A review by gasoline_allie
Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr
2.0
Of the Virgin River novels I have read so far, this was definitely my least favorite. The timing of Vanessa and Paul’s relationship was bizarre to me: 7 months after the death of her husband, 5 months after the birth of her child? It was too fast. The characters’ rationalizations—that they had known each other forever, that Paul had “seen Vanessa first” (before her late husband), that Vanessa’s husband was deployed for so long that she started the process of getting over him before he even died—well, they left a bad taste in my mouth.
The only thing that kept this from being a 1 star book for me were the subplots involving characters I’ve already grown to like from previous books. In a way, though, even this is a strike against this book. If Paul and Vanessa’s story was stronger, the time spent with Jack & Mel, Preacher & Paige, Tom, Rick, Joe, and even the General would have been intrusive. Instead, it felt like a relief.
The only thing that kept this from being a 1 star book for me were the subplots involving characters I’ve already grown to like from previous books. In a way, though, even this is a strike against this book. If Paul and Vanessa’s story was stronger, the time spent with Jack & Mel, Preacher & Paige, Tom, Rick, Joe, and even the General would have been intrusive. Instead, it felt like a relief.