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Devon escapes, on foot, the religious commune where she has been living for the past couple of years with her young daughter, Mercy. With very little money and food she has no real idea where she is headed and she finds an unlikely hero in the curmudgeonly Rawley from previous Thunder Point books. He picks the two up and takes them back to Thunder Point and under the guise of them being his long lost relatives he helps Devon get on her feet.
Spencer, the newly transplanted Thunder Point resident, is immediately drawn to the feminine newcomer. And even though his wife just died 3 months ago and he knows both he and Devon have a lot of baggage they are carrying around, he cant stay away from her.
I love Robyn Carr and I love both her Virgin River and Thunder Point Series. But this book just wasnt my favorite. Its not bad, not at all. It just had some characteristics that rub me the wrong way. I love the generosity and sense of community she creates with the way they all look out for one another and lend a hand - even to strangers. However, in this book that do-gooder attitude turned corny and cheesy one too many times for me.
The other turn off for me was the ending. Everything comes to a head in the last 60 pagesBoth Devons past and present implode and the resolution was unbelievable and, frankly, ridiculous. I read fiction because I like living in the land of make believe, but this ending had me rolling my eyes at the absurdity.
It may sound like I hated it, but truly, I didnt. I really liked Spencer and Devon and their kids. I liked all the updates and side stories going on with the characters I have come to know and love in the previous books. She kept me entertained and has me looking forward to the next story and wondering who it is going to star. No, this wasnt my favorite book by her, but it was still well worth the read.
Cherise Everhard, August 2013
Book provided by and reviewed for the Amazon Vine Program
Spencer, the newly transplanted Thunder Point resident, is immediately drawn to the feminine newcomer. And even though his wife just died 3 months ago and he knows both he and Devon have a lot of baggage they are carrying around, he cant stay away from her.
I love Robyn Carr and I love both her Virgin River and Thunder Point Series. But this book just wasnt my favorite. Its not bad, not at all. It just had some characteristics that rub me the wrong way. I love the generosity and sense of community she creates with the way they all look out for one another and lend a hand - even to strangers. However, in this book that do-gooder attitude turned corny and cheesy one too many times for me.
The other turn off for me was the ending. Everything comes to a head in the last 60 pagesBoth Devons past and present implode and the resolution was unbelievable and, frankly, ridiculous. I read fiction because I like living in the land of make believe, but this ending had me rolling my eyes at the absurdity.
It may sound like I hated it, but truly, I didnt. I really liked Spencer and Devon and their kids. I liked all the updates and side stories going on with the characters I have come to know and love in the previous books. She kept me entertained and has me looking forward to the next story and wondering who it is going to star. No, this wasnt my favorite book by her, but it was still well worth the read.
Cherise Everhard, August 2013
Book provided by and reviewed for the Amazon Vine Program
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