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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
This book was really well written , the ending was so well done and I like the different emotions throughout the book.
Excellent book! Actually made you feel some sympathy for the kidnapper, you get to see his heart with his interactions with Gemma and Australia. I loved the atmosphere and it made Australia have a haunting and desolate quality that makes it so unique. While Gemma did get kidnapped, I think I felt more for the camel. It was written really well but I don't think it pulled off being a letter. The very beginning and end had some letter quality to it, but for most of the book Lucy Christopher just changed the word "He" into "You". Didn't take away from the book, but if she wanted a letter feeling it could have been done better.
2.5 ⭐️’s. (Sigh...) this book had so much potential. I had heard a lot of good things about this book and maybe if I had read it a few years ago I’d feel differently about it. I didn’t really care about the characters, I just did buy their story. Very unbelievable but at the same time nothing really happens. Maybe i was expecting to have some sort of suspense or some excitement but did not have any of that.
Stockholm syndrome expounded...
In this story, Gemma is kidnapped and taken into the Australian Outback. Her captor Ty, says he will keep her forever and Gemma slowly realizes there is no escape. A bit (ok a lot) creepy and dark, yet Gemma learns to care for Ty the longer she is with him (this to me is where it gets strangely fascinating).
In this story, Gemma is kidnapped and taken into the Australian Outback. Her captor Ty, says he will keep her forever and Gemma slowly realizes there is no escape. A bit (ok a lot) creepy and dark, yet Gemma learns to care for Ty the longer she is with him (this to me is where it gets strangely fascinating).
Third read (audio): June 20, 2024
Listened to this one again because I discovered there's a sequel!
Second read (audio): February 9, 2016
First read (audio): March 16, 2012
I listened to this one. At first I wasn't sure if I was going to like the style (it's written as a letter). But once it started, I was hooked. It was beautiful and creepy, and heartbreaking. I really loved it.
Listened to this one again because I discovered there's a sequel!
Second read (audio): February 9, 2016
First read (audio): March 16, 2012
I listened to this one. At first I wasn't sure if I was going to like the style (it's written as a letter). But once it started, I was hooked. It was beautiful and creepy, and heartbreaking. I really loved it.
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I found myself really sympathizing with, and liking Ty, and it creeped me out, but at the same time I kept wanting Gemma to just give in and realize how much he cared about her. I guess that's what the author was going for. I was so sad for him when he basically turned himself in. Which makes me feel like I'm a freak, since he kidnapped her!! ;)
Brilliant. Incredible. Heartbreaking. Thought provoking. Too many feelings to provide an comprehensible review. Loved is not a strong enough word to describe how I felt for this book. Definitely recommend!
Stolen, a debut novel by Lucy Christopher, is at once a harrowing account of the life of a kidnapped teen, and love letter to the land in which the kidnapped girl is taken.
Stolen from a Bangkok airport, Gemma is taken to the wilds of Australia. There, alone with Ty, her kidnapper, she must live in solitude, hundreds of miles from any other humans. All attempts to escape are futile when she is surrounded with sand dune after sand dune and no possibility of water.
But the lyrical way in which Lucy Christopher writes, leaves the reader with hope. Even when every chance of rescue runs out, even when Gemma doesn't know how she feels about her captor anymore--is there a chance she could fall in love with someone who has taken her away from everything she's ever known?--the possibility of being saved is still there. Will it be the land, Ty, or herself that frees her from this desert prison?
The story left me haunted in more ways than one. The struggle between right and wrong, good and bad, are as colorful as the red sand that covers every inch of ground Gemma sees, and as broad ranging as the enormous sky above her. The book is sweltering and beautiful at the same time, and in the end, we realize that nothing is what it seems, and there's no clear-cut way life could ever go back to what it was, not when something so monumental happens.
Stolen is definitely at the top of my list for young adult contemporary.
Stolen from a Bangkok airport, Gemma is taken to the wilds of Australia. There, alone with Ty, her kidnapper, she must live in solitude, hundreds of miles from any other humans. All attempts to escape are futile when she is surrounded with sand dune after sand dune and no possibility of water.
But the lyrical way in which Lucy Christopher writes, leaves the reader with hope. Even when every chance of rescue runs out, even when Gemma doesn't know how she feels about her captor anymore--is there a chance she could fall in love with someone who has taken her away from everything she's ever known?--the possibility of being saved is still there. Will it be the land, Ty, or herself that frees her from this desert prison?
The story left me haunted in more ways than one. The struggle between right and wrong, good and bad, are as colorful as the red sand that covers every inch of ground Gemma sees, and as broad ranging as the enormous sky above her. The book is sweltering and beautiful at the same time, and in the end, we realize that nothing is what it seems, and there's no clear-cut way life could ever go back to what it was, not when something so monumental happens.
Stolen is definitely at the top of my list for young adult contemporary.
This is such a unique and well written book. Lucy Christopher effortlessly guides you down the path of Stockholm Syndrome while you struggle with Gemma to understand how it happened. You'll fall for Ty while hating him and you'll cheer on Gemma's escapes while praying she doesn't get away. A beautiful book about loss and loneliness and desperation and love, it all ended too soon.
Great book! Really sucks you in--characters and scenery are very compelling. Would definitely recommend this one! Also completely "clean" and appropriate for teenagers.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes