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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
sorry but i couldn't get over the fact that we're supposed to (even if only subconsciously) somehow root for the 16yo to get with a 26yo? who abducted her and hid her in the desert which almost killed her? and that he's been stalking the mc since she was 10? it's a no from me! nicely written tho
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book wasn’t as good as I thought it was gonna be. It was an okay read, hint the 3 stars. I was expecting more suspense for a book being called “stolen”
I went into this book very skeptical. And I finished and was absolutely captivated and fascinated. This entire book is beautifully written and leaves you thinking. Such an amazing book it is almost scary!!! So glad I picked it up!
fast-paced
This is the second book I have read in recent months about kidnappings -- I don't know if it is because I am drawn to them (scary!) or because there are more of these types of books out there (like Room, which I have not read). At any rate, this was a pretty good one!
As the title suggests, the book is written in the style of a (long) letter, by Gemma to her kidnapper and captor Ty. On her way from her home in London to visit Thailand with her parents, 16 year old Gemma meets Ty at an airport coffee shop when her foreign currency won't buy her cuppa joe. Handsome and somewhat older, Gemma accepts his offer to pay, and sits with him for a few minutes before meeting back up with her parents. Ty has other plans, however, and as Gemma is spirited away from her comfortable and traditional life in London, she wonders if she will ever return to the life she once knew.
This would make a fantastic movie, I think. Gemma's situation with Ty seems impossible to escape from, and then changes to a situation where it might not be so bad to stay. The author does a fantastic job of telling the story, bringing the reader along on the mental and physical journey of Gemma. This is a YA book, but I think I enjoyed it just as much as any teen.
As the title suggests, the book is written in the style of a (long) letter, by Gemma to her kidnapper and captor Ty. On her way from her home in London to visit Thailand with her parents, 16 year old Gemma meets Ty at an airport coffee shop when her foreign currency won't buy her cuppa joe. Handsome and somewhat older, Gemma accepts his offer to pay, and sits with him for a few minutes before meeting back up with her parents. Ty has other plans, however, and as Gemma is spirited away from her comfortable and traditional life in London, she wonders if she will ever return to the life she once knew.
This would make a fantastic movie, I think. Gemma's situation with Ty seems impossible to escape from, and then changes to a situation where it might not be so bad to stay. The author does a fantastic job of telling the story, bringing the reader along on the mental and physical journey of Gemma. This is a YA book, but I think I enjoyed it just as much as any teen.
I really liked this book because it plays with a reader's emotions in a way that few books can match. However, by its very nature it is problematic because our hero and our villain are one and the same, which pretty much guarantees no happy endings. If you require unambiguous happy endings--like I sorta do, hence why it took my two months to gather up my courage and read the ending--skip this one, but if you like I good mind-screw, amazing setting and fantastically odd characters (I'm looking at you Ty my psychotic crush you) then this one is definitely recommended. As an aside, this book is written as a letter and "you" are placed in the role of Ty which, initially, is very off-putting, but after a while (a few chapters or so) I got used to it, so don't let it scare you off the book.