Second Chance Pass: A Virgin River Novel – A Small Town Romance from the Netflix Series

Really like the series of Virgin River. I have watched it on Netflix and enjoy it

I enjoyed twist turns love births feelings spoken loudly the love the men have for their women children family. Watched the Netflix episode book is so much better.

I avidly follow Virgin River on Netflix. I also follow several of the main characters, namely, Alexandra Breckinridge and Martin Henderson, on Instagram. I also read the books associated with the show ( book pictured is fifth in the series), for for additional information regarding the characters and their interactions with one another. The casting is terrific on the show and the acting superb. It is primarily a romantic show but also has drama, murder, comedy and good dialogue. Profanity and sexual innuendo is a a very low minimum which is a big plus in my opinion

THE VIRGIN RIVER SERIES (Contemporary):Virgin RiverShelter MountainWhispering RockA Virgin River ChristmasSecond Chance PassTemptation Ridge (March 2009)Paradise Valley (April 2009)Definitely read these in order. You can skip the Christmas book without losing the storyline, but it is a great story on it's own. My review will most benefit people who are familiar with the Virgin River series.I was really looking forward to reuniting with the characters of the Virgin River series. After reading "Second Chance Pass", I'm having mixed feeling about reading the next book in the series. Half of this book was emotionally touching, fun, and powerful. The other half was painfully boring, repetitive, and pointless.Here is what I would describe as "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" of it all:"The Good":All of the main characters from the first three books are present in some portion of "Second Chance Pass". After feeling disappointed about not hearing anything about Ricky and Christopher in the Christmas book, I was glad to see them both back even though they each played very small roles. Actually, Ricky and Jack have a short fishing scene, then a farewell as Ricky leaves for Iraq, that turned out to be one of the most emotionally charged points of the whole book. Excellent writing!The main couple, Vanessa and Paul, had real substance. As the widow and the best friend off Matthew (killed in Iraq) they share a grief that never waivers. Even after admitting to Vanessa that he was in love with her, Paul looks to Matt's grave and towards heaven with a promise to "do right by her". Even after Paul marries her, he weeps at Matt's grave and confesses that, as much as he loves her, he would gladly live forever loving her from a far if it would bring his "brother" back. Again, amazing writing."The Bad":I spent a lot of a pages skimming through repetition. Scenes that happened in past books, and even scenes that occurred right in this very book, were repeated in detail as if we readers have no memory of what happened. An event would take place in one scene, then the characters would tell other characters about it in full detail in another scene. Why not just say "He explained the event to his friends..." Why did we need to reread the whole past scene over again in the dialogue? Poor writing like this made many scenes boring.Be prepared for a majorly repetitious birth control/health lesson. "Use two forms of birth control..." Again and again it is brought up. The condom, the pill, the IUD... We get it. Breastfeed or die. We get treated to at least 3 breastfeeding scenes per chapter. (Yes, it is a beautiful thing. But it gets tedious when we are waiting for a story to unfold.) Despite all of the b.c. lessons, EVERYONE is either pregnant or lactating."The Ugly":Unfortunately, Robyn Carr seems to have fallen into the common mistake of believing we like to see women treat their men like dissident children. The men walk around with their mouths shut like badly whipped mutts. In one case, when Paul's buddy Joe needed advice, Vanessa says that Paul isn't allowed to help Joe. "He's under orders!" [direct quote] not to speak to Joe because Vanessa is mad at Joe. Paul almost relents because he wants "to be able to have sex again in the future." I just can't find anything appealing about a thoroughly whipped man."He's under orders!" ????? Seriously?!?!I actually have a strong dislike for Mel (lead female from the original "Virgin River" book) after reading "Second Chance Pass". She's a midwife. Often the one giving out the lectures about b.c. But she spends the whole book bitching about how her husband got her pregnant "without her permission". Ummm... I'm pretty sure she was aware that unprotected sex = pregnancy. I know it was meant to be a standing joke, but it wore me out. Mel didn't have a single kind or affectionate word for Jack in this entire 400 page book. Meanwhile, he ran in circles loving and taking care of her. How many times did Mel repeat that she would "shoot him" if he "did this" to her again? Enough is enough.After all of the ups and downs of being locked to a powerful scene, then wanting to rip out pages that annoyed or bored me, I'm drained.

I read all of the Virgin River series and absolutely loved it. There is just enough steamy mixed with adventure, mystery, sometimes crime, and lots of drama! I couldn't put them down. It only took me about 4 months to read all of this series (many many books to enjoy!) and I wish there were more! 10/10 highly recommend this series! It is way better than the TV rendition.

The virgin river books are a good read - quick books

A small mountain community called Virgin River has lots of characters, relationships, and drama. Love always wins! This story even has a forest fire towards the end with a scare but everyone in the community is okay. Everyone has talents that are shared which keeps the community tightly knit. People of all ages do their part to keep everyone safe and happy. I have been enjoying this series very much.

Great book

Was recommended to read these books and have enjoyed the series so far........am about 1/2 way through the complete 18 books. Great to see how the lives of individuals matter to everyone in a small but growing and thriving community. Can’t wait to watch it all on Netflix too.

So much drama and routing for the characters. Praying for the true heros. Virgin River is a place like no other.

I didn't like this book so much because I didn't like the main characters all that much. The female lead was a bit of a bitch and I thought the male lead was a bit of a push over.

Great followup

I really enjoy the Virgin River books, the characters and their life stories are well presented. I completely disagree with the comments about the over use of breast feeding, Mel's a midwife so surely that is the terminology used in that profession! The reference to 'the pointless wildfire' section in this book was part of the story and in my opinion quite fitting, you could not, not have a bush fire as the description in the story told of the hot and dry conditions without rain! Every book needs a subplot and this one is no different. Don't be put off by the negative comments about this book or any of the Virgin River collection they make you feel part of the adventure each character embarks in to, surely that's what fiction's all about?