Apart from the jarring images of a cherry on nearly every page and the extremely odd formatting, this was an incredibly interesting but rather dark book.
This is one of those books where it feels kind of "icky" to read at times because its told in multiple POVs, and some of the time, as the reader, we get the internal thoughts of a predator. In media and throughout our lives into "adulthood", emphasis on what makes a person an "adult" usually revolves around the "legal age" or "age of consent". Is there something magical that happens when someone reaches "that certain age" that makes them more *mature* then the were the day or year before? Of course not, but the law is there to *supposedly* create a more emotionally and physically safe bumper for those who are on the precipice of actual adulthood.
This was actually really well-written because the reader gets the glimpse into the "predator's" head--as well as into the head of "the prey" and her would-be "protector. We see that it isn't that cut and dry and that the deception runs deep. I really enjoyed this book.
I think the most disturbing part is actually the "bonus epilogue" linked at the end, which just....changes things.