The Forbidden Game (The Forbidden Game #1-3) by L.J. Smith - Restarting July 5th 2014

[Sarah Elizabeth]

When Jenny buys a game for her boyfriend, Tom, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the guy behind the counter. There is something mysteriously alluring about Julian's pale eyes and bleached-blond hair. And when he places the Game into her hands, she knows their connection is comething deeper.

But as Jenny and her six friends begin to play the Game at Tom's birthday celebration, a night of friends and fun quickly turns into a night of terror and obsessive love. Because the Game isn't just a game - it's the seven friends' new reality, where Julian reigns as the Prince of the Shadows.

One by one the friends must confront their phobias to win the Game. To lose the Game is to lose their lives. And that is only the beginning...

Abbie and I will be reading these from February 20th 2014. Everybody welcome ☺

[Abi]

Starting now! :)
So glad we're reading these today. If my bad streak continued, i would have gone insane!

[Abi]

Chapter 2 - (view spoiler)[ "It might be boring" It will be anything but boring! Haha. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I can't wait to start actually!

[Abi]

I loved reading when i was younger, but L.J Smith was the author who made me obsessed with reading!
I picked up , and i HAD to have every book of hers as soon as i was finished!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I love dark visions! Gabriel ♡

[Abi]

I remember getting that from asda when it first opened by us. (Which was close to 6 years ago) and i read it in two days, which was really quick for me!

[Abi]

Chapter 3 - (view spoiler)[ "I think i'm going to like this" You're really not, Audrey. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I bought the second book really cheap from the works. read it and loved it so much that i went and bought the other two from waterstones asap!

[Abi]

I bought the 3 in 1 for £3.85 which was quite cheap for 3 books! I bought this one as soon as i was finished from WHSmiths, then bought the whole nightworld series + the first two vampire diaries (which were both 2 in 1) + The heart of valour series for christmas.
Then i got the secret circle series about a month after.

I finished them really quickly, then i couldn't read anything for about a week, because everything looked rubbish in comparison.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I know exactly what you mean!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ i love it when they hear the footsteps above them! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ I freaking l♡ve Julian! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Chapter 8 - (view spoiler)[ I forgot what the answer was to the riddle, so i was trying to work it out myself. I never got "Kiss"! The "The Parent of numbers that cannot be told" bit was quite clever.
Julian made me laugh "When you give me the answer" meaning, she had to work it out and then kiss him - not just give him the answer. So sneaky! Haha. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Chapter 9 - (view spoiler)[ "Oh, too bad. I'm really going to miss facing it" Haha! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ the clock chiming reminds me of the film 'the labarynth' where sara only has 13 hours to get her little brother back from the goblins! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Chapter 10 - (view spoiler)[ Love that bit! The giant cockroaches are so disgusting! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ take that alien scum! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ I love how the nightmares are actually creepy in this! not like in panic. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 7 [spoilers removed]"

The ones in panic were rubbish!

[Abi]

Just finished!
I can;t wait for the second one!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

feel free to start. I'm being a bit slow today!

chapter 10 (view spoiler)[ my bedroom was always a mess and I worried that spiders would try and live in it! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

I'm going to start book two in a bit, but i won't get much read because i need to get some cleaning done! :(

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I need to do some cleaning too. my lounge looks a bit like Summer's bedroom at the moment! (although I'm hoping nothnig is rotting or moving in here - i only cleaned yesterday!)

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "feel free to start. I'm being a bit slow today!

chapter 10 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Spiders are disgusting, but they don't bother me that much... but cockroaches freak me out. They're so ugly and disgusting, and they run so fast. Ick. I;ve seen so many of them on that "I'm a celebrity get me out of here" show.. and they are gross. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "I need to do some cleaning too. my lounge looks a bit like Summer's bedroom at the moment! (although I'm hoping nothnig is rotting or moving in here - i only cleaned yesterday!)"

Haha! If you're not back on tonight i'll assume a massive cockroach has eaten you. ;)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

(view spoiler)[Thankfully I've only ever come across one cockroach in a hotel in tenerife. Made a point to go and complain about that! ick! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I haven't personally come across any, but they freak me out on that jungle show. Ick. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

The chase, Chapter 9 - (view spoiler)[ This is about to get so good! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 14 (view spoiler)[ that is horrible too - the rat eating the turtle right out of its shell! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 14 [spoilers removed]"

Disgusting!

[Abi]

The chase, chapter 13 - (view spoiler)[ Everyone would be screwed if i had to translate that hint. I was so bad at french when i was school! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

The chase, chapter 14 - (view spoiler)[ Poor Michael! (hide spoiler)]

[Siobhan]

is it ok if i join in with reading these?

[Abi]

Yep. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 15 (view spoiler)[they're going to tell the truth about Summer? the police will think they've been tripping or something! no-one will believe then if they tell them that she got swallowed by a board game! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Just finished the chase.
(view spoiler)[ I thought this was the one that was better than the first, but it must have been the last one i was thinking about! The second one was really good, but not as amazing as the hunt. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

I'm going to start book three, and hopefully make a dent in it before i have to make dinner.

[Abi]

The kill, Chapter 1 - (view spoiler)[ Her parents won't be impressed when they come home and read that letter! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

The kill, Chapter 4 - (view spoiler)[ Creepy! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

The kill, Chapter 8 - (view spoiler)[ Leo is freaking creepy. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

You are going to have read all three today ☺ I am so far behind! been making gingerbread ☺

[Abi]

Ooh, Gingerbread!
I'm tempted to raid the biscuit jar now to get some gingernuts! Haha.

[Abi]

Just finished!
Really need to reread some of her others now! Haha.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

The Chase - chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ I love how Julian goes big, he's not just going to try her, he's going to trap all her friends too! ha ha! why does she say no to him? how can she say no? I mean, he's just yummy! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 10 (view spoiler)["These holes, now. I think they're very interesting."
"That's because you have one for a brain."

That's funny! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 11 (view spoiler)[ so nobody is allowed to be alone. that means they're going to have to go in pairs to have a wee! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 13 (view spoiler)[ how the hell did P.C. play his own game when Julian was trapped in the room in the attic?? and how the hell does that frech~ish phrase sound like 'paddle your own canoe'?? (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "The Chase - chapter 9 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ He takes the "Go big or go home" motto seriously! Haha. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Finally reading the kill ☺