Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

Virgin River by Robyn Carr

18 reviews

velsbooknook's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

3.75

I was looking for a wholesome comfort-read and was not disappointed. I love the Netflix series so I was very happy that I also enjoyed the first book of the series. The book had some similarities to the series but a lot was different, so it's worth reading the books too.
The book started out to be not as wholesome as I was expecting it to be but it changed quickly, with Mel settling in her new surroundings. I love the small town setting and seeing Mel lighten up through her work. I'm sure I would have enjoyed the book less if I haven't had watched the series. Some lines were very cheesy and I really don't need to read sex scenes between two teenagers. I still overall liked the book and flew through it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Sexual assault, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

chloedevxxx's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Infertility

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

maddiet425's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Medical content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Writing wasn’t amazing, but it kept me interested, and definitely got more complex towards the end.

mkmiller934's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

It wasn’t a bad read- it was enjoyable at times. The description of women-sexually was a little awkward and made me cringe a bit. But I liked the story line. A woman moving to a small town to get away from something life altering and finding love in the most unsuspecting way. I did like the way it touched on loss and grief in the sense of moving on following a loved ones death- feeling guilty and like you couldn’t give your all to someone. 
There were a couple scenes between  14/16 year olds that was weird and I didn’t like the context in a more adult book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Pedophilia, Grief, and Murder

I put pedophilia as a tag- but it wasn’t really that- it was a scene between a 14 and a 16 year old. It was awkward reading it as an adult in a more adult type book and made me a bit uncomfortable.

intothestarrysea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Infertility, and Panic attacks/disorders

tucker68511's review against another edition

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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Grief

Moderate: Death and Drug abuse

keelyana's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

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

2.25

I liked Mels perspective of falling in love with the town and being reflective. The sex scene between a 14 year old and a 16 year old felt unnecessary and uncomfortable. It ruined a lot of the enjoyment. The characters felt more developed in the tv show than the book. It was boring at times too. The description of people’s breast and specific number of their weight was weird and made me cringe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pedophilia, and Medical content