Review: Definitely A Five-Star Review
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
Although I don't much like flashbacks and reading about torture turns my stomach, I couldn't put this book down.Two men, one bi, one straight, married and with a child he adores, were abducted by a psychopath along with eight others and used to enact this vicious wacko's revenge fantasy on everyone his twisted mind imagined had ever disrespected him.The book starts after six of the ten survive five months' captivity and torture and, eventually, escape. Austin's wife has neither patience, nor, apparently, even concern over the PTSD her husband is dealing with. Even a month with the "aftermath" is enough for her to jump ship - or, at least, use it as an excuse to jump ship. Cam, who has suffered his whole life with Asperger's Syndrome, has locked himself away from life, sleeping in his living room because his bedroom is now too claustrophobic for him after being locked in a cage for five months.The book is about how these two find each other, a deep and committed love, and a burning passion - not just from the bonding of surviving Hell together, but also from their deep devotion as they help each other heal.Though the flashbacks to their captivity are gruesome and disturbing, their evolving relationship and their desperate return to wholeness are beautiful things to watch, and profoundly moving.The book was extremely well-written (sorry, but I just don't get the couple of reviewers who couldn't seem to follow the story - I had no problem with it at all - it seemed to evolve and progress totally organically, at least for me), the characters engaging, the growing love absolutely believable, the place and characters deeply evoked.I recommend this book highly.