Publishers Weekly called Girl, Stolen "a captivating tale",[1] while Children's Book and Media Review's Debbie Barr referred to it as "a masterful story, full of suspense, subtlety, and surprise.

"[2] April Spisak, writing for The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, referred to the premise as "powerfully realistic and compelling, with one small incident [...] snowballing into a nightmare series of events that will change everyone".

[5] Multiple reviewers discussed Henry's character development, with Kraus writing, "The plot is actually of secondary concern; the relationship between Cheyenne and [...] Griffin, constitutes the novel’s central push and pull".

[4] Kirkus Reviews found that Henry's "realistic depiction of the coping strategies and the strengths developed by the blind greatly enhances the novel, lifting it above the level of a mere escapist thriller".

Spisak wrote, "Henry ably presents Cheyenne's blindness as an aspect that is no more relevant than, for example, her pneumonia as an obstacle in her current horrific situation.

[5] Kirkus Reviews concluded, "Although Cheyenne's multiple problems might feel overdone in less skilled hands, Henry handles them deftly and makes her choices work.