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I read this book I think at least three times and every time it wakes something different inside my brain and my heart. 

This is a story of growth, a story about a girl that becomes a woman, a story about kindness, family and love. This is a story about life and how it is not always what we would like it to be but it shows us that we can make something amazing out of it nonetheless.

That's not an easy book to read, some parts are harder to go through than others but it is worth it, I promise;

at the end you will feel like you have been part of a journey and that you had the chance to grow together with the protagonists of this book. 

Blue, the main protagonist, is always a complete surprise to me, she makes brave and smart choices despite the first impression one can have of her.

My suggestion is do not let the hard parts of the book discourage you but keep reading this beautiful book, it will turn out to be one of the best stories you will read. 

My God, this book. 

I laughed and I cried and I got to youtube to listen to the soundtrack, because yes, it has a soundtrack. At first I was so surprised: 

a book about music...with music in it!

 

The story is truly amazing, Colleen Hoover is able to get to your feelings with her stories but she had just the most incredible idea to put music to words. 

Now, I re-live the story of the protagonists over and over again everytime that I listen to the songs and it so beautiful I don't even know how to describe it. 

The personality of Ridge is so inspiring to me, he doesn't let anything put him down and goes through life with such a powerful heart and soul.

He is so talented that sometimes I got mad at fate because of him, it was just unfair but then I was so curious about his gift that I was stunned.

Please, do a favor to yourself and read this book. You will thank me later!

I discovered this book thanks to the tv show spot: a young woman was thrown back to 1700s Scotland because of this weird stones and I just thought "hey, that seems interesting".

Long story short: it became one of my favorites books. 

The book begins with Claire, the protagonist, who comes back to Scotland with her husband to rebound but while exploring the land she goes through a time travelling of some sort. 

At first, obviously, she is totally caught off guard by what happens to her but Claire is a very strong, independent and charismatic woman that isn't put off by a mere accident and faces the events with her head held high. She uses her knowledge and mind to survive this unexpeted adventure that happens to her.

Above everything else I liked particularly how Diana Gabaldon built the character of Claire: it is described as a person that I would like to meet in person. 

She is stubborn, of course, but she has this amazing personality, great sense of humor, a very smart person, open minded and well, easygoing. 

The other main character is Jamie, a ginger Scottsman with such a great personality who at first you just like but then, oh man, you will fell in love with him. I can assure you this: maybe you will not like the book but you WILL love Jamie. 

At first, one could think that a 1700s man has a different view of life from a 1900s woman but that is why I enjoyed so much the relationship between him and Claire: they are different but they are influenced by one another, he is open to learn from her and improve himlself and she is willing to learn from him and understand his reasons.

It should be noted how Diana Gabaldon writes about Scotland, it becomes one of the main characters of the book: its landscape, its culture, its history. 

The writer did an amazing job at researching and the book is full of true facts and Gaelic words. For me all of this meant a great curiosity towars this country and desire to visit it (Scotland's Office of Tourism should definitely hire Diana Gabaldon).

If you like history but more of that, if you like stories of love, adventure, hope and fate you should read this book and I can assure you, you will not be disappointed. 

Thank you for reading :)