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apolen's review against another edition
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Addiction, and Grief
Moderate: Cursing and Death of parent
Minor: Pregnancy and Animal death
seequinn's review against another edition
challenging
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? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Drug abuse, and Child death
andeng's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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: Death of parent, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
amanda_reads13's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
3.0
After 4 years on the run with her father, Vera is now chasing a stable life. Mateo has never really showed interest in her, but that doesn't deter her crush. Mateo is in over his head as he becomes a single father. He doesn't really see Vera until she makes it impossible for him not to.
This book is pretty much a continuation of Crimson River. We pick up after Vance and Vera have moved to Montana. During part one of the book, we follow Vera as she pines for Mateo and learns to reintegrate into a "normal" life. Part two jumps between Vera and Mateo's POVs as we follow their budding romance.
I liked that we didn't jump 2 years ahead and we got snippets of Vera and the Edens of that time. BUT I WISH we got Mateo's POV during that first part. I have SO many questions about him. What happened in Alaska? How was he feeling when he found out he was a dad? What happened over those 2 years to him? This was less Mateo's book and more Vera's. I WANTED MORE MATEO!
Vera is understandably traumatized from her past. We learn more about her story and exactly what she went through on that night. I WISH that therapy would have been included in her journey. She tries to wall of and hide from her past, but she can never escape it. It haunts her.
I have loved Mateo throughout the series and I was really looking forward to HIS book. What we do get of him, shows that he is an amazing dad to Allie, a supportive partner to Vera, and he is struggling to find his place and his path. Unfortunately, we don't really get much of him outside of his new relationship with Vera. I really wanted his story and I'm a bit disappointed.
Their relationship doesn't really make much sense to me, yes Vera has been pining forever, but once Mateo finds out about her feelings their relationship goes from 0-100 in an instant. He goes from not really noticing her to being possessive in no time.
Pretty much we get - Vera pining for Mateo, Vera searching for her father, and Vera ignoring her trauma.
Tropes: she falls first, traumatized past, unrequited love, small town, single parent
This book is pretty much a continuation of Crimson River. We pick up after Vance and Vera have moved to Montana. During part one of the book, we follow Vera as she pines for Mateo and learns to reintegrate into a "normal" life. Part two jumps between Vera and Mateo's POVs as we follow their budding romance.
I liked that we didn't jump 2 years ahead and we got snippets of Vera and the Edens of that time. BUT I WISH we got Mateo's POV during that first part. I have SO many questions about him. What happened in Alaska? How was he feeling when he found out he was a dad? What happened over those 2 years to him? This was less Mateo's book and more Vera's. I WANTED MORE MATEO!
Vera is understandably traumatized from her past. We learn more about her story and exactly what she went through on that night. I WISH that therapy would have been included in her journey. She tries to wall of and hide from her past, but she can never escape it. It haunts her.
I have loved Mateo throughout the series and I was really looking forward to HIS book. What we do get of him, shows that he is an amazing dad to Allie, a supportive partner to Vera, and he is struggling to find his place and his path. Unfortunately, we don't really get much of him outside of his new relationship with Vera. I really wanted his story and I'm a bit disappointed.
Their relationship doesn't really make much sense to me, yes Vera has been pining forever, but once Mateo finds out about her feelings their relationship goes from 0-100 in an instant. He goes from not really noticing her to being possessive in no time.
Pretty much we get - Vera pining for Mateo, Vera searching for her father, and Vera ignoring her trauma.
Tropes: she falls first, traumatized past, unrequited love, small town, single parent
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, and Sexual content
elizabeth_reads__'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
The Eden’s are over and now I’m sad.
This series was the first Devney Perry books I ever read. I fell in love with this family in Indigo Ridge and never stopped.
This book follows the youngest Eden child, Mateo and Vera. Their romance doesn’t start off to the best start. Vera has loved Mateo from afar for years. It isn’t until a drunken moment for Vera to reveal her true feelings. Mateo feels like an idiot for not realising her true feelings. But as soon as he lets himself truly see her, he soon realises he does have feelings for her.
Their romance starts off slow but quickly picks up speed. With no third act break up, their romance is all about healing their internal feels from their pasts.
I absolutely loved this book. It’s up there with one of my favourite of the series.
This series was the first Devney Perry books I ever read. I fell in love with this family in Indigo Ridge and never stopped.
This book follows the youngest Eden child, Mateo and Vera. Their romance doesn’t start off to the best start. Vera has loved Mateo from afar for years. It isn’t until a drunken moment for Vera to reveal her true feelings. Mateo feels like an idiot for not realising her true feelings. But as soon as he lets himself truly see her, he soon realises he does have feelings for her.
Their romance starts off slow but quickly picks up speed. With no third act break up, their romance is all about healing their internal feels from their pasts.
I absolutely loved this book. It’s up there with one of my favourite of the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Violence, Child death, and Death of parent
carla20's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Child death
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? Yes
5.0
Oh my gosh what a great ending to the Edens series!! Mateo and Vera have such a deep emotional connection, you will find yourself swooning at some points. You root for them as individuals and also as a couple. They are so supportive of each other, giving the other what they need most. I just loved Vera’s connection with Allie and all of the Edens, this one is perfect for the found family fans. This book is mostly dual POV but starts off just with Vera’s. I felt that this enhanced the story because you need the extra page space to dive into her head and understand her character. Like previous books in the series there are some suspenseful or tense moments but mostly this book relies on more emotional plot points. I didn’t want to finish reading this book, it has taken the top seed of my favorite in the series. I recommend this one for fans of found family, single dad, or small town romances.
*I received the ARC for free from Valentine PR in exchange for an honest review.*
*I received the ARC for free from Valentine PR in exchange for an honest review.*
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent, Child death, and Murder
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