Gemma, a teen traveling with her parents, is kidnapped from
the airport by a young man named Ty. Before he drugs her and takes her away,
Gemma is attracted to the handsome man with the blue eyes who buys her a coffee,
but when she wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, all she feels is fear.
The novel is told as a letter from Gemma to Ty about her
experiences, starting from the moment she saw him in the airport. You would
think that her story would be horrifying and terrifying, but it’s far more
complicated than that. Ty treats her with kindness, and the two of them are
alone, in the definitive “middle of nowhere,” with no one to rely on but each
other. She must trust him to some degree, as she is relying on him for her
survival in this dangerous and remote – yet beautiful – place.
I won’t say any more about the plot because part of this
book’s attraction is its suspense and surprises. The novel is well written and
wholly unique. I have read several other teen/YA novels about abductions, and
while they were engrossing, this one takes a different approach and explores a
far more complicated relationship than just captor and captive. In fact, there
are times when you find yourself actually rooting for Ty, even though you know
what he did was horribly wrong. I love thought-provoking books that explore the
gray areas of life, and this one fits the bill. Stolen is both tender and
terrifying, showing that there is almost always more to a situation than meets
the eye.
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