Gabriella Cross, #1
Urban Fantasy
Kindle Press
March 22nd 2016
eBook
223
Prime Reading
Gabriella Cross, a magazine reporter living outside of Chicago, is devastated when her sister is found dead. Intent on finding the killer, she follows the trail to billionaire playboy Michael Steele. When she finally confronts the mysterious man, Gabby is plunged into an ancient war between werewolves and vampires. Dark secrets are revealed, and she discovers that she has a unique power, one that has made her a target. Can Gabby embrace her power and bring justice to her sister's killer?
A Cross to Bear is my first taste of M.J. Lovestone. I picked this up on Amazon Prime Reading, so it was free to read, unfortunately this book didn’t work for me.
This was one messed up story. The writing was not great. This story has cheating, abusive rapist husband, a young silly heroine, and alcohol characters. I only got to Chapter 7 – 15% when I DNF’d this title.
I picked up A Cross to Bear; because of the title, cover, and free Prime Reading.
Gabriella Cross aka Gabby is only 25, married to a cheater, YES, he’s cheated before, but no she doesn’t leave him then, and of course he cheats again. When she learns it’s happened again she is heartbroken, crying, and whining all about it and her life. Gabby heads off to her sisters house. Maggy aka the sister is a high-end escort aka hooker.
SPOILERS BELOW
To sum up: Gabby is a silly 25 year old, who should have left or never married her hubby. We get cheating on both sides, rape and abuse, and lots and lots of alcoholic drinking in the first 6 chapters. No real plot or storyline.
A Cross to Bear was not the book for me. If the blurb intrigues you, I urge you to give it a shot. Just because it did not work for me does not mean it won’t for you.
DNF’d at 15%.
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Laura Thomas
May 6, 2019 at 10:14 pm
Wow. It doesn’t sound anything like the synopsis suggests. Too bad and sorry it let you down.
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Angela
May 7, 2019 at 9:18 am
I agree nothing like it suggested. I was baffled on this one. Not every book can be a winner. Thank’s for visiting!
Tanya @ Rantings of a Reading Addict
May 6, 2019 at 5:46 am
This sounds like a train wreck to me! Good to know it has so many of the things that turn me off about a book. Thanks for the review!
Angela
May 6, 2019 at 9:50 am
This one was OMG just a train wreck. It had so many things I don’t like to read about and that turn me off a book. Not for me at all.
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Melliane
May 6, 2019 at 2:06 am
A bit too much, I can understand that
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Angela
May 6, 2019 at 9:51 am
The whole story was a wreck and just too much.
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