Review: good writing but no easy read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 19, 2013
Cara Dee describes the aftermath of a horrific period of imprisonment and torture visited by a psychopath upon a group of men that includes the main characters, Austin and Cam, for five months. The book begins at the point where they are released, but we learn about their imprisonment only through well-written but deeply disturbing flashbacks. The book deals with the aftermath of severe trauma, a topic  that fits somewhat uncomfortably into the MM romance genre. As anyone who knows about post-traumatic stress disorder will tell you, the pain doesn't just end when the traumatic event is over. Both men are haunted by vivid flashbacks of the events they experienced together. Their re-experience of the trauma draws them together, even as it alienates them from the rest of the world.  We see their old lives fall apart and their struggle to create meaning from their suffering.The author has an acute understanding of the suffering and struggles of survivors of trauma. The two men's love story unfolds tenderly as they come to heal.Very well written and gripping! However, I would caution that this gritty but at times disturbing book is definitely not for the fainthearted.