Everywhere to Hide by Siri Mitchell Review

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It's been a very, very long time since my last post, and for that I have to apologize. Unfortunately, I've had a very challenging few weeks, and I have yet to figure out when I'm going to be able to get my blog back to it's regular uploading schedule.

 

I'd talked a bit before about the spiritual warfare battle I've been fighting, then my hubby and I ended up taking a vacation for part of September, and less then a week after we returned home I ended up hospitalized for almost a week. I've been dealing with a weird pain in my side on and off for 22 years now, and have had so many doctors over the years think my appendix needs to come out. After this particular flare up, a surgeon finally did an exploratory surgery and now 22 years later, my appendix has finally been removed and the pain has disappeared. Unfortunately, the surgery was kind of rough, and the recovery has not been easy. I ended up back in the emergency room last night as my stomach hasn't been able to hold food or fluids since the surgery. And fun fact, I actually wrote this review I'm going to share with you all today on my phone yesterday while lying on a stretcher in the emergency room. 

With all that being said, I apologize for my lack of blog posts, but for now you're mainly just going to see me hopping on here when I have a new review book to post about.

Everywhere to Hide by Siri Mitchell:

Source: Publisher via NetGalley

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Publication Date: October 6th, 2020

Genre: Mystery/Suspense

Synopsis:

How does a woman protect herself from an enemy she can’t see?

Law school graduate Whitney Garrison is a survivor. She admirably deals with her mother’s death, mounting student debt, dwindling job opportunities, an abusive boyfriend, 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 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 fight to come out alive.

(synopsis from goodreads)

My Review:

I'm honesty kind of conflicted about how I ended up feeling about this one. Some components I enjoyed. Others I really didn't, and I'm not sure whether I'd take the time to read another book by this author or not.

What I Liked:

Whitney and Leo were both characters I enjoyed reading about, and I appreciated how realistic they both seemed to the reader. I enjoyed how their relationship starts because of him being assigned to her case, and how it grew into a strong friendship from there. I enjoyed how fast paced the story was, and I could see this being a really easy one for faster readers to finish in one sitting. Lastly, I really enjoyed learning about a new to me disability (face blindness), and I thought the author did a pretty great job of portraying it in a way that shed some light on what it's like for those who suffer from it.

What I Didn't Like:

I personally found that the cryptocurrency information mainly went over my head, and I had a really hard time understanding that entire component of the story. I don't foresee this being a problem for every reader, but for me it ended up hindering my enjoyment of the story a bit.

Unfortunately, I'd actually pieced together pretty much the entire mystery way before the final reveal, and I was left feeling disappointed with just how obvious the culprit was to me personally. I was hoping I was going to be proven wrong, but I wasn't.

Lastly, my main complaint with this story overall was the lack of Christian content. When I pick up a novel from a Christian publisher, I expect a Christian based read and that wasn't the case here. No reference is ever made to God, Jesus, prayer or faith, and I found that disheartening and not what I was expecting. Furthermore, it wasn't even an entirely clean read either as references are made to Whitney planning to have moved in with her boyfriend. And there's a scene where Leo and Whitney end up sharing the same bed while she's staying at his house.

This is my second experience with a Siri Mitchell novel, and while I do appreciate her writing style, I don't appreciate that her books with no faith content are being distributed by a Christian publisher. While this one was an okay read, I don't foresee her being high on my list of authors to read in the future, and I really hope this isn't an indication of the future of the Christian publishing industry.

Final Rating: 3/5.

Thanks so much to Thomas Nelson for allowing me to advance read this!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance reader copy of this novel from the publisher (Thomas Nelson) via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks so much for reading guys! I hope you have a great rest of your weekend :)