Girl, Stolen-A Quick Pick for a Interesting Read

Notes: YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults and YALSA Quick Pick April Henry is a New York Times Best Seller Overview (Non-Spoilery Section) This has been sitting on my self for a while and I needed a physical book to read during exams. It was just a middle of the road kidnapping novel, although I very much enjoyed the main character being blind. I also appreciated the amount of research that April Henry did during the development and writing process. ***Spoilers*** and trigger listings I really enjoyed the main characters of this novel. I was surprised because between the two main characters, most of the novel is spent with them in the bedroom Cheyenne was being kept in. This book is a wonderful example of character development, which is one of the reasons I liked it so much. Cheyenne and Griffin really spend a decent amount of time together, which makes it believable when Griffin saves Cheyenne from being raped. I would have been significantly annoyed if they just met and then he saved her. As a "bad guy", there just would have been much less motive than if he had spent the time he did to get to know her before the incident. I had problems with the "Griffin's mother is actually buried in the backyard" storyline. Griffin's mother is basically only brought up for convenience and because Cheyenne asks but Griffin really just needed an excuse to have antibiotics (still don't quite understand why his mother needed them in the first place but whatever). It is really just thrown in their at the end and then left. Also, the ending was quite rough. Griffin was traumatically injured, having been in shock for significant amount of time and the audience still doesn't get to see him get recovered or picked up, he simply calls Cheyenne on the phone later and says he is fine. ---Triggers--- I am including triggers with the spoilers because they do kind of spoil parts but I mentioned them towards the top for those who might have a sensitivity to these topics. I would much rather spoil then cause you harm. Rape,violence, descriptive blood, burns,(inferred)alcoholism,parent death, accidents or contemplations of death. Overall: 3 out of 5 stars 85% out of 100% -Jaime

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