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Cryer's Cross

by Lisa McMann (Goodreads Author)

3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 · rating details · 5,315 ratings · 1,191 reviews

Kendall loves her life in small town Cryer's Cross, Montana, but she also longs for something more. She knows the chances of going to school in New York are small, but she's not the type to give up easily. Even though it will mean leaving Nico, the world's sweetest boyfriend, behind.

But when Cryer's Cross is rocked by unspeakable tragedy, Kendall shoves her dreams aside an...more

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Published February 8th 2011 by Simon Pulse

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Nov 25, 2010 Tatiana rated it 2 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who thought "Gone" was great

Shelves: 2010, ya, mysteries-thrillers-horror, ala-ya-2012

2.5 stars rounded up.

I am fairly certain this is the last Lisa McMann's book I will ever read. Both Gone and Cryer's Cross just don't have the emotional pull of her first 2 novels.

If you read the author's books before, you are familiar with her writing style - 3rd person present tense narration. In theory, it should work wonders for this story, because: 1) this is, supposedly, a mystery and 2) the main character, Kendall, has OCD.

Too bad the mystery is introduced in the beginning, when Kendall'...more

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Nov 27, 2011 The Holy Terror rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: borrowed, young-adult, horror, mystery, paranormal, hispanic-characters, 2011

I've only read one other book by McMann before, but it seems like for me her books are always lacking one very important thing. In Wake, I felt that she had an interesting story and concept, but I didn't care about her characters. In this one, however, I liked the characters but thought the overall plot was dumb. Hopefully the next book she writes she can create characters I care about AND a compelling story.

Even though I found the plot of this one to be somewhat ridiculous, I couldn't help but...more I've only read one other book by McMann before, but it seems like for me her books are always lacking one very important thing. In Wake, I felt that she had an interesting story and concept, but I didn't care about her characters. In this one, however, I liked the characters but thought the overall plot was dumb. Hopefully the next book she writes she can create characters I care about AND a compelling story.

Even though I found the plot of this one to be somewhat ridiculous, I couldn't help but quickly flip the pages to see how everything would turn out. Kendall lives in the small rural town of Cryer's Cross. The summer before, one of the teen girls in the community disappeared without a trace. They searched for her but eventually they all gave up and went back to their lives. The new school year starts up and Kendall is excited for soccer, dance, and hanging out with her boyfriend, Nico. Two new teens move to Cryer's Cross and for once Kendall has something different to focus on besides school and her parent's potato farm. Unfortunately though, another teen goes missing soon after the school year starts, this time it's Nico, and Kendall's world is turned upside down as she desperately tries to figure out what has happened to him.

Kendall is a very different character from most teen protagonists; she has a semi-severe case of OCD. I don't think her condition was elaborated on enough to really make sense of things, and I also felt that her OCD was glorified a bit, but it didn't get to the point where I was disgusted by the portrayal. It was almost like McMann turned her disorder into a special power of sorts, which was odd. I don't have any personal connection with OCD, but I could see others potentially being bothered by this.

I enjoyed the introduction of a Mexican character, Jacian ... but that could be because of my bias toward Latin men. I connected with the characters in this book more than I did in her other series, but that's not saying all that much.

In the end, I thought the main story-line was weak. Take a look at the cover. You see that desk? Well, just keep in mind that it's an EVIL desk. Yeah, that's the story, pretty much. The ending and "big reveal" is pretty lame, and not all that original or special. I wanted to like this book more because I liked the characters, but in the end it just wasn't all that great. Maybe one day McMann will write something fantastic, and I'll just have to keep an eye out for that.(less)

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Apr 05, 2011 Vone Savan rated it 4 of 5 stars

The summary from the front flap of Cryer’s Cross and its eerie excerpt from the back of the book instantly captivated me. I had no choice but to buy the book.

Seventeen-year-old Kendall Fletcher lived all her life on a farm in the tiny town of Cryer’s Cross, MT (population: 212 residents). Nothing ever happens in this quiet, rural town until one day, Tiffany Quinn (a sophomore at the one-room high school) goes missing. After weeks of searching, the Sheriff, along with the majority of the townsfo...more The summary from the front flap of Cryer’s Cross and its eerie excerpt from the back of the book instantly captivated me. I had no choice but to buy the book.

Seventeen-year-old Kendall Fletcher lived all her life on a farm in the tiny town of Cryer’s Cross, MT (population: 212 residents). Nothing ever happens in this quiet, rural town until one day, Tiffany Quinn (a sophomore at the one-room high school) goes missing. After weeks of searching, the Sheriff, along with the majority of the townsfolk, were never able to locate her body.

Not long after Tiffany’s disappearance does Kendall’s best friend/boyfriend, Nico Cruz, goes missing as well. Nico’s last remaining clue was his abandoned car. And once again, the town goes on a mad search to try and find Nico, only to return empty handed – just like with Tiffany Quinn.

The rest of this chilling novel unravels from there…

I loved Cryer’s Cross. I devoured the book in only three hours, and still wanted more.

Lisa McMann’s writing was clear and easy to follow, reminding me of Gayle Forman’s. McMann’s description of the two main characters (Kendall Fletcher and Jacian Obregon) was simple yet concise, easily allowing us to relate to their volatile emotions. I especially liked the scene when Kendall fell on the gravel road while trying to escape the fear and pain of Nico’s disappearance. Also, the overall dialogue among the characters was smart and realistic; their voices were truly indicative of their character.

The tone of the story and the creepiness that ensues while reading the novel is why I really enjoyed Cryer’s Cross. There was at least three times where my heart started to beat faster and I got goosebumps. Plus, the ending to the book was disturbing and extremely unique. I love books that dare to push the envelope – if even a little. It shows the author’s willingness to take chances and that’s always kudos in my book. One last thing I have to mention was that I was reading the novel around the midnight hour so that didn’t help at all. I jumped a few times from the slightest noise. Nonetheless, getting scared was like an early Halloween gift – and I loved it! (Side note: I wish it was Halloween already)

On the Acknowledgments page, McMann gave credit to her daughter, Kennedy, for enduring OCD and letting her share some of her experiences through the main character of Kendal Fletcher. The OCD knowledge McMann gained from her daughter was quite apparent in the novel. It was actually the element of the book that I appreciated the most because she was able to turn something that is viewed as a negative into something positive.

In our society, the idea of being OCD has negative connotations and McMann made this condition something useful in her novel. It was a great and unexpected revelation. I also think the introduction of OCD in Kendall Fletcher reinforced that we all have different layers and characteristics as human beings; and that sometimes the things that people perceive as flaws are still beautiful; and that the unique qualities that each of us possess can teach us something that we might not know about ourselves. This was actually a very nice lesson to relearn...and also the reason Cryer’s Cross is both creepy and beautiful – a great juxtaposition.
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Feb 17, 2011 Donna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: best-bitten

YA NEEDS MORE GOOD HORROR LIKE THIS!!!

I'm just saying. Young adult novels as a whole today have a deep void, a precipice if you will, where horror should be. And not the glittering, pussy, it-has-fangs-lets-call-it-horror type of horror either. The good horror. The horror that has you looking over your shoulder, sleeping with a nightlight or just not sleeping at all. I saw this in Cryer's Cross.

Now I have to say, my expectations for a horror novel is pretty high and while Cryer's Cross didn't hi...more YA NEEDS MORE GOOD HORROR LIKE THIS!!!

I'm just saying. Young adult novels as a whole today have a deep void, a precipice if you will, where horror should be. And not the glittering, pussy, it-has-fangs-lets-call-it-horror type of horror either. The good horror. The horror that has you looking over your shoulder, sleeping with a nightlight or just not sleeping at all. I saw this in Cryer's Cross.

Now I have to say, my expectations for a horror novel is pretty high and while Cryer's Cross didn't hit the top, it was still up there.

Here's a story not bogged down with romance (point 1). Yeah, it's kind of there but it's not front and center and the point of the story. It proves for a good distraction but that's about it.

It relies on the creep factor (point 2). It's not about gore. It's about scaring the everloving crap out of the main character. She's not supposed to have a good time. She's supposed to be worried. She's supposed to be hearing voices. She's supposed to be pushed to the edge.

It's filled with fearless author (point 3). I haven't read McMann's other works but let me tell you, she's wearing her ovaries on the outside for this one. She is fearless with her characters. No one is safe. No one's sacred and everyone can be a victim. Love it. She's taken that security blanket you were holding on to and damn near strangled you with it. You should feel uncomfortable. You should be worrying about whether Kendall makes it out alive. You should feel insecure. Nothing is clear and everything's fair game.

It has evil history (point 4). It's the basis of so many good horror novels. The little hick town hiding a deep, dark secret and now that secret is salivating for the children of those secret keepers. It's kind of like Freddie but without the unadulterated access. History alone can be the monster in the closet. No need to have actual monsters in the story. And McMann utilizes that. Buried secrets were all she needed.

It doesn't end happily. Not really (point 5). There's always that lingering thing. The problem's solved. For now. Until the secret finds a new home and a new way to manifest. And from the looks of things, it could very well do that. This should loop you back around nicely to point 3 and feeling ill at ease.

Now, what I wish the story had was more of the dark history. I felt it was such a fleeting element in the story, brought in to serve a purpose and then brushed away. I would have been wholly happy with another 50 pages fleshing the history out a little more. As I read I kept wanting to pull it out, will it further away from the pages and into life. I felt it was always just out of reach. It was there; I could see it. But I could barely touch it. It kept slipping out of my fingers. I wanted more.

I wasn't all that convinced with Kendall's OCD though. I felt it made things a little too easy. I get the hindrance becomes a help factor with it all but I felt it played too seamlessly into the story. I like my horror a little more rugged, a little harder to earn. While I like that Kendall did suffer (as demented as that sounds), the stepping stones were placed a little too neatly for my liking. That's not to say it wasn't good. It was fantastically written but like I said, I like my horror a little rougher around the edges. A little less neat.

Please, please, PLEASE! I'm begging the authors of YA to write more horror like this. Ms. McMann, please tell me you have more creepy stories up your sleeves. I honestly can't get enough of these stories and I think there's such an excellent gap waiting to be filled with a proper creepfest. Cryer's Cross is an excellent throwback to the YA horror of yore where it was more about keeping you up at night than keeping you swooning the rest of the time. You want horror? Read Cryer's Cross. Preferably with the light on. And if you happen to have an antique school house writing desk in your home, you'll probably want to get rid of it after you finish this. You don't want it to start talking to you or anything.(less)

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Mar 09, 2011 Pam Vlieg rated it 4 of 5 stars

“Haunting, and just plain scary, McMann gives you chills as her story unfolds.”

I am a fan of Lisa McMann’s previous series and I was wondering how Cryer’s Cross would compare. Holy Ass-kicking Batman! Lisa’s story of Cryer’s Cross is creepy, it’s haunting, and most of all it is superbly addicting. The tension builds with every page and only in the last quarter of the book does McMann begin to even give you a hint of what is going down in this sleepy little town. It’s a race to the finish, a dist...more “Haunting, and just plain scary, McMann gives you chills as her story unfolds.”

I am a fan of Lisa McMann’s previous series and I was wondering how Cryer’s Cross would compare. Holy Ass-kicking Batman! Lisa’s story of Cryer’s Cross is creepy, it’s haunting, and most of all it is superbly addicting. The tension builds with every page and only in the last quarter of the book does McMann begin to even give you a hint of what is going down in this sleepy little town. It’s a race to the finish, a disturbing race haunting you to continue, to find out what is going on, what is going to happen next. The book haunts you to be read the way the desk haunts Kendell to do unthinkable, and unspeakable things.

Kendall has OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). She counts, she checks things six times, she makes deals with herself, I will count to 100 and then I will stop if I see a red bird kind of deals, she gets to school early every morning to make sure the curtains are right, the desks are arranged and the dent in the trashcan is just so. I could relate to Kendall so much, having to hide her OCD from the others in the small town because I had to go through the same thing growing up. No one could ever know I touched my pencil to the page four times before I could begin to write, or I unfolded and then refolded my lunch bag six times before I could eat. If I started a book I had to finish it even if I disliked it. Kendall hides these same compulsions and it is these compulsions that makes her the one to see that the grafitti on the desk is changing. That something sinister is going on, that Nico and Tiffany are missing and she can only hear numbers in her heard. 35, 100, 35, 100…

I had Lisa sign an ARC for me at ALA and now I understand the “Help Me” she wrote inside. Another cool thing is :drumroll: cue Angelic voices singing Hallelujah: this book is a stand alone!
Why Teens Will Love It:

A different kind of hero. It was so super refreshing to see a girl who wasn’t accomplished in everything, who didn’t care about Prada or play the Violin at competition level. Someone with real life problems and disorders and it is those flaws guiding her through the novel. Plus it is down right creepy!
Why Adults Will Love It:

This is a mystery for any age. Small clues are dropped through-out the novel and adults will love the subtlety that McMann uses to weave her story web. The plot is tight, the social issues are relate-able and this is one you will enjoy talking with others about.(less)

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Aug 09, 2011 Beth rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-reads, borrowed, library, august-2011

[The UK title is The Missing. Personally, I much prefer the US title. The UK one is unbelievably generic. Neither of them are exactly unique, though.]

My feelings about The Missing/Cryer's Cross fluctuated hugely. Here are my thoughts in chronological order:

THE BEGINNING: Whoooo, I love minimalism. Like Lauren Strasnick in Her and Me and You or [Nothing Like You]! This could be awesome! Okay, I know it's going to go paranormal at some point, because this is Lisa McMann, and I hate paranormal, but...more

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Jan 26, 2011 Jennifer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Holy wow. Folks, I don’t say this a lot. But WOW! By nature, I am a very fast reader and this is one book I BLEW through. I mean I sat down and read this puppy in like five hours. Or less. I took some breaks.

What started out as a pretty light-hearted story, took a turn for the dark and creepy and I was intrigued every step of the way. Even with the main character, OCD-suffering Kendall and how she copes with her best friend, Nico suddenly vanishing. Then enter stoically quiet Jacián into the mix...more

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Dec 01, 2012 Katy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3.5 - This book ended up surprisingly good, though I didn't really like it until the end. I'm going to keep this review fairly vague because I don't want to spoil it.

I would say about 75% of this book was just okay. To be honest, I kind of struggled with it and only finished it because it was an audiobook, and I had nothing better to do. It was a typical mystery, so it was entertaining enough but nothing special.

In fact, I almost thought Kendall was a flat character, and really, the only thing m...more 3.5 - This book ended up surprisingly good, though I didn't really like it until the end. I'm going to keep this review fairly vague because I don't want to spoil it.

I would say about 75% of this book was just okay. To be honest, I kind of struggled with it and only finished it because it was an audiobook, and I had nothing better to do. It was a typical mystery, so it was entertaining enough but nothing special.

In fact, I almost thought Kendall was a flat character, and really, the only thing made her remotely interesting was the OCD. At the same time, I don't think she was really obsessive/compulsive, other than she's slightly particular about certain things and that she tends to think A LOT. I know a lot of normal people who joke they have OCD, and they act just like Kendall. I would have liked to see McMann make her case a bit more extreme because I think things like ADD, ADHD and OCD are too quickly diagnosed these days.

Like I said, the storyline was okay. There are mysterious disappearances, and the small town tries to figure out what happened. I think the book focused a little bit too much into the romance, although I don't think McMann did that justice either. I wasn't swept away with their romance. And it was weird how McMann made Jacian a fake bad boy - like he was supposed to be one, but he wasn't. I don't know how else to explain it.

When I meant the book was surprisingly good, I meant the mystery's end. Believe me, when it was first mentioned, and I scoffed, thinking, "Oh PLEASE don't tell me this is what it's going to be." It sounded SO stupid.

BUT… when it was all over, and the background story was told, I realized, "Wow, that is a really good ghost story to tell at a sleepover or a camping trip." Too bad it wasn't until near the very end. Yes, it makes for a good surprise, but I can see a lot of readers either 1) giving up ahead of time or 2) was ready for the story to be over so they won't appreciate the twist so much.

Like I said, I wasn't too fond of the book at first, but when it was all said and done, it was surprisingly a lot better than I had expected.(less)

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May 07, 2013 Pem Sukhum rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book definitely was not one of the best horror/thriller books that I've read. Sure, the twist and story behind the disappearances of Tiffany Quinn and Nico was awesome, but the pacing was too slow, and was mostly about Kendall dealing with her OCD, the angst of losing Nico, the failure of her soccer team and her newfound friendship between the 'elusive and cold' Jacian Oberegon and his sister, the sweet and friendly Marlena. If you want the basic outline of the plot, the story starts of wit...more

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Jan 27, 2012 Makayla (Books Galore) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Cryer's Cross was another amazing written book By Lisa MacMann. I could not put it down, with the secrets that were within the book. I had to know what had happened to Nico, and Tiffany after they had mysteryly disappeared without a trace.

The cover i just love it, it's simple but sweet in a way. The other cover how ever kind of goes with the book better, but I still like this one too.

I love the small towns were you know everyone, and you grew up with them from birth.It is exactly what Crye...more

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Mar 24, 2011 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: people who love creepy bone chilling stuff

Shelves: suspense, young-adult, read-in-2011, 4-stars-wonderful, books-i-own, ya-contemp, standalones, reviewed

"We moan, scream, Our face cracking with gunfire... like a whip. Thirty-five, one hundred. One hundred! ONE HUNDRED!
The fire consumes Our wooden host. It burns, breaks, explodes. Releases Our remaining souls to travel to Our final resting places.
Or.
To find new places to hide.
And wait.

Touch me."

"Eerie, gripping, totally addictive. . . . Left me haunted for days". Alyson Noel's description of Cryer's Cross is so accurate that I felt compelled to put it on here. When I was reading it in geometry, m...more

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Oct 16, 2011 Alex Bennett added it

I have only ever read one of Lisa McMann’s books before, and really enjoyed it. That said, and since she has published three more books since the one I read, I expected Cryer’s Cross to blow any expectations I had from my previous ventures into McMann Land—and from the hype surrounding this book—out of the water.

Kendall was a strong and smart main character, but you don’t get to find out much about her character and I found it hard to connect with her. That was my problem with all of the charac...more

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Apr 28, 2013 JuliaR rated it 5 of 5 stars

Tak tohle jsem opravdu nečekala! Ta knížka byla úžasná, nakonci docela děsivá a taky romantická! Jen škoda, že byla tak hubeňoučká. :/ Těším se na další díl!! :)

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May 09, 2013 Leann rated it 4 of 5 stars

Cryer’s Cross, Montana is a tiny town with a one room high school consisting of 24 students. A sophomore girl, Tiffany Quinn disappears in May of the previous year and the entire town is involved in an all out search. Tiffany never shows up – dead or alive. The next school year begins and Kendall Fletcher starts her senior year with her boyfriend and four other seniors boys. One of the oldest resident’s of Cryer’s Cross has two grandchildren that come to the school. They both are good soccer pla...more

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Apr 27, 2013 DrasticallyMild rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: ash

Cryer’s Cross. It’s a book I picked up at the book story because it was in the bargain section and someone said it was “eerie, gripping” yadda yadda yadda. I’m not too sure why but I trusted this person, probably because I hadn’t read a good mystery/thriller in a while.
I should have known better. I should have seen through Cryer’s Cross’s (tee hee, that looks funny) guise. Somehow, absorbed in false hope, a book called Cryer’s Cross with a stupid looking desk on the cover got me to buy it. It t...more

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Mar 01, 2013 Sumando Libros rated it 4 of 5 stars

¡Hola a todos!!
¡Hola a todos! Aquí traigo la reseña de Cryer’s Cross, la segunda novela de Lisa McMann en español (libro único u.u) que sigue de bastante cerca el estilo de la trilogía Cazadora de Sueños, de hecho respeta bastante la temática de utilizar problemas o situaciones comunes y no del todo agradables para luego darle un toque paranormal, dando como resultado una novela bastante atractiva y cercana a sus lectores (Si tienen alguna duda pueden leer la reseña de Yess o la mia con respecto...more ¡Hola a todos!!
¡Hola a todos! Aquí traigo la reseña de Cryer’s Cross, la segunda novela de Lisa McMann en español (libro único u.u) que sigue de bastante cerca el estilo de la trilogía Cazadora de Sueños, de hecho respeta bastante la temática de utilizar problemas o situaciones comunes y no del todo agradables para luego darle un toque paranormal, dando como resultado una novela bastante atractiva y cercana a sus lectores (Si tienen alguna duda pueden leer la reseña de Yess o la mia con respecto a la Trilogía)

En este libro el tema principal es la desaparición de un par de adolescentes y el TOC* de la protagonista Kendall, quien por medio de detalles bastantes minúsculos es la única en percatarse que algo extraño está sucediendo en su salón de clases.
*Trastorno obsesivo compulsivo: es un trastorno de ansiedad (como la agorafobia y la fobia social) caracterizado por pensamientos intrusivos, recurrentes y persistentes, que producen inquietud, aprensión, temor o preocupación, y conductas repetitivas, denominadas compulsiones dirigidas a reducir la ansiedad asociada.

El libro ciertamente es capaz de mantenerte interesado en la historia desde el enigmático inicio, (la búsqueda de Tiffani Quinn) hasta el siguiente hecho importante (la segunda desaparición) o hasta cuando Kendall comienza una ‘inesperada’ relación con los alumnos nuevos, de hecho es gracias a este suceso que Kendall parece ser lo que realmente es.. una adolecente, y no una chica con Transtorno Obesivo Compulsivo que en el inicio del libro marca bastante su personalidad.

Como imaginaran el toque paranormal de esta historia es parte del gran misterio del libro, por lo cual creo que entrar en detalles sobre el tema seria un SPOILER en LETRAS MAYÚSCULAS, así que solo me limitaré a decir… ‘cuanto más pequeño el pueblo, mas grandes los secretos’.

Un rasgo característico de la autora es siempre tratar sus historias en el presente, con suerte da algunos detalles del futuro inmediato, por medio de días, un mes... Así que sin duda su firma podría ser claramente trabajar con finales abiertos (nadie sabe qué sucederá el día de mañana, mucho menos en 10 años) o el dejar sus historias lo mas cerca de la realidad (lo cual se agradece)

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Aaaah pero también tengo una queja contra Lisa McMann, hasta ahora he tenido oportunidad de leer 4 de sus libros... 3 pertenecerían a una trilogía y este viene a ser el cuarto como tomo único… y en los tres libros ha sido bastante directa, muy pocas veces deja espacio para detalles o para entregar un ‘poco’ mas de información sobre ciertos temas… en ese sentido parece ser muy practica ya que es una autora que tiene muy clara la idea de su libro y no pierde tiempo en desarrollar la trama, aunque a veces se agradecería que fuese un poco mas detallista o se extendiese en el tema, ya saben... darnos un par de paginas extras o el tiempo necesario para encariñarnos o sentir que conocemos un poco más a los protagonistas...es solo una opinión-queja xD

Rach.(less)

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Feb 21, 2013 Anne Mallamo added it

"Only a faltering brush of warmth today. Cold. So cold. We move our cast-iron anchors, creaking, slowly inching across the floor, hours and hours of strain in search of heat and life. Now butting agaisnt a soulless we, now pushing the dead one out of our way into the empty space. We breathe, ache, rest, strain again. We make our move. Stalking the next soul to trade for one of us."

"Achingly close. We sense the warmth but we can't reach it. Wnat. Need! Thirty-five, one hundred. Thirty-five, one h...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Erik Dogoldogol rated it 3 of 5 stars

although it took awhile for the book to get interesting Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann wasnt that bad of a book. I thought this book was gonna be boring the whole way thru but in the end it built up and got really interesting. The book took me by surprise when she found Nico and Tiffany Quin buried in the ground. When she was receiving messages from Nico threw the desk i thought she was going crazy, I didn't think she was gonna find anything. In the book Kendall was very paranoid about knowing wha...more although it took awhile for the book to get interesting Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann wasnt that bad of a book. I thought this book was gonna be boring the whole way thru but in the end it built up and got really interesting. The book took me by surprise when she found Nico and Tiffany Quin buried in the ground. When she was receiving messages from Nico threw the desk i thought she was going crazy, I didn't think she was gonna find anything. In the book Kendall was very paranoid about knowing what was behind her while she was walking home. But I don't blame her i would be pretty paranoid living in a town like Cryer's Cross where everyone knows each other and yet still people are mysteriously disappearing without a trace. I wouldn't look behind me every two seconds like Kendall was but i would still be pretty paranoid. I wish Lisa McMann gave the end of the story a more realistic solution for the murders of her once boyfriend Nico and Tiffany Quinn instead of blaming it on a haunted desk. But i have to say it still creeped me out. The story the two old men Hector and Mr. Greenwood shared with Kendall was truly horrifying and sad. If i were in a situation like Hector and Mr. Greenwood i don't know what i would do. I would definitely be scared out of my mind. Ide probably try to run away. Or start a mutiny and take down the headmaster myself but i don't know that would be pretty tough to do. Mr. Greenwood and Hector are very lucky to be alive. I like the author’s use of vivid imagery. It really helped paint a picture in my head of when she saw the decaying hand of her once boyfriend Nico and Tiffany Quinn. I something like that happened to i don't know what i would do that would be pretty insane to go threw everything she went threw. I have to give her props, shes a tough girl. And really brave. She snuck out in the middle of night with a shovel, broke into her school to talk to the desk, and then licensed to it and ran off. I would not liscen to a haunted desk especialy if it were telling me to go into the woods. But maby shes just crazy so thats why she did it. One thing that puzzled me tho is why she started barrieing her self. that part didnt make much sence.(less)

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Nov 27, 2012 Tori rated it 3 of 5 stars

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"Kendall loves her life in small town Cryer's Cross, Montana, but she also longs for something more. She knows the chances of going to school in New York are small, but she's not the type to give up easily. Even though it will mean leaving Nico, the world's sweetest boyfriend, behind.

But when Cryer's Cross is rocked by unspeakable tragedy, Kendall shoves her dreams aside and focuses on just one goal: help find her missing friends. Even if it means spending time with...more

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Oct 28, 2012 Katlyn rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I read this book in one sitting. Not because it's short (okay, well that's part of it), but because I really liked it. I admit that I'm definitely not an expert in the horror genre. I'll read a creepy pasta on the internet and it'll leave me sleepless for days. This book didn't actually scare me very much, it's creepiness only lingered in my brain for a few hours. But there are these really cool messages at random points in the book. Here's one from the very sta...more

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Oct 11, 2012 Amelia rated it 2 of 5 stars

I have to admit, i couldnt bring myself to finish this book. I did however, instead, flick to the few last pages to see if it could of actually been worth my reading time.

Unfortunatly it wasnt.

The characters in the story were meh, but i had a hard time connecting to them. The only thing i really found interesting about the characters was the main protaganists OCD. But as it was written in third person it was hard to understand what this was like, what she was thinking and without knowing/findin...more

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Jun 10, 2012 Giu Molina rated it 5 of 5 stars

Eu já disse que eu simplesmente amo a escrita e a voz da Lisa Mcmann? Pois é. Eu me apaixonei com a série Wake e me surpreendi com Cryer’s Cross… Porque? Well, não tem como notar o quanto ela melhorou e se desenvolveu! Se em Wake ela já era fantástica, agora então ela me deixa simplesmente de boca aberta.

Fiquem avisados: começou o livro, não parou mais. A narrativa simplesmente te puxa para dentro da história… eu tinha que descobrir o que tava acontecendo, tinha que ver como tudo ia acabar e ti...more

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May 15, 2012 Kelly Hager rated it 2 of 5 stars

Last year, a student went missing in the small town of Cryer's Cross and was never seen again. Kendall is pretty sure she's the only one who still thinks about her. Then Kendall's boyfriend Nico disappears. Just like before, there's no sign of him; it's almost like he simply vanished. Kendall thinks maybe she's the only one who can find him. Because she has OCD, she's really, REALLY good at noticing things, especially things that maybe other people wouldn't notice.

Except there's one other thing....more

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Mar 28, 2012 Melissa rated it 4 of 5 stars

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In the small town of Cryer’s Cross nothing exciting ever happens, until a freshman at the local school goes missing. Townspeople and local students drop everything to search, but no sign is ever found of the missing girl. For Kendall who has OCD this mystery occupies her mind all summer, and doesn’t go away as she starts her senior year. When her best friend suddenly disappears like the missing girl, Kendall realizes that something isn’t right in Cryer’s Cross and she must do what she ca...more

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Mar 13, 2012 Natalie (Natflix&Books) rated it 2 of 5 stars

Cryer's Cross is a story about a very small Montana town that has had two teenagers disappear in a short amount of time. The story focuses on Kendall, a senior in a one classroom school (yeah, the town is tiny). One of the teenagers who has gone missing is Kendall's boyfriend/best friend. Both of the teenagers had a the same desk that has myterious writing, coincidence? Oh, and Kendall has OCD that plays a major role in her life and in the story.

Honestly, I didn't find Cryer's Cross even modera...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Mona rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: magic-realism

I've never been big on magic realism - much less the YA version - but this turned out to be the exception. It's contemporary and set in the tiny town of Cryer's Cross, Montana where all the high school grades are taught in one room and the soccer team has only eight players. Kendall and Nico grew up together and it was always assumed they'd be together forever.

In the spring, one of the local teenage girls disappears without a trace. The following fall, Nico disappears and Kendall is devastated....more

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Feb 24, 2012 Anna Tee (The Bursting Bookshelf) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Whew. What a book! Cryer's Cross took me on a thrill ride that left me both satisfied and wanting more. On a side note, I have the paperback version and don't care for the cover whatsoever. The cover would be great on a chick-lit book, but the original cover for this book was much better due to the symbolism it had. Back to the contents of the book, the story was very well done, it always had something going whether it be the growth of relationships or the growing horror in the small town. One o...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Jenni French rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: age-5-grades-9-12, genre-mystery

Kendall lives in a very, very small town. Her entire high school fits in one classroom. Kendall has been thriving in this small community in spite of her OCD, which she has learned to manage as long as her routine isn't interrupted. Then one of her sophomore classmates disappears. Then a fellow senior disappears. Kendall, who notices everything, sees a new piece of graffiti etched into a desk in the senior section of her classroom. The new graffiti looks like it's been there forever, and it says...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Sarah Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was pleasantly surprised by this story.

McMann presents a haunting, captivating and eerie tale of voices and strange disappearances. The main character was refreshing and interesting; it isn't often you read about someone with OCD. But the real thriller is the occasional narrative of the disembodied voices that appears between chapters. They don't make much sense until the end of the story when the mystery is unraveled and everything comes full circle, but I found that worked to the story's ad...more

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Feb 04, 2012 Samantha rated it 1 of 5 stars

Kendall lives in the small town of Cryer's Cross, Montana and dreams of going to Juilliard. She lives a relatively normal life - except for her OCD. Things start to change, however, when a young girl goes missing in their small town and then others start to disappear as well.

I had heard pretty good things about this one but I was so incredibly disappointed. I was not a fan of the writing style at all - and don't get me wrong, I have read plenty of good books written in third person, but this was...more

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Lisa McMann lives and writes in the Phoenix area. Her books include the NYT bestselling paranormal WAKE trilogy, CRYER'S CROSS, DEAD TO YOU, and the dystopian fantasy series beginning with THE UNWANTEDS. (Book 2, Unwanteds: ISLAND OF SILENCE, comes out Sept 4, 2012).

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