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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Fun and fast read, liked the main two characters as well as the secondaries.
4.5 Promise Canyon Stars
I took a little break from this series, because well I read like 10 books back to back. Now that I started it back up again it feels like an old friend.
I love this small town and all the characters in it. I think what I like best is even though each book is centered around one couple we always gets glimpse in to past couples. So you really never feel like you’re missing some of your favorite past couples.
Lilly and Clay are just to stinking cute together and the chemistry is off the charts awesome! They both have pasts Clay I found really was working hard to get past his but I did think Lilly was holding on a little too tightly to past hurts. But through grit and determination Clay really brings her around.
I love this series did I say that yet? Well I do and I love the narration so very much I can’t imagine anyone else doing it justice!
*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*
I took a little break from this series, because well I read like 10 books back to back. Now that I started it back up again it feels like an old friend.
I love this small town and all the characters in it. I think what I like best is even though each book is centered around one couple we always gets glimpse in to past couples. So you really never feel like you’re missing some of your favorite past couples.
Lilly and Clay are just to stinking cute together and the chemistry is off the charts awesome! They both have pasts Clay I found really was working hard to get past his but I did think Lilly was holding on a little too tightly to past hurts. But through grit and determination Clay really brings her around.
I love this series did I say that yet? Well I do and I love the narration so very much I can’t imagine anyone else doing it justice!
*You don't have to like my review but its 100% my opinion, and I am allowed to have it.*
Another pretty chill yet gripping read. I really do enjoy stories where there is the main storyline but also multiple subplots of characters that are part of the town the series is about, even if we've already had their "main plot" story. It keeps everyone involved in the overall story - not just going, "eh, they're done, let's move on". I am intrigued to see Clay and Lilly later appear in the show, Virgin River, at some point, especially since I loved their story. But seeing as how this is the 11th book in the series, that is going to be a long wait. Guess I'll just have to keep reading the other books in this series! What a hardship... Also, Clay has caused my bar for the male species to raise considerably higher than the unrealistic height it was already at.
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ok, note to self, the Virgin River series probably should be read in order. I actually read this book 2nd, after reading "Virgin River" and I was a little lost when it came to some of the plotlines and characters. While it probably could be read as a stand alone, I don't recommend it.
Clay has decided to make a move to Virgin River. After a divorce and being away from his son too long, its time to settle down and he finds a job with a Vet there, helping to rehabilitate horses. Because Clay's got a magic touch, there's even some rumors that he's a horse whisperer. And when a flighty stallion comes to the clinic, he's the one that gets to work with it. But there's another horse there too that's caught his interest. Blue, an abandoned horse that had colic, is there recuperating, and the woman who found her is irresistible. Lilly works for her grandfather for the local feed store and she's a flighty kind of person, one that Clay's not going to be able to catch very easy. Despite the fact that they both share a Native background, she doesn't want anything to do with Native men. Too much hurt in the past that she hasn't been able to overcome.
Clay is a pretty stand up guy. Although, and I should warn, this could spoil a few things so watch out! I cannot understand his motive with his ex-wife. For a man so dedicated to his son, marrying a woman who's family hates his son and thus not being able to have him with him, that just doesn't sound like a dedicated dad to me. And really we are told he's dedicated rather than shown. He also, for being such a stand up guy, puts the moves on Lilly rather quickly without even taking time to analyze if she's interested. Just seemed odd with what we were supposed to know of his personality. Lilly was pretty scarred and I think her actions as a result were spot on. But I also thought she changed her feelings way too easily. For someone who's always been flighty, its hard to see her reasoning things out very quick even with the help of a friend. A lot of characters from the first book I read were back in this one too, but I have to confess I barely recognized some of them and was hopelessly lost in the plotlines of the ones I did recognize since it was several books later.
The plot was ok as far as the romance between Clay and Lilly. However, it seemed like right in the middle of the book it sort of just jumped away from them for awhile and the transition was not very smooth. And it doesn't go back to their story for a little bit, which was kind of annoying. I think, that if she needed to add the other happenings of Virgin River to the book, Carr could have interspersed them a little better. I liked the added side plots, I just didn't like how they were thrown in. I do have to say, that because this is a romance novel there is sex, and descriptions of sex, and while its not especially naughty it is detailed. So those who don't like that in your books, you have been warned. The rest of the language was easy to read and actually this book turned out to be a very quick read.
Ok part of the Virgin River series, but a little too choppy for my taste. Hopefully when I go back to read the books in order that improves the story for me.
Promise Canyon
Copyright 2010
342 pages
Review by M. Reynard 2012
More of my reviews can be found at www.ifithaswords.blogspot.com
Clay has decided to make a move to Virgin River. After a divorce and being away from his son too long, its time to settle down and he finds a job with a Vet there, helping to rehabilitate horses. Because Clay's got a magic touch, there's even some rumors that he's a horse whisperer. And when a flighty stallion comes to the clinic, he's the one that gets to work with it. But there's another horse there too that's caught his interest. Blue, an abandoned horse that had colic, is there recuperating, and the woman who found her is irresistible. Lilly works for her grandfather for the local feed store and she's a flighty kind of person, one that Clay's not going to be able to catch very easy. Despite the fact that they both share a Native background, she doesn't want anything to do with Native men. Too much hurt in the past that she hasn't been able to overcome.
Clay is a pretty stand up guy. Although, and I should warn, this could spoil a few things so watch out! I cannot understand his motive with his ex-wife. For a man so dedicated to his son, marrying a woman who's family hates his son and thus not being able to have him with him, that just doesn't sound like a dedicated dad to me. And really we are told he's dedicated rather than shown. He also, for being such a stand up guy, puts the moves on Lilly rather quickly without even taking time to analyze if she's interested. Just seemed odd with what we were supposed to know of his personality. Lilly was pretty scarred and I think her actions as a result were spot on. But I also thought she changed her feelings way too easily. For someone who's always been flighty, its hard to see her reasoning things out very quick even with the help of a friend. A lot of characters from the first book I read were back in this one too, but I have to confess I barely recognized some of them and was hopelessly lost in the plotlines of the ones I did recognize since it was several books later.
The plot was ok as far as the romance between Clay and Lilly. However, it seemed like right in the middle of the book it sort of just jumped away from them for awhile and the transition was not very smooth. And it doesn't go back to their story for a little bit, which was kind of annoying. I think, that if she needed to add the other happenings of Virgin River to the book, Carr could have interspersed them a little better. I liked the added side plots, I just didn't like how they were thrown in. I do have to say, that because this is a romance novel there is sex, and descriptions of sex, and while its not especially naughty it is detailed. So those who don't like that in your books, you have been warned. The rest of the language was easy to read and actually this book turned out to be a very quick read.
Ok part of the Virgin River series, but a little too choppy for my taste. Hopefully when I go back to read the books in order that improves the story for me.
Promise Canyon
Copyright 2010
342 pages
Review by M. Reynard 2012
More of my reviews can be found at www.ifithaswords.blogspot.com
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A ver, si vas a leer esta saga lo primero que tienes que saber es que los protagonistas de las novelas siempre son personajes casi perfectos físicamente, que son guapísimos y que y tienen cuerpazos. Además, también hay varios clichés de novela romántica como personajes torturados, atracción muy intensa a primera vista, etc. Una vez que sabes esto, lo asumes y lo aceptas, es muy fácil disfrutar con estas historias. Esta me ha gustado en especial por varios motivos. Para empezar, los protagonistas son algo diferentes. Siguen siendo los dos extremadamente atractivos y a todo el mundo se le cae la baba cuando los ve, pero tienen algo distinto, ambos son nativos americanos. Esto es algo que a mí me llama mucho la atención y siempre estoy buscando libros que hablen del tema porque me parece muy interesante. Otra cosa que me gusta mucho son todo el tema de veterinaria de animales de granja y la equitación. En esta novela da la casualidad de que se reúnen todos estos factores y por eso he terminado disfrutándolo tanto. La relación romántica de los protagonistas se da de forma muy natural y me pareció preciosa. Me tuvo muy interesada todo el libro. Y, lo mejor, es que las tramas secundarias también me encantaros, todas. Esto es muy difícil en los libros de esta saga, es algo que no me pasaba desde los tres primeros libros y estoy muy contenta de haber podido conectar con esta novela de esta forma.
También hay algunas cosas que no me han terminado de gustar, como diferentes comentarios y actitudes algo machistas en cuanto a las tradiciones y el comportamiento de los indios americanos que, aunque la autora solo esté reflejando una realidad que existe, me hubiera gustado encontrar también algo de crítica.
Y bueno, eso es todo, he disfrutado muchísimo de esta historia y estoy muy contenta de no haber dejado de leer esta saga (que es algo que me planteé al leer los libros 6,7,8 y 9.) De momento voy a seguir con la saga, a ver como se desarrolla.
También hay algunas cosas que no me han terminado de gustar, como diferentes comentarios y actitudes algo machistas en cuanto a las tradiciones y el comportamiento de los indios americanos que, aunque la autora solo esté reflejando una realidad que existe, me hubiera gustado encontrar también algo de crítica.
Y bueno, eso es todo, he disfrutado muchísimo de esta historia y estoy muy contenta de no haber dejado de leer esta saga (que es algo que me planteé al leer los libros 6,7,8 y 9.) De momento voy a seguir con la saga, a ver como se desarrolla.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes