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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
I really wanted to like this more than I did. I think Lucy Christopher has skill with wordsmithing, but something about this just didn't work for me. The way she was stolen bugged me - it was a bit too...convenient that he had all the paperwork, and I had a hard time shutting the skeptic in my mind off. The Stockholm syndrome also disturbed me in a way that prevented my enjoyment of this book.
4.5 stars
Brillant. Dark, touching and confusing, but above all beautiful.
Brillant. Dark, touching and confusing, but above all beautiful.
“How long will you keep me?" I asked.
You shrugged. "Forever, of course.”
Ah, I loved this book! It hooked me right from the beginning. I was up until two in the morning, reading, and then I forced myself to sleep. When I woke up in the morning, I read the entire rest of the book, while my stomach begged me for food.
Gemma is a 16-year-old girl from London, and as she waits in a Bangkok airport, bound for Vietnam with her wealthy family, she meets Ty. He is rugged, tan, and oddly...familiar. As you can guess from the title, Ty steals Gemma, taking her to the middle of the dessert. He expects that, with time, she will grow to love him.
The setting and characters in this book are so vivid that I was swept into the story. A big thanks to my student who pushed me to pull this one off my shelf and finally read it. It is a page-turner!
You shrugged. "Forever, of course.”
Ah, I loved this book! It hooked me right from the beginning. I was up until two in the morning, reading, and then I forced myself to sleep. When I woke up in the morning, I read the entire rest of the book, while my stomach begged me for food.
Gemma is a 16-year-old girl from London, and as she waits in a Bangkok airport, bound for Vietnam with her wealthy family, she meets Ty. He is rugged, tan, and oddly...familiar. As you can guess from the title, Ty steals Gemma, taking her to the middle of the dessert. He expects that, with time, she will grow to love him.
The setting and characters in this book are so vivid that I was swept into the story. A big thanks to my student who pushed me to pull this one off my shelf and finally read it. It is a page-turner!
4 stars
I feel like I was really in Gemma's head the entire time, except [spoiler] when she's constantly think that Ty was going to hurt her. I mean, there would've been no point to all of the effort he put into his plan if he just wanted to kill her, but her fear is understandable, so I digress.
I went into this story expecting a romance. What I got was what I consider to be a true-to-life experience, one with many more areas of gray than I was expecting.
We all know the YA genre clichés, and I'll admit that I'm a sucker for them and don't mind them most of the time as long as they're done well. Knowing this about myself, I expected to completely fall in love with Ty. I didn't. Gemma didn't. I appreciate that a lot.
I appreciate this whole book a lot, really. I liked the plot, cared about what happened to three characters, the book made me think, and it got me out of a reading slump. There's not much more I could ask for from a book. While reading, I really felt like I was experiencing Stockholm syndrome myself. It's strange and uncomfortable and the book just worked for me, I don't know what else I can say about it.
I feel like I was really in Gemma's head the entire time, except [spoiler] when she's constantly think that Ty was going to hurt her. I mean, there would've been no point to all of the effort he put into his plan if he just wanted to kill her, but her fear is understandable, so I digress.
I went into this story expecting a romance. What I got was what I consider to be a true-to-life experience, one with many more areas of gray than I was expecting.
We all know the YA genre clichés, and I'll admit that I'm a sucker for them and don't mind them most of the time as long as they're done well. Knowing this about myself, I expected to completely fall in love with Ty. I didn't. Gemma didn't. I appreciate that a lot.
I appreciate this whole book a lot, really. I liked the plot, cared about what happened to three characters, the book made me think, and it got me out of a reading slump. There's not much more I could ask for from a book. While reading, I really felt like I was experiencing Stockholm syndrome myself. It's strange and uncomfortable and the book just worked for me, I don't know what else I can say about it.
It was really hard for me to rate this book. I wanted to love it, but I wanted to hate it too. The subject matter is sort of touchy. A young girl stolen from an airport, taken to a remote location in the Australian desert.
The story was very interesting and I really enjoyed Gemma's voice. The story is told by her. She's literally talking to Ty. I don't want to say too much because it would spoil it but Gemma's words make you want to keep reading. You want to know what will happen. You want to know if she will escape, you want to know if she will love Ty. You want to know if he's a madman or just a poor lost kid. In the end you end up feeling for Ty.
I hate to say I enjoyed a book about a young girl's abduction but I truly enjoyed reading about Gemma and how she felt and what she felt for this boy/man that stole her. But I also felt scared knowing I have a daughter and knowing that you never really know what lurks out there or who could be watching or when they could be watching.
This was a very real read beautifully written.
The story was very interesting and I really enjoyed Gemma's voice. The story is told by her. She's literally talking to Ty. I don't want to say too much because it would spoil it but Gemma's words make you want to keep reading. You want to know what will happen. You want to know if she will escape, you want to know if she will love Ty. You want to know if he's a madman or just a poor lost kid. In the end you end up feeling for Ty.
I hate to say I enjoyed a book about a young girl's abduction but I truly enjoyed reading about Gemma and how she felt and what she felt for this boy/man that stole her. But I also felt scared knowing I have a daughter and knowing that you never really know what lurks out there or who could be watching or when they could be watching.
This was a very real read beautifully written.
Wow. Just, wow. This book touched me. Christopher used such powerful words, emotions, and feelings, and felt like an out-of-this-world novel. My eyes were as wide as saucers, and I stayed up until two because I simply HAD to finish this book. I was really surprised at some of the events in this story, and especially when she fell in love with her captor. Bravo. This is a story worth weeping over. :')
I have never read a book about the relationship between victim and captor before, and I still don't know how I feel about it. All I do know is that my heart aches for Gemma. This book left me reeling, I hope you all love it as much as I did.