I have a lot of books I've bought or received in a fury of excitement, only to have them languish on the shelves. This is one of those books.
by Lucy Christopher Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken to the Australian Outback. This wild and desolate landscape becomes almost a character in the book, so vividly is it described. Ty, her captor, is no stereotype. He is young, fit and completely gorgeous. This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning. He loves only her, wants only her. Under ...more Sixteen year old Gemma is kidnapped from Bangkok airport and taken to the Australian Outback. This wild and desolate landscape becomes almost a character in the book, so vividly is it described. Ty, her captor, is no stereotype. He is young, fit and completely gorgeous. This new life in the wilderness has been years in the planning. He loves only her, wants only her. Under the hot glare of the Australian sun, cut off from the world outside, can the force of his love make Gemma love him back? The story takes the form of a letter, written by Gemma to Ty, reflecting on those strange and disturbing months in the outback. Months when the lines between love and obsession, and love and dependency, blur until they don't exist - almost.
I've heard mixed reviews about this one, but the concept is really intriguing to me. Lucy Christopher was at ALA this summer, so I picked up a signed copy, and I'm hoping to be able to get to this soon.
So, what do you guys think? Anyone read this?
What's on your tbr pile?
If the book explores the psychological factors of Stockholm syndrome then that's worth a read but if it's a book that glamorizes this type of thing...then that's harmful and not something I'd look forward to reading. I already got my fill of abusive obsessive and harmful relationships that are glamorized from the Twilight series...
ReplyDeleteI just finished Stolen over the weekend, and it definitely doesn't glamorize or glorify kidnapping. It's simply an honest and unflinching letter written from a girl to her captor as part of therapy to work through her ordeal. It's quite well done. I put it off for a while, too, but it's definitely a worthwhile read.
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