really, really good psychological thriller. Avoid if you have trouble reading about domestic abuse...otherwise, go read it today.

The repetitive view of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) made this book an unusual read.

Uma leitura decente, sem muitas surpresas.

Gostei da intercalação entre dois períodos de tempos, é algo que eu tenho me incomodado bastante em outros livros, mas aqui foi bem usado e explica bem a diferença da mentalidade da protagonista nos dois períodos.

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Yay, so excited, my library got e-books yesterday, this is my first one checked out!

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Really good thriller that was quite difficult to put down. Some disturbing violence, but necessary to this story.

Got me out of my reader's block. Fantastic, anxiety-inducing, fast-paced read. Highly recommended.

This has to the most haunting read I've ever read. I found the end so liberating that I actually cried. I just...this book is going to sit with me for awhile. I'm almost sad it's over.

Not sure where to begin with this book. It was really, REALLY good but so dark and at times really hard to read. The topic was domestic violence. The main character, Cathy, tells the story of her life before and her life now...each chapter alternates between THEN and present day. She meets this dashing, dark and slightly dangerous man that all her friends love and think is perfect. Lee is mysterious but romantic and she's sucked into his world quickly and then suddenly she's overcome by him. He literally takes over everything and the story of the descent into a domestic violence situation is truly scary and sometimes hard to read. You don't get the whole story right away, it's told in bits and pieces.

The "present day" story is about Cathy's recovery of being kidnapped and nearly killed by Lee. He's been sent to prison for it, she moved and changed her identity, but she lives in fear every moment of her life. This story is about her fear, her terrible OCD and paranoia. This is also hard to read but there is some hope, some hope that she is going to recover and her life will get better.

Then Lee gets released. The second half of the book is still telling the story of what Lee did, but it's also about her realizing that Lee is back and has found her. Again, a very dark book, but it was a good one! I couldn't stop reading it.

Into the Darkest Corner is a stunning debut thriller that presents a terrifying look at the world of anguish and terror suffered by victims of domestic abuse.

From the very first page you will be pulled into that world as you follow two separate timelines. The life of a carefree outgoing Catherine as she used to be and the paralyzing life she leads as Cathy four years later will open your eyes to what it is like to have severe OCD and panic attacks and how hard it is to escape domestic abuse.

somewhat painful to read, touched on subjects and portrayed events that made me uncomfortable.
but I'm still thinking about it, a bit haunted by it.
When does 'just trying to help out', move to 'over protective', to 'controlling', to abuse and torture....a scale.
like watching your weight, moving to anorexia.

3.5 stars. This book has a slow start, but once he gets going to gets really interesting!