Book info

• Title Dragonfly in Amber
• Author Diana Gabaldon
• Year 1992
• Genre Historical

For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to the majesty of Scotland's mist-shrouded hills. Here Claire plans to reveal a truth as stunning as the events that gave it birth: about the mystery of an ancient circle of standing stones, about a love that transcends the boundaries of time, and about James Fraser, a warrior whose gallantry once drew the young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his. Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful daughter as Claire's spellbinding journey continues in the intrigue-ridden court of Charles Edward Stuart, in a race to thwart a doomed uprising, and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves.

Thoughts

I don’t usually review books I’ve not finished, because most of the time it’s just that the book is good but not for me, and that’s not the author’s fault. I wanted to log this one though, just because I enjoyed the first book so much and made mention of wanting to read the rest of the series. I tried, but this book felt so different. There was barely any reference to the time travel aspects, other than a couple of mentions of ‘what would they call this medical thing back then’. And most of the time was spent with Claire and Jamie catching up on their days whilst lying in bed. It ended up being a bit dull. So just to log that I won’t be reading the rest of the series after all, but the good news is it’s super successful anyway and won’t miss me!

Rating: Unrated