Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes

How about a book that combines erotica with horror?  Kind of a strange combo, and certainly something different from my normal reading.  But once I got into it, even though I could clearly see where it was going, I couldn't put it down. 


The author starts with some short chapters that seem to be unconnected, but then quickly starts alternating chapters from 2004 to 2008 in the life of Catherine, a young woman who has had an abusive relationship with Lee.  We know this almost from the beginning, and we also know that in 2008 she is suffering from the result of this abuse.  But this writing technique if very effective in building the suspense and keeping the book going.  It would have been have very different read if it had been written in chronological order. 


Some of the scenes are tough to read.  The abuse is extremely violent, but being in Catherine's head when it happens, the reader can see how she fought to get through it.  My only criticism is that it's a bit long, but there was no way I would have stopped before the ending. (oh and one more criticism - do people really wink at each other?  There was a lot of winking in this book.) -June