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The Henry Game
Imagine meeting Henry VIII and finding he's madly in love with you!
One lazy summer afternoon Abigail persuades Lauren and Marina to experiment with a homemade ouija board. The girls don't seriously expect the séance to work and are shocked when the glass starts moving, but that's nothing to the shock they get when they realise they have summoned up the spirit of a long-dead randy royal - Henry VIII. The trouble really begins when Henry declares his love for the sultry Marina and starts behaving in a seriously sinister manner. Jealous and possessive, Henry sets about controlling the girls' lives and making a right royal nuisance of himself...
Friendship, first love and men behaving badly - this is a fantastically funny chick-lit read.
One lazy summer afternoon Abigail persuades Lauren and Marina to experiment with a homemade ouija board. The girls don't seriously expect the séance to work and are shocked when the glass starts moving, but that's nothing to the shock they get when they realise they have summoned up the spirit of a long-dead randy royal - Henry VIII. The trouble really begins when Henry declares his love for the sultry Marina and starts behaving in a seriously sinister manner. Jealous and possessive, Henry sets about controlling the girls' lives and making a right royal nuisance of himself...
Friendship, first love and men behaving badly - this is a fantastically funny chick-lit read.
256 pages, Paperback
First published September 6, 2002
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January 22, 2020
The story was actually not bad, though I feel like the cover very much betrayed what the book had to offer.
What I didn't enjoy about the book though, was how whiny the narrator Abbie was. She had very sorry views of things, like how the "beautiful but selfish" Marina was her best friend instead of the "pathetic because of her many allergies" Lauren. And everyone in the story was super ego-centric, that I couldn't help but think that the book was either written by someone quite young or an adult who thinks teens think that way.
But otherwise the story's pretty enjoyable. Much more than I thought it would be. I only picked it up because I wasn't sure if I had finished reading it and this year my goal is to read books I bought but haven't read. I'm pretty sure I bought it about half of my life ago.
What I didn't enjoy about the book though, was how whiny the narrator Abbie was. She had very sorry views of things, like how the "beautiful but selfish" Marina was her best friend instead of the "pathetic because of her many allergies" Lauren. And everyone in the story was super ego-centric, that I couldn't help but think that the book was either written by someone quite young or an adult who thinks teens think that way.
But otherwise the story's pretty enjoyable. Much more than I thought it would be. I only picked it up because I wasn't sure if I had finished reading it and this year my goal is to read books I bought but haven't read. I'm pretty sure I bought it about half of my life ago.
July 15, 2015
Read this on recommendation from a friend who found this concept hilarious! Obviously aimed at younger audiences. Easy to read, lots of holes in plot. Main storyline was ridiculous and one of the worst portrayals of Henry VIII that I have come across!
May 10, 2012
Hardly literary but so fun to read.
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