It starts with a seemingly innocent flirtation with an appealing, slightly older man, named Ty. Stolen begins when Gemma, a 16-year-old girl, is taken from the Bangkok airport. I couldn’t stop thinking about the main character, Gemma, and her situation. Not only did I spend the day thinking about Stolen, by Lucy Christopher, I was haunted by it. I usually judge the quality of a book by whether I think about the characters during the day. Rachel Baker is a sophomore at Cheltenham High School in Wyncote, Pennsylvania. One question lingers in the reader’s mind: Does G emma truly develop feelings for her kidnapper or is it a subconscious means of survival? I have my answer. He’s never hurt her, and he even saved Gemma from her parents, who, according to Ty, never cared about her anyway. He makes sure she’s alive and healthy every day.
Once she sees that she may be stuck with him forever, Gemma starts to consider Ty in a different light. It takes weeks, maybe months – both Gemma and the reader lose track of time – before she accepts that she’ll never get out. Yet, Gemma knows that she has to find a way out from the miles and miles of sand that surround her captivity. He’s not much older than her, and although her first instinct is to think of him as evil and sick, she can’t help but notice how sweet and empathetic he acts toward her. Why? Why does he look so familiar? Do my parents notice I’m gone yet?Īs the story develops, Gemma learns more about her kidnapper, Ty. They will feel like they are on Gemma’s ride, asking her same questions: Who is this man? Where is he taking me. Readers will find it hard to put S tolen down.
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