I'm rating this 4 stars because while I really loved this book, there was a rape scene that just did not sit well with me at all. How it was executed and how the victim was portrayed left a bad taste in my mouth and I can't excuse that so I have to take a star off for it. Otherwise, the rest of the book was great. It has similar elements to The Shining and The Hellbound Heart - two stories that I absolutely LOVED!