Author: Chevy Stevens
Publication Date: July 6, 2010
Pages: 352
Source: Borrowed
Format: E-book
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Buy: Amazon
First sentence: "You know, Doc, you're not the first shrink I've seen since I got back."
Overall rating:
"On the day she was abducted, Annie O’Sullivan, a 32-year-old realtor, had three goals — sell a house, forget about a recent argument with her mother, and be on time for dinner with her ever-patient boyfriend. The open house is slow, but when her last visitor pulls up in a van as she's about to leave, Annie thinks it just might be her lucky day after all. Interwoven with the story of the year Annie spent as the captive of a psychopath in a remote mountain cabin, which unfolds through sessions with her psychiatrist, is a second narrative recounting events following her escape — her struggle to piece her shattered life back together and the ongoing police investigation into the identity of her captor."
This is my first five-star review! I consider myself a pretty tough critique, so I mean it when I say that this book is phenomenal. It is graphic and honestly scary but it grips its reader and holds on tight. I tore through this book really quickly because I just couldn't wait to see what would happen next.
Annie's character is real and raw and I loved the transitions made between her personality during the sessions with her therapist and during the time she spent in the cabin with her abductor. The author shows everything that Andie is feeling incredibly well, making it a real experience reading about the abduction. The writing makes it very clear that the author did her research regarding these types of things. I found myself wanting to speed through the therapist sessions to get back to the time spent with 'The Freak' as she calls him. The story was thrilling but be warned that it can get to be disturbing in some of the descriptions of the ordeals Annie went through.
The end of this book unfolded really well and I loved the surprise ending. It ends as you would never suspect and I felt that the author did it in a way that seemed believable. The book is not only about the time while Annie was abducted but the effect it had on her life afterward. The very last sentence of the book gave me chills, just proving even further how well-rounded and good this book really is. While reading it, I wanted to tell everyone around me about it. I recommend this to anyone.
You can visit Chevy Stevens' website here.
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