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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
I really loved this book! It left me feeling conflicted...I felt like I had Stockholm Syndrome along with Gemma. But at the same time it makes you wonder, was it really Stockholm Syndrome like everyone tells her, or is it that you really do begin to understand and sympathise with Ty, in spite of what he's done?
Even though the ending saddened me, I can't say I was disappointed as it felt like the best way to end the story. I do still hope that one day they will meet again though, under different circumstances :)
Even though the ending saddened me, I can't say I was disappointed as it felt like the best way to end the story. I do still hope that one day they will meet again though, under different circumstances :)
This book just GOT to me.
It's a story of a young sixteen year old girl,named Gemma, who is kidnapped by a man named Ty. And from the distance, before reading this book, you think it's going to be just another book about kidnapping, but it's so so SO much more. The author writes in an indescribably real and raw way of writing, not leaving any details out no matter how unflattering. I felt the entire book, and even when it was in a dull spot I found myself on edge, because I was never quite sure how she was going to end it.
This book made me understand Stockholm Syndrome on a level that I thought I'd never reach. I found myself falling for Ty, even knowing the creepy and verging on absolute psychotic things he thought and did. He was tender with Gemma, but his unsettling way of going by his love left me constantly intrigued. He drugged this young girl at an airport and took her to a absolutely secluded desert-like place. When she wakes she finds herself in a house that's surround by no other signs of civilization, stuck with a man who, in his own insane way, intensely cares for her.
Definitely an emotional read, at least for me. My mother found me sobbing intensely later after I finished it and brought me in a cup of tea. I was invested in a way that I was so thankful for, as I hadn't read a book that even slightly lured me in at all for such a loooong time. This book definitely hooked me and kept me to the end.
It's a story of a young sixteen year old girl,named Gemma, who is kidnapped by a man named Ty. And from the distance, before reading this book, you think it's going to be just another book about kidnapping, but it's so so SO much more. The author writes in an indescribably real and raw way of writing, not leaving any details out no matter how unflattering. I felt the entire book, and even when it was in a dull spot I found myself on edge, because I was never quite sure how she was going to end it.
This book made me understand Stockholm Syndrome on a level that I thought I'd never reach. I found myself falling for Ty, even knowing the creepy and verging on absolute psychotic things he thought and did. He was tender with Gemma, but his unsettling way of going by his love left me constantly intrigued. He drugged this young girl at an airport and took her to a absolutely secluded desert-like place. When she wakes she finds herself in a house that's surround by no other signs of civilization, stuck with a man who, in his own insane way, intensely cares for her.
Definitely an emotional read, at least for me. My mother found me sobbing intensely later after I finished it and brought me in a cup of tea. I was invested in a way that I was so thankful for, as I hadn't read a book that even slightly lured me in at all for such a loooong time. This book definitely hooked me and kept me to the end.
The first time I read this book, I was fifteen or sixteen, and I read it so fast that I didn’t really let myself sit with it. From a craft-perspective, the book is excellent. It’s well-crafted, and the second person POV is pulled off so well that it makes me jealous. With that being said, I’m not really sure what the point of it is. Maybe that sounds crazy, but in reading this on my kindle, so many of the highlighted passages were those that specifically related to Gemma falling in love with Ty, and given the circumstances of the novel, I’m not sure if that’s what Christopher was going for? Anyways, apparently there’s a sequel that I WILL read, but I’m a little nervous for it.
I picked up Stolen based on a few recommendations from other blogs - Let the Words Flow and YA Book Shelf and I definitely have to say I don't regret it!
It wasn't fast read, for me at least. I meandered through in a few days, just trying to soak up the Australian outback and get into the tone of the book. The writing was awesome and the thing that I liked most was the fact that I completely empathized with Gemma. I felt everything that she felt, which is so rare for me in a book. That last hundred pages flew by because I wanted to know what happened. I began to like Ty just as much as Gemma did, understanding and sympathizing with him that was she did. It was almost like I had Stolkholm's syndrome myself!
I really enjoyed this book - I loved the concept, the setting, the characters. Ty was a little creepy, but by the end of the book, I liked him a lot. Maybe it was because there was the distance of a book between us, but it was easy for me to forget what he'd done and start to like him. He was so into the desert and its beauty that it was hard to think that he could be evil.
My favorite part was the end because I wanted to know so much what would happen. There's one point that just tugged at my heartstrings and I was just a conflicted at the main character about what she should do.
I can't find one bad thing to say about this book, but I didn't think it was perfect. Maybe it was a little bit too slow or maybe the descriptions were a little too in-depth sometimes - I'm not sure exactly what could've been improved. When I closed it, I was satisfied, but not sad that it was over. An awesome book changes you, in some way, and this book only nudged me a little.
It wasn't fast read, for me at least. I meandered through in a few days, just trying to soak up the Australian outback and get into the tone of the book. The writing was awesome and the thing that I liked most was the fact that I completely empathized with Gemma. I felt everything that she felt, which is so rare for me in a book. That last hundred pages flew by because I wanted to know what happened. I began to like Ty just as much as Gemma did, understanding and sympathizing with him that was she did. It was almost like I had Stolkholm's syndrome myself!
I really enjoyed this book - I loved the concept, the setting, the characters. Ty was a little creepy, but by the end of the book, I liked him a lot. Maybe it was because there was the distance of a book between us, but it was easy for me to forget what he'd done and start to like him. He was so into the desert and its beauty that it was hard to think that he could be evil.
My favorite part was the end because I wanted to know so much what would happen. There's one point that just tugged at my heartstrings and I was just a conflicted at the main character about what she should do.
I can't find one bad thing to say about this book, but I didn't think it was perfect. Maybe it was a little bit too slow or maybe the descriptions were a little too in-depth sometimes - I'm not sure exactly what could've been improved. When I closed it, I was satisfied, but not sad that it was over. An awesome book changes you, in some way, and this book only nudged me a little.
*2.5 stars* I have heard a lot of people talk about this book and I decided that it was time for me to finally dive into it. Well, I have to say I didn’t quite enjoy it as the majority did here on Goodreads, and that makes me sad, because the premise sounded really good. But unfortunately it didn’t do it for me.
I don’t know how to feel about this honestly. I really liked the beginning and I found the concept of the letter interesting. Gemma is a good main character, I liked how relatable she was, how strong she remained despise her situation and the fact that she kept fighting until the end. But I still had some problems with this book. First, when I started it, I was really excited about the story. I was eager to find out what was going to happen next after she had been kidnapped, but I guess there came a point in the book when the story became slow and nothing much was happening. And at that moment I started to care less about what was going on. The only moments where my interest was revived were when she tried to escape, and I also liked how the story ended. And every time she was not with Ty actually. That’s what the main problem is. And it’s probably why I am not giving this book a higher rate unlike many reviewers here. I just could not sympathize with Ty, at all. And I guess that’s what the readers were supposed to do, right? I don’t know, I never liked him in any way, and I didn’t like the fact that the author uses his past to try to make him more likeable. Honestly I don’t care if he’s handsome, if he cries at night because of his nightmares, if he seems lonely and if he truly thought that what he planned for Gemma was the right thing to do in his mind, or even if he loves her in his own twisted way, it just doesn’t justify at all what he did and it did not make me feel something for him, not even a little.
I felt so weird and confused after I finished this book two days ago, and frankly I still am. I think the author should have explored more Gemma's feelings, whether those feelings were caused by Stockholm Syndrome or real love.
I don’t know how to feel about this honestly. I really liked the beginning and I found the concept of the letter interesting. Gemma is a good main character, I liked how relatable she was, how strong she remained despise her situation and the fact that she kept fighting until the end. But I still had some problems with this book. First, when I started it, I was really excited about the story. I was eager to find out what was going to happen next after she had been kidnapped, but I guess there came a point in the book when the story became slow and nothing much was happening. And at that moment I started to care less about what was going on. The only moments where my interest was revived were when she tried to escape, and I also liked how the story ended. And every time she was not with Ty actually. That’s what the main problem is. And it’s probably why I am not giving this book a higher rate unlike many reviewers here. I just could not sympathize with Ty, at all. And I guess that’s what the readers were supposed to do, right? I don’t know, I never liked him in any way, and I didn’t like the fact that the author uses his past to try to make him more likeable. Honestly I don’t care if he’s handsome, if he cries at night because of his nightmares, if he seems lonely and if he truly thought that what he planned for Gemma was the right thing to do in his mind, or even if he loves her in his own twisted way, it just doesn’t justify at all what he did and it did not make me feel something for him, not even a little.
I felt so weird and confused after I finished this book two days ago, and frankly I still am. I think the author should have explored more Gemma's feelings, whether those feelings were caused by Stockholm Syndrome or real love.
This book was really well written , the ending was so well done and I like the different emotions throughout the book.
Excellent book! Actually made you feel some sympathy for the kidnapper, you get to see his heart with his interactions with Gemma and Australia. I loved the atmosphere and it made Australia have a haunting and desolate quality that makes it so unique. While Gemma did get kidnapped, I think I felt more for the camel. It was written really well but I don't think it pulled off being a letter. The very beginning and end had some letter quality to it, but for most of the book Lucy Christopher just changed the word "He" into "You". Didn't take away from the book, but if she wanted a letter feeling it could have been done better.
2.5 ⭐️’s. (Sigh...) this book had so much potential. I had heard a lot of good things about this book and maybe if I had read it a few years ago I’d feel differently about it. I didn’t really care about the characters, I just did buy their story. Very unbelievable but at the same time nothing really happens. Maybe i was expecting to have some sort of suspense or some excitement but did not have any of that.