The letter begins with Gemma, a sweet, lovely and typical teen girl who leaves her parents for a few moments while waiting for their flight from Bangkok while on vacation. The reality that pours from Gemma’s heart swept me along with her emotions plunging into fear then rising high with hope and later affection for her abductor, the handsome Ty with his rugged, strong physique and familiar blue eyes making her suspect that he must somehow be familiar. However, Stolen offers layer upon layer of complexity.
In most books of this type, an abductor comes clothed in shades of black with little room for anything other than evil intentions, while the abducted is swathed in innocence all white and airy. Flowing from the memories Gemma holds, her experience becomes more than a story of abduction. In her letter she describes a painting created by her captor on fire with life, separating him somewhat from his foul actions.
Lucy Christopher’s novel in the form of a letter is written by the captive Gemma to her abductor.
The first pages of Stolen: A Letter to My Captor did nothing to bring me into restfulness. I tried to settle in to sleep one evening but could not bring myself to float into dreamland, so I reached for my usual curative: a good book.
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