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Stolen
by Lucy Christopher
Sixteen-year-old Gemma is on her way to Thailand with her parents when she is kidnapped by a handsome Australian twenty-something man and taken to his secluded compound in the Australian desert. Through a letter to him, Gemma's struggle to escape while simultaneously developing feelings for her captor unfold.
This book was riveting. I listened to the audio and was hanging on to the narrator's every last word. Her delivery was spot on.
Aside from the delivery of the book, I loved the way it is written. Gemma's conflicting emotions are portrayed very well in her "dialogue" with her captor relayed through a letter she writes to him. Ty, her captor, is a complex character. I wanted to hate him for what he did to her but ended up falling in love with his gentleness towards Gemma and his simplistic ways. Christopher's talents as a writer make the reader conflicted in their feelings towards the antagonist . . . much the way Gemma must feel towards him. I secretly wanted them to end up together which is kind of sick and twisted seeing as though Ty kidnaps Gemma. But that is the beauty of this book . . .
Excellent read.
This book was riveting. I listened to the audio and was hanging on to the narrator's every last word. Her delivery was spot on.
Aside from the delivery of the book, I loved the way it is written. Gemma's conflicting emotions are portrayed very well in her "dialogue" with her captor relayed through a letter she writes to him. Ty, her captor, is a complex character. I wanted to hate him for what he did to her but ended up falling in love with his gentleness towards Gemma and his simplistic ways. Christopher's talents as a writer make the reader conflicted in their feelings towards the antagonist . . . much the way Gemma must feel towards him. I secretly wanted them to end up together which is kind of sick and twisted seeing as though Ty kidnaps Gemma. But that is the beauty of this book . . .
Excellent read.