Cross Her Heart by Sarah Pinborough

4*

‘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?

This is the first book I’ve read by this Author and I enjoyed it and will read more by her.
The plot was interesting and suspenseful, told from three points of view - Lisa, Ava and Marilyn, each of the females have a secret, some bigger than others but all are hiding something which takes the story to a darker place involving, trickery, abuse, guilt and mental struggles.
Hard to read in some places, the story really draws you in until the big plot twist at the end.

Marilyn was my favourite character, she seemed caring and loyal throughout whereas I never really warmed to Lisa and thought Ava could have been fleshed out a bit more, her character was vaguer than the other two and again I never really felt close to her.

The setting was claustrophobic at times, but suited the storyline perfectly, creating a dark and mistrustful scene tinged with paranoia.
The few twists and turns kept me interested and I was satisfied with the medium pace.
I found a few grammatical errors but it didn’t mar my reading experience, all in all, a good solid thriller that’s definitely worth a read.