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amanda_reads13's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
tense
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
3.75
Lyla is in a relationship with her job. After being forced to take a day off by Eloise, she spends the day hiking only to come across a hunter who attacked her. Vance is a man who is haunted by his past. He has been hunting a man who continues to elude him. His hunt brings him to Quincy.
This book was very similar to Indigo Ridge. Some romance, some suspense. I did enjoy Vance's storyline and the hunt for Cormac. The twist was definitely unexpected and left me shocked.Cormac wasn't responsible for the death of his daughters!
The romance fell a little flat for me. I don't really like insta-love. Their relationship was pretty much all physical, very little emotional. It was fast paced. She felt like she loved him within a few weeks, even though she barely knew anything about him. (Also, I hated the nickname Blue, very generically unoriginal.)
Vance has had a rough past. He has endured some trauma and is not quick to trust. Due to this, he took a long time to open up to Lyla (really, it took him being threatened by Win!). I didn't find him to be very interesting or deep unlike some of the other men in this series. I wish we had seen more of his personality.
I love how all of the family members are so intertwined in every book in this series. I always enjoy revisiting the other family members!
Tropes: insta-love, small town, suspense
This book was very similar to Indigo Ridge. Some romance, some suspense. I did enjoy Vance's storyline and the hunt for Cormac. The twist was definitely unexpected and left me shocked.
The romance fell a little flat for me. I don't really like insta-love. Their relationship was pretty much all physical, very little emotional. It was fast paced. She felt like she loved him within a few weeks, even though she barely knew anything about him. (Also, I hated the nickname Blue, very generically unoriginal.)
Vance has had a rough past. He has endured some trauma and is not quick to trust. Due to this, he took a long time to open up to Lyla (really, it took him being threatened by Win!). I didn't find him to be very interesting or deep unlike some of the other men in this series. I wish we had seen more of his personality.
I love how all of the family members are so intertwined in every book in this series. I always enjoy revisiting the other family members!
Tropes: insta-love, small town, suspense
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, Violence, and Grief
anushka_17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder
fairytalefootnotes's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Sexual content, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, and Drug abuse
Minor: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse
flaminghotcheeto's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
“Promise not to be mad at me if I get us lost?”
He stepped close and brushed a kiss against my forehead. “You get us lost. I’ll get us found.”
🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 5 blue stars!
Lyla, the hopeless romantic, is married to her coffee shop, the workaholic of the family. The one left out as her brothers and sisters get married and build their own families. The one day she’s forced to take a break and go on a hike, she’s attacked by a stranger, strangled, and left alone in the forest.
Vance has been chasing his demons for years before a lead takes him to Montana, to Lyla. He just got out of a relationship, and has no intention of jumping into another one, but his attraction towards Lyla is undeniable and as the days go by it becomes impossible to stay away, but time is running out and must find the man who attacked Lyla, not only for her sake but for Vance and his closure too.
“Thanks, Blue.”
Lyla’s head cocked to the side. “Blue?”
I winked.
“Oh.” Her cheeks flushed. And those striking blue eyes—eyes worthy of a nickname—sparkled”
Vance was so sweet, so caring and gentle (sometimes not 😏) with Lyla. He always knew what she needed.
“Lyla’s eyes flooded again, and like before, she dabbed at the corners, stopping any tears before they could fall.
“You okay?” I’d keep asking that question. While I was here, I’d ask every day.”
His MOUTH, oh god the dirty mouth he has. “Take it, Lyla. Take the whole fucking thing.”
“Thanks, Blue.”
Lyla’s head cocked to the side. “Blue?”
I winked.
“Oh.” Her cheeks flushed. And those striking blue eyes—eyes worthy of a nickname—sparkled”
“And that my favorite color was blue.
Lyla’s blue”
🤭🤭
“Fuck me.”
“Say please.”
As a fellow hopeless romantic, I absolutely adored Lyla. She was so soft yet so strong. I loved how despite being trusting and kind she was not a pushover or spineless.
“Do you ever feel lost in the crowd?” I asked.
“Sometimes,” she whispered. “Is that how it is with your family?”
“Not lost. Just outside.”
Watching the Edens take Vance in as one of their own made my heart all mushy. This book had me giggling, sobbing squealing and pulling my hair out. Vance and Lyla were so perfect together and I loved their dynamic. Seeing all the previous couples with their kids made me tear up. Griffin and Winn Seeing Knox and Memphis with their kids, Talia and Foster and Jasper and Eloise again made me feel like coming home.
“Jasper’s arm was draped around the back of Eloise’s chair, his hand on her shoulder. He was rarely far from her side, and if she was close, he touched her in some small way. Jasper didn’t touch Eloise to possess her, to control her. He touched her like she was his tether to the earth. Like without her, he’d drift away on a breeze. He loved her”.
“There was a lot of love at this table”
THE PLOT TWIST OMG?! I was not expecting that at all. Devney Perry did not come to play with the romantic suspense.
“I love you, Lyla.” Those gray-blue eyes were as bright as stars. It was a color I’d seen in them before. I just hadn’t named it yet. Love.
“I love you too.”
“I love you so fucking much.” His hold on me tightened. “I couldn’t breathe when we were apart.”
“About this wedding.”
“Yes,”
“You want it this summer.”
“Preferably.”
“Deal.” His gray-blue eyes locked with mine as a smirk spread across that sexy mouth. “But you let me get you pregnant first.”
“You’re on, Sutter.”
The cliffhanger had me screaming. Can’t wait for the next book.
He stepped close and brushed a kiss against my forehead. “You get us lost. I’ll get us found.”
🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 5 blue stars!
Lyla, the hopeless romantic, is married to her coffee shop, the workaholic of the family. The one left out as her brothers and sisters get married and build their own families. The one day she’s forced to take a break and go on a hike, she’s attacked by a stranger, strangled, and left alone in the forest.
Vance has been chasing his demons for years before a lead takes him to Montana, to Lyla. He just got out of a relationship, and has no intention of jumping into another one, but his attraction towards Lyla is undeniable and as the days go by it becomes impossible to stay away, but time is running out and must find the man who attacked Lyla, not only for her sake but for Vance and his closure too.
“Thanks, Blue.”
Lyla’s head cocked to the side. “Blue?”
I winked.
“Oh.” Her cheeks flushed. And those striking blue eyes—eyes worthy of a nickname—sparkled”
Vance was so sweet, so caring and gentle (sometimes not 😏) with Lyla. He always knew what she needed.
“Lyla’s eyes flooded again, and like before, she dabbed at the corners, stopping any tears before they could fall.
“You okay?” I’d keep asking that question. While I was here, I’d ask every day.”
His MOUTH, oh god the dirty mouth he has. “Take it, Lyla. Take the whole fucking thing.”
“Thanks, Blue.”
Lyla’s head cocked to the side. “Blue?”
I winked.
“Oh.” Her cheeks flushed. And those striking blue eyes—eyes worthy of a nickname—sparkled”
“And that my favorite color was blue.
Lyla’s blue”
🤭🤭
“Fuck me.”
“Say please.”
As a fellow hopeless romantic, I absolutely adored Lyla. She was so soft yet so strong. I loved how despite being trusting and kind she was not a pushover or spineless.
“Do you ever feel lost in the crowd?” I asked.
“Sometimes,” she whispered. “Is that how it is with your family?”
“Not lost. Just outside.”
Watching the Edens take Vance in as one of their own made my heart all mushy. This book had me giggling, sobbing squealing and pulling my hair out. Vance and Lyla were so perfect together and I loved their dynamic. Seeing all the previous couples with their kids made me tear up. Griffin and Winn Seeing Knox and Memphis with their kids, Talia and Foster and Jasper and Eloise again made me feel like coming home.
“Jasper’s arm was draped around the back of Eloise’s chair, his hand on her shoulder. He was rarely far from her side, and if she was close, he touched her in some small way. Jasper didn’t touch Eloise to possess her, to control her. He touched her like she was his tether to the earth. Like without her, he’d drift away on a breeze. He loved her”.
“There was a lot of love at this table”
THE PLOT TWIST OMG?! I was not expecting that at all. Devney Perry did not come to play with the romantic suspense.
“I love you, Lyla.” Those gray-blue eyes were as bright as stars. It was a color I’d seen in them before. I just hadn’t named it yet. Love.
“I love you too.”
“I love you so fucking much.” His hold on me tightened. “I couldn’t breathe when we were apart.”
“About this wedding.”
“Yes,”
“You want it this summer.”
“Preferably.”
“Deal.” His gray-blue eyes locked with mine as a smirk spread across that sexy mouth. “But you let me get you pregnant first.”
“You’re on, Sutter.”
The cliffhanger had me screaming. Can’t wait for the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Mental illness and Pregnancy
andeng's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
carla20's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Addiction and Drug abuse
100_pages_hr's review against another edition
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Murder
symonnereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Mystery
Small Town Romance
Strangers to Lovers
3.5/5 Spice
When Lyla's twin forces her out of her coffee shop for a day off, she ends up in the wilderness when everything takes a turn for the worse. Hiking alone while commiserating about the state of her life, Lyla comes upon a hunter who she believes is friendly who turns out to be anything but..
Vance Sutter comes to Eden with a burdened soul and more questions than anything else. Four years ago his mentor murdered his wife and children and turned Vance's world upside down. When Vance gets a lead on his former partner's cold case when a woman is strangled in the woods in Montana, Vance meets Lyla Eden and the two try to figure out why and how his former best friend and mentor could do such terrible things to his own family and to the woman Vance can't seem to stop from falling for.
Things I enjoyed: The storyline itself is well written and fairly paced.
The chemistry between the two main couple is passionate to say the least. The pacing of the couple was great. I liked that the angst was well written without the use of the miscommunication trope. The spice was well written for the most part. Devney's use of "fuck, but..." was weird and repetitive.
The side character's from the series were always a pleasant part of the story.
Negative: He's a cop.
I also didn't love the villain aspect because the evidence was so irrefutable that Vance couldn't really have any doubt that would make Cormac innocent. It would have been better if Vance somehow felt even a bit off about the case. The case made it so it didn't feel like Cormac could possibly be innocent. Vance did have doubts as in how could my best friend do this but there wasn't enough for me.
Small Town Romance
Strangers to Lovers
3.5/5 Spice
When Lyla's twin forces her out of her coffee shop for a day off, she ends up in the wilderness when everything takes a turn for the worse. Hiking alone while commiserating about the state of her life, Lyla comes upon a hunter who she believes is friendly who turns out to be anything but..
Vance Sutter comes to Eden with a burdened soul and more questions than anything else. Four years ago his mentor murdered his wife and children and turned Vance's world upside down. When Vance gets a lead on his former partner's cold case when a woman is strangled in the woods in Montana, Vance meets Lyla Eden and the two try to figure out why and how his former best friend and mentor could do such terrible things to his own family and to the woman Vance can't seem to stop from falling for.
Things I enjoyed: The storyline itself is well written and fairly paced.
The chemistry between the two main couple is passionate to say the least. The pacing of the couple was great. I liked that the angst was well written without the use of the miscommunication trope. The spice was well written for the most part. Devney's use of "fuck, but..." was weird and repetitive.
The side character's from the series were always a pleasant part of the story.
Negative: He's a cop.
I also didn't love the villain aspect because the evidence was so irrefutable that Vance couldn't really have any doubt that would make Cormac innocent. It would have been better if Vance somehow felt even a bit off about the case. The case made it so it didn't feel like Cormac could possibly be innocent. Vance did have doubts as in how could my best friend do this but there wasn't enough for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent
apolen's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual content
Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
sdupont's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.5
Devney Perry can do no wrong in The Edens series! This one has a particularly compelling story with the plot surrounding an attempted murder and previous crimes committed outside of Quincy. I really enjoyed reading about Lyla and Vance. It was nice seeing their relationship evolve into something deeper. It was clear Vance was a goner when he finally opened up about his life and family something he clearly had been bottling up inside for over 4 years. The suspenseful storyline did keep me guessing at different points which I loved. I definitely recommend this book (and series). I’m excited to read the final book when it is released.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, and Grief
Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Pregnancy