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Crimson River by Devney Perry

26 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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megbert581's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

Loved the mystery, small town Montana setting, and continuation of the Eden family story. Could have done with more character development and a smidge less sex (it felt like this was most of their relationship and I just wanted more of the other elements). Still a very fast paced, enjoyable, formulaic/comfort romance read.

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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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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alwaysaworldaway's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved this so much. Very reminiscent of Indigo Ridge. Romance and mystery is always the best. Devney Perry is cementing herself as one of my favourite romance writers

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fiwwa's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

i gotta be honest, from the blurb i thought lyla was going to fall for the criminal but i'm glad i was wrong. anyways okay wow this one's probably my second favorite plot wise because that twist!! did i know something would happen since devney perry has the same plot pattern for every book? yes. did i devour it anyway? also yes. the mystery genre made this one similar to indigo ridge, but this hits a little harder. the romance wasn't really dominant and it was kinda insta-lovey. lyla and vance's relationship could have more time for development instead of just, uh, having sex. plus i noticed another repetitive thing in the series: the not-Eden characters have families that are the opposite of the Edens—either dead, cut off, abandoned... we need a more diverse character background please! overall it was an enjoyable read and i still love the characters, vance just fits my bearded fictional man who loves nature type.

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grimminthegarden's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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alyse_turns_pages's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

I was so glad to see this series come back to Indigo Ridge vibes. I loved the mystery and suspense of this story. I’m not a spice lover and there were far too many scenes *for me* but I didn’t mind skipping those as the story captivated me.

I love the wholesomeness of the Eden family and how they all rally around each other. These are such fun, fast paced, suspenseful and romantic stories.

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