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Synopsis: For twenty years Claire Randall has kept her secrets. But now she is returning with her grown daughter to Scotland's majestic 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 Scottish warrior whose gallantry once drew a young Claire from the security of her century to the dangers of his ....
Now a legacy of blood and desire will test her beautiful copper-haired daughter, Brianna, as Claire's spellbinding journey of self-discovery continues in the intrigue-ridden Paris court of Charles Stuart ...in a race to thwart a doomed Highlands uprising ...and in a desperate fight to save both the child and the man she loves....
Review: Dragonfly in Amber is the second book in the Outlander series. No, I’m not sure if I’m going to review the entire series, but you can tell this has been my quarantine project. Dragonfly in Amber focuses less on the romantic relationship between Claire and Jamie, and more on the political movements that go into trying to prevent a war. I don’t find history the most fascinating thing, but I did quite enjoy seeing Claire and Jamie navigate these conversations with mindfulness of what they wanted.
One of the major things that happens is Claire and a young girl being attacked in the road, and the young girl gets raped. This happens on the page, and it’s rough. That being said, I feel like it was a good parallel to Jamie’s assault in the first book and we get to see both characters deal with PTSD from these encounters. Seeing a grown man struggle with this similarly to a young girl opens the door to discuss things like masculinity and what defines “strength” and “weakness” when it comes to trauma. There is also a miscarriage in this book, which adds another layer to relationships that I don’t see that often. In romances that I’ve read, the couple usually ends up together and, if there’s a baby, it’s assumed to be a positive experience. Seeing adults deal with a miscarriage and how that changes a relationship was nice to see
More politically focused than romance focused, and there are new layers for our characters to discover about themselves.
4 howls
If you like the Outlander series, consider checking out the books down below:
American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera (Caribbean author who writes contemporary romances)
Sultry Pleasure by Lindsay Evans (Black author who writes contemporary romances)
Dare to Dream by Donna Hill (Black author who writes contemporary romances)
Kissing the Captain by Kianna Alexander (Black author who writes historical and contemporary romances)
Closer to You by Sheryl Lister (Black author who writes contemporary romances)
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