Hardcover, 299 pagesPublished: May 1st 2010
Publisher: The Chicken House (Scholastic Canada)
Gemma, 16, is on layover at Bangkok Airport, en route with her parents to a vacation in Vietnam. She steps away for just a second, to get a cup of coffee. Ty--rugged, tan, too old, oddly familiar--pays for Gemma's drink. And drugs it. They talk. Their hands touch. And before Gemma knows what's happening, Ty takes her. Steals her away. The unknowing object of a long obsession, Gemma has been kidnapped by her stalker and brought to the desolate Australian Outback. STOLEN is her gripping story of survival, of how she has to come to terms with her living nightmare--or die trying to fight it.
My Rating: 5 / 5
My Thoughts:
WOW. Stolen is one of those books that stick with you long after you've read it. I read this in early August and can still feel the emotions, the confusion. Actually, after reading it, I had to take a book break...there was nothing I would be able to pick up and read without my mind being clear of the thoughts I had from reading Stolen.
The story is told via a letter from Gemma to her captor. She is taken from an airport form a guy who seems cute & sort of familiar to her. Later she wakes up to find herself in the middle of no where & she knows things aren't right. The problem is that her captor, Ty, is nice to her (she keeps waiting for the bad to happen) and everything he's done (and does) has been FOR her. This is where not only Gemma's mind is played with but so is the readers. As crazy as the situation is, you somehow begin to actually feel for Ty!
Stolen is a unique story. I'm not saying this will change your life, but it is definitely one that leaves you questioning things, making it the perfect book club read too!.
About Author Mel Boulrice
Gail has also been recommending this book to me. Now that you both have given great reviews, I can buy this book with the reassurance that it'll be great. xD
ReplyDeleteOoh this book sounds really good!! I feel like I've read lots of books lately about being captured and held somewhere, lol. but I may still look into this one as well!
ReplyDeleteThere have been a couple of books around with the same kind of theme in them. They have also all got very positive reviews. This is a new one for me so thank you for the post.
ReplyDeleteWell, this definitely sounds like a unique story. And I appreciate books that explore the mind of the "bad guy" because they tend to be really complex interesting characters. This is definitely a book I want to check out in the future.
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