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Cross My Heart

Megan Collins

3.67 AVERAGE

laurenbg88's review

3.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ciaraisabella's review

3.75

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

yogaxsquid's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I found this book hard to get into. I was about to DNF when I read other reviewers saying they were glad they pushed through, that it was worth it. And I agree, I’m glad I pushed through and finished the book. It really picks up around 50% in, and I found myself not wanting to put it down….until the last few pages where the MC basically debriefs/makes sense of everything that happened, and it’s pretty cringey.

All of the progress Rosie seemed to be making, learning to not find her self worth in others, working towards not overly-romanticizing things, being okay with being single…was suddenly flipped, rationalized, and the book ended with the implication of a new relationship now that Rosie had decided to put herself first. I appreciate the idea that despite everything that happened, Rosie hasn’t really changed that much…but it felt like the author was saying “if you’re desperately single, just come to terms with your single-ness and THEN you’ll be able to find a man/woman/person.

stephiehasbooks's review

4.0

Mixed feelings about the motives behind the two major twists but what I love about the book is the use of multimedia (online chats, emails etc), the suspense I felt throughout the story, and the fact that the main character has some sketchy behaviors of her own that make her far from perfect!