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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
This book is just completely fantastic! I can clearly imagine the Sandy Desert and Separates in my own way. But now that I've finished the book, they won't leave my head, nor will Gemma or Ty! This beautiful piece of work has destroyed my life in the most phenomenal way ever. And I mean that in a good way! I cried after finishing this book and it will forever stay with me! I dearly hope there is a sequel or a movie that will go along with it. <3 Perfect read, couldn't have asked for more. Now, lets see if I'll be able to find another book that matches this one's greatness. I doubt I will.
This was such a breath-taking story. Breath-taking yet disturbing. It is a truly amazing thing to experience someone's emotions in such an eerie way. To be so scared of someone but at the same time so intrigued, to be in the eyes of someone Stolen.
After Gemma was kidnapped in an airport to find herself in the middle of the desert, with not a soul near her, except for Ty. Her abductor. Yet this boy won't hurt her, could never hurt her. Because, he loves her. But why? Little does Gemma know, this boy has known her longer then she will ever know. Could she love him too?
With each and every day passing in the heat and isolate desert she tries to grasp on to the reality outside of her imprisonment, but with each day that passes, her reality seems to as well..
Could someone love a man as disturbing as Ty? Yet I felt these emotions that Gemma did, in a way almost feeling sorry for him.
That in itself doesn't make sense.
This was so beautifully written, haunting, disturbing, yet I felt lost in the place where no one else existed.
Were you could be..Stolen...
After Gemma was kidnapped in an airport to find herself in the middle of the desert, with not a soul near her, except for Ty. Her abductor. Yet this boy won't hurt her, could never hurt her. Because, he loves her. But why? Little does Gemma know, this boy has known her longer then she will ever know. Could she love him too?
With each and every day passing in the heat and isolate desert she tries to grasp on to the reality outside of her imprisonment, but with each day that passes, her reality seems to as well..
Could someone love a man as disturbing as Ty? Yet I felt these emotions that Gemma did, in a way almost feeling sorry for him.
That in itself doesn't make sense.
This was so beautifully written, haunting, disturbing, yet I felt lost in the place where no one else existed.
Were you could be..Stolen...
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Let me preface this review by saying I had a hard time deciding on what rating this book would be as I was reading it. Trust me, when I know a one or two star review, I know it often right away. In this books case, it's a good thing I kept reading because at the end of the day, I knew it had to be five stars. I almost gave it four, because of some issues with Ty's character that I'll get to in a moment. When I turned the last page, I realized that Lucy Christopher ripped out a kaleidoscope of emotions from me, from fear, anger, sadness, disgust, unsettled, and even satisfaction. Because of this, I knew it was five stars in spite of some of the shortcomings.
Part of my problem with Ty's character is that I felt Christopher was a bit heavy handed with trying to make Gemma and the reader fall in love with him. I never felt so much as a twinge of affection for the character, though I felt Gemma's evolution of feelings believable. Since the book was written as a letter from Gemma to Ty, it wasn't as blatant as it might have been otherwise, and for that I was thankful. I don't much like being manipulated as a reader, and I may just be sensitive to it as I'm a writer myself and I've come to understand more than I want to the mechanics of writing. While I didn't feel affection for Ty, I did feel sympathy and a bit of understanding of him in his unbalanced weirdness. Because really, I do believe his character was unbalanced. Not straight up psychotic, but my perception was that he didn't quite mesh. And that's wonderful.
As for Gemma, I absolutely felt like she could have been a real person. Her journey as a character was great, and the glimpses we had of her in the time before her abduction really clued me in to her reactions and why she would behave the way she did. I could feel her overwhelming sense of ennui and underlying dread in the time of her abduction, even as she slowly started changing her feelings for Ty. Her character development was handled superbly, and I'm definitely envious of Christopher's writing skills.
The book was a hard one to read in a few respects. I didn't quite know what ending I wanted, and as I finished the book, Christopher gave me the ending I had truly wanted and wasn't able to realize it. I read on her website that she hopes someday to return to these characters, or at least this world, and I kind of hope she doesn't. I think this book said everything it needed and wanted to, but who knows. If she does I may take a gander. It'd be hard to surpass this book, though.
Even now, writing this review, I'm not sure about some of my feelings about his book. I don't know if I'd reread it again, but that's not a bad thing. Perhaps I just need to let it sit in my mind more. At the end of the day, it's a brilliant piece of work.
Part of my problem with Ty's character is that I felt Christopher was a bit heavy handed with trying to make Gemma and the reader fall in love with him. I never felt so much as a twinge of affection for the character, though I felt Gemma's evolution of feelings believable. Since the book was written as a letter from Gemma to Ty, it wasn't as blatant as it might have been otherwise, and for that I was thankful. I don't much like being manipulated as a reader, and I may just be sensitive to it as I'm a writer myself and I've come to understand more than I want to the mechanics of writing. While I didn't feel affection for Ty, I did feel sympathy and a bit of understanding of him in his unbalanced weirdness. Because really, I do believe his character was unbalanced. Not straight up psychotic, but my perception was that he didn't quite mesh. And that's wonderful.
As for Gemma, I absolutely felt like she could have been a real person. Her journey as a character was great, and the glimpses we had of her in the time before her abduction really clued me in to her reactions and why she would behave the way she did. I could feel her overwhelming sense of ennui and underlying dread in the time of her abduction, even as she slowly started changing her feelings for Ty. Her character development was handled superbly, and I'm definitely envious of Christopher's writing skills.
The book was a hard one to read in a few respects. I didn't quite know what ending I wanted, and as I finished the book, Christopher gave me the ending I had truly wanted and wasn't able to realize it. I read on her website that she hopes someday to return to these characters, or at least this world, and I kind of hope she doesn't. I think this book said everything it needed and wanted to, but who knows. If she does I may take a gander. It'd be hard to surpass this book, though.
Even now, writing this review, I'm not sure about some of my feelings about his book. I don't know if I'd reread it again, but that's not a bad thing. Perhaps I just need to let it sit in my mind more. At the end of the day, it's a brilliant piece of work.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel! I thought that the main character, Gemma, was mature and intelligent, always thinking ahead and planning for escape. The plot throughout the novel was suspenseful and intriguing, and I couldn't put the book down! I thought that the novel covered a very interesting topic of Stockholm syndrome. I also loved the way that this book was written, in the form of a letter. Overall, I definitely recommend this book!
For a more in-depth review, check out my new book blog, A Nook of Blankets and Books!
http://anookofblanketsandbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/stolen-book-review.html
For a more in-depth review, check out my new book blog, A Nook of Blankets and Books!
http://anookofblanketsandbooks.blogspot.com/2014/03/stolen-book-review.html