Stolen

“You saw me before I saw you.”

This book is going to be hard to write any kind of review on. It takes you through so many different emotions. Is it possible for a reader to have Stockholm syndrome? I'll admit it. I actually like Ty, the kidnapper. There's no violence, no threats, nothing that could be called truly ugly, as such. Except for the fact that he kidnapped Gemma. Took her away from her family, away from her country, away from everything she knew and loved. He carried her off to the Australian outback. Yet there is something loveable in Ty. I guess because he seems to truly love Gemma. He genuinely believes he's doing the best thing for her. And in the end, when it's all said and done...He does do the best thing for her. And in doing so, proves he did love her. This book almost made me cry. They say you know you've read a good book when you finish it and are left feeling a little like you've lost a good friend. That's how I felt when I finished this. I want everything to end up being ok. I want both Ty and Gemma to find happiness and fulfillment, somewhere, somehow. Nothing says they will, though. Especially Ty.

So is it Stockholm syndrome? Or is it something much deeper, much more complicated than even that? Is it simply the twisted psychology of a kidnapper and his, “victim”? Or is it more like the heart's reaction to the harsh yet beautiful reality of the wilderness, and the hurting in another's soul.