It's hard to know how to feel about this book because, in and of itself, it's not a complete book. It's set up as one, but realistically, it's only the beginning of one. And outside of the lack of editing that affects so many self-published works (though not this one), maybe this is one of the big problems--authors have incentive to publish a lot of short pieces rather than single long pieces in some ways... and that's fine. But apparently, in this case, it led to an author writing one long piece, and splitting it into three books.

By itself, this 'first book in the series' is more of a tease than a story in and of itself. If you're buying it for Kindle, you can buy all three for 99 cents each, but the fact that it's published alone does, on some level, suggest there's a particular story to be had here, just as there'd be if you bought the first book in a series in a bookstore. But, as a book, this doesn't warrant the label.

If I'd just finished reading the first part of a book, I might not be too unsatisfied right now--it's a decent beginning, though it's got some issues (not least of them the sections where she's remembering back to being 12, in memories that vary between making her sound like a 6-year-old and an 18-year-old). But, as someone who just read what she considered to be a book in and of itself, and the beginning of a series... well, yeah, I don't think I got what I paid for, and the lack of substance/completion here overshadows what was a decent beginning to a book.

So, will I continue reading? Yes, I will, because I bought the first three in the series together, knowing they were something of a trilogy even if I didn't realize how much they were together only essentially one book. But, will I read more by this author? No, I probably won't. I'm not going to pay full book price for what ends up being only a third of a book, and it seems that that's what this author's intention is That means that, on some level, she's putting money above either stories or readers, and combined with the fact that there's nothing really Special about this particular book/story so far, that means I feel a bit gipped, and frustrated that marketing processes led an author to make this particular choice and concession.

Here's hoping that other authors don't, as I certainly haven't seen anything to this extent before. ( )

I have to say on my first glimpse that this cover is really hot, so kudos to the person who made that. I'm sure the cover alone and the title really drew in some interests. I am so happy my favorite type of book has really taken off, I love a really great Stockholm syndrome book. This is only the first part in the series and I have to say it was really well written. Lilly is a completely likable character, and obviously the wrong person discovered a liking for her. You see it on the news every now and then but really what type of man would just take a girl. So we flashback to Lilly's crappy childhood and learn that she is a survivor. I think that makes her captivity a little easier to take, because if we know her, she's going to do what she needs to survive. She was going to school at Yale and so we also knows she is smart. So I love where this is going and I'm excited for the next installment. Overall entertainment value is five stars. Loved it. ( )