A review by nixbix_reads
Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough

mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

This was just a huge mess.  I thought the synopsis was a little out there but still entertaining, so I was looking forward to a thriller where I didn’t have to think too hard.  However, the wheels soon fell off.

The plot was both simplistic & overly complicated.  There were so many ridiculous twists & reveals that I was soon rolling my eyes.  I found that the plot was delivered in an overly simplistic way and it just felt like this was the first draft of a story.  I also thought the characters to be one dimensional caricatures of what they could have been.  I couldn’t connect with any of them & didn’t care what happened to them.

The only reason this was not a DNF was because I felt I deserved to know what had happened.  I felt short changed by the last chapter as it left several unanswered questions.