Holy cow! What a mind trip! 
 Captive in the Dark is about a young girl named Livvie who gets kidnapped for the purpose of being sold as a sex slave. Her captor, Caleb, knows the life he is selling her into all too well because as a young boy he himself escaped that life. Caleb is hardened, emotionless and fueled by revenge to take down Vladek, the man responsible for his past. His plans include training Livvie to be the most desirable slave at the next auction, thus allowing Vladek to recognize him as someone he should let into his inner circle. Once in Vladek's inner circle, Caleb plans to take everything from him and ultimately destroy him. 
 As the story unfolds the reader can't help but feel completely horrified... Then things become emotionally confusing. Caleb shows sides of himself that are sweet and caring. He reveals things about himself that are damaged and make you ache to fix him in one chapter and then in the next he is beating Livvie with belts and sexually abusing her! The sexual abuse started off so dehumanizing and then it turned into something else. Is it abuse if you get pleasure from it? I started to feel just like Livvie! I had stockholm syndrome! It is a very uncomfortable read, but I thought it was brilliant. A book able to make me have so many emotions and conflicted feelings deserves the praise. I'm starting the second book as soon as I can get my hands on it. 
 Character Casting: 
 Caleb: Chris Hemsworth 
 Livvie: Marion Cotillard