Cross My Heart I Hope You Die by Mallory Arnold (2026)
First let's take a moment to roundly boo and hiss Jason, who's carrying on heartfelt romantic relationships with three women simultaneously, each one unaware of each other and also unaware they're each being played for suckers by a serial con artist. This slimy snake has convinced two of them, Nora, a school athletic coach, and Ruby, an elfin, sweetly vulnerable kindergarten teacher to lend him huge amounts of money. From expert car mechanic Cham, he asks for the loan of her precious set of repair tools which she depends on to make a living.
A worthy setup, especially after Jason ghosts his three victims and disappears in the wind. But here's the point where you'll have to prepare yourselves for this book to take some wild left turns into twist-every-other-minute weirdville. Nora, Ruby and Cham, discovering they've been fleeced and abandoned by Jason, plot to smoke him out, trap him and recover what he stole from them And what better place to do it than a remote cabin that orphaned Ruby inherited from her biological parents.. The place sits atop a snowy mountain, only accessed by a creaky gondola and there's rumors of a terrifying cult up there that may or may not still lurk about. Uh oh........
Yes, the determined ladies lure Jason up to the cabin for an overdue reckoning but from there, every possible thing goes horribly awry in ways I would never speak of out loud. I'd much rather let readers fully savor the twist-filled, blood-soaked surprises that erupt on that creepy, scary mountain top.
I also would not advise anyone to stop and ponder if any of what transpires here is even remotely believable. Just take a deep breath and keep zipping through those pages, enjoying each new nutty revelation as they come flying out at you. .It's a loopy thrill ride that you won't want to get off of until you're satisfied to see who's left standing......and still breathing.
One thing I'm not sure of......that little semi-cliffhanger joke on the last sentence. You'll want to decide for yourselves whether it's very clever or very dumb. I'm leaning a little toward clever, since I'd already embraced the book's non-stop lunacy and carnage with open arms. Have fun with this one.
A worthy setup, especially after Jason ghosts his three victims and disappears in the wind. But here's the point where you'll have to prepare yourselves for this book to take some wild left turns into twist-every-other-minute weirdville. Nora, Ruby and Cham, discovering they've been fleeced and abandoned by Jason, plot to smoke him out, trap him and recover what he stole from them And what better place to do it than a remote cabin that orphaned Ruby inherited from her biological parents.. The place sits atop a snowy mountain, only accessed by a creaky gondola and there's rumors of a terrifying cult up there that may or may not still lurk about. Uh oh........
Yes, the determined ladies lure Jason up to the cabin for an overdue reckoning but from there, every possible thing goes horribly awry in ways I would never speak of out loud. I'd much rather let readers fully savor the twist-filled, blood-soaked surprises that erupt on that creepy, scary mountain top.
I also would not advise anyone to stop and ponder if any of what transpires here is even remotely believable. Just take a deep breath and keep zipping through those pages, enjoying each new nutty revelation as they come flying out at you. .It's a loopy thrill ride that you won't want to get off of until you're satisfied to see who's left standing......and still breathing.
One thing I'm not sure of......that little semi-cliffhanger joke on the last sentence. You'll want to decide for yourselves whether it's very clever or very dumb. I'm leaning a little toward clever, since I'd already embraced the book's non-stop lunacy and carnage with open arms. Have fun with this one.
4 stars (****).
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