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Sixteen-year-old Gemma Toombs is ecstatic that a good looking man is giving her the time of day. She contemplates seeing the man earlier that day but brushes off the thoughts and surrenders to his assistance not knowing that the man has plans of his own. In Lucy Christopher’s captivating novel Stolen, Gemma is abducted by handsome Ty MacFarlane and imprisoned in the vacant Australian outback. She realizes that she cannot escape since she is in the middle of a desert with temperatures soaring above one hundred during the day and below freezing at night. The longer she bonds with the Australian landscape and Ty, Gemma starts to see Ty through different eyes.

After reading Stolen (three times) it transformed into my favorite book. The story was perfectly written and I loved the descriptions of the Australian outback. I actually felt like I was there and experiencing everything firsthand. I enjoyed both Gemma and Ty's character developments that happened throughout the book. When the novel ended I did wish that I could have found out more about what happened between Gemma and Ty but I was satisfied with the ending. The ending was perfect for the book and I really hope that Lucy Christopher writes a sequel sometime in the near future.

I was so attached to this book that I ended up writing my research paper for my college English class on Stolen and the effects of Stockholm Syndrome. I emailed Lucy with some questions and I am appreciative that she took the time to reply. I believe my research paper that I wrote on Stolen has been my best paper to date; I ended up making a 100 on it.

salmashelves's review against another edition

4.0

This story is the kind of stories where the reader has to pick a side. It's either the logical side or the emotional side.

The book is unique and rich with knowledge. How the author perfectly mastered describing the desert with her words is beyond comprehension.

What made me give this book complete 5 stars, is the fact that the story and the idea of it aren't repetitive, which is something that we rarely find these days. As well as the twists in the events of the book.

And Ty... Well, what he did is wild with a strange (yet mesmerising) surge of love and emotions. He could have done it in million different ways, but oh well. His passion for deserts and living in one was more than fascinating.