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.
WHY I RECOMMEND IT: I read this book a year ago and it quickly became one of my favorite books ever. I still can't get it out of my mind. This book is beautiful, haunting, harrowing, vivid, heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful. Gemma's story will stick with you long after you finish. I've never been to Austrailia but I feel like I know the outback and it's harsh, searing heat. I would love to spend time with Lucy Christopher picking her brain and finding out how she came up with this amazing story. STOLEN is now available in the US and I can't recommend it enough! (Seriously, I've given it away twice on my blog already!)
LOL. This book is next on my reading list. I'll probably start it this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI am in the process of reading this book now. I'm on page 250 and I can't wait to see what's going to happen! Great recommendation :)
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds incredible--I'll add it to my list. :)
ReplyDeleteHm, this book sounds scary ... I am not sure if I will be able to finish it all at once. I think it sounds more like The Lovely Bones to me - where I read a little bit every month until I finish ...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation though! :)