Scan barcode
A review by christineponkey
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
3.0
*Warning: May contain spoilers.*
I've actually rated this novel 3.5 stars.
At first, I thought the storyline was unrealistic and kind of creepy. Imagine having a dude nine years older than you, stalking you since you were 10.
~Shudder~
Ty was a man almost a decade older than Gemma who was only a 16-year-old teenager - and he kidnapped her, hoping that she would fall in love with him. Yeah, tell me again, why wouldn't it sound creepy and pedo-ish? If Ty was a little younger than he was, say... 19-22, I would totally dig the storyline, but because he sounds so old, I find the story creepy.
I estimate that Ty is about 25, but throughout the story, his appearance changes. I visualise him differently every time. At first, he sounds young, then he sounds big and buff, small and vulnerable, a carefree teenager and then a scruffy beggar. I just find it so hard when he changes from a big and buff to small and vulnerable. He doesn't sound... normal. (Not that he is.)
I feel sorry for Gemma when she first gets kidnapped, but her stubbornness is so annoying and frustrating! And when she 'accidentally' wrecks Ty's painting - I feel sorry for the big guy. I guess she learns how to accept the land and Ty but it was too late.
I actually went a bit teary at the end, when
In the end, I felt as if I connected to the land as well, and even though I'm Australian myself. I live in the city and have never ever experienced what it was like in the desert or the outback. I would never have survived as long as Gemma. I connected with Gemma and the land and learnt about the way the land speaks.
All in all, I thought the novel was amazing towards the end and so, I'm rating Stolen 3.5 stars.
I've actually rated this novel 3.5 stars.
At first, I thought the storyline was unrealistic and kind of creepy. Imagine having a dude nine years older than you, stalking you since you were 10.
~Shudder~
Ty was a man almost a decade older than Gemma who was only a 16-year-old teenager - and he kidnapped her, hoping that she would fall in love with him. Yeah, tell me again, why wouldn't it sound creepy and pedo-ish? If Ty was a little younger than he was, say... 19-22, I would totally dig the storyline, but because he sounds so old, I find the story creepy.
I estimate that Ty is about 25, but throughout the story, his appearance changes. I visualise him differently every time. At first, he sounds young, then he sounds big and buff, small and vulnerable, a carefree teenager and then a scruffy beggar. I just find it so hard when he changes from a big and buff to small and vulnerable. He doesn't sound... normal. (Not that he is.)
I feel sorry for Gemma when she first gets kidnapped, but her stubbornness is so annoying and frustrating! And when she 'accidentally' wrecks Ty's painting - I feel sorry for the big guy. I guess she learns how to accept the land and Ty but it was too late.
Spoiler
She just had to get bitten.I actually went a bit teary at the end, when
Spoiler
Gemma was taken on the plane. Ty hands himself in, for her safety, because she wanted him to stay with her, and I just couldn't contain my feelings and tears when Gemma was in hospital. All the sound and noise, and all the she could think about was Ty in custody.In the end, I felt as if I connected to the land as well, and even though I'm Australian myself. I live in the city and have never ever experienced what it was like in the desert or the outback. I would never have survived as long as Gemma. I connected with Gemma and the land and learnt about the way the land speaks.
All in all, I thought the novel was amazing towards the end and so, I'm rating Stolen 3.5 stars.