Virgin River, Book 4

I Picked Up This Book Because: #Barbsbookopoly roll 1.

The Characters:

Marcie Sullivan:
Ian Buchanan:
Mel, Jack, Preacher, Paige, Doc, Hope

The Story:

Marcie’s husband has passed away after a long recovery from a bombing in Iraq. She sets out looking for the man who rescued him to find some closure with a friend who has recused himself from society. Ian is by all accounts a great friend and a great C.O. but comes home from his tour with more than a few mental scars.

Ian and Marcie save each other in different ways. I quite enjoyed their story and I enjoyed another visit to Virgin River, even if this mostly takes place on the outskirts.

The Random Thoughts:


4 Stars

Look this is marketed as chick lit and a romance and it is not for all of the characters. I mean we have someone who is convicted for murder. We have an attempted rape scene. There is a secret pregnancy (that everyone knows about) and then the woman who got pregnant didn't know the real name of the father. Well hello there random man in the story. I can guess who you are. Someone has cancer that has a grim prognosis. 

This book was a mess.

Not all of the characters were given equal weight and it was just all over the place.

I think I was also disappointed with the secret that was eventually shared with everyone too. It was so lackluster. And the reason for the aunts falling out was beyond stupid. I just had nothing when I got to the ending. 

What a weird ass book. There is an attempted rape. Some gets shot and killed (and someone goes to jail for it) there is cancer, slapping, etc. I don't even know what this was. I finished and went what in the world.

 
Virgin River, Book 2

I Picked Up This Book Because: Continue the series.

The Characters:

John “Preacher” Middleton:
Paige Lassiter:
Christopher, Jack, Mel, David, Mike, Liz, Rick, Brie

The Story:

So I went into this story thinking it was going to be Pracher’s book however its a lot more than that. Yes a lot of the story focused on Preacher, Paige, Christopher and Paige’s crazy husband but it also continued Mel & Jack’s story. Also Liz and Rick had a heartbreaking development. Mike has also moved to town and he is a welcome addition to the family. I hope this trend continues throughout the series as we get to know more residents. I love an ensemble cast.

To break it down a little bit (view spoiler)

So many things happen in this book it’s difficult to sum it all up but I think I hit all the highlights.

The Random Thoughts:



The Score Card:



4 Stars