Stolen

Christopher, L. (2010). Stolen. NY: Scholastic.

Gemma is kidnapped at the airport by Ty. He drugs her and takes her to the Australian desert and hides her there. She tries to fight him and leave and he ends up bringing her back and helping her to heal from her injuries. She hates him for keeping her captive but then also falls for him and is conflicted when bitten by a snake and he knowingly takes her for aid and stays with her. This allows them to arrest him for kidnapping her. He shares his life story and it's heartbreaking and he discusses how he stalked her for six years before kidnapping her.

I really felt for Gemma and for Ty in this story. I felt bad for Gemma for all that Ty put her through and I felt bad for Ty and his life growing up and how it really messed him up.


Looking at the characters in this book Ty is the bad guy but you end up kind of liking him because he is always looking out for Gemma and making sure she is safe and in the end it's to his detriment.