Stolen: the prize-winning psychological thriller

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I am so excited! I have been obsessed with Stolen for a very long time now, and I loved every second of it. I will never forget how emotional I got when I finished reading it. I am so looking forward for the sequel, and I am very curious to see what is going to happen next. I cannot wait. Though most of this is a result of brilliant writing, a lot it also comes from the talented narrator of the audio book. The main character, Gemma, is a strong and capable girl who actually makes smart decisions after being kidnapped by Ty. This is so refreshing because, although she is terrified after being kidnapped by a man who has been stalking her for six years, she still tries to survive. And, the one thing that made me love it is THE UNIQUE WAY OF WRITING. This is a letter... a LETTER TO HER CAPTOR - LITERALLY. And it's ENDING was what i loved the most. This story also has *serious spoiler* no HEA which is why it's so realistic.....

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I have a feeling a lot of people haven't read this because it's a middle-grade novel, technically, but if you're avoiding this book because of its age group... WHY? because it's UNIQUE, and it's not usual KIDNAPPING STORY. It's something else entirely, and it's WORTHY OF YOUR TIME. The ending... oh boy that ending. I just didn’t want it to end there. I NEED MORE!!! Yes I was crying, crying like a little baby... After the kiss Gemma and Ty shared, I really had hope she would try to get him out of this, but the ending didn’t show that happening. :(

You told me once of the plants that lie dormant through the drought; that wait, half dead, deep in the earth. The plants that wait for the rain. You said they’d wait for years, if they had to; that they’d almost kill themselves before they grew again. But as soon as those first drops of water fall, those plants begin to stretch and spread their roots. They travel up through the soil and sand to reach the surface. There’s a chance for them again

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So as you can read from the blurb, this book is written like a letter from Gemma to her captor. It mostly just tells the whole story. HOLY SHIT! I should not have read this book! (Even though it's definitely going to be on top of my 'favorites' list.) I don't think I've ever cried so much while reading a book! But I loved it! It was perfect. No matter what would have happened, there would always be that thought. . . well I have fallen in love with you now, but you stole me you arse! How would you even work with that? I guess the one good thing is that she got stolen by a nice guy and not someone who raped and tortured her to death!

Just read stolen for the first time in class and LOVED IT!!!!! I was looking it up to buy my own copy and found out that there would be a sequel. I was so excited I even told my teacher because she also read Stolen and she will be reading Release as well. Im soooooo excited for this book BBC News (25 May 2010). "Branford Boase Award nomination for Bath author's debut". Retrieved 22 March 2012. Lucy Christopher’s sophomore novel, Flyaway, is just as breathtakingly beautiful as her first. Though in a very different way. Gemma knows he is not that bad but she stills can’t trust him. She just wants to escape, at all costs and he only wants her there, even for a few months because he is convinced that she will end up loving that place as much as he does.

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this was incredibly messed-up and disturbing but still very much realistic which is a combo that is really difficult to create. the atmosphere created was immaculate, it resembles the eerie summer vibes that Girls by Emma Cline gives and i loved it. The ending was so heart breaking.It was the right thing but still in this book it didnt feel right at all. kidnapped a living, breathing human being, and kept her in a place against her will. Instead we feel for Ty, sympathize him for what he went through and find ourselves thinking how everything would be better if Gemma just gave him the love he wanted. Let me tell you once more that at the beginning, I had expected myself to like this book, the writing is quite good even though I have my doubt about the subject matter: "What? That dude kidnaps this girl and he expects her to love him? And it's supposed to be a Young Adult book?!" Over time, Ty tells Gemma about when they first met and how and it was really sad and sweet. I don't want to tell you about that. Ty also tells Gemma when he decided he wanted her in his life forever. Of course taking her against her will and making her live with him isn't the right way to go!Every single part of the landscape and every single animal was a character of this book. The story with the Camel was maybe the kind of story that Ty was expecting to have with Gemma. His “baby steps” worked with the Camel… Taissa Farmiga is an American actress, and the younger sister of Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga, who is 21 years her senior. She was born in Readington Township, New Jersey, USA, to Ukrainian-born parents Michael and Lubomyra (Spas) Farmiga. Lucy is clearly a master of imagery. I knew this from some stunning scenes in , but she really cemented herself as a favourite after Flyaway. Some of the most stand out images for me are Isla and Harry teaching their swan to fly and when Isla’s Dad tells her the myth of the swansong. I won’t spoil it and tell you what it is, but it’s truly special and I still catch myself thinking about it over a week after finishing it. I had to give this book five stars for several reasons. One of the reasons is because it was so fantastically well written. Beautiful, touching, heart breaking and real. Christopher doesn't spare on the details both good and bad. Never before have I felt a book to be so real, so gritty and tangible. When I was a teenager, I remember watching a movie with my family and the couple onscreen kissed for the first time and of course five seconds later were sleeping together. My dad, trying to keep the morality of four teenage girls intact, complained about movies always doing that, making you root for something you didn't believe in. I remember thinking "it's just a movie; you're supposed to want that," because I had wanted it.

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I mean, that star over there is blinking at me madly now, but for how long? An hour or two, or for the next million years? And how long will we sit here like this? Just another moment, or the rest of our lives? You know which one I'd prefer...” Hi Lucy!! I loved release!! it gave me a lot of closure to Stolen lol. It was such an exiting book I seriously couldn’t put it down haha. I needed to Finnish it soo badly lol Do you think you will write a 3rd book??? The stakes and suspense don't seem that high, as I fully believed that he never intended to hurt her. Regardless, the author managed to draw me in with every single word. Stolen was and has been my favorite book that I have ever read. I read it at the age of 16 and was able to sympathize with Gemma. I have been waiting for the companion book to come out and was able to get it. This book was everything that I have been looking for, especially the way the the book unfolds. I truly could not have asked for a different version of it. It is so beautiful! I know that these books will forever have a hold on me and stay my favorites, but it is so nice to know that I can have a resolution from them. Truly an amazing journey and finding.All these threads weave together to create an emotional masterpiece, plain and simple, and what starts a bit awkwardly ends up transforming into a beautiful swan. Gemma had been traveling with her parents when they had a stop in the Bangkok Airport. Of course as with most sixteen year olds Gemma wanted a few minutes off on her own so she asks to go get a coffee, what could possibly happen right? Well, as Gemma is in line for the coffee Ty makes his move and the older “cute” guy of course catches her attention. This leads to Gemma being drugged and smuggled out of Bangkok to a remote area in Australia. i just finished Stolen earlier today and it’s been on my mind ever since i’m very happy finding out that there’s going to be a sequel can’t wait to see Gemma again she’s one of my comfort book characters And yeah, shit got real as usual. But you know what? Ty proved he was a good person once again because he never hesitated, he decided to save her life, NO MATTER WHAT.