Stolen: the prize-winning psychological thriller

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Though most of this is a result of brilliant writing, a lot it also comes from the talented narrator of the audio book. 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?!" Hey, do you know why the author decided to put Release under “Adult” instead of under YA like Stolen is? Stolen was surprisingly a very clean book, as in there was nothing physical between the characters, that’s why it was YA. So I’m wondering why Release is an “Adult” book. Could be violence, but I’m not sure. I am so excited! Stolen was one of the first books to ever get me into reading and it has a special place in my heart. Any news on whether there will be any signed editions or how to get hold of an ARC? I can’t wait ☺️ I literally can’t wait for the second book OMG!!!!!. I’ve been praying for 6 years for this book to have a sequel. THANK YOUUUUU

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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.I have literally waited for this moment for years I’m so excited! Stolen was my favorite book when I was in middle/high schools and ever since I read it I’ve been always hoping for a movie or sequel. This is so exciting 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. But I hated you for something else too. Right then, and at every moment since you’d left me in that apartment . I wanted your arms around me, your face close to mine. I wanted your smell. And I knew I couldn’t - shouldn’t – have it. That’s what I hated most. The uncertainty of you. You’d kidnapped me, put my life in danger… but I loved you too. Or thought I did . None of it made sense. It's so complicated. I hated some of the moments in this book- could not even begin to imagine myself feeling even the slightest bit of empathy for certain characters. Yet, something about this book pulls you in and flips you over. Before you know it, you're viewing this book in an entirely different light than when you started it. Suddenly, your eyes have opened to the true heart of this book, and you understand. You understand the message it carries, and the weight of it all.

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Brown, Mark (16 November 2010). "Costa prize shortlist falls short on biographies". The Guardian . Retrieved 16 May 2011. The shortlisted children's books – only once the winner of the overall prize – are Lucy Christopher, a graduate of the Bath Spa university creative writing MA course, for Flyaway... I read Stolen in high school and now that I have graduated from college, I can’t believe the sequal is out!! I have been waiting so long and I’m so happy it’s finally happening. Stolen was one of the first books I ever reviewed and I absolutely fell in love with Christopher’s dreamy, lyrical prose and well-defined characters. I had put off reading Flyaway as I was nervous the book would never live up to Stolen, which I loved. Though I wouldn’t say Flyaway quite had the same impact on me as Stolen did (though I think it would be almost impossible for another book to be as intense as Stolen is) I really did enjoy Flyaway and am still a huge fan of Christopher’s writing. This book was just WOW!I fell in love with the characters but mostly with the writing style.To be more specific , this book is written like a letter, a letter to her captor, which means that she is refering to him.This is very beautiful because the reader takes part in the story and the book is alive. Aside from Ty's unacceptable behaviors, I also don't think Ty's character is well built, and as a kidnapper he isn't even realistic. It looks like the author couldn't decide what to do with him, therefore sometime he becomes this lonely lost boy who only wants Gemma's company, sometime the author seems to want us to feel bad for Ty even though his actions (lying to Gemma about her parents, stalking her, forcing her to do things she doesn't want to, etc) show that he clearly has the making of a cold blooded criminal. Damn, that's so messed up.You may think I'm as loopy as Ty but I wished for a happy ending. Gemma and Ty together. Maybe not out in the desert forever but living on the edge of a small town. Happily ever after. I can dream, right?

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I hated him in the beginning, to me he was just too insane... until i understood him, just like Gemma. I cannot even begin to describe how i felt about him... And even when i learned of his past...his actions still weren't right...and i cannot forgive him for that. Which leads to simple fact that he never understood right from wrong... A book which centers on intricacies of human psychology ought to have realistic characters. Neither Gemma nor Ty ever came alive for me and therefore the entire journey of Gemma's to form an attachment to her kidnapper never worked IMO. Neither did I have any feelings for Ty and his sad-sad life stories. I saw how the author tried to make him somewhat attractive and worthy of compassion, but for me Ty remained a creep from the beginning till the very end. A prequel to Stolen strictly about Tye’s upbringing, reasoning and obsessing would be a VERY interesting read BBC News (25 May 2010). "Branford Boase Award nomination for Bath author's debut". Retrieved 22 March 2012. I could hear you, talking to the daffodils and tulips, whispering to the fairies that lived inside their petals. Each separate flower had a different family inside it.”

Stolen, I felt, was a social commentary of sorts. It's difficult to understand and comprehend properly and it's painful because of that, because of the confusion we feel and the sudden desperation as we want to escape to a desert, see the sunset, and live alone, but happy, without the burdens of society and expectations of our parents and disappointments of our friends. In life, however, there are always two paths: the right one and the wrong one. From my experience, the wrong one is always the easiest, but leads to eventual downfall, just as the right one is full of hurdles, but ultimately leads to happiness. In Stolen, however, all the lines are blurred; just the way I like it in a truly fantastic novel. What I loved about this book was Ty. Yes I know what he did was wrong, but the way the author wrote his character, makes your heart hurt for him. Our brains just don't point out the fact that he

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It's funny, but I always thought I could trust blue eyes. I thought they were safe somehow. All the good guys have baby blues. The dark eyes are for the villains...the Grim Reaper, the Joker, zombies. All dark." This is the story of Gemma & Ty. Gemma is a 16 years old girl from London who is traveling with her parents. She is in Bangkok airport waiting for her flight and she meets Ty, a 25 years old guy who has coffee with her.As you can tell I loved Ty but I also cared about Gemma. At first I just wanted her to accept her situation, to stop looking for trouble. The number of times she said "You're lying!" or "I don't believe you!" got on my nerves because she said it in relation to the simplest of plausible statements but when she calmed down she was so starkly honest with herself even when she wanted to go into denial. She was strong. Both characters were to have survived their traumas. 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. WHY? because it's UNIQUE, and it's not usual KIDNAPPING STORY. It's something else entirely, and it's WORTHY OF YOUR TIME. It's been a while since I've read something that touched me this deeply. How this book is written just gutted me and left me breathless at times. Gemma was relatable because she was a real teenage girl. I would've done some of the things she did if I were in her position, and I would've thought of things the same way she did. She was always wary, always looking for chances of escape, even though it was pretty much hopeless. i know this book isnt everyones cup of tea, but no matter how many times i read this, i am always captivated by the story, the characters, the setting. it never fails to steal and break my heart.