Synopsis: Their passionate encounter happened long ago by whatever measurement Claire Randall took. Two decades before, she had traveled back in time and into the arms of a gallant eighteenth-century Scot named Jamie Fraser. Then she returned to her own century to bear his child, believing him dead in the tragic battle of Culloden. Yet his memory has never lessened its hold on her... and her body still cries out for him in her dreams.
Then Claire discovers that Jamie survived. Torn between returning to him and staying with their daughter in her own era, Claire must choose her destiny. And as time and space come full circle, she must find the courage to face the passion and pain awaiting her...the deadly intrigues raging in a divided Scotland... and the daring voyage into the dark unknown that can reunite or forever doom her timeless love.
Review: Voyager is the 3rd book in the Outlander series and easily one of my least favorite. In a series, first books generally are the weakest because it’s a lot of setup and world building. I never felt that way about Outlander, but Voyager definitely felt like a lot of setup and prep for the rest of the series. A lot of Voyager has Jamie and Claire split for years, and we get to see how their lives have changed. Claire’s is not very interesting because she is just raising her daughter with Frank. Jamie, on the other hand, goes from a battle, to prison, to indentured servitude, to freedom. He has had quite the little adventure on his own. Jamie grows a considerable amount through this series, and I just wish Claire had the same amount of growth. It’s easier for the out of touch person from an older century to learn and grow in this situation, and I understand that. It just feels a little unbalanced.
Again, Voyager felt very much like setup. The first half of the book focused on how Jamie and Claire grew apart, reunited, and tried to resolve issues. That being said, there are some things that never seemed to get resolved, like Jamie keeping secrets from Claire. She just seemed to ignore the problems after awhile. Other things came up which was probably more important to her, but I still wasn’t a fan. Then, for reasons, Jamie and Claire end up on a boat. This takes another significant chunk of the book. The plus side is Claire is able to flex her medical knowledge which is my favorite parts of the series as whole. Voyager is also where racism is extremely apparent. There are the obvious references like slavery and colonization in the west, but we also have the misfortune of seeing a manipulative Chinese character which doesn’t do the author any favors.
Voyager is one of those long books that actually feels long. I understand that the information in Voyager was important. I just wish it was more interesting and handled more tactfully.
3 howls
If you like the Outlander series, you might like the books listed below:
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Blossom Among Flowers by Jay E. Tria (Filipino author who writes contemporary romances)
Keeping Miss Kalila by Tara Frejas (Filipino author who writes contemporary romances)
Madam, May I by Niobia Bryant (Black author who writes contemporary romances)
Sin City Vows by by Zuri Day (Blacka author who writes contemporary romances)
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