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*2.5 stars* I have heard a lot of people talk about this book and I decided that it was time for me to finally dive into it. Well, I have to say I didn’t quite enjoy it as the majority did here on Goodreads, and that makes me sad, because the premise sounded really good. But unfortunately it didn’t do it for me.
I don’t know how to feel about this honestly. I really liked the beginning and I found the concept of the letter interesting. Gemma is a good main character, I liked how relatable she was, how strong she remained despise her situation and the fact that she kept fighting until the end. But I still had some problems with this book. First, when I started it, I was really excited about the story. I was eager to find out what was going to happen next after she had been kidnapped, but I guess there came a point in the book when the story became slow and nothing much was happening. And at that moment I started to care less about what was going on. The only moments where my interest was revived were when she tried to escape, and I also liked how the story ended. And every time she was not with Ty actually. That’s what the main problem is. And it’s probably why I am not giving this book a higher rate unlike many reviewers here. I just could not sympathize with Ty, at all. And I guess that’s what the readers were supposed to do, right? I don’t know, I never liked him in any way, and I didn’t like the fact that the author uses his past to try to make him more likeable. Honestly I don’t care if he’s handsome, if he cries at night because of his nightmares, if he seems lonely and if he truly thought that what he planned for Gemma was the right thing to do in his mind, or even if he loves her in his own twisted way, it just doesn’t justify at all what he did and it did not make me feel something for him, not even a little.
I felt so weird and confused after I finished this book two days ago, and frankly I still am. I think the author should have explored more Gemma's feelings, whether those feelings were caused by Stockholm Syndrome or real love.
I don’t know how to feel about this honestly. I really liked the beginning and I found the concept of the letter interesting. Gemma is a good main character, I liked how relatable she was, how strong she remained despise her situation and the fact that she kept fighting until the end. But I still had some problems with this book. First, when I started it, I was really excited about the story. I was eager to find out what was going to happen next after she had been kidnapped, but I guess there came a point in the book when the story became slow and nothing much was happening. And at that moment I started to care less about what was going on. The only moments where my interest was revived were when she tried to escape, and I also liked how the story ended. And every time she was not with Ty actually. That’s what the main problem is. And it’s probably why I am not giving this book a higher rate unlike many reviewers here. I just could not sympathize with Ty, at all. And I guess that’s what the readers were supposed to do, right? I don’t know, I never liked him in any way, and I didn’t like the fact that the author uses his past to try to make him more likeable. Honestly I don’t care if he’s handsome, if he cries at night because of his nightmares, if he seems lonely and if he truly thought that what he planned for Gemma was the right thing to do in his mind, or even if he loves her in his own twisted way, it just doesn’t justify at all what he did and it did not make me feel something for him, not even a little.
I felt so weird and confused after I finished this book two days ago, and frankly I still am. I think the author should have explored more Gemma's feelings, whether those feelings were caused by Stockholm Syndrome or real love.