Stolen
By Lucy Christopher
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
Personal Rating: 8/10

When Gemma was sixteen-years-old she was kidnapped. Stolen from an airport, drugged, and taken to a remote house in an Australian desert. Her captor, Ty, has been watching Gemma for a long time, waiting for the opportunity to take her, to "save" her from the world. Her new life in the wilderness has been years in the making. Ty is no stereotype--he's young and fit. He won't let Gemma leave, but he doesn't hurt her either. All Gemma can think about is escape, but the beautiful wilderness and her wild captor have ways of getting to her.

This book is written in second person point of view, with Gemma writing this as a letter to her captor. I was hesitant to start this book at first, because I didn't want to read anything too disturbing, but actually this is a very well written book and, while does handle a scary topic, it was nothing traumatizing. There were a few cases of strong language, including the F-word, but nothing graphic or disturbing. Overall, I actually really liked this book. There where so many moments where I wasn't sure exactly who or what I was rooting for. The characters where so dynamic and real, and the writing was enjoyable to read. The setting was beautiful and I loved how the rustic house and land were described. It was a lot of fun to see exactly what it would be like to survive in an Australian desert.

Overall, I would highly recommend this book. I thought the story was thrilling and terrifying, but also very beautiful and heart-wrenching.