How can she protect herself from an enemy she can’t see? Law school graduate Whitney Garrison is a survivor. She admirably deals with an abusive boyfriend, her mother’s death, mounting student debt, dwindling job opportunities, and a rare neurological condition that prevents her from recognizing human faces. But witnessing a murder might be the crisis she can’t overcome. The killer has every …
The killer has every advantage. Though Whitney saw him, she has no idea what he looks like. He knows where she lives and works. He anticipates her every move. Worst of all, he’s hiding in plain sight and believes she has information he needs. Information worth killing for. Again.
As the hunter drives his prey into a net of terror and international intrigue, Whitney’s only ally, Detective Leo Baroni, is taken off the case. Stripped of all semblance of safety, Whitney must suspect everyone and trust no one–and hope to come out alive.
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This is a hard review to write because I feel very torn about this book. On one hand, I was really intrigued by the main character having face blindness. This was definitely a unique characteristic and added to the suspense of the story. Due to Whitney’s inability to recognize faces, she never knew if she was in the same room as the killer or not. On the other hand, I never really connected with Whitney, the main character. I do not usually have a problem with books written in the first person. However, reading a book written in the first person with a main character you do not really care for definitely had its challenges.
I was given an ebook copy by the publisher through Netgalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
EVERYWHERE TO HIDE…by Siri Mitchell
A good description and story around facial blindness, cryptocurrency and China. Good use of real life situations and happenings she has woven into the plot. A touch of romance with Leo showing his protectiveness with Whitney yet, not over powering her. A good clean story to enjoy.
Given ARC by Net Galley and Thomas Nelson for my voluntary
review and my honest opinion.
I have read and enjoyed many suspense books through the years. But I have to give author Siri Mitchell tremendous props for her brilliant backstory/neurological condition that she gives her main character. Although certain parts of revealed in the book cover, I do not want to say too much and ruin the storyline.
Throughout the book, the main character, Whitney Garrison is vulnerable in unexpected ways. This not only caused me to want to see her to succeed, but this also results in the reader feeling a bit on edge throughout the story. Whitney has had to overcome tough challenges, yet she continues to try to find the truth and to find the answers as to why she is suddenly having strangers following her. I wondered about certain characters’ connections, but once what was happening was revealed, there were parts that I did not anticipate.
Whitney grows as a person throughout the book. Originally she had closed herself off due to an unfortunate situation that she was involved with. She does learn how to move on. Faith is an element to the story, but I would not say that it is a driving force. This is almost more of a clean read.
One unexpected bonus for me was the frequent comments made about scholastic testing. Whitney is a tutor, so she is constantly reassuring students that their worth is more than their test score number. I actually have a senior who just took his first ACT test due to delays from the pandemic. These reminders were needed, and I will continue to pass on the words of encouragement to my son to remind him that he is valuable no matter his number.
I highly recommend this book if you enjoy plot twists, strong female protagonists and strong storylines. Thank you to Thomas Nelson and to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book before it was published. All opinions about the book are my own.
The story line was great. Whitney has a handicap that I had never heard of. It’s called face blindness. I looked it up to see if it even exists. Sure enough it does. This makes her unable to identify the killer. The killer doesn’t know this about her so they come after her trying to tie up loose ends. The is a good mystery and kept me reading.
The cons: It seemed like the author was trying to push the cyber currency and went into great detail about it. She went into detail several times during the book. I skimmed that part. Another thing I didn’t like was the reference to Whitney and her ex-boyfriend moving in together. There was also the part where she wanted Leo to sleep with her. Although, they did nothing but sleep. I found this quite disturbing as this book was from Thomas Nelson Publishing. They are a Christian Publishing House. To me this gives people the impression that since a Christian publisher is publishing the book it must be ok. I’m very disappointed in Thomas Nelson. For this reason I would not recommend this book.
I was given this book by Thomas Nelson Publishing via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not compensated in anyway.
Merry-go-Round of Danger!
Whitney is a hard-working young woman with two jobs, and trying to pass the bar. She is terrorized when cryptocurrency and murder become part of her life. As she tries to unravel what is going on, she is impaired by a disability known as face blindness—a condition that makes her unable to recognize faces.
She is also weighed down by fear of her ex-boyfriend, mountains of debt, lack of friends, grief, poor communication with her dad, homelessness, killers, pressure to pass the bar and the panic of getting a good job. Although the story’s tale of intrigue is fascinating with lots of action and twists, some of it gets upstaged by all the things going on in Whitney’s life. A good portion of the narrative focuses on her unhappiness with her accumulated school debt, and her defeatist attitude toward life.
This is a clean tale (although Whitney had been okay with living with her boyfriend in the past), but it is not a Christian story. That is too bad, because if ever there was a character that needed spiritual help, it is Whitney.
I am a fan of the author, but this story never took off for me. There was so much piled onto Whitney’s character, that believability was stretched to a breaking point. Additionally, questions about her father were left unanswered, leaving me hanging. I recommend this 4-star book to fans of thrillers.
The publisher through NetGalley provided Tickmenot with a complimentary copy of, Everywhere to Hide, for the purpose of review. Opinions are my own.
Everywhere to Hide is the first book I have read by Ms. Mitchell, and I like her expressive style and excellent storytelling skills. Her characters are well-crafted and believable. I enjoyed the suspenseful plot even though it is a little predictable and was fascinated by the face blindness aspect of the story since I had never heard of this disorder. Although evidencing extensive research, the cryptocurrency aspect of the story to me is quite technical and tedious, but I like the way that real-life events and places are seamlessly integrated into the fictional story. The dash of romance also adds to the enjoyment of the story. All in all this was an enjoyable read, and I will definitely be reading other works by this author.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own