The Shadow (The Darkness Trilogy #1) by A.G. Porter - Starting October 29th 2014

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Rayna Stone is an eighteen year old girl from a small Alabama town that just wants to save a little money for college. In order to do that she has to find a summer job.

The problem with that, the only place that is willing to take her is the upscale golf resort of The Landing. This was not her idea of a summer job, being around snobby, rich folks, but when she meets eyes with the owner’s son, Liam, she starts to see the brighter side of things. That is until she’s seeing things that she can’t quite explain and having dreams that are haunted by a being she calls The Shadow.

The Shadow begins to show her things about a few missing girls, that she wished she had never seen.

Another chilling fact, her dreams seem to be coming true. As if that isn’t enough, she learns that this ability of hers gives her an insight into what others around her are feeling. Soon after this, Rayna learns that Liam does feel something for her, but even though she wants to tell him she feels the same, something is warning her to stay away.

Not because he is dangerous, but because she is.

Abbie and I will be reading on October 29th. Everybody welcome ☺

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Starting ASAP.

[Abi]

Me too. :)

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ that dream was a bit creepy. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Chapter 2 - (view spoiler)[ "Any girl named Abigail was surely to go by Abby. They didn't want to be called Abigail, it was too old fashioned."

Or maybe it's just becuase we prefer Abbie/Abby/Abi?!
(hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Chapter 3 - I'm bored.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 2 -
"

(view spoiler)[ bit rude. what if she'd wanted to go by Gail? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Chapter 3 - I'm bored."

There seems to be a lot of excess information. She can't just get ready for bed, she has to perform her 'nightly hygiene ritual'. do you think it involves candles and the sacrificing of a chicken?

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ she has a bit of a crush on Liam! (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

chapter 4 (view spoiler)[ seeing the future and feeling other people's emotion. interesting skills, but she won't be able to put those on her college applications!

it was pretty lucky that she managed to stop Liam from stepping out (hide spoiler)]

chapter 6 (view spoiler)[ having two characters named C.J. and Jayce is so freaking confusing!

So she's calling him 'The Shadow', but considering he moves around as black smoke, I'm wondering whether that is the best description. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

This is feeling pretty long right now.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

41% (view spoiler)[ he may be single, but he's only just broken up with his girlfriend, in fact, he said 'he thought they were over' not that there were nails in the coffin. making a move on him at this point would put her in a very risky position. he could use her as a rebound, or get back with his girlfriend the next day! Kissing him at this point is not a good idea! (hide spoiler)]

45% (view spoiler)[ she's only just wondering if the guy is going to go after Abby? what the heck does she think her dreams have been telling her? as abby is always in them, logically you'd expect them to meet at some point! (hide spoiler)]

47% (view spoiler)[ I'm not sure if Logan has a crush on Rayna or not. It would make sense, but I didn't really get the infatuation vibe from him. I saw him more as a friend, which is what Rayna thought. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

50% (view spoiler)[ something was screaming at her to leave him alone? that if she stayed she would only open his wounds? what the heck is that supposed to mean?? (hide spoiler)]

51% (view spoiler)[ they're like her?? that was unexpected! (hide spoiler)]

51% (view spoiler)[ okay, that interaction with Dr Wayland was very strange. What is he up to? (hide spoiler)]

52% (view spoiler)[ blimey, I can't believe she's running through the woods away from some stalker! (hide spoiler)]

61% (view spoiler)[ ugh. kissing the shadow man! (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 4 "

(view spoiler)[ Haha! They'd think she was a butter if she put that down. (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "41% [spoilers removed]

45% [spoilers removed]

47% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Really not a good idea.

I thought it was stupid that she's only now realising that too. (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "chapter 4 "

[spoilers removed]"

ha ha! I'm guessing that was auto-correct at work ☺

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "Abbie wrote: "Sarah wrote: "chapter 4 "

[spoilers removed]"

ha ha! I'm guessing that was auto-correct at work ☺"

Oh dear, that darn auto correct again!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

72% (view spoiler)[ she totally just gave herself away there. She pretty much repeated back the message word for word, and she shouldn't have even known that they needed to keep Abby safe! ridiculous! (hide spoiler)]

76% (view spoiler)[ I can't believe she just opened the door and ran out to see what she had seen! it could have been a trap to get her to come out of the house!! and she left the door opene! Anyone could have crept inside the house to murder her in her sleep! (hide spoiler)]

77% (view spoiler)[ what on earth are they doing there? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

79% (view spoiler)[ those are the longest text-messages ever! how many messages must those essays have spanned across? (hide spoiler)]

[Abi]

Sarah wrote: "72% [spoilers removed]

76% [spoilers removed]

77% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ She's not very bright is she? (hide spoiler)]

[Sarah Elizabeth]

83% (view spoiler)[ all she keeps doing is shifting the blame! It's always 'Jayce makes me want to kiss him!', she never wants to accept the blame herself. (hide spoiler)]

85% (view spoiler)[ making a bit of a scene with that other girl! (hide spoiler)]

88% (view spoiler)[ what an idiot. leaving the door open! (hide spoiler)]

89% (view spoiler)[ why would she have gotten martinez on the phone when she dialed 911? (hide spoiler)]

90% (view spoiler)[ well she definitely fell. (hide spoiler)]

93% (view spoiler)[ OMG. she makes Jayce kiss her, then tells Liam that she loves JAyce more? what is she playing at?! I don't get the whole 'you used me' line either. she used him for what? why did she want to get rid of liam? that being bad for him thing again? I'm confused. (hide spoiler)]

96% (view spoiler)[ finally she stabs him. (hide spoiler)]

99% (view spoiler)[ so the dead girl told her how to find C.J. (hide spoiler)]