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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
I read this book so many months ago, and refused to write a review because
a) I was too lazy and
b) I was too heartbroken and emotional
But in the months that followed after reading this book,I found myself unable to think about this book. (Or rather, unable to think about this book without feeling my heart breaking all over again.)
There aren't a lot of books I can remember with vivid detail, but this is one of them. I grew very attached to some of the characters (especially the camel, which is kind of weird since I don't even remember her name), but most of all I feel in love with the setting. Lucy Christopher did an amazing job of describing how it felt to live in the Australian outback, and more than once I found myself wishing I could be transported into the story and live with its characters.
So when the book ended, you can imagine why it left me a sobbing and uncontrollable mess. I immediately began looking for a sequel, and when I couldn't find one I was devastated.
So I'll end this review with my very important demands for Lucy Christopher:
-a sequel
-a movie (or tv show) (actually tv show would be better)
-an apology
-a happy ending
a) I was too lazy and
b) I was too heartbroken and emotional
But in the months that followed after reading this book,I found myself unable to think about this book. (Or rather, unable to think about this book without feeling my heart breaking all over again.)
There aren't a lot of books I can remember with vivid detail, but this is one of them. I grew very attached to some of the characters (especially the camel, which is kind of weird since I don't even remember her name), but most of all I feel in love with the setting. Lucy Christopher did an amazing job of describing how it felt to live in the Australian outback, and more than once I found myself wishing I could be transported into the story and live with its characters.
So when the book ended, you can imagine why it left me a sobbing and uncontrollable mess. I immediately began looking for a sequel, and when I couldn't find one I was devastated.
So I'll end this review with my very important demands for Lucy Christopher:
-a sequel
-a movie (or tv show) (actually tv show would be better)
-an apology
-a happy ending
this is my favorite book i’ve read in all my high school years
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the book did not end how i thought it was going to
This is one of my absolute favorite books, so I couldn’t not review it on here. It’s a short book but absolutely stocked full of impeccable detail and emotion. Lucy Christopher did a superb job with this book. You can’t help but relate to how the character feels throughout her predicament. I’ve read this book about a million times and couldn’t recommend it more. The only thing I was upset about is the ending, I hear she’s possibly going to make a second book to this one so
Gemma is abducted and taken to a foreign country by a man who has been watching her for years and feels they have a special connection. She fights and fights to escape her captivity from the desert compound he has built in Australia's Outback. Good, but didn't feel as developed as other kidnapping stories.
dark
sad
medium-paced
This was a great listen and reminder that YA matters. The story was so well told, and it really made you start worrying once you get halfway through. I can see this being made into a Lifetime movie ha
When I read this book in 2009 I was fully on board for this CHILD to kiss the civilized world goodbye and fall in love in the outback with her adult captor because he was a little bit tortured and charismatic. And folks, that’s why it is so important to have a fully developed frontal lobe before making any consequential romantic decisions.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I heard great reviews of this book. I was not thrilled as I thought I would be. still decent read.
