Review: The Autumn Review for Cross My Heart
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2012
Summary:Jaden has her life planned out. Graduate near the top of her class, go to Harvard, OH and save the world! While having a carefully planned out life is the philosophy for this very controlled 18 year old, it may be interesting to shake things up a bit. Parker is the dark, mysterious new boy in school, who is , of course, gorgeous! Jaden and Parker get paired up for an English project. As they work through the project, Jaden gets to know Parker and realizes he's not the bad boy everyone seems to believe he is. Jaden feels like there is more to Parker and tries to figure out what Parker is hiding from her.  Once the truth is out, can she still love him or will the truth destroy them?My Take:As I was reading this book, I kept thinking, "Ok, typical good girl/bad boy scenario. What will make this book different?" Then, about 78% into the book, BLAST! Major twist that left me speechless. Unfortunately, the good part started with that. Then, let down, it was over; just as I was getting really into it and them! Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the characters and the developing love story there, but it wasn't anything different than any other troubled boy meets good girl situation. You do like Jaden,  even though she can be a little perfect and Parker is pretty hot! You like him EVEN MORE after the big secret is out.  I really wanted to see more of what happened with them after that. Man oh man, the turn of events made it worth reading though. It definitely changed my rating of the book. So, I do recommend this book, but be patient. It really is worth it![...]