Stolen
Stolen by Lucy Christopher
On a layover at the Bangkok Airport, Gemma meets someone she thinks she’s seen before while she’s getting coffee. Soon Gemma is drugged and convinced to leave with this man, Ty. Ty takes her to the Australia desert where Gemma wakes up and realizes what has happened. She’s been stolen from her parents on their trip to Vietnam. With no one around for miles, Gemma has to learn to deal with her captor and the harsh surroundings where they live. The book is written as a letter to Ty from Gemma.
I really wanted to like this book but I just couldn’t. The second person was awkward and just didn’t work for me. At first, I really cared about what happens to Gemma but as the story goes on I really started to care less. It was a struggle to finish. Parts of the book dragged for me. I realize it was written as a letter to her captor but some of the suspense just didn’t hold up for me. I’m curious how this will go over with some of the teens at my library.
