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A review by ladyjaneofaragorn
The Point Of Rescue by Sophie Hannah
3.0
3 stars
I loved the second book so much that I bought the third one right away. Besides the case, we are following the lives of the CID officers and I found their lives interesting.
However, in this book, almost all of the officers are unlikeable. In the second book, yes, they were sometimes annoying. But in this book, I hated them. Especially Snowman and Sellers. The policemen here are misogynists, arrogant, insensitive, jumping to conclusions right away to make things easier. The only police officer I liked here was Simon. And Charlie, although I was annoyed with her sometimes, too.
And it's ironic because the author is a woman and yet, the male characters in this book looked down on women and are so very proud of themselves. And it was voiced that women who stay at home don't need a vacation. Like hell, is it that easy to stay at home and take care of kids and a husband who acts like a kid? (My partner and kid are both wonderful. This isn't personal as my partner doesn't act like a kid, unlike some of the men in this book.) Nick was a horrible husband and yet, Sally doesn't really, as in really, tell him to grow up and change his ways. Sam wonders why his stay-at-home wife is more tired than him at the end of the day. Sellers and the Snowman think wives should not be insecure or do anything to feel more confident, and yet, Sellers is having an affair with a younger woman. It's been a long time since I last read a book with horrible, annoying, unlikeable characters.
That thing with Stacey was convenient to how they solved the case and the reason why she came to Charlie's house wasn't brought up again. It was brushed away.
The redeeming part was the plot and the twists. They were cleverly put and placed and I didn't see them coming.
But, Sophie Hannah has a way of SHOWING the reader that the police has solved the mysteries and the case and then TELLING how they solved it. It would've been better if it was the other way around.
I have books 5, 6, 7, and 9 and I think I will read them in the future but might not bother to buy the books in between that I don't have.
It's frustrating as the plot was good but the characters were just not very kind or nice. Even the side characters were not likeable.
I loved the second book so much that I bought the third one right away. Besides the case, we are following the lives of the CID officers and I found their lives interesting.
However, in this book, almost all of the officers are unlikeable. In the second book, yes, they were sometimes annoying. But in this book, I hated them. Especially Snowman and Sellers. The policemen here are misogynists, arrogant, insensitive, jumping to conclusions right away to make things easier. The only police officer I liked here was Simon. And Charlie, although I was annoyed with her sometimes, too.
And it's ironic because the author is a woman and yet, the male characters in this book looked down on women and are so very proud of themselves. And it was voiced that women who stay at home don't need a vacation. Like hell, is it that easy to stay at home and take care of kids and a husband who acts like a kid? (My partner and kid are both wonderful. This isn't personal as my partner doesn't act like a kid, unlike some of the men in this book.) Nick was a horrible husband and yet, Sally doesn't really, as in really, tell him to grow up and change his ways. Sam wonders why his stay-at-home wife is more tired than him at the end of the day. Sellers and the Snowman think wives should not be insecure or do anything to feel more confident, and yet, Sellers is having an affair with a younger woman. It's been a long time since I last read a book with horrible, annoying, unlikeable characters.
That thing with Stacey was convenient to how they solved the case and the reason why she came to Charlie's house wasn't brought up again. It was brushed away.
The redeeming part was the plot and the twists. They were cleverly put and placed and I didn't see them coming.
But, Sophie Hannah has a way of SHOWING the reader that the police has solved the mysteries and the case and then TELLING how they solved it. It would've been better if it was the other way around.
I have books 5, 6, 7, and 9 and I think I will read them in the future but might not bother to buy the books in between that I don't have.
It's frustrating as the plot was good but the characters were just not very kind or nice. Even the side characters were not likeable.