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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
I read the start of this book 2021 don't remember most of it. All I remember was it being boring and slow to the point it got me in a reading slump. Something to do with kidnaping and it just wasn't for me. I might read again in the future if it does not romanticise the kidnaping and the man like dark romances do, if it's an actually story of her kidnaping story and her escaping or dying fighting to leave then I'm down to read again. I'm a mood reader wasn't in the mood to read this at that time but maybe 2025 I will pick it up again, we shall see.
The way she made me feel Stockholm syndrome for this nasty ass man
i understand why this is not a popular choice among other readers. that being said, i actually REALLY LIKED this book. it was emotional whiplash the whole way through, and i felt so many things while reading, which im sure was the point. lucy had me hooked from the very beginning and i could not put the book down. the ending is predictable yet not at all at the same time. some may say the ending is gross and unrealistic, however i believe it was actually important to address stockholm syndrome. the ending opens the door to a continuation where the MC heals and moves past the trauma as much as possible, which i like to believe happened.
I truly love this book so so much and I recommend it to everyone!!
Regarding Ty, I still don’t feel any remorse for him, however I understand why most people do. I find it seriously disturbing how many people romanticize what he did. This is not a love story, and there’s nothing romantic about it.
Every time I read Tys character I can’t help but think of Professor Snape. They are both extremely flawed characters who did horrible things throughout the entire book/series. HOWEVER, they do ONE GOOD THING (snape’s was selfish and Tys was selfless (but still)) and all the sudden everyone loves them. Just because you do something good does not make you a good person!!!
Also I love how Christopher never psychically describes any of the characters (except Ty) making the reader picture themselves as Gemma and their family as Gemmas family.
Regarding Ty, I still don’t feel any remorse for him, however I understand why most people do. I find it seriously disturbing how many people romanticize what he did. This is not a love story, and there’s nothing romantic about it.
Every time I read Tys character I can’t help but think of Professor Snape. They are both extremely flawed characters who did horrible things throughout the entire book/series. HOWEVER, they do ONE GOOD THING (snape’s was selfish and Tys was selfless (but still)) and all the sudden everyone loves them. Just because you do something good does not make you a good person!!!
Also I love how Christopher never psychically describes any of the characters (except Ty) making the reader picture themselves as Gemma and their family as Gemmas family.
mysterious
medium-paced
This book was very compelling.
The whole story is told through a letter to her kidnapper, Ty. The narrater's name is never revealed. She is just 'I'. She retells the whole abduction and her feelings. It isn't one sided, it is blunt and honest. She reveals the scary parts of her time with Ty, and she tells the tender parts.
As a reader you feel as she feels. You hate him, you want her to get away. However, the more the story progresses the more you care about Ty. The less you want something bad to happen to him.
By the end of the book you are convinced that you have Stockholm Syndrome along with the girl. You love him.
In the end I was sad. While I understood the realism of the ending, and knew that wanting something different was wrong, I couldn't help myself. I loved Ty and I wanted a happy end for him.
Very very well written.
The whole story is told through a letter to her kidnapper, Ty. The narrater's name is never revealed. She is just 'I'. She retells the whole abduction and her feelings. It isn't one sided, it is blunt and honest. She reveals the scary parts of her time with Ty, and she tells the tender parts.
As a reader you feel as she feels. You hate him, you want her to get away. However, the more the story progresses the more you care about Ty. The less you want something bad to happen to him.
By the end of the book you are convinced that you have Stockholm Syndrome along with the girl. You love him.
In the end I was sad. While I understood the realism of the ending, and knew that wanting something different was wrong, I couldn't help myself. I loved Ty and I wanted a happy end for him.
Very very well written.
As I already said in my last status update for this book: I hate it, when I have no time to read a fast-paced book, when it is so good and full of action and this one especially pretty short and I just cannot find any time to read it.
But I finally have finished this novel and although I wish that I'd read it in much fewer sittings because I think that it would have been much more intense than it was how I read it; I still enjoyed it very much.
I have read a few books about kidnappings and there was never a perspective of Stockholm syndrome in it, so this was very new for me.
I was horrified by Gemma's experiences and her trying to escape and to suffer through the heat of the outback, this being kept locked away in this vastness of nothing; not really being able to escape and Gemma trying to somehow understand her captor, Ty.
The writing style was very intriguing and fast-paced and as this novel was quite short, there was almost constant action, there were things happening on almost every page and I did really like this writing style.
I think Gemma's feeling for Ty turned too abruptly for my taste, but it still was very well done and I did like the turnout of the story as well as the ending, as it just did fit the story.
All in all, it was a long anticipated read on my side and I had this book on my wishlist for so long that I'm happy that I've finally read it and did enjoy it.
But I finally have finished this novel and although I wish that I'd read it in much fewer sittings because I think that it would have been much more intense than it was how I read it; I still enjoyed it very much.
I have read a few books about kidnappings and there was never a perspective of Stockholm syndrome in it, so this was very new for me.
I was horrified by Gemma's experiences and her trying to escape and to suffer through the heat of the outback, this being kept locked away in this vastness of nothing; not really being able to escape and Gemma trying to somehow understand her captor, Ty.
The writing style was very intriguing and fast-paced and as this novel was quite short, there was almost constant action, there were things happening on almost every page and I did really like this writing style.
I think Gemma's feeling for Ty turned too abruptly for my taste, but it still was very well done and I did like the turnout of the story as well as the ending, as it just did fit the story.
All in all, it was a long anticipated read on my side and I had this book on my wishlist for so long that I'm happy that I've finally read it and did enjoy it.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's really well-written, and makes one experience Stockholm syndrome along with Gemma, the kidnapped girl. You'll feel as conflicted as she is about the ending- well crafted and well worth reading.
I finished it all in one day :)
I finished it all in one day :)