Reviews

Crimson River by Devney Perry

silvanab's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

maddy_books's review

4.0

Besides the first book, this is the next best one imo! 
I like the ‘mystery/crime’ part with the romance much better. 

gentlychaotic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

jennhesler's review against another edition

4.0

What do I do now that I’m out of Eden books?! Love lyla and Vance and enjoyed that this one had a mystery plot line like indigo ridge.

Kind of a Spoiler - My only complaint with the series is do they really need to all end with a pregnancy or a pregnancy plan? I get the HEA endings but they are almost all pregnant or planning to be pregnant right away even before the epilogue. Maybe I’m just jealous that the Edens are the most fertile family ever!

india_m22's review against another edition

emotional mysterious

4.0

amandalynn6's review against another edition

3.5

The first two books in this series were fantastic, but then they get progressively worse. Vance sucks almost as much as Jasper did, and they will be divorced before they make it to a year. 

hanarmatta's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.0

sophiegj's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

perusing_pages's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

I struggled with how to rate book 5 of The Edens as the mystery/Romantic Suspense aspect of it was one of the more interesting ones I've read by this author, even though I called what had actually happened about an hour into the book while chatting back and forth with the friend I'm buddy reading this series with. But that is just how my brain works. 

The romance however fell utterly flat, Lyla & Vance gave me absolutely nothing to connect with, it was far too insta lust/love for me and there just wasn't any chemistry or tangible reason other than physical attraction for them to feel the way they felt for each other. Instead of Lyla & Vance having the hard/difficult conversations and opening up to each other to form an emotional bond, the spice in this book was used as a crutch when they should have been forming a deep and meaningful connection through interactions outside of just sex but didn't. 

I loved the snippets/scenes we got with the whole Eden clan. Those family moments really warm my heart and make me feel all warm and fuzzy. Cromac was such an intriguing and interesting character. I wish we had gotten more from him! I just didn't connect with Lyla & Vance like I have other couples from this series. It all just felt very surface level between them, but I did enjoy the book overall. Lucy Rivers & Connor Crais performances were a joy to listen to as always. They are two of my favourite narrators for a reason. 🌶.5

ameliaowdom's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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? Yes

3.5