I found the story disturbing on a fundamental level, but it was so good I also could not stop listening to it! It is very dark. It is so well written that I could visualize these events occurring. It is an excellent story, well written, and very engrossing. Disliked that it ended on a cliffhanger, good thing I had book 2 downloaded and ready to go. The narration was excellent. I received a free copy of this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving my review.