Name: Nessa Luna's review of Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough
Item: Cross Her Heart
Rating: 3
Author: Nessa Luna

Sarah Pinborough

"Sarah Pinborough is about to become your new obsession."—Harlan Coben Lisa is living a lie and everyone is about to find out. Lisa lives for her daughter Ava, her job and her best friend Marilyn. But when a handsome client shows an interest in her, Lisa starts daydreaming about sharing her life with him, too. Maybe she’s ready now. Maybe she can trust again. Maybe it's time to let her terrifying secret past go. But when her daughter rescues a boy from drowning and their pictures are all over the news for everyone to see, Lisa's world explodes. As she finds everything she has built threatened, and not knowing who she can trust, it's up to Lisa to face her past in order to save what she holds dear. But someone has been pulling all their strings. And that someone is determined that both Lisa and Ava must suffer. Because long ago Lisa broke a promise. And some promises aren't meant to be broken.

A Novel

Cross Her Heart

Jill Basilone

Nessa Luna

I felt like this book was all over the place and there were so many different storylines going on. Eventually, some of them came together but I just wished it had been less confusing at first. I also wasn't sure why there were multiple perspectives - maybe Lisa and Ava's would have made sense, but at some point, Marilyn's POV was added and flashbacks at well, and I didn't like that at all. I have to admit, there were some surprises in this book, but I had also guessed a couple of things so it kind of balances out I guess...

Caitlin Baker

It has been a long time since I have read a book in one day, but this one kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through.

Lauren Lopez

This is one of the best psychological thrillers I’ve read. Most books in this genre are too vague and don’t really have a solid ending. You usually have more questions when it’s all over. Cross Her Heart answered all the questions by the end of the book and wrapped up all the craziness pretty tidily. I couldn’t wait to get to the end and figure out all the details and the truth about that day in Lisa’s past that changed everything forever. 

There are certain gruesome details that may not be easy for some readers to think about, but they are things that happen in real life. While the overall story is something you don’t hear of every day, I think the smaller pieces of the story and how real they seem made it more interesting. 

I thought I had everything figured out pretty early in the book, but I wasn’t prepared for the truth of Lisa’s secret past, and I didn’t expect the villain.

Lexie

Alyssa Jacunski

3.5 stars. It was alright. I found myself guessing correctly a lot throughout this story, which makes reading a thriller a bit of a let down.

Jessica Nottingham

Oh, this book. Where to start? I honestly did not expect to be so addicted Cross Her Heart. My original plan was to start this, and then read it in between other books that I'm working on at the same time. Since, normally, Thriller/Mystery books take a little time to really get going. Well, scratch that idea. Sarah Pinborough's book is a slow burn sure, but one that just keeps you on your toes as every single turn. She expertly pulls you one way, then the other, never really allowing you to settle in. In short, I flew through this book. I'm really pleased about that.

It's going to be rough to say a lot about this story, because I absolutely don't want to give anything away. The joy of discovery is half of the fun of reading this book. What I can say, is that Lisa's character is perfection. Both her and her daughter are fully fleshed out people who you'll slowly finding yourself falling in step with. Even Ava's teenage petulance made me smile. There's something wonderful about reading a story like this and feeling like the characters could be your next door neighbors. In the case of a story like this, there's always something vaguely ominous about it too.

When I say that twists abound, I'm really not kidding. Cross Her Heart has a steady pace that just grabs you by the hand and tugs you along, never letting go. Even when you stop in your tracks because of what's around the next corner, it just pulls you along. I so appreciated the fact that nothing in this story felt forced. Every action, every plot point, felt expertly laid out. I felt like I was being told a real story which, like I mentioned above, added to the unease I felt while reading this book. I thought I knew where Sarah Pinborough was taking me. I was so wrong.

If you're looking for a very well written, very quick moving Thriller this is your next read.

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Claire Cantlon

From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, now a Netflix sensation! WARNING: Will keep you up all night

Toni Marie McFadden 

Lauren Tabor

The explosive follow-up from Sarah Pinborough, author of the NUMBER ONE Sunday Times bestseller Behind Her Eyes.'Cross my heart and hope to die...'Promises only last if you trust each other, but what if one of you is hiding something?A secret no one could ever guess.Someone is living a lie.Is it Lisa?Maybe it's her daughter, Ava.Or could it be her best friend, Marilyn?Cross Her Heart publishes Spring 2018. You'll just have to wait to find out...

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