"Someone once said that the moment you start to think of whether you love someone, you've already stopped loving that person forever."

I feel that Josef's story was rushed near the end. It slowly built up while they waited to see if they would be allowed in Cuba, but then it went in fast forward. They went from an attempt to take over the ship to being in France then told Germany invaded in 1 chapter. It frustrates me & I am an adult who knows about WWII so I can imagine how confusing this could be to a 13 year old. It almost went over my kids head...I had to stop and explain.

" Don't you see? Lito said. "The Jewish people on the ship or seeking asylum, just like us. They needed a place to hide from Hitler. From the Nazis. Mañana, we told them. We'll let you in mañana. But we never did." Little was crying now distraught.
"We sent him back to Europe and Hitler and the Holocaust. Back to their deaths. How many of them died because we turned them away? Because I was just doing my job?"

(Pg. 182 cont.) Isabel has been most lucky of the three in that she has both parents and a grandfather to take care of her but she has made some smart and mature decisions. It must have been a huge let down getting to land and realizing they were in the Bahamas and couldn't stay but she was smart enough to ask people for medication for her mother.

(Pg. 182) I am glad Mahmoud's mother was able to get a life vest on since she was at the point of giving up on life. Josef is also being put in the role of adult and caretaker being left alone to take her of his poor father who is losing his mind and his little sister.

My favorite part of all the books in this series was when Claire goes back and finds him working in a print shop. I felt her nerves, anticipation, and overwhelming love. I cried through this whole part.

In this book there is plenty of what I love: drama, romance. history, adventure and Claire and Jamie. As always, forces beyond their control lead them to new places but they find people from their past. It is beyond exciting!

The parts in this book where Claire is in the present is excruciating. Claire's daughter is a bit annoying. I am sad and bored whenever Jamie is not in the picture.

Otherwise, this book is exciting and full of drama. I love them in France and how they set out on this mission together even though Jamie is battling his own demons. I love Claire's friendship with Master Raymond and the drama with her enemy the Comte St. Germain.

I loved this book so much even though I watched season 1 of Outlander before reading it. As much as I love the series, the book is always better. It has a bit of everything I love: romance, science fiction, history and drama.

I started this book with my son who is in 8th grade. He hates reading so I literally have to sit and make him read. After reading the first 33 pages, he started to say it didn't suck. I am glad he liked it.