‘“The division seems rather unfair,” I remarked. “You have done all the work in this business. I get a wife out of it, Jones gets the credit, pray what remains for you?”
“For me,” said Sherlock Holmes, “there still remains the cocaine-bottle.” And he stretched his long white hand up for it.'
SHERLOCK HOLMES. Tell your friend you like having him around and don't take drugs to improve your depression.
In other words, this story was much better than A Study In Scarlet and the last few pages kill me every single time.
This book just wasn't for me, and it was really hard to finish it. It started well, but quickly got repetitive and annoying.
I can't understand why there are no speech marks or apostrophes, either. I mean, I know it's supposed to add to the atmosphere of the book, but really? Ignoring basic grammar to create realism? Nah. No thank you.
The amount of times I was reading this book in public and had to look up and say, “This is disturbing / creepy / really freaking me out,” is kind of crazy. It's thought-provoking the entire way through, full of beautiful description and real emotion. Gemma is written impeccably and Ty is definitely not your average kidnapper. Stolen is a great novel that really makes you think, even with the copious amounts of creepy lines. I definitely recommend, particularly to those who enjoy something a little different to an angsty love story.
I enjoyed this. I felt some parts were rushed and as though I'd missed an entire section by accident, but on the whole, I liked the character development and the theme's really important too. As always, any book that talks openly and honestly about mental health problems is a winner for me. I wish Nina LaCour had gone more into the before, but she writes beautifully about emotions and relationships so that makes up for it. This is not a bad read at all, definitely good but not outstanding. I will be checking out more of her books (up next, Everything Leads To You) to enjoy her writing style some more.
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