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A review by janeneal
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
1.0
Not for me.
I was interested in this for the premise and the format, but the way it was written wasn't particularly original. It is described as a 'letter' but it really is just recounting the ENTIRE story, mundane details and all, to the kidnapper. Because it's being written to him, I expected the story to be told in a somewhat non-linear way that would be more exciting to read.
After finishing the book, I can't say I'm comfortable with how Ty is romanticized and made out to be someone who is a victim of circumstance. In some ways he is, and that sucks, but he stalked, drugged, and abducted Gemma. If there had been a better handling of what it's like to develop Stockholm Syndrome and fall in love with an abuser, that kind of a thing, I would be more okay with it. As it is, her parents and any doctors are villainized for calling him a monster, etc etc. And it's not really delved into - Gemma brushes it off.
I also had a hard time believing the abduction scene in the beginning. If this was written in the late 90's, it would have been more believable. Admittedly, I have never abducted anyone, or even contemplated it, so I'm no expert. It just seemed that drugging Gemma in public and then changing her clothes and dragging her onto another flight (while her parents waited for her at their gate) wouldn't have worked so easily.
I was interested in this for the premise and the format, but the way it was written wasn't particularly original. It is described as a 'letter' but it really is just recounting the ENTIRE story, mundane details and all, to the kidnapper. Because it's being written to him, I expected the story to be told in a somewhat non-linear way that would be more exciting to read.
After finishing the book, I can't say I'm comfortable with how Ty is romanticized and made out to be someone who is a victim of circumstance. In some ways he is, and that sucks, but he stalked, drugged, and abducted Gemma. If there had been a better handling of what it's like to develop Stockholm Syndrome and fall in love with an abuser, that kind of a thing, I would be more okay with it. As it is, her parents and any doctors are villainized for calling him a monster, etc etc. And it's not really delved into - Gemma brushes it off.
I also had a hard time believing the abduction scene in the beginning. If this was written in the late 90's, it would have been more believable. Admittedly, I have never abducted anyone, or even contemplated it, so I'm no expert. It just seemed that drugging Gemma in public and then changing her clothes and dragging her onto another flight (while her parents waited for her at their gate) wouldn't have worked so easily.