For fans of nice, fluffy, and romantic books such as Abducted and The Breakaway, allow this book to disabuse you of the notion that kidnapping is another means to matchmaking - it is brutal, damned, and should you fall victim to such schemes, chances are, you may not come back with a ring on your finger; even if you coming back alive, it is highly likely you'd come back changed forever. 
 This book was a wake-up call for reminding me about the harsh realities of abduction. One doesn't have to think too hard to recall real-life stories that inspire this book. This book aims to narrate the abject horrors the heroine goes through each day in captivity. Part of me wanted Claire to just piss her kidnapper off and be done with it - part of me died just reading about Claire putting herself up with all that torture like a martyr page after page. 
 The blurb says it all, really - Claire has been a kidnap victim for 10 years, sweet Christ, and her escapes plans have become more sophisticated and dangerous after many of her earlier escape plans blew up in smoke. Dangerous, because she now involves outsiders - with consequences, of course. Doing enough to leave an impression on the people she has one night stands with, she leaves her old address for them, in turn hoping that they convey to her old family that she is alive and well - kinda. However, instead of accepting that they can't see Claire again, these men try to heroically rescue Claire. (view spoiler)[Of course, only one succeeds before the Devil gets to him. Not sure who I'm referring to as the Devil - the kidnapper or the Devil himself. You decide. (hide spoiler)] 
 The book centralizes on the theme of the psychologies of a kidnap victim. Everything else - the romance, suspense, and surprise - pales in comparison. Hence, those who pick up this book with the intent of getting a scoop on the latter will be sorely disappointed. 
 That said, I still would strongly recommend this book. It gives an insight to the life we hopefully will never experience firsthand. I really liked the characters for their strong will and goodwill - especially Connor. There were some times, though, where I wanted to punch Claire for her stupidity and stubbornness - then I remember that she has been punched sufficiently - for the past 10 years. Funny how in most thrillers, the masterminds/absolute antagonists always happen to be a psycho. So even though there is always an explanation as to how the bad guy got away with the crime, the biggest mystery of all is never explained - why would the ****er do it in the first place. There is always no reasonable excuse for his/her actions - apart from the fact that he/she is completely nuts. 
 On the whole, this book was entertaining, but not in the laughter-and-warmth way. Whether the chills and pity are worth the read is entirely up to you.