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Lee KM Pallatina (951 KP) rated Hidden Agenda in Video Games

Jan 17, 2020

Hidden Agenda

2017 | Action/Adventure

7.5

(4 Ratings)

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Casting, story & quick time events. (0 more)

Very short story, perma-death style system & game can only be played via downloadable app?! (0 more)

An unfortunate let down

Hidden agenda is a story about detective marney (katie Cassidy) who 5 years after capturing and arresting the infamous serial killer "the trapper killer" is thrown after the announcement that she may have arrested the wrong man...who is on death row with only 48 hours left...she has to be sure.

This game genuinely looked like a hit, with its dark, gritty tone, detective based story & quick time scenarios but was quickly derailed due to only being able to play by downloading a companion app and using a portable device (providing your device was able too - fyi old fire tabs don't 😕)

Once you have it, you will be prompted to add you name & choose a colour? As you can have friends join in too, but still need to if it's just you?

The story is incredibly short, even shorter if you make a wrong choice or are too slow to move your device pointer to a specific moving target, which from a I can assure you, can become rather infuriating.

Answering a phone call or video call WILL disrupt your game and you will be sent back to start all over.....Including adding your name and colour again.

Aside from that- great casting, great story, great graphics and this would make and absolutely fantastic live action movie.

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Christine A. (965 KP) rated The Secret Admirer (Detective Natalie Ward Book 6) in Books

Apr 2, 2020

6th book in the series. Read the other 1st. Worth it.

‏I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review.

The Secret Admirer is the 6th book in Carol Wyer's Detective Natalie Ward series. I enjoyed books 1 - 4 and was surprised to learn I had missed the 5th, The Blossom Twins. I read it before beginning this and I am so glad I did.

Detective Natalie Ward is immediately thrust into a case after she returns to work. A student is found dead from an acid attack. As Ward has learned, everyone has secrets. Now, she has to uncover the secrets surrounding Gemma and her murder.

All of the books in the series focus on a crime and the police team's interactions with each other and with their home life. This book continues the storyline well. Ward's family, the team and their families continue to be a large presence in the story.

Often, I will say you could start the series with the current book but you would not understand the characters as well. This is true here but Wyer brings the characters to life in such a way it feels she is writing about real people. I strongly encourage you to read the whole series and start at the beginning. You will be in for a great read.

This 200-word review was published on Philomathinphila.com on 4/2/2020.