5 stars. 
 Those stars weren't earned by warm or fuzzy feelings or excitement or ANY joy, these stars were hard earned by a truly remarkably gifted writer. If the quality had been any less or the emotion and prose at all lacking, I'm not sure I would have been able to finish this book, or even come close. 
 This was a very hard book to read. It is unapologetically raw. It takes you past every comfort zone and then makes you feel every single negative emotion. It doesn't let you label or wallow in judgement for the characters for very long because before you know it, you're feeling things you don't want to feel. You are left not only questioning the characters, but your own mind. 
 It really is extraordinary in a very deep psychological way. 
 I'm moving onto "Seduced in the Dark" before I chicken out. Other people have much better reviews than this one, read them. I'll go more into the characters & plot & morals after I finish the entire story.