Here are the things you need to know about this book – and please imagine me saying, “I liked this, really.” I’ve rewritten this a few times because it sounded too negative and jeez, I really did like it. There was some romance but mostly exploration of the people in the town, sort of a blend of what would be called “Women’s fiction” (urgh) with a sidecar of romance. There were people with problems and people who were problems but I liked reading and visiting with all these people. This was comfort reading for me: no one was going to sneak up with a giant stuffed ostrich of angst and beat me over the head with it until I was weepy and covered with feathers.

I could explain the flaws for about an hour and fifty minutes, but I’d still end every sentence with – “…but I liked it.” None of the flaws were OH HELL NO jerk-me-out-of-the-story problems, and while I bet they’d drive some readers bonkers, I was happy to accept they were there and move on. In the television series, Doc and Hope’s marriage has been struggling for years.You know how you can really like a book and enjoy it a LOT despite seeing all of the flaws? That’s how I am with this book. In fact, Jack breaks up with Charmaine almost immediately after Mel arrives in Virgin River and she is overall unfazed by their parting. For example, Charmaine is not a prominent character in the book. The show actually made several key changes to the plot to make the show more dramatic. Only the first book revolves around Mel and Jack’s budding romance. If you are what Carr would describe as “a little nuts” and want to buy all the books, here’s a list of the series in order and where to buy them.Īs we’ve previously reported, each novel in the Virgin River series focuses on different characters in the community. I have readers who buy the whole set before they start the first one. Here is what told Robyn Carr told The Amazon Book Review about whether or not fans have to read the Virgin River book series in order: In total, there are 22 novels in the Virgin River book series. You can get the first book, titled Virgin River, on Amazon for just $12.58 Buy it here! If you purchase it now, it’ll come in time for Christmas. I started reading the first book last week and so far, Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack’s (Martin Henderson) relationship is even cuter on the page! Season 2 ended with a major cliffhanger and if you’re already itching to see season 3, then perhaps you should check out the books that the show is based on. Based on the book series of the same name by Robyn Carr, the second season of Virgin River premiered on Netflix in November.

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