a way. She knows when she's close to him and to a lesser extent, he does the same thing. Roger has gone back in time to try to find Jemmy, and while he doesn't find his son, he does find a Jeremiah Mackenzie. Brianna ends up making a really tough decision while he's back then (since she's used Mandy's gift of finding her brother to locate her son) that ends up affecting everyone's lives.

There are happy moments, sad moments, those moments that make you angry, the moments that make you laugh. But the hardest moments come towards the end. I hated those devastating moments.

Now to wait a long time for the next book to be released.