Here's my promised second post of the day; and what could be better than sharing my current book obsession with you? This last summer I stumbled across a book series called Outlander. The first book in the series, 'Outlander' seemed to be right up my alley after I read the summary. I immediately put it on hold at my library. I soon forgot about it while reading other books to pass the time. When I was finally able to go pick up the book I remembered why I was interested in it.
Fast-forward two days and a hundred pages later, I was hooked. I couldn't believe how amazing it was. There was history, time-travel, romance, war and characters filled with depth. And the writing! The descriptions alone were enough to make me keep reading but the dialogue is what really got me. I can now say the author, Diana Gabaldon, comes in at number two on my top 10 list of favorite authors. Now, this isn't just a book review to make you want to read the book, it's a declaration of love for this book. Very rarely do I find myself so highly impacted by a book that I feel the same emotions as the characters. The last time I loved a series this much I was a second-grader in love with the idea of going to Hogwarts and becoming best friends with Harry, Ron and Hermione.
Much to my delight there are seven books in the series, a spin-off series, short stories and a graphic novel. I'm currently reading the 6th book and looking forward to the 8th book coming out this summer. To top it all off, Starz network is filming an adaption of the first book which will air this fall. Needless to say, I'll be obsessing over this series for a while. Expect more posts about the books and television show because I will not forget about this anytime soon. For those of you who might be interested in reading the series here's a link to Diana Gabaldon's website with the list of all the Outlander books: http://www.dianagabaldon.com/books/chronology-of-the-outlander-series/ .
Sincerely,
Erin a.k.a. Bookworm
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