Outlander - Brooding Scots Get Whipped and then Must be Bandaged and Sexed

I was just talking about this with my mom the other day— people have been going absolutely bananas over the Outlander series,  especially now that there's been a TV show adaption on Starz.

Below, this is the steamy "lass tending to the wounded man's bandages" scene before the epic sex:

Or something. I actually don't know anything about the book series at all, but I know it's a thing, and Scots are happening right now.

I know they just took a mid-season break until next year, which is LAME. I hate mid-season breaks.

But anyway. Who has watched this show?? How does it compare to the books? I want to hear your opinion.