Holly's Reviews > Second Chance Pass

How to describe Robyn Carr's Second Chance Pass? I would have to say it's like a hokey, slice of life wholesome soap opera based in a little mountain town in Northern California. It's a place where no one uses birth control. LOL. Also, almost every storyline in this book has it's roots in previous books so I don't recommend starting with this book if you are new to the Virgin River series.

Second Chance Pass has a lot of different storylines going on and this time around it didn't work for me as well as it did in the first three books. I think I enjoyed the one storyline from A Virgin River Christmas too much. I felt like I was just getting comfortable with a couple and then it would fade to black and then I would be starting anew with a different couple. Our spotlight couple, Paul and Vanessa definitely start off with some problems and that's not even including the little bundle of joy Paul has got going on. I was really looking forward to seeing how their story would unfold but then after I got to know Vanessa, I lost interest. She's kind of a......bitch. I'm blaming most of my disinterest on her shoulders. I just didn't care for Vanessa and Paul seemed too blah. I also didn't like what happened with Paul and his baby's mama. I kind of wondered what was the whole point.

The best part of this book was definitely Preacher and Paige and Tom and Brenda. Tom and Brenda's first time will have you rolling with laughter. If only all seventeen year olds guys could have older sisters who could teach them the Joys of Sex. Preacher and Paige are as lovable and wonderful as always and I loved it whenever they were front and center.

Bottom line, I liked this book and I'm already looking forward to reading the next book. The excerpt I read of Shelby and Luke Riordan looks good and I can't wait. Just for some reason this book didn't resonate with me as much as I hoped it would. Not even Mel or Jack could liven this book up. I'm giving it 4 stars because of Tom and Brenda and Preacher and Paige. IMHO They were the best things about this book and I wish they had more screen time.