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Merissa (12817 KP) rated Hidden Design, the Prophecy in Books

Dec 17, 2018

Hidden Design, the Prophecy is about an interior designer who finds out exactly what her customers want in a 'slightly' unorthodox manner. She gets called by her friend, Paul, who works at the FBI, to see if she can help with a missing child. This unlocks the door to more than she can possibly realise, and she tumbles headfirst into the rabbit hole.

This story is well written, with a smooth and flowing pace that builds up nicely to the climatic ending. With a series of shocks and twists to go through, there is something here for everyone. Funnily enough, the main male (who also has hints as the 'romance' lead) is the one person that she DOESN'T sleep with immediately. That would be the one thing for me - Mikki starts off by having sex with a couple or so 'special' clients. Then she is basically sleeping with anyone and everyone, with no willpower or inclination to say no; and still being surprised by her actions the following morning. Surely once she's found herself in this situation once or twice, she can realise and stop it from happening again?

Apart from that, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. The ending wraps everything up for this story, whilst keeping things open for the next. Certainly an interesting read, and definitely recommended by me.

* I received this book from the author in return for a fair and honest review. *

Merissa
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Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts) (530 KP) rated High Strung (2016) in Movies

Jan 27, 2020

High Strung (2016)

2016 | Drama, Musical, Romance

5.7

(3 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Great dancing and violin playing (1 more)

Decent storyline - I particularly liked Ruby's character arc

Everything seems rushed into the last 30-40 minutes (2 more)

Most of the movie is dancing - it kind of overshadowed the storyline?

Some things don't feel wrapped up or were vague - intentional?

High Strung has a really good concept, but it kind of fell short in the execution.

Ruby's story seemed to be the only one I felt had a full arc - or maybe this is because I enjoyed her story more. Either way, it was 1am when I was watching and the others didn't seem to have a lot of background other than vague details. Ruby just stuck out to me. They weren't wrapped up either, and I'm not sure if it was intentional (especially Johnnie, the male lead - we know he's from England and he plays the violin but I don't recall the why in some details that I feel are important).

Everything also seems rushed into the last 30-40 minutes; much of the beginning features a lot of dancing. While yes, the movie IS focused on dancing and playing the violin as there is a String and Dance competition, it feels... a little too much? Personally I enjoyed it (I can't dance for the life of me and my violin skills sure aren't competition worthy, so it was fascinating), but it kind of overshadowed the story.