This is the follow up book to no virgin and deals with the trial and aftermath. It is cleverly written in 2 sections, which allows us to deal with the utter misery of being disbelieved, lied about, maligned etc, but also the ability of Stacy to find out about other victims and process what has happened to her. Harry's brother uses a variety of methods to trap girls half his age. It is not obvious from the first book that he is also twice Harry's age too.
And we see earlier victims also being manipulated in order that they don't give evidence. Not he said, she said, but they (lied), she said. ( )

No Shame deals with the experience of a teenage rape victim who has chosen to report the crime and seek justice in court. The rape itself was described in an earlier book so here we follow Stacey through the ordeal of the court case and the awful realisation that her plausible attacker could well get away with his crime, since, as in many rape cases, it comes down to whose version of events the jury will believe.
This difficult subject is tackled in a straightforward and sympathetic manner, and the way the case progresses feels authentic and well-researched. The story was not as harrowing as I feared since Stacey did not appear to be as severely affected, mentally and emotionally, as in some cases. She is a courageous and resilient, though fallible, person with a number of supportive people to help her. Perhaps this approach was chosen to make the book, and its important lessons, more accessible for its Young Adult audience.
I still felt very emotionally involved in the outcome and though this was a relatively quick read the story stayed with me for some time. ( )