I decided to read this because another reviewer likened it to Kitty Thomas's Comfort Food, which I really enjoyed....I didn't enjoy this one though- not at all.  The main thing I detested is that you never get into the minds of the captors- they're all portrayed as hardened sadists with no compassion.  There's a lot of punishment and not much insight in to the characters personalities (or lack there of) or motivations.  Comfort Food gave me a lot to think about...this one went out of my mind immediately, thankfully.