The first chapters are tough with explicit description of some nasty stuff. So it is not an easy read, but it is very captivating as it makes you want to keep reading to see what is happening next. I still got the feeling he did not put his everything in here, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. It left me a bit sad in the sense that it shows how tough it is to heal from trauma even in adulthood as those patterns of coping are so deeply etched into the psyche