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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp comes a shocking new thriller about a group of friends tied together by a game and the deadly weekend that tears them apart.

FIVE friends go to a cabin.
FOUR of them are hiding secrets.
THREE years of history bind them.
TWO are doomed from the start.
ONE person wants to end this.
NO ONE IS SAFE.

Are you ready to play?

Ch 8 - (view spoiler)[ So I didn't know they were going to role play at this cabin. I knew there was going to be a game but not like that. So will somebody really die or is it only the characters that they play? (hide spoiler)]
Ch 14 - (view spoiler)[Is it real or is it still part of a messed up game? I need to know. (hide spoiler)]
Ch 24 - (view spoiler)[ I'm a bit bored to be honest. I don't find it as gripping as I thought it would be. I didn't care about the guy who died :( (hide spoiler)]
Finished - (view spoiler)[ Eh... so Liva was the killer and she was raised by a sociopath? I don't get her motives for doing all of this :/ (hide spoiler)]

Starting this now!

Ch 10 - (view spoiler)[This game sounds so freaking weird.. is this roleplay or what? (hide spoiler)]

Ch 20 - (view spoiler)[that recording was so freaking creepy. (hide spoiler)]

Ch 30 - (view spoiler)[Yikes, the bone in her arm sticking out made me cringe. (hide spoiler)]

Finished - (view spoiler)[This was a weird book.. (hide spoiler)]

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Comment @ Ch 8, yeah that's the vibe I was getting too.

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Comment @ Ch 14, this is so freaking weird lol

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Comment @ Ch 24, LOL yeah I think we were expecting more and then this is just what we got. So weird.

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Comment @ Finished, I think it was to get her friend back... but honestly, I don't even know lol.

lol I'm glad it wasn't just me who didn't get it ^^

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8 Chapters(view spoiler)[ so role play is odd but I could absolutely see both my kids getting in to this! lol They both love the big cons and dressing up for them.....
the breaks in these friendships are pretty awfu
and what happened to Finn is so enraging.... (hide spoiler)]
20 chapters(view spoiler)[well.....we didn't actually see Liva's body....but now Elle's been brought into this...with the recording, but is she definitely not there? and Finn being shocked was awful..this is all crazy (hide spoiler)]
25 chapters (75%)(view spoiler)[ the flashbacks are getting confusing but at least they aren't roleplaying anymore....but I'm glad they are back together at least. Finn's been through hell though (hide spoiler)]
End(view spoiler)[ I still don't understand why Liva did this. She was mad that these people had secrets?! Well....I'm glad she was disappointed young because that is just LIFE. Why she was so judgey about everyone else...I mean honestly, just mind your own and you won't be so all worried about everyone else.
ugh. I hated her for ignoring Finn while he got his ass kicked. (hide spoiler)]

Reading now!

Yay! Hope you like it!!!

9 Chapters (view spoiler)[ So far I like this story. It's hard to say if Liva is going to be okay now that her RPG character is dead, I'm thinking maybe her real character is going to die too. We'll see. (hide spoiler)]
16 Chapters (view spoiler)[ Yep I knew the Liva was going to die (or did she?). Carter died because he was stealing from Liva's company. Maybe Liva is doing it all...??? (hide spoiler)]
25 Chapters(view spoiler)[ Well, the three of them made it away from the cabin. I thought for sure Maddy was going to pop those pills! Still not sure about Liva - she could be a psychopath...but maybe it is Zak? Or maybe Damien? Nah, not him. (hide spoiler)]

The end(view spoiler)[ I was right! It was Liva. Litle psychokiller... (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 1-8 (view spoiler)[
I am not a fan of this writing. This book does a poor job in explaining what is actually happening. Instead it is just constant inner monologue with little detail to what is going on outside of the character's head. I am a little confused on why these five characters are all getting together and what exactly they are doing. Like I get the gist of it, but I don't understand like why Liva is so upset her character "died"? (hide spoiler)]
Chapters 9-16 (view spoiler)[
This book is not having the effect on me like mystery/thrillers/horror novels normally do. I am not a fan of any of the characters, so I don't really fear for any of them. The pacing is really poor too, so everything feels flat and dull. (hide spoiler)]

Chapters 17-25 (view spoiler)[
I want to like this, but I don't. I am really bored :( I feel no connection to these characters, and I still can't get into the way this book is written. To keep myself interested, I AM trying to guess who might be behind this. Right now I think it might be Liva since we never saw a body. Seems a bit too obvious, though. (hide spoiler)]
Chapters 26-33 (view spoiler)[
I really didn't want to be correct with guessing that the bad guy was Liva. It was too easy… and the excuse to why she did what she did was just wasn't good. What a disappointment! I had hoped that the reveal at the end would be something I didn't see coming, but it wasn't. (hide spoiler)]