This book was really good, but it is not for everyone as it is downright gritty, psychological, twisted, and so gore infested that some people will be having night terrors the rest of their lives!

So definitely HEED THE WARNING that if you can't take anything that has to do with, rape, torture, and cannibalism then do not read it. This book is not a romp through fairyland, it is a romp through the most worst serial killer's mind you could ever imagine. When reading this book think of Jeffrey Dahmer possessing the body of a 15 year old girl and then you will know what this book is about.

The book revolves around Hillary Grayson, a 15 year old girl, that wakes up in a room tied to bed with no clothes on and nothing covering her body. She is not able to move her body and she is not able to remember anything about herself. She is being taken care of by two doctors and one woman.

Doctor #1: Dr. Morrison is a neurosurgeon and he administers shots, takes her vitals, and supposedly keeps an eye on her (but he is not all what he seems and he has some twisted plans that are unethical in store for Hillary).

Doctor #2: Dr. Bentley is a psychiatrist and he sits with her taking notes, trying to elicit responses from her of nightmares/dreams she has been having since she has been in their care (but yet again he seems to genuinely be concerned for her well being and yet he lets Dr. Morrison keep her tied up, so his intentions are not true either).

Woman: Dr. Morrison's wife - she takes care of Hillary by bathing her and looking out for her general welfare (but all that changes when the crap hits the fan halfway through the book).

To understand the intriguing depth and plot of this book, you would have to understand the girl Hillary as she is not really what she seems either. She is not the sweet innocent teenager next door as she is something far much worse and the main reason she is tied up is to keep her twisted mind and body from going into hellish overdrive.

This book will take you so deep into the depths of hell that you will wonder if you can ever recover from the psychological, demented, twisted, gory bloodfest that is within these pages. I read this book in about 5 hours and I am giving it five stars for one hellbent, crazy, and twisted ride.

(This is now directed toward Angel - someone said in one of your reviews that you are the Queen of Gore - after reading this book I would say that title should be official!) :)

Update: I have decided that Angel's nickname the "Queen of Gore" be changed to the "Queen of Extreme". That has a better ring to it too! :) ( )

I like to mix up my diet of classic horror with material from new writers whenever I get a break in my reading, amd I've seen a lot of rave reviews for this work from friends on Goodreads, so I figured I'd check it out.

This is the first book in a trilogy.

I have to preface this review by saying that I'm a primarily story-driven reader. I like to get swept up in a plot that takes me to places I never dreamed I'd go when I started. I guess I like surprises when I read.

So it's my fault that I assumed the plot of this book was going to have a big reveal, a major twist that would blow my mind and make everything I'd read be seen in a whole new light. The cryptic, Memento-type first chapters certainly helped bolster the idea that everything was not as it seemed.

But it was.

And I say this not to spoil the plot (I don't believe I have), but to set proper expectations for readers interested in checking out this title. To me, this book was about torture and gore, and not a whole lot else. And I feel that it suceeded in a achieving that goal magnificently. If you're looking for torture/exploitation porn, you've truly hit the jackpot here. The torture scenes were genuinely twisted, churning and original in their horrors. The prose is sparse and efficient.

But torture is the main attraction here, as throughout the entire book the action primarily exists within the confines of a single room, the plot only advancing a single step to the left near the end. Without a a single truly sympathetic character (it's hard to be sure where your sympathies should lie, as the POV continuously shifts through the narrative), I suspect you may find yourself watching the horrors unfold with more bemusement than terror for the individuals involved. Suspension of disbelief is required at a certain point, but that's not a major issue with the overall hard-to-swallow premise upon whcih the story is founded. I don't believe total realism was the intention.

Ultimately, the gore-to-plot ratio was too off-kilter for my tastes, but that's just me. I highly recommend this book for anyone looking for hardcore, creatively disgusting mutilation and bloodletting. Definitely not for the squeamish.

3.5 stars for successfully starting a new reign of blood, but only for fans of this genre with a taste for non-stop slicing and dicing. (rounded up to 4 stars on Goodreads)



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Well..it's not often that I admit that a book kicked my ass. This one not only kicked my ass. It picked me up and body slammed me.

I don't think my measly little mind will ever be the same.


At about 67% percent..I almost gave up. But what did I do? I kept reading the dang thing.
Cuz..well



This book is NOT for everyone! Don't say you weren't warned.

Angel..you just slayed the evil queen.

3.5 stars ( )

What a terrific work of suspense blended with horror and terror. Possibly the most attractive feature of Angel Gelique prose is that its pictures are painted perfectly with just the right words. They are uniquely her and not a poor man's Stephen King like so many other horror writers I could name.

This is a masterfully written, disturbing tale that goes to the darkest depraved places in the human soul! This was the most terrifying, RAW horror I have ever read!

While her style varies, this is a shocking book I simply couldn’t put down. A shocking horror must read, but definitely not for the faint of heart! This by far the best horror-thriller I have ever read!
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What a terrific work of suspense blended with horror and terror. Possibly the most attractive feature of Angel Gelique prose is that its pictures are painted perfectly with just the right words. They are uniquely her and not a poor man's Stephen King like so many other horror writers I could name.

This is a masterfully written, disturbing tale that goes to the darkest depraved places in the human soul! This was the most terrifying, RAW horror I have ever read!

While her style varies, this is a shocking book I simply couldn’t put down. A shocking horror must read, but definitely not for the faint of heart! This by far the best horror-thriller I have ever read! ( )