kdickerson38 's review for:

Crossed by Emily McIntire

3.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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• Tropes/themes:
  • Dual POV
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Forbidden love
  • Secret romance
  • Obsession
  • Stalking
  • Boy falls first
  • Touch her and die
  • Moral conflict
• Inspired by The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
• Didn’t really start truly enjoying it until the second half.
• The religious aspect got to be a little too much and some things were repetitive throughout. 
• The first half was too cringey and weird but the character development and plot development were really great and had me invested by the end.
• Quin is everything; loved the Autism representation.
• The spicy scenes were pretty decent.
• Content warnings:
  • Death/murder
  • Stalking
  • Rape and SA
  • Self-harm
  • Domestic abuse
  • Blood/injury detail
  • Bullying
  • Ableism
  • Religious bigotry
  • Misogyny 
  • Sexual content