They are working as volunteers teaching children in a community center in Athens. Chloe is a high school student from Chicago spending a summer in Greece with her best friend, Angie. Maybe that is unfair since I am a long way from being a youth but I think young people deserve to have well-written books the same as adults do. I'll explain my issues with it later but I want to preface my review by saying that I hold YA novels to the same standard that I hold any literature. I think this is the lowest I have rated any book on the CBC 100 lists. This powerful psychological thriller, written by renowned novelist Edeet Ravel, leaves readers wondering at every suspenseful turn: Is Chloe experiencing Stockholm syndrome? Read more And is it her imagination, or does her captor share those feelings? Even when she is finally released, Chloe vows to protect her captor at any cost. Though still fearing for her safety, she now fantasizes about a life together. Before long, Chloe begins to have feelings for him that take her by surprise. At least her kidnapper, although cold and distant, visits frequently, often bringing gifts. The weeks pass and, haunted by terrifying dreams and with only her thoughts to keep her company, Chloe fights to remain calm in an impossible situation. His revelation that she is being held as ransom for a prisoner exchange, however, does little to allay her fears. After several days of total isolation and utter despair, Chloe faces a new threat when her kidnapper appears, but she also feels a sense of relief. Waking up from a drug-induced sleep, she finds herself in a squalid warehouse. Seventeen-year-old Chloe’s summer vacation in Greece comes to an abrupt end when she is suddenly bound, gagged and whisked away to an unidentified location.
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