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A review by wyemu
Hurting Distance by Sophie Hannah
5.0
When I started this series (Spilling CID) I hadn't realised it was a series. I originally thought they were stand alone books and would not have been disappointed if they were (not that I'm disappointed that they aren't). On the other hand, having detectives Charlie and Simon involved and watching their relationship develop does tie the books together nicely.
There's no point hiding that this book deals with rape so if that makes you too uncomfortable you should stop reading this, and don't pick up the book.
When Charlie and Simon interview the victims each one takes a different attitude to dealing with what happened to them. The main character hides what was done to her and never tells anyone, another refuses to let it define her and denies the label of victim. I appreciated the way Hannah portrayed a variety of reactions making it clear that there is no one way to deal with being raped.
Sometimes the convoluted nature of Hannah's plots seem a bit extreme to me, then again, the intricacies of human behaviour are not always straightforward so maybe they aren't as unrealistic as I thought. Either way Hannah builds them up and the story is never how it appears at first.
There's no point hiding that this book deals with rape so if that makes you too uncomfortable you should stop reading this, and don't pick up the book.
When Charlie and Simon interview the victims each one takes a different attitude to dealing with what happened to them. The main character hides what was done to her and never tells anyone, another refuses to let it define her and denies the label of victim. I appreciated the way Hannah portrayed a variety of reactions making it clear that there is no one way to deal with being raped.
Sometimes the convoluted nature of Hannah's plots seem a bit extreme to me, then again, the intricacies of human behaviour are not always straightforward so maybe they aren't as unrealistic as I thought. Either way Hannah builds them up and the story is never how it appears at first.