Bookanistas: GIRL, STOLEN by April Henry

Plot without spoilers…Griffin meant to steal a car, not kidnap a girl. But in his haste to escape, he didn’t realize there was a passenger in the back seat. Cheyenne--sixteen, ill with pneumonia, and blind—has already lost her mother and her sight. She is not about to have her life stolen, too.

Of literary interest…Told from the alternating viewpoints of Cheyenne and Griffin, the book has great elements of fast-paced adventure, but is also a musing on how life can change in an instant and, perhaps, how one can make peace with people who have caused you pain. I am no authority on this but I felt the author really connected me, as the reader, to the plight of a blind protagonist, in the way she describes both Cheyenne’s use of her other senses and the limited visual experiences Cheyenne still has.

Finally, just gotta say…Cheyenne is a terrific main character, compelling and realistic. This book reads like a movie to me. I felt my heart racing as I read to the finish line!

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