The Cellar (The Cellar #1) by Natasha Preston - Starting September 23rd 2014

[Sarah Elizabeth]

When sixteen-year-old Summer Robinson goes missing one night, her family, friends and boyfriend are devastated. Nothing ever happens in Long Thorpe, so the disappearance of a school girl shocks the whole community. The police waste no time in launching a search and investigation, but with nothing to go on and no trace of Summer, hopes of finding her quickly fade.

Colin Brown, is a thirty-year-old solicitor living alone after the death of his mother. He suffered a traumatic and abusive childhood, and is left with no sense of right or wrong. Desperate for the perfect family, Colin, referring to himself as Clover, turns to drastic measures to get what he wants.

Abbie and I will be reading this from September 23rd 2014. Everybody welcome ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Sorry, I just read the first chapter of this to see what it was like and I hate to say it, but (view spoiler)[ this girl was totally asking to be abducted! How many people told her to be careful?! And all she kept saying was that she'd be fine! Talk about jinxing oneself! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

'I hate to say it' doesn't sound very promising!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

The book's okay, the main character is a bit of an idiot though.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

10% (view spoiler)[ how freaking stupid is this girl?! of course the previous lily is dead! does she think he'll just let her go when he gets bored of her? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Got this on text-to-speech while I'm cleaning ☺

[Abi]

Starting now. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

14% (view spoiler)["What's the alternative?"
How dumb is she?! the freaking knife is the alternative you stupid girl! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

This girl is such an idiot!

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Sorry, I just read the first chapter of this to see what it was like and I hate to say it, but [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ They told her to be carefull so many times! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "10% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ If that girl "Rose" has been there 3 years, then it's quite obvious that the only way out is death! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "14%

(view spoiler)[ So freaking stupid! It's not hard to work out what the alternative is!
You're there to replace the previous Lily - What do you bloody think will happen?! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

15% - (view spoiler)[ It's really annoying me how she keeps thinking "How can Rose do that?" She's doing it becuase she has no other choice. If she doesn't do what he says, and act like the family he thinks they are, he'll kill her! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

18% - (view spoiler)[ "He...disposes of people that do harm"
"He murders them?" No, he couldn't.

How many times does this girl need telling? The previous Lily attacked him, He KILLED her. So yes, he bloody could! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

25% - (view spoiler)[ So he's killed 8 people. (of what Rose knows of anyway) Maybe now she'll understand that he does, and will kill them! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

49% - (view spoiler)[ Why does he only call them those 4 names? There's loads of flower names to choose from. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

55% (view spoiler)[ this girl is just stupid! how many times does she need to see him kill somebody before realising that he's nuts? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "25% - [spoilers removed]"

Abbie wrote: "18% - "

(view spoiler)[ she just doesn't get the picture at all. he kidnapped her, and has killed other girls, why can't she get it into her head that he's dangerous?! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "49% - [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ it's weird that he doesn't give the new ones new names, why does he need a lily? he could have loads of other names. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "49% - [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ The only thing i can think of as to why he only calls them Poppy/Rose/Lilly/Violet is that they might have been his mums favorite flowers? She seems to be mentioned a lot in his chapters. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "49% - [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ it's a bit weird that he chose 'Poppy' otherwise. it's not like poppys are regularly available in supermarkets. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

the end (view spoiler)[ so what happened to rose? the nurse said she was fine physically, and then the next thing we know is Summer putting roses on her grave! how the heck did that happen? suicide? (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "the end [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I found that confusing too! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "the end [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I went back and re-read the last 2 chapters twice and there is just no mention of what happened! how annoying! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I just realised that this says (Cellar #1) on the books page on goodreads, will there seriously be a sequel?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

and even more annoying, this book is free to read on wattpad.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Oh, and the first half of the sequel is on wattpad too! omg! what the heck will happen in that?!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

(view spoiler)[ OMG. in the epilogue of the wattpad version she has sex with lewis! you can see where the sourcebooks fire editors edited! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

(view spoiler)[ and now colin has escaped. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

wattpad ending (view spoiler)[ Rose commits suicide 30 hours after they were found in the cellar. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "and even more annoying, this book is free to read on wattpad."

That is so annoying!!

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Oh, and the first half of the sequel is on wattpad too! omg! what the heck will happen in that?!"

Is it?? I created an account there a few hours ago but didn't get chance to have a proper look.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

http://www.wattpad.com/story/824756-y...

or code 2929467 on the kindle ap ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I might just have to read the bit of the sequel that's available on there. Don't really feel like stacking the dishwasher for the third time today!

[Abi]

Just read it, and I'm quite annoyed that (view spoiler)[It wasn't mentioned in the published version that rose committed suicide. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "I might just have to read the bit of the sequel that's available on there. Don't really feel like stacking the dishwasher for the third time today!"

Yeah, I'll probably read it too.

[Abi]

Wattpad sequel; (view spoiler)[ He's dead! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Just read it, and I'm quite annoyed that [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ me too. i commented on there saying that it was annoying how it didn't say rose had committed suicide in the kindle version. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Sequel chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ I can't believe she threatened to go out for a walk on her own again? She's insane!

And that plan to capture Colin? Worst plan ever.

I think she got stupider in that cellar. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

You know, this was going on in the previous book as well, but what parents let their 16-year old daughter sleep in the same bed as her boyfriend every night in their house? Talk about laid back!

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Sequel chapter 2? "

(view spoiler)[ I couldn't believe that either! Nuts! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ so he doesn't know that rose is dead? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ so he wants to get back to the girls, but why isn't he annoyed that they turned on him? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ well coming across the cottage with the girl whose parents were just leaving was certainly fortunate for him! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ he was having an incestuous relationship with his mother?! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Chapter 3 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yep. It was hinted in the first one that there was something going on. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

I missed that!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ I can't believe he's talking to the prostitute. He usually just kills them. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "I missed that!"

(view spoiler)[ When Lewis broke into his house, he seen the same pictures and described them as 'being too close' for mother/son because they were kissing. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Yuck!

Chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ when the main character is annoying the author you've got a serious problem! (hide spoiler)]