1. Hidden in Dreams
    Davis Bunn
    Howard Books / 2012 / Trade Paperback
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  1. onedesertrose
    St. Paul, MN
    Age: 55-65
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    4 Stars Out Of 5
    Enditme Prophecies???
    July 9, 2012
    onedesertrose
    St. Paul, MN
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
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    Meets Expectations: 4
    Dr. Elena Burroughs, well-known for her controversial dream analysis work, finds herself in the lime-light of the highly pumped media, a position she abhors. They are hounding her about the almost identical, repetitive dreams coming from several individuals world-wide (aka "dreamers"), predicting cataclysmic financial upheavals. Her old enemies become new comrades to make sense of the dreams and whether they relate to side effects of a new drug, SuenaMed, used to treat ADHD.

    The dreams, however, don't really seem like actual dreams as much they appear as attacks or visions, repetitively overriding the dreamers' thought patterns, causing a sense of urgency to tell the world.

    Despite the tense episodes, a tentative romance develops between two gentlemen vying for Elena's attention, making for an interesting dilemma for her. Her choice seems obvious up front, but circumstances change that make you wonder if she will change her mind. It calms down the chaos to help you get a breather from the hectic circumstances.

    Foretelling through dreams is not a concept that I am familiar with, but it's an interesting, creative concept for presenting cataclysmic overtones. Since we are currently living in a volatile financial world today, these dreams could easily send the public into a frantic frenzy. It seemed real enough to make me wonder for a time what would happen to my own finances should something like this happen. Davis has done a great job in upping the anxiety as the dreams unfold. The twists in the scenarios took me by surprise, making this another great read by Davis Bunn.

    The qualities and peculiarities of each character seemed to be realistic and very tense at times due to the traumatic responses to the dreams. The tempo of the media, the rush to action to curb distress, the last-minute meetings, and the frenzy of the people were well described.

    I did enjoy the aspect that some of her co-workers were fellow believers, and they were open to praying over situations, with Dr. Elena sensing protection because of their prayers.

    Check out Davis Bunn's book, Hidden in Dreams, for a new perspective on the possibilities of our world's economics, as well as a great suspense. And don't forget Book of Dreams by the same author, the prequel to this book.

    My Rating:

    I would rate the book at a 4.5. Davis did an excellent job at creatively presenting the chaotic scenarios with the public's frantic frenzy of a 'rush' at the banks and the media race for first dibs on the dreams. The media can be like pariahs and people do panic! The book distinctly pulls on the emotions of the volatile financial market of today's world.

    I was confused over the issue of foretelling and prophecy, as there is a fine line between the two terms. I found this aspect disconcerting and a little off-kilter for me, feeding into the New Age 'spiritual' messages. I will agree it was handled quite well by Dr. Elena, though.

    The fact that there are several books out on cataclysmic chaos in the financial world, this just seemed like just another one in some aspects. But Davis' creativity puts it in a completely different realm.

    I received a complimentary copy of this book for review from Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255.
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