The Nine Paths to Chloe King: 4th & 5th Paths

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Nine Paths Begins - Game Box

Recap of Paths One and Two

Recap of Path Three

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The Fourth Path

A message from the Mai:  

"Circle!

The time has come to take the Fourth Path on your journey!

Then Nine Paths Prophecy tells us, "The Fourth Path will be a time of awakening. The Circle of Strangers shall face the greatest of unknowns: Those whose trust grows truly and those whose trust rains false."

Remove the Baby Bib from your Nine Paths box. Look at it carefully. You must translate the symbol and follow the path where it leads to find more information...

-iamamai"

I checked the baby bib, and sure enough, it had an extra tag with a "TRUST" symbol on it (and thankfully a website written down too)!

I followed the link, and came across the page pictured below. If you choose to follow the path, click the photo below to visit the website and type the word "trust" into the VENDOR CODE section to watch a quick yet intriguing Chloe King video clip.

Click picture to visit the site and see the video - enter the code word "trust" 

The Fifth Path

"Circle! The time has come to take the Fifth Path! This is happening sooner than we, the Mai, anticipated. Those who would like to see the Nine Paths Prophecy denied are hunting for The Uniter! 

The Nine Paths Prophecy warns, 'The Fifth Path will shine a light on a deceiver. The Circle must keep an eye on this imposter and slow his chase by creating many false roads away from the one.' 

We, the Mai, have learned that a deceiver, Batko614, is on Twitter searching for Chloe King. In order to protect The Uniter, you must point Batko614 away from her. Please, lead Batko614 down a trail of lies and urge your Followers to misdirect him. Protecting The Uniter will take the Circle of Strangers another step closer to fulfilling the Nine Paths Prophecy."

So, I sent a message to @Batko614 and said a friend saw Chloe in San Francisco and it looked like she was on her way to a Giants game. 

There were some bizarre sightings of Chloe King: from the mall, Disneyland, Times Square, and even somewhere out at sea(?) -- this Batko614 does not stand a chance of finding her. Feel free to tweet your own sighting of #ChloeKing!

...The Fifth Path Continues...

Whoa, a double-task path! 

I received instructions to search for "Chloe's Crush" using GOOGLE search engine to find a hidden video clip:

Yeah. I need to learn to look, you know, everywhere. At least I only wasted ten minutes. It could've been worse ;)

And here is the ever-so-elusive video:

If you're not playing yet, start now (some of the challenges seem to differ a bit online, and the grand prize - for the first online player to complete all the challenges - is very awesome)!

The Nine Paths to Chloe King: 3rd Path

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Nine Paths Begins - Game Box

Recap of Paths One and Two

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Third Path

I received a package in the mail from the Mai this week!

Inside was a small jewelery box with a Bastet charm, a double-sided paper featuring instructions for the Third Path on one side and a coded message on the other. 

The small card says:

"To unmask the ancient Mai script, seek the Bastet in your Book of Mai. A secret waits beneath. Tweet the decoded message using #TheUniter."

I was initially confused because I couldn't find any of the symbols in the Book of Mai on my MaiPad. But luckily, the Mai are always extremely helpful and they sent me a link to the symbols I needed to decode the message! 

The decoded message is "The Uniter is Chloe King" 

I tweeted the message, and Mai tweeted me back: 

And the link led to this very interesting message...

This is definitely getting interesting, and I'm loving the Mai/Uniter history. And as for the dangers ahead? Bring it on. I'm excited to see what happens next. Stay tuned for more Path recaps! 

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Waiting on Wednesday (Times Two!)

Hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine

Fury by Elizabeth Miles

Release: August 8, 2011

Summary:

Sometimes sorry isn't enough....

It’s winter break in Ascension, Maine. The snow is falling and everything looks pristine and peaceful. But not all is as it seems... 

Between cozy traditions and parties with her friends, Emily loves the holidays. And this year’s even better--the guy she’s been into for months is finally noticing her. But Em knows if she starts things with him, there’s no turning back. Because his girlfriend is Em’s best friend. 

On the other side of town, Chase is having problems of his own. The stress of his home life is starting to take its toll, and his social life is unraveling. But that’s nothing compared to what’s really haunting him. Chase has done something cruel...something the perfect guy he pretends to be would never do. And it’s only a matter of time before he’s exposed. 

In Ascension, mistakes can be deadly. And three girls—three beautiful, mysterious girls—are here to choose who will pay. 

Em and Chase have been chosen.

Do I really need to say anything? This book just sounds amazing.

Twisted by Sara Shepard

Release: July 5th, 2011

Summary: 

It’s been a year since the torturous notes from A stopped and the mystery of Alison DiLaurentis’s disappearance was finally put to rest. Now seniors in high school, Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily are older, but they’re not any wiser. The pretty little liars have more secrets than ever—twisted secrets that could destroy the perfect lives they’ve worked so hard to rebuild.

Aria’s jealous of her boyfriend’s new exchange student. Spencer’s getting a little too cozy with her soon-to-be-stepbrother. Hanna’s one scandalous photo away from ruining her dad’s Senate campaign. And Emily will do anything to get a swim scholarship.

Worst of all: Last spring break in Jamaica, they did something unforgivable. The girls are desperate to forget that fateful night, but they should know better than anyone that all secrets wash ashore . . . eventually.

Honestly, I was pretty upset when I found out Shepard was writing another PLL book. I liked where the last one left off, and I wanted the series to be over. But, even I can't pretend I'm not interested in Twisted. I'm curious to see what the hell these girls could have possibly done to get themselves in trouble (again), so I'll be anticipating the release :)

What are you waiting on this week?