Helpful Score: 1
Virgin River still going strong, but I didn't feel as much love as in the other 12 books. I feel guilty giving anything in the Virgin River series less than perfect remarks because I am so obsessed, but 4 stars is still awesome as was the book Harvest Moon, but it just wasn't as "awesome" as the others. It is hard not to compare how I felt throughout this book to the others, even though I never put it down it wasn't as exciting.
Lief and Kelly were well developed characters. They both moved to Virgin River to get away from stressful lives in LA and San Francisco. Kelly and Leif seemed like an old married couple to me, good chemistry and very comfortable, not that hot, hot passion that I have felt in the past books. Even though there was a romance the meat of this book was about a messed up emotional teenager, Leif's step-daughter Courtney, and how her emotional state of feeling unwanted affected everyone around her. Even though Courtney was a pain in the a$$ and caused a lot of trouble for Leif and Kelly's relationship you couldn't help, but sympathize with her and root for her to find the love, safety, and comfort she deserved. Robyn Carr still got me all choked up in the end.
I will be dying waiting another nine months or however long it takes for more stories about VR. I am hoping Brenda/Tom, Denny, Gabe, and Patrick Riordan will be in the next group.
Lief and Kelly were well developed characters. They both moved to Virgin River to get away from stressful lives in LA and San Francisco. Kelly and Leif seemed like an old married couple to me, good chemistry and very comfortable, not that hot, hot passion that I have felt in the past books. Even though there was a romance the meat of this book was about a messed up emotional teenager, Leif's step-daughter Courtney, and how her emotional state of feeling unwanted affected everyone around her. Even though Courtney was a pain in the a$$ and caused a lot of trouble for Leif and Kelly's relationship you couldn't help, but sympathize with her and root for her to find the love, safety, and comfort she deserved. Robyn Carr still got me all choked up in the end.
I will be dying waiting another nine months or however long it takes for more stories about VR. I am hoping Brenda/Tom, Denny, Gabe, and Patrick Riordan will be in the next group.
Helpful Score: 1
Enjoyable and triumphant: The book deals with real-life issues such as career dissatisfaction, family, challenges of raising a teenager, and love.
Helpful Score: 1
This is only my second book by Carr and I'm very impressed. It's a very character-driven book and they are very well-developed. Usually kids kind of take a back seat in romance novels but I really think Courtney is as much of a central character as Lief or Kelly. There are no real bad guys or good guys, just real people (well, except for Courtney's biological father. He was pretty slimy).
Good read, couldn't put it down. Very sweet book.
Good read, couldn't put it down. Very sweet book.
Not quite a 5-star book. I love the Virgin River series, there was just more family stuff going on in this book than romance. I usually like the mix, but there was a lot of troubled-teen issues, and the whole situation with Luca and his wife seemed very strange.
I found this one to be disjointed. The usual sense of time was missing, and it felt like she skipped from scene to scene missing a lot of filler.
That said, I did read the whole book (as I read the last 14) and I am still a fan.
That said, I did read the whole book (as I read the last 14) and I am still a fan.
I love Virgin River. I love Robyn Carr. I hated this book :( I actually had to make myself finish it. Kelly and Lief fall in love so quickly that I didn't really buy into the romance. There wasn't any romance. There was none of the passion leading up to the intimacy that there has been in all the other books in the series. This was more a story of a troubled teen than a romance between two adults. Are we sure Robyn Carr wrote this one? It seems so out of place from the other books in the series. Wouldn't have missed anything if I hadn't read this one. Kind of wish I hadn't.
I'll be keeping my eyes out for more from this series.
My first of the Virgin River Series, bought in on vacation from a very limited selection....now I want to start with book one and read them all! So glad I stumbled upon this author.
I am hooked on the Virgin River series and this one was as fun to read as the first. After getting to know everyone it is hard to wait for the next book once you get started. It is really nice if you start from book #1 but you can really pick up just about anywhere and still enjoy the read. This book deals with a rebellious step daughter and this is the reason Kelly has left her job as sous-chef and has moved to Virgin River but Courtney the bratty teenager still finds trouble where ever she is, and Kelly has now to deal with a new chef. This is a comfortable book and just flows. Can't wait for my next book to come so i can visit Virgin River again.
I have been reading all the Virgin River books
They are a recent discovery for me... what a treat!!!
Newcomers meeting with the settlers; good small town stuff
The things dreams are made of!!! FMK
They are a recent discovery for me... what a treat!!!
Newcomers meeting with the settlers; good small town stuff
The things dreams are made of!!! FMK
Being unable to take the pressure, Sous-Chef Kelly Matlock quits her job and retreats to Virgin River to visit her sister, Jillian. With nothing to do, Kelly raids Jill's garden and begins making her own relishes, hoping to market them locally. When Widower Lief Holbrook meets Kelly, he finds himself interested in a woman for the first time since his wife died. But his teenage step-daughter, Courtney, is not a fan of any woman who pulls her father's focus away from her.
I enjoyed this book in the Virgin River series. Usually Robyn Carr will give us several different story threads to follow, but this time the story was very focused. Both Kelly and Lief are well-drawn characters, but I thought the story was less a romance and more about Courtney and her problems. The scenes between Courtney and her psychologist were excellent. I kept hoping her life would turn around and she would realize how much her step-father loved her. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
I enjoyed this book in the Virgin River series. Usually Robyn Carr will give us several different story threads to follow, but this time the story was very focused. Both Kelly and Lief are well-drawn characters, but I thought the story was less a romance and more about Courtney and her problems. The scenes between Courtney and her psychologist were excellent. I kept hoping her life would turn around and she would realize how much her step-father loved her. My rating: 4.5 Stars.
I love this author! I can't seem to put them down.
Loved this series.
Poor Kelly - she just wanted to be loved. What a story; a bit different from the rest, but I loved it. This departs a little from the usual Virgin River sagas, but it was excellent and a lot of the usual characters make appearances throughout the book.
I've enjoyed all the Virgin River series!!
