There was absolutely nothing worthwhile about reading this boook except for the pleasure of finishing it. It was a drag from start to finish. The main character seems untouchable. Throughout all of these horrible events in her life you never find out what she is THINKING! In order to write a novel, you need a good basis of characters. It is obvious that the author didn't know her characters well enough to tell us what they were thinking. I mean the girl is tied to a chair and almost killed and all R.A. Nelson gives us is an "gee, i'm scared." This book falls flat on many different levels including the emotional one.