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A review by realadhdoug
You Can't Hide by Karen Rose
4.0
Full disclosure: I read the abridged version of this book, unfortunately, because it’s the only version of the audiobook that appears to exist. So there’s undoubtedly a lot of nuance I missed out on, but I did get the gist of the story.
Let’s start with the romance between the two leads—absent loved it. It’s sort of an “enemies to friends” thing, as Detective Aidan Reagan meets psychiatrist Tess Ciccotelli in the process of investigating a suspicious suicide. The evidence on the is incriminating for Tess and Aidan is quick to suspect her since he had recognized her as the woman who’d testified in favor of a schizophrenic man that had murdered three children. Aidan’s friends vouch for her, though, and as more of her patients begin to have erratic episodes, he begins to see she’s being set up. Then they sort of fall for each other throughout the process of trying to figure out who’s behind it all.
The story was gripping and fast-paced. I enjoyed it all the way up to the end. However, who the antagonist of the story turned out to be was a huge letdown. It just didn’t make sense and there really wasn’t an explanation as to why she had it out for Tess. She was somehow borderline schizophrenic and also a criminal mastermind. It just wasn’t believable and the motivation seemed extremely manufactured. I’ve read 15-20 Karen Rose books at this point, and this villain was the most ridiculous. I mean, she was a great villain, but there was just no reason that she would be the villain in Tess’s story.
So, I enjoyed the process but the ending left a lot to be desired. I’d recommend it if you’re going to read the Chicago series through (book 6 is fantastic) and, like I said, it was really good all the way up to the end. So, it’s not a complete waste of time to read it as a standalone book. Just brace yourself to come away saying “but WHY???”
Let’s start with the romance between the two leads—absent loved it. It’s sort of an “enemies to friends” thing, as Detective Aidan Reagan meets psychiatrist Tess Ciccotelli in the process of investigating a suspicious suicide. The evidence on the is incriminating for Tess and Aidan is quick to suspect her since he had recognized her as the woman who’d testified in favor of a schizophrenic man that had murdered three children. Aidan’s friends vouch for her, though, and as more of her patients begin to have erratic episodes, he begins to see she’s being set up. Then they sort of fall for each other throughout the process of trying to figure out who’s behind it all.
The story was gripping and fast-paced. I enjoyed it all the way up to the end. However, who the antagonist of the story turned out to be was a huge letdown. It just didn’t make sense and there really wasn’t an explanation as to why she had it out for Tess. She was somehow borderline schizophrenic and also a criminal mastermind. It just wasn’t believable and the motivation seemed extremely manufactured. I’ve read 15-20 Karen Rose books at this point, and this villain was the most ridiculous. I mean, she was a great villain, but there was just no reason that she would be the villain in Tess’s story.
So, I enjoyed the process but the ending left a lot to be desired. I’d recommend it if you’re going to read the Chicago series through (book 6 is fantastic) and, like I said, it was really good all the way up to the end. So, it’s not a complete waste of time to read it as a standalone book. Just brace yourself to come away saying “but WHY???”