Windmills

Piercehaven, Book 2

By: Robin Merrill

Narrated by: Rebecca Winder

Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

Piercehaven Power wants to erect two windmills on Chicken Hill. Some islanders will do anything to stop this from happening. Will the controversy rip this tight-knit community apart? Can Emily's new softball team put this small Maine island back together again?

©2018 Robin Merrill (P)2018 Robin Merrill

Island Changes They Don’t Want

Emily is caught up once again. With basketball, now the windmills. A town with a lot of set ideas that don’t want changes. Humorous and the bickering makes a interesting, enjoyable read. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

A Beautiful Story!

I loved this audiobook! It is a beautifully written story about teamwork, overcoming adversity, and putting aside differences. Portions of the story are emotional and may remind the listener of past personal experiences with feelings of not fitting in or being valued as part of a group.

The main character, Emily, is a living example of a Christian. She tries to see people who are not always likeable through the eyes of Jesus and makes an effort to treat these people with kindness, even when it is difficult. She inspires the listener want to be a better person.

The message shines through that the world can become a better place when people come together, despite their differing viewpoints and beliefs.

The narrator gave a great performance with the voices of the various students and other characters.

I would absolutely recommend this audiobook to others!

Great Read

Windmills (Piercehaven #2) was another great read by Robin Merrill. Piercehaven Power has made it their mission to put two windmills up in Piercehaven. Many of the islanders don’t want this to happen. This will either tear the island apart or bring them back together. Emily has created a new softball team and hopes to bring the island back together. I can’t wait to read more by Robin Merrill.

Windmills

What a beautiful story of a teacher who is dedicated to giving the best of herself to her students. She pulls together the girls of the small school in the hopes of healing for the girls and for her small town. The journey is emotional and inspiring! Ms. Merrill is a recent find for me and I will definitely be watching for more of her books.

Absolutely amazing!

Windmills: Piercehaven 2 was my second incredible read/listen from author Robin Merrill. Living in an area where windmills were built in the recent past and as a former softball coach, I particularly enjoyed the storyline. As in the first book, the story is methodically developed, drawing the reader in. Narrator Rebecca Winder adds greatly to the listening enjoyment with her wide variety of entertaining voices & inflections. Another wonderful Christian read I never anticipated a follow-up to the first book so this was a very pleasant surprise! I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. (RIP Marley January 20, 2014 - July 24, 2018).

Good Message about Responsibility

I liked this story a lot. I think it's a good message about responsibility for our actions that everyone in our society could use today. Especially our youth. Some really funny moments throughout and a number of really touching ones. The narrator did a good job.

So fun to travel back to Piercehaven..........

Windmills is the second book in the Piercehaven series, and, although it certainly could be enjoyed on it's own, reading this book after the first really increased my emotional involvement in the characters. In Windmills, our heroine, Emily, is still teaching at Piercehaven high school and still engaged to be engaged to James, a local lobster fisherman. The two main dramas in this story are a controversial argument over the building of windmills as an alternative power source, and the establishment by Emily of a high school girl's softball team. With her usual skill, Merrill seamlessly blends these two issues together while making Emily more and more a part of both Piercehaven and her student's lives. Although I know nothing about softball, and a large portion of the book focuses on softball practices and games, I quickly became invested in Emily and her girls succeeding. I was so enthralled by this book that happy tears were streaming down my face at the ending. I can hardly wait to see what further adventures Merrill has planned for Emily, James and Piercehaven.

Rebecca Winder narrates the first book in the series, so that continuity helped me to jump right back into the Piercehaven world. She has an extremely pleasing, almost lilting voice that is the perfect choice for Emily's down-to-earth yet bright and positive personality. Merrill and Winder make a powerful audiobook team, and I hope to listen to many collaborations between these two in the future.

I received a copy of this audiobook at my request in exchange for this honest review.

Christian Contemporary Romance

So much fighting amongst friends and family over the windmills coming to the Island or not. It almost looks like it could destroy this close knit community, but Emily's on another mission for her kids (students) and this time she fights for starting a girl's softball team! I loved the final scene before the epilologe! Teamwork is something this town knows how to do, but gets a reminder from a few girls who aren't even that great at this new sport. It's quite touching, but again I got swamped by all the sports talk and even a bit lost in all the girls names, and character traits.
But that boat ride was sure romantic! Even if it was predictable!
Same narrator, and I still loved her!

Piercehaven series

Robin Merrill continues her Piercehaven series with this book and once again Emily seems to be in the middle of every conflict on the island. No matter what she does, someone gets offended. I enjoyed seeing the interactions of the students as they dealt with a new student, the conflict with the windmills, and prejudice with not only the child who was poor but also the child who's family would benefit from the windmills. I really wonder about James and Emily's relationship. It just feels like Emily is settling for less with James. He doesn't seem that invested in the relationship even though he does propose.

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall