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This was a really fantastic book that's hard to explain without reading it. I found myself echoing Gemma's feelings throughout the book, which is a testament to how well Lucy Christopher has written it. By two thirds of the way through, it's almost as though I have Stockholm Syndrom, falling for the damaged but well meaning psychopath (too harsh a word? Maybe not) that has taken her deeper into the desert than I ever knew you could go. The novel is well planned and well researched and you feel as though you're in it with Gem and Ty. As Gemma begins to understand Ty and, in a way, fall for him, I did too. You sympathise with his, even though you know he shouldn't have taken her. By the end, I'm even hoping, to my horror, that she'll move back to the separates with him, having let him off scott-free from his inevitable jail sentence. It seems so sad that she's going back to this big city that she no longer seems enamoured with. It's as though Gemma no longer belongs. She doesn't belong in the city with the people, but you know she doesn't belong in the desert with Ty. This makes the ending lack closure, but not necessarily in a bad way. We feel as lost as Gemma does. As wary of the future and uncertain as to where that will lead for her and Ty. Whilst I feel as though I want to know every detail about their whole lives and what will happen next, that's just me and my over-nosy nature.
We see that Gemma did the right thing. She showed both sides of Ty to that court. She didn't succumb to the pressure to make him out as an ill-intentioned monster, but she didn't let her confusing attachment to him obscure the facts as she knew them. She gave the whole story and, as we see reading it, it is not all bad or all good. Life isn't black and white and neither is the situation Gemma found herself in. Ty may not be a saint, but we see that in his own twisted way, he cared deeply about Gemma and wanted her to be happy. He saved her life, after all. Perhaps more than once.
As a result, I would reccommend this book to everyone. It may seem adolescent in places, as it's target audience is teens, I'm sure. But as a fully fledged adult, I confirm that it can appeal to all age groups. It's no psychological thriller but it is deep and it makes you think and gives you feelings you never thought you would have.
We see that Gemma did the right thing. She showed both sides of Ty to that court. She didn't succumb to the pressure to make him out as an ill-intentioned monster, but she didn't let her confusing attachment to him obscure the facts as she knew them. She gave the whole story and, as we see reading it, it is not all bad or all good. Life isn't black and white and neither is the situation Gemma found herself in. Ty may not be a saint, but we see that in his own twisted way, he cared deeply about Gemma and wanted her to be happy. He saved her life, after all. Perhaps more than once.
As a result, I would reccommend this book to everyone. It may seem adolescent in places, as it's target audience is teens, I'm sure. But as a fully fledged adult, I confirm that it can appeal to all age groups. It's no psychological thriller but it is deep and it makes you think and gives you feelings you never thought you would have.