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Crimson River by Devney Perry

12 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Lyla and Vance are adorable. Lyla Eden takes one day off to go for a hike and gets strangled by a stranger in the woods. Vance comes into town to track the stranger after reading the police report and meets Lyla at her coffee shop. She offers to help him as he hunts the man who almost killed her but, their working relationship quickly turns into more. First off, secret hookup is a great trope and I wish it was utilized more often. Second, the tension at the end and their whole relationship was amazing!! My problems with this book stem from the secrets and mysteries surrounding the stranger in the woods. First off, the twist for this was a tad obvious, and second, the whole ending was unsatisfactory and irritating. Do I know that it probably continues in the last book because apparently Vera is who ends up with Mateo? Yeah. Does that make this better? No. Plus Vances whole family thing is basically left on a cliffhanger???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Gore, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Rating: 4/5 stars

Lyla Eden is enjoying a rare day off when a violent attack in the wilderness leads to the arrival of Vance Sutter in town…and the kind of romance Lyla assumed wasn’t in her cards.

So many aspects of this book were honestly unhinged, but I had a really fun time reading it! I enjoyed Lyla, and her relationship with Vance was really sweet if a bit predictable. His nickname for her was also my favorite of this series so far.

I also really enjoyed the way the suspense/crime elements of this one took the lead (particularly after they took a backseat in the last couple books), which made this a bit of a change of pace!

And since I know you’re waiting for this, my updated current series rating: JUNIPER HILL > THE EDENS: A LEGACY (short story) > JASPER VALE > CRIMSON RIVER > INDIGO RIDGE > CHRISTMAS IN QUINCY (novella) > GARNET FLATS.

CW: Violence/injury; murder/death/child death; gun violence/police shooting; alcoholism/drug abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Murder

kenziewol's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Death, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

redempta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Drug use

izzyhuber's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Violence and Domestic abuse

sydneybouwman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Grief

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Physical abuse and Domestic abuse

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual content, and Drug use

apolen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Addiction

Minor: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional 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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy