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The Red Files by Lee Winter

saniya28's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

lurker_stalker's review against another edition

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4.0

Fun, Very Enjoyable Thrill Ride I have to give a disclaimer here: I worked with the author as a developmental editor on this book. I worked with her before it went to any other editors so I had no idea what the final version would look like and I just finished my first read of the full novel. 
 
All that said, if you like quick paced mysteries with a lot of humor and funny situations, you should grab this book. And if you're not sure if I'm just being biased and don't want to waste your money, read the sample. You'll know within the first couple of pages whether this book is for you.
 
I really, REALLY liked this book. The characters and the mystery are well done and the humor is fantastic.
 
I hope the author decides to write more - either a sequel or a new stand-alone novel. I love her voice and sense of humor.

paperairplanes's review against another edition

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5.0

This is wonderfully written and deliciously tropey (road trip! Connecting rooms!). From the first moment Catherine and Lauren snarked at each other I knew that reading them falling in love was going to be incredibly fun. The plot was also excellent and had enough twists and turns to keep me interested. This book will be finding its way onto my shelf sometime soon!

rainbowbookworm's review against another edition

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4.0

I needed to know Catherine Ayers's story so I picked this one up. As characters, Ayers and King are very similar to Hastings and Lawless, but I still enjoyed seeing how they got together.

forest_jj's review against another edition

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

2.5

jinjthm's review against another edition

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

5.0

vidyasur's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.75

ellesfavorize's review against another edition

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1.0

i had hopes, but the I started to skimmed the whole book. It wasn’t interesting to me. I just liked the small interaction the two main characters had, which btw was barely any romance in my opinion.

mothmans_mum's review against another edition

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5.0

Is Lee Winter possibly becoming my favourite sapphic romance author? Very possibly. I love the balance of plot, romance and character development in her books. This had a great mystery that allowed the characters to naturally grow and fall in love as the plot went along. Perfect!

tatsbookishlife's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

It was a little slow going at first, but once it caught my interest - I couldn’t put it down. Lauren is the definition of hot mess and I ate that up. I’d say this is half enemies to lovers, half grumpy/sunshine since it doesn’t fully fit in either category. 
Bottom line: it was a great book and the way that Winter intertwined one hell of a mystery with a budding romance was masterful!