Is Crossed Worth Reading?
Never After Series, Book 5
Ada’s Score
The fifth Never After book places Father Cade in a small Vermont town, where his vows collide with his desire for Amaya. The forbidden-priest premise supplies instant tension, and McIntire milks the taboo for all its charged restraint. Yet the characterization stays thin, leaning on trope recognition rather than building Cade and Amaya as people. The payoff is predictable even by series standards.
“The forbidden-priest setup generates genuine charge, and McIntire knows how to hold tension. The leads stay thin, leaning on the trope to do the emotional lifting.”
Ada Brief
AI reading intelligence“The forbidden-priest setup generates genuine charge, and McIntire knows how to hold tension. The leads stay thin, leaning on the trope to do the emotional lifting.”
Crossed Review
The forbidden-priest setup generates genuine charge, and McIntire knows how to hold tension. The leads stay thin, leaning on the trope to do the emotional lifting.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Ada’s reservations
The taboo premise carries a book that otherwise coasts on trope recognition instead of real characterization, and the ending telegraphs itself. Readers wanting depth under the heat will be disappointed.
Ada’s score reflects both strengths and reservations.
Book Details
- Publisher
- Bloom Books
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9781464244681
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Ada’s Score
3.5
Ada’s editorial score — not an aggregate of reader reviews.
Common Questions About Crossed
- Is Crossed worth reading?
- The forbidden-priest setup generates genuine charge, and McIntire knows how to hold tension. The leads stay thin, leaning on the trope to do the emotional lifting. Ada rates it 3.5 out of 5.
- What are the main weaknesses of Crossed?
- The taboo premise carries a book that otherwise coasts on trope recognition instead of real characterization, and the ending telegraphs itself. Readers wanting depth under the heat will be disappointed.
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