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A review by bookish_tam
Harm Done by Ruth Rendell
3.0
I had mixed opinions on this, hence the 3 stars.. I’d maybe stretch to 3.5 but I think that’d be too generous.
Yeah, I enjoyed this book, it was ok. But I do think there’s more gripping detective/crime books out there. Don’t get me wrong, in some parts this book had me hooked and I did fly through quite a bit of it in the beginning, but eventually I started to get a bit bored and I think it could’ve been shorter. It waffled a bit in the middle. I also hated the fact she kept introducing new characters, it was a bit too busy for me.
Who killed Devenish? I think we all seen that coming.. but I liked how the book ended and Rendell wrapped everything up at the end. I especially didn’t see the whole ‘Anne’ thing coming.
Rendell reveals how crime varies and how it doesn’t discriminate between classes. She highlights the scary reality of domestic abuse, what goes on behind closed doors and how society deals with its issues and in my opinion that’s why she wasn’t solely focused on providing a gripping detective/crime novel.
Would I read it again? Probably not. But I would recommend simply as a kind of ‘eye-opener’.
Yeah, I enjoyed this book, it was ok. But I do think there’s more gripping detective/crime books out there. Don’t get me wrong, in some parts this book had me hooked and I did fly through quite a bit of it in the beginning, but eventually I started to get a bit bored and I think it could’ve been shorter. It waffled a bit in the middle. I also hated the fact she kept introducing new characters, it was a bit too busy for me.
Who killed Devenish? I think we all seen that coming.. but I liked how the book ended and Rendell wrapped everything up at the end. I especially didn’t see the whole ‘Anne’ thing coming.
Rendell reveals how crime varies and how it doesn’t discriminate between classes. She highlights the scary reality of domestic abuse, what goes on behind closed doors and how society deals with its issues and in my opinion that’s why she wasn’t solely focused on providing a gripping detective/crime novel.
Would I read it again? Probably not. But I would recommend simply as a kind of ‘eye-opener’.