TM Frazier does not hesitate to torture her female characters until they reach their breaking point and then she lets them been tortured a bit more until they reach a new limit. And only then she lets them rise from their ashes like a phoenix and live as normal and happy as they should live. 
 I started this book because I got a glimpse of Jake at King's books and he looked interesting in a twisted short of way. I wanted to learn more about him. I cannot say I understood his actions, his behaviour with this book. Instead, I learnt a lot about Abby, the girl he fell in love with. She was strong, self contained, life inspiring. I am glad I read her story and I am glad she let Jake in her life. It was the best thing it could happen to him. 
 The book was hard to read -even painful sometimes- but it is definitely life inspiring and is worth every second you will spend reading it.