The Forbidden Game
The Forbidden GameL.J. Smith
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The Forbidden Game (1997)

L.J. Smith

Others: Positive

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 something 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.

ISBN:
9781847387387
Length:
768 pages

Genres: horror, young adult

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Reviews1

Loved it

i have read all three and i love the villain in this book julian so much he's one of my favorite villains of all time and i do have to say i did cry at the end of the third book which i didn't expect