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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Touching and thought-provoking. A unique spin on a kidnap tale! Original and engaging! Bittersweet... Totally unexpected!
“Lets face it, you did steal me. But you saved my life too. And somewhere in the middle, you showed me a place so different and beautiful, I can never get it out of my mind. And I can't get you out of there either.
This book has given me second-hand Stockholm Syndrome. It is such a compelling, beautifully written piece of work. At first, the format of the story being written in a letter annoyed me, but as it went on, I started to see how it worked incredibly well at conveying the thoughts and emotions that were going through Gemma's head...the same thoughts and feelings going through me at the moment! Lucy Christopher does such a wonderful job of making you fall for Ty as Gemma does, feeling conflicted the entire time. This is definitely worth the read, and I say that being a non-fan of thrillers. I read it in a day. That should say enough.
This book has given me second-hand Stockholm Syndrome. It is such a compelling, beautifully written piece of work. At first, the format of the story being written in a letter annoyed me, but as it went on, I started to see how it worked incredibly well at conveying the thoughts and emotions that were going through Gemma's head...the same thoughts and feelings going through me at the moment! Lucy Christopher does such a wonderful job of making you fall for Ty as Gemma does, feeling conflicted the entire time. This is definitely worth the read, and I say that being a non-fan of thrillers. I read it in a day. That should say enough.
I loved this book. i wish the ending was different but it was still real great!
I wanted to read this because it won the Printz Award this year, and I had a hard time giving it a rating. I finally decided to give it 3 stars, because that's how much I enjoyed it, but it I were to rate it based solely on writing and characterization, I would probably give it a higher rating. It was very well-crafted. I probably wouldn't reread it, I had nightmares last night as it was. In my mind, it is definitely reminiscent of "Living Dead Girl," but slightly less horrifying.
This book was fascinating.
This girl gets kidnapped by this boy. And then at the end you can see that she has Stockholm Syndrome.
But on the other hand, you feel sorry for him.
This girl gets kidnapped by this boy. And then at the end you can see that she has Stockholm Syndrome.
But on the other hand, you feel sorry for him.
Well I didn't like as much as I thought I would. I did not finish all because I was getting really annoyed with the main character. I had to read this book for book club. I didn't vote to read this book in the first place but og well. Anyways I thought it was good at first but as you go through it it got weird.... you will understand if you read it. It's actually gonna be a movie. I asked what happened in the end cause I don't think I would be able to bare finishing it. Its not all bad. I mean you like books like The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold or Room by Emma Donoghue. I would highly recommended Room! Its somethin new and intense. I loved it. As for this book I hope the movie is good. It might be a rare occasion where the movie might be better than the book and if so that's sort of shameful. But this book is alright bit if you don't read it well you're just missed a weird "kinky" love story.
The premise of this book really intrigued me, but I found the writing hard to wade through. Too descriptive. Sorry Kelly :(
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes