Forbidden Falls (Virgin River)
by Robyn Carr
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Author: Robyn CarrEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-12-29
ISBN: 0778327493
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Mira
Book Reviews of Forbidden Falls (Virgin River)
Book Review: Parenting #101
Summary: 2 Stars
A liberal preacher buys Virgin River's boarded-up church on ebay, and hires a stripper (with the predictable heart of gold) as his assistant.
Other books in the series have focused on women's health and childbirth, but this one is all about parenting. It doesn't take long for the theme to become very tiresome.
The clichés abound in this story. And yet again the story grinds to a halt because the author does a lot of telling, but not much showing. Everyone sits around dishing out advice, but little of note happens. Some of the legal aspects of the story are so farfetched it was difficult to suspend disbelief sometimes.
This book ambles along at a slow pace. It's well-written - Robyn Carr is a good writer when it comes to characterisation and often dialogue when she puts her mind to it (though she tends to write her male characters with a woman's voice) - but there's not a lot going on. Once again there's a huge focus on building renovation. To be honest, it's pretty boring.
Carr's characterisation is generally nothing short of wonderful. It's her characters who make the books, definitely not the plots. Noah was great. A woman who can write about a man working in a religious field and make him so appealing as a man, and a personality even to those readers who are not religious...well, that's quite an achievement there! I did not appreciate George being happy to mess around with five women at once though; I disliked his character immediately upon hearing that. Ellie was fun but a little too good to be true - the `stripper with a heart of gold' cliché was over the top sometimes. And the way she quoted her grandmother non-stop became irritating fast.
On a side note, why does everybody in Virgin River go to work at 6am? I'm nowhere near out of bed then!
Again I'd like to point out the poor editing. Throughout the series the editing has been terrible, with incorrect words used and things like that. In this book Ellie is referred to as Allie on some pages.
There is too much repetition again - another editing issue. A story about a dog is told about four times in one chapter. The SAME story! We don't need to read about every character finding out.
For a town full of women obsessed with babies, I cannot get over how much these women whine about being mothers. Sheesh, if you hate it so much, stop reproducing!
And if I have to read about one more Virgin River resident wanting `a houseful' of children I'm going to scream. No, Ms Carr. Not all women want to stay home, breed like rabbits, and garden or bake in their spare time. No, they most certainly do not. A bit of REALISTIC variety, I beg you.
And, yes, children exist in the world, but if I wanted parenting advice I'd read a book that's supposed to be about that topic.
Paul and Vanessa have a storyline going on, but it turns into a story about Vanessa and babies, rather than anything to do with their relationship. Babies always take precedence over romance in this series, which is disappointing. More disappointing was the way Paul dumped his surprise on Vanessa and then practically abandoned her. When I read that he didn't want to go home to his tired wife - so he didn't - I felt so much disgust. That wasn't the kind of man he was in other books. The whole situation was his fault, and he didn't even care.
One thing I have not liked from the beginning of this series is Mel's attitude. Here I don't like her not telling Jack she is giving food to the poor people on the outskirts of town. I don't like how self-righteous she is about everything. The author expects us to love her - essentially tells us to - but she's such a Mary Sue.
The story did get preachy in some places (no pun intended). For example, not every love scene has to begin and end with a discussion about contraception. We get it, okay?! I'm willing to bet there aren't any couples in the world who discuss protection in great detail every time they have sex. It's unnecessary.
I started off thinking I was really enjoying this book, but something changed along the way. This is not uncommon for a Robyn Carr book - her beginnings are usually very strong, and the ends often weak. I think the problem with this one was that there wasn't enough happening. It started to drag, and I had to force myself to keep going in a few spots.
Now, I've been one to complain there have been too many storylines in the past (I loved A Virgin River Christmas), but here I think the book strayed too far away from the town. It didn't feel like a Virgin River book. I will congratulate Ms Carr on a better-rounded structure, on fixing some of her problems from previous books. For leaving out the pelvic exams for once! I'm looking forward to the next book in the series.
Summary of Forbidden Falls (Virgin River)
Virgin River is abuzz with the news that a stranger bought the town's abandoned church on eBay. The buyer, a young widowed reverend, is a little like the building itself: in need of some loving care.Noah Kincaid arrives ready to roll up his sleeves and revitalize his new purchase, but he's going to need some help. An ad in the local paper brings an improbable candidate his way.
"Pastor's assistant" is not a phrase that springs to mind when Noah meets brassy, beautiful Alicia Baldwin. With her colorful clothes and even more colorful past, Alicia needs a respectable job so she can regain custody of her children. Noah can't help but admire her spunk and determination, and she may just be the breath of fresh air he needs.
This unlikely duo may come from two different worlds, but they have more in common than anyone would have expected. And in Virgin River lasting happiness is never out of the question.
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