While I liked the back story and drama in the book, I often skipped passages at a time because it was too much inner monologue going on. But the things Maddox and Aylee go through are heart breaking, so it was only right that they find each other and fall in love to fix each other, and in Maddox's case, to protect Aylee. I was disturbing satisfied with the punishments doled out to the abusers in the book. I plan on reading the novella coming out next year.