Well if I think back to when I originally read this book I can tell you that the reason I read it was because the second book left us hanging and I was screaming and freaking out because I wanted to know what would happen. So I rushed out and got Voyager because frankly I needed to know what happen to Jamie and Claire. 
 Diana Gabaldon is not a new author to me as I've read her entire Outlander Series multiple times (never did do a good review for them) and I have no intention of ever parting with my set of books! 
 Okay, so the description sounds a little overboard but truly it is worth the read. These books have been said to be so far from the traditions of a romance novel that it isn't even funny. 
 I think I loved this book the most because in Outlander we get to see Jamie and Claire start out. They are cautious and kind of step around each other out of fear of really showing themselves to each other. By the time you get to Dragonfly there is so much intrigue going on that you kind of lose Jamie and Claire a bit. Voyager brings them back in full force and really tosses you into the fray with them. From smuggling to pirates this book pretty much goes through all types of adventures without lacking for it. Not only is there romance and marriage but murder, smuggling, plague, kidnapping and we can toss in a man with a hook and a Chinese man for good measure. 
 Diana really brings Jamie, Claire, Mr. Willoughby, Fergus, Marsali and a whole host of other wonderful character to life in this book. It is fun to get to see the real transition of characters as they age (Claire is pushing 50) and yet it doesn't detract from the splendor of them. 
 DG also throws in a few surprises and shocks just to keep us all on our toes and boy is it really worth it. Also we get to see more Alias's by Jamie. I love that the man goes through so many alias's. 
 Jamie and Claire are both a whole lot more mature in this story. We get to see that while age might have not made Jamie think smuggling and sedition wrong at least he's far more sensible about things going on around him. He seems to have a mature attitude about what he's doing and why. 
 Claire matures as well and as she's always been the competent woman, now she is the professional doctor who takes charge much more readily than before. Claire is the type of woman who stands up for herself and isn't afraid to risk everything for love and happiness. 
 This series is wonderful and I highly recommend it.