A review by waffley
Cross My Heart by Avery Maxwell

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was the first time in a long time i both struggled and loved reading this book. There were times I wanted to DNF snd be done with it, but other times where it legit made me laugh out loud, shed a tear, and kilig (aka giddy) hahaha.

Things i didnt like:
- Instalove isn’t really a peoblem for me,, but this was going too fast. And i know instalove is unrealistic irl, but its a contemporary romance so the way he falls for her and gets so obsessed was intense, and i questioned why she never rlly fought him back on it (like that time
he had cameras installed, but n in her room tho!) and she did get angry, but it was soon forgotten, so why bother?
).
- There were times the writing was soo wattpad like as well, and the flow wasnt that great and could get confusing at times.
- i felt for the characters and what happened to them, i think theyre funny as well, but at the same time they seem pretty flat? I wasnt so invested in them, they were like caricatures sometimes. 
- ending felt rushed and haphazardly put together without much buildup.

Things i loved:
- the found family theme. The friendship. It’s all so touching :’)
- the overly sweet hero (i started liking him after 60% in hahaha he was unbearable at the beginning but yea, his gestures to the FMC were rlly romantic… bordering on unrealistic hahaha i cant imagine a guy being that sweet, but yea it was fluffy.
- the kids. 

Will i reread someday? Only certain cute parts.
Will i read the next book? Unsure yet… although its intriguing as its Julia and Trevors story. Update: nope.
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