Cross My Heart

I really did not like this book. This was my first Alex cross book and I regret reading it as I now have no desire to read any other book in the series. The characters weren't relatable, the conversations and situations were lacking, and I cared more about what happened with the side story crimes than I did about the stalker of Alex cross. On top of everything else, this book ended without resolution. Let's just be honest, you can only really end a book that way if the story leaves the reader wanting more. (I definitely did not!)

Wow! I have to read the next book asap! I have to know what happens next with the Cross family!

I find it slightly humorous that the synopsis talks about how much Alex Cross loves his kids and his family, but the truth is, he may love them but he has no time for them. Damon is calling his father, something obviously wrong, but Alex brushes him off. Jannie is pissed because he never makes it to any of her school events and they're letting 7-year-old Ali watch The Walking Dead. Are you kidding me?

Nothing of interest happens for 80% of the book. I looked on my Kindle when stuff started happening. There is a case going on but it's resolved and you know there's a bigger thing going on. And when it got to that point I thought it sucked that it was going to get wrapped up so quickly.

But he didn't. He left us hanging. For the first time that I can remember James Patterson wrote an Alex Cross novel with a cliffhanger. So I can't really judge the book on the first 80% because that was useless. So I'm reserving my review until I read the next book.