Synopsis:
A Novel of Self-Discovery
Rebelling against a life of black and white, Miranda Ryan
paints the world in a technicolor fever. She spends her free time on park
benches, analyzing people from the outside in and creating whimsical stories
about their lives. Unbridled and full of life, her ever-changing heart is a
revolving door no man can figure out. And she likes it that way. But when Derek
Rhodes enters her life, he stubbornly challenges her every move. As she
unsuccessfully avoids this opinionated prankster her colors fade to gray and
she is forced into a choice . . . to lose the self she knows or the self she
has never been.
Derek Rhodes wears the same shade of brown every day and
avoids eye contact with strangers, until Miranda walks into his life and
splashes his world with streaks of colors he swore he’d never touch. Drawn to
her imaginative personality, he finds himself questioning his own cynical
nature and flat-lined ideals, only to fall in love and realize the only woman
he’s ever let into his heart has no plans of letting a man into hers. Follow
them both as they poke and prod and test each others limits on a journey of
discovery.
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Review:
Heart on a Shoestring is the fourth book of the Unspoken
series. It can be read as a stand-alone but best if the series is read in
order.
This book is Derek and Miranda’s story. It’s really
interesting from page one ‘til the end. There’s the spirit of mystery lurking
around that pushes me to turn the page until there’s no more. I love the theme
of it, how the characters dealt with finding and accepting themselves first
before diving in on the pool of relationship.
I like Miranda a lot. She likes to sit on a park bench
watching the people passing by and imagining what their story might be. She
changes her hair color almost every week and dresses up in unusual clothes. But
behind the cheery personality hides a sad past.
Derek, on the other hand, is “the boring guy who always
wears brown shirts”. He’s opinionated and almost always pisses off people when
he stars spouting off his opinions. Almost. He’s sweet, though, even if he
doesn't know it. He dresses up for Miranda because she doesn't like boring.
That earned him a big brownie point. He’s also mysterious. I didn't figure him
out until much later in the book, which I really liked. There’s nothing better
than a good mystery for a page-turner.
I love the way Derek helped Miranda “to be just herself”. He
thinks she “doesn't want to face the person she is so she avoids her by being
all these other people”. I love the snap decision he made to kidnap her. That
trip is my favorite part. Sometimes, though, I really want to smack this man
and dunk him on the nearest river before putting him on a freezer. He keeps doing
these things to make Miranda face her true self and it’s very ironic because he
himself if trying to run away from who he was. Granted, the past she’s trying
to hide is dark and painful.
The twist is amazing. Not for one moment did it come to
mind. Totally unexpected. Grey’s twists keep me from wanting more and looking
forward for the next books. Heart on a Shoestring is hands down amazing.
This series, especially this book, is truly a must-read.
~ Zee
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