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A review by bookapotamus
Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough
5.0
It's been a long time since I was so riveted by a book that I cancelled plans! THIS was definitely deserving of a wine and pizza night vs. girls night out! (haha sorry ladies!) I was thoroughly impressed with how dark and disturbing the suspense was, and rarely anymore do I question 'whodunit'. This book had me shocked at twists and turns, entranced by the suspense, and thoroughly creeped out at the intricate mind games.
The story starts off pretty tame: Lisa is quietly living a fairly dull life with just her daughter Ava (Dad is out of the picture), and she doesn't do much more than go to work, or occasionally hang with her best friend slash co-worker Marilyn, and that leaves all the free time in the world to shelter and protect her daughter. Ava is SO tired of her overbearing mother, but you have to wonder - why is she this way? Is Lisa hiding something? But is her helicopter parenting warranted - is Ava hiding something as well?
It seems that everyone in this story has something the don't want out in the light. For fear of embarrassment, anger, fear, or solely just wanting to keep old secrets buried... but as all good secrets do, they have a habit of coming out and ruining lives. And that my friends, is what makes a good story! But how far will a mother go to protect her child - so far it pushes them away? How far will anyone go to hide a secret so dark, it will unravel everything. But sometimes the truth might just be better off buried.
I had a lot of fun reading this. It had me guessing for awhile and although some things I figured out, or thought might happen, I really was never sure. Some of the book was pretty disturbing and it wove intricate stories and details that really had my attention hooked from the very beginning. It's one of those books where you lose sleep because "just one more chapter..!" and you can't, and don't want to, put it down. Loved it - highly recommend.
The story starts off pretty tame: Lisa is quietly living a fairly dull life with just her daughter Ava (Dad is out of the picture), and she doesn't do much more than go to work, or occasionally hang with her best friend slash co-worker Marilyn, and that leaves all the free time in the world to shelter and protect her daughter. Ava is SO tired of her overbearing mother, but you have to wonder - why is she this way? Is Lisa hiding something? But is her helicopter parenting warranted - is Ava hiding something as well?
It seems that everyone in this story has something the don't want out in the light. For fear of embarrassment, anger, fear, or solely just wanting to keep old secrets buried... but as all good secrets do, they have a habit of coming out and ruining lives. And that my friends, is what makes a good story! But how far will a mother go to protect her child - so far it pushes them away? How far will anyone go to hide a secret so dark, it will unravel everything. But sometimes the truth might just be better off buried.
I had a lot of fun reading this. It had me guessing for awhile and although some things I figured out, or thought might happen, I really was never sure. Some of the book was pretty disturbing and it wove intricate stories and details that really had my attention hooked from the very beginning. It's one of those books where you lose sleep because "just one more chapter..!" and you can't, and don't want to, put it down. Loved it - highly recommend.