Slow burn sexual assault recovery story. It's a bit intense if that's not something you’re expecting or ready to spend 95% of a book on. 

The promise of the premise felt like it'd be strangers in forced proximity, which is less the focus. It's definitely a wounded dove situation.

Stuart was interesting but the emotional space is taken up mostly by the other protagonist's- Edie's- untreated trauma responses. Our dude is mauled by lions, loses mobility, is grieving a lifelong friend and those beats get a good intro chapter and then fade to the side. 

I don't need a trauma parade (ever) but the narrative balance was a little confusing.

Random: Edie puts french doors everywhere in this coastal adjacent 300 year old house in a temperate climate. Wouldn't that leak all the time? I had a lot of "oh boy- the water damage." moments.