Life continues for the Frasers with the American Revolution beginning. The first couple books in the series didn't seem to contain multiple subplots occurring with the main conflict, which was Claire figuring out what she wanted to do with the life. However, since the inclusion of Brianna, Roger, and their children, the chapters flip from numerous perspectives. Instead of the story only being told from Claire's narrow POV, now Jamie's, Brianna's, and Roger's personal thoughts are included. I feel that this is adding more details to the 900 page book, if that's even possible. On the plus side this makes it difficult for a reader to tire of a main character too quickly. For example, when I read "Outlander," Claire had the spotlight and it took me awhile to warm up to her. Now the reader can see the book's events through the perspectives of: someone from the past who's one of warriors (Jamie), a headstrong woman from the 1960's (Brianna), and a man also from the relative present who's studied history his whole life (Roger).

There were some dry passages in the middle and sections where the tension was too high for too long. I thoroughly enjoyed the historical references, where instead of using as many as possible wherever she could, the author used just enough. When "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" was quoted in context, it seemed like Brianna and Roger were talking about someone currently living in the present. It was as if they were discussing a stunt Tom Cruise performed for one of his movies, not a legendary American patriot riding through town.

I'm relieved that the question of the prophecy has been cleared up, as I hoped that wouldn't hang over the head of the characters for the rest of the series. Also I thought that by the end of the book, Brianna had stood up for herself and that she's come a long way as a character. It's strange, because she wasn't as confident as Claire when she first traveled through the stones. She's a much more modern woman than Claire, but in the last few books I think she's matured. Instead of standing up for herself by simply bring stubborn, now she's witty and a leader.

Two things I am still unsure about are the references to Murtagh in the last few chapters, and what will happen to the Fraser family in the future. All in all, I think this book closely resembles "Dragonfly in Amber" the most, as in both books the war begins at least halfway through, but before the pages are laced with intrigue and deception. There's plenty of that in "A Breath of Snow and Ashes" at Fraser's Ridge, and just when I thought the very existence of the Fraser family was beginning to settle down.