Reviews

A Virgin River Christmas by Robyn Carr

madisonspiegelberg's review

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

zaza_bdp's review against another edition

2.0

Alors moi, je vais doucher ce bel enthousiasme, puisque je n'ai pas du tout aimé ce livre.
Certes c'est mignon, on retrouve Virgin River, son ambiance, ses valeurs ...
Mais pour moi il y un gros MAIS, plusieurs mêmes.

Ce qui cloche pour moi c'est ce gros côté 'inspirational romance' que je n'affectionne pas du tout. Ce côté exacerbé des valeurs de l'Amérique profonde m'a agacée, tout est trop gros, trop lisse, trop moralisateur sans avoir l'air de l'être, et la romance est trop plate. Pour moi il ne se passe rien, les personnages manquent de profondeur et leur histoire sent trop la romance des années 80, avec ses clichés et ses stéréotypes.

Gros flop donc :/

tayparks's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

mirpallo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

txnighthuntress's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

3.5

I am not a Christmas person and only read this book because of how book tie together with this series otherwise I would have skipped.

suzysuzy34's review

3.0

Okay but I didn't quite enjoy it as much as the first three books, I'm really looking forward to Liz and ricks book and Paul and Vanni's.

sarahserenidad's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

katrenia's review

4.0

3.75. The introspection got a little old, but otherwise a good read. This book actually happens in parallel time to Whispering Rock. I hope Ian and Marcie will make appearances in future books so we can follow their journey.

sherrill's review

4.0

I quite enjoyed the days spent with Marcie and Ian.

I look forward to starting with book one of this series.

Robyn Carr is a delightful writer.

sarahanne8382's review

3.0

There are certain aspects of this series that grate like nails on a chalkboard for me (men only being able to call their wives and girlfriends their girl, for one), and I really didn't need a romance series about traumatized Marine veterans, but somehow I ended up really caring about what happened to Marcie and Ian. Despite many annoying details, the story was heart-warming in the best way.

I suspect this has something to do with the almost stand-alone nature of this books. Unlike other Virgin River books, this one focuses entirely on Ian and Marcie, and when Jack, Mel, and other series regulars show up, it's only to support the main story. I suspect book #5 is going to remind me how much I disliked having half a dozen storylines happening simultaneously.