I decided that I'm not going to give a star rating for this book. It would be unfair. 
 There's no denying that this story was well-written and captivating. I mean, I finished it in one night. It was two in the morning and I just couldn't stop because I wanted to know what happened. I was invested; in Livvie, in Caleb, in their story. 
 But it was dark. And it was disturbing. And most of the time, I just wanted to scream and kick the shit out of, like, a couch or something. 
 While it was hard to read what was happening to Livvie, both from Caleb and others, it was not hard to understand why she was beginning to fall in love with him, and that terrified me. It confused me and it made me unsure of myself and it kept me up all. damn. night. 
 In a way, this book kind of reminded me of The Kite Runner. It wasn't necessarily a literary masterpiece, but it was hard to read and even harder to forget. 
 If you can seperate fiction from reality in your head and begin the book with the understanding that it will offend you, than it's definitely worth the read. If not, stay far, far away from this series.