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Mind Games | Carolyn Crane

Thank you for this #Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView and thanks for the tag @MaGoose

1. Multiple people have declared I‘m a dog whisperer. Even dogs that are normally standoffish are comfortable around me, and I‘ve been to parties where a dog decides I‘m their new best friend! 🐶

2. Tagged. The main heroine is a hypochondriac who discovers she can project her fears into others and uses this ability to stop crimes. It‘s a bizarre book but entertaining!

TheSpineView Dog whisperer is a great talent. Thanks for playing 1w

RaeLovesToRead Dogs are all ambivalent to me. They sense (correctly) that I am a cat person and look at me with 😐 expression, haha 1w

jen_the_scribe My husband has this talent too! Even though he is technically a cat person lol. Dogs love him. I was shocked when we were dating and he met my sister‘s dog (who always hated men because he had been abused), and the dog just adored him. 1w

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jen_the_scribe @RaeLovesToRead It‘s funny to me how cats are the opposite to dogs in that way… if they sense someone doesn‘t like cats, they‘re all over them lol 1w

DaveGreen7777 @TheSpineView 😊😊😊 1w

DaveGreen7777 @RaeLovesToRead Cats have the same reaction to me that dogs do to you. When I meet cats, they barely register that I‘m even alive! 😂 If a cat ever learned how to shrug their shoulders, I‘m sure it would be a direct result of meeting me. 1w

DaveGreen7777 @jen_the_scribe Awww, good to know there are other dog whisperers out there! 😊 1w

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DaveGreen7777

Mind Games | Carolyn Crane

#TarotTakeover #FourOfCups

The card drawn by @Meaw_catlady and @ErinSueMreads is about the dangers of focusing on one cup so much that we fail to notice the other three. This kind of narrow vision reminds me of Justine Jones from the tagged book. Justine is a hypochondriac so consumed by her anxiety that it begins to take over her life, costing her jobs and relationships. Wrestling with anxiety myself, I found Justine‘s journey to be cathartic.⬇️

DaveGreen7777 Granted, the book is a paranormal urban fantasy, but I was still able to relate to Justine struggling with an invisible illness. The anxiety and exhaustion she feels is all too real! The snarky humor and fantasy elements in this story are a lot of fun, but the emotions Justine went through rang true and added some gravitas to the novel as well! (edited) 4y

Branwen Wow! Nice choice, my friend! 🤗💕 Also, this book looks amazing! 😲 4y

DaveGreen7777 @Branwen Thank you! 😁 I think you‘d really like this book, it‘s a rather unique urban fantasy adventure! 😀 4y

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Meaw_catlady Oooh great choice !!! And anxiety I can relate!! I will definitely check this book out!!! 🖤💕🌝 4y

DaveGreen7777 @Meaw_catlady Thank you, Rachel! I hope you get as much out of this book as I did! 🤗💖📚 4y

DAB @DaveGreen7777 4y

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DaveGreen7777

Mind Games | Carolyn Crane

#FriYAYintro @4thhouseontheleft @howjessreads

1️⃣ Tagged, lots of laugh-out-loud dialogue! (“Who says ‘all will be revealed‘?!?) 😂

2️⃣ I was born into the world to be a great book (ummm... what?!? 🤔)

3️⃣ Neither... not a sports person! 🙈

4️⃣ In the comments below 👇

DaveGreen7777 @Branwen You are one of my dearest friends and I always appreciate your kindness, intelligence, and sense of humor.
@Meaw_catlady You have such a beautiful heart and bring so much encouragement and positivity to everyone.
@Librarybelle You are one of the sweetest reading buddies anyone could ever ask for! 😊 (edited) 4y

Branwen Awwwww! *hugs* Thank you so much, Dave! 😀💕 You are such an amazing person and I'm so lucky to be your friend! 😁📚💕 4y

DaveGreen7777 @Branwen Awww! *hugs back* 🤗 4y

Meaw_catlady Awww !! Thanks for being so encouraging !! It means the world to me ! 🖤🖤🖤 4y

DaveGreen7777 @Meaw_catlady Your friendship means the world to me, Rachel! Thank you for always being such a thoughtful friend! 🤗🖤🖤🖤 4y

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Runner5ive

Mind Games | Carolyn Crane

so-so

Justine is a hypochondriac who is able to transfer her hypochondria to others (lamest superpower ever) and is hired by a high functioning psychic to 'zing' dangerous targets. First person narrative from a hypochondriac is as enthralling as it sounds. Protagonist is a bit dull - seems her only personality trait is hypochondria or horniness. Otherwise, interesting concept and decently executed.

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DaveGreen7777

Mind Games | Carolyn Crane

@Meaw_catlady @Coleen_Nieto Thanks for the tag! 😊

1. Tagged! With an LOL funny heroine and an original premise, I recommend this one a lot! 🤓
2. “Spider-Man: Far From Home” 🕷
3. Ice cream sundaes! Too cold for winter but perfect for summer!😋
4. I‘m not actually sure! My mother came from a large family, but I lost touch with them. 🥺
5. Sending #FriYayIntro love to @hes7 @thereadingowlvina @PaperbackPirate @Erofan @Kaila-ann @Librarybelle 😊

howjessicareads

Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 5y

DaveGreen7777 @Librarybelle Of course! Thank you for always being such a wonderful Litsy friend! 😊 5y

Librarybelle 😊 5y

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Meaw_catlady I need to read the tagged! If it‘s your recommendation! 5y

DaveGreen7777 @Meaw_catlady If you‘re looking for a fun urban fantasy adventure with a hysterically snarky lead heroine, I highly recommend it! 😁👍 5y

Meaw_catlady I‘m interested :) 5y

Kaila-ann Thanks for the tag 😊 5y

DaveGreen7777 @Kaila-ann 😊😊😊 5y

Erofan I love ice cream, too, and in the summer I can eat a ton of it! 🍦🍧🍨 Thanks for the tag 🤗 5y

DaveGreen7777 @Erofan 🤗🤗🤗 5y

BooknerdsLife I‘ve just watched Spider-Man 🕷last week too 😍 I think it‘s much better than last one 🤗 Did you enjoy it? 5y

DaveGreen7777 @BooknerdsLife I liked Far From Home more than Homecoming, too! Michael Keaton was phenomenal in the first Spidey movie, but I thought that movie just tried too hard to be silly at times. In Far From Home, I thought the humor worked a lot better, and I loved what they did with Mysterio! 😀 5y

BooknerdsLife @DaveGreen7777 Totally agree! No one can compete with Michael Keaton 👏🏼 But maybe that‘s why they put focus of the comic relief on other actors? 🤔 Love Mysterio and those illusion scenes towards the end were so great! Love it! 5y

DaveGreen7777 @BooknerdsLife YAS! That whole illusion sequence was probably my favorite moment in the movie, it was so well done, and so true to the Mysterio of the comics! 😱 5y

BooknerdsLife @DaveGreen7777 IKR! My mind was blown away by those scenes 😱Want to watch the movie again just to experience it again! 😆🕷 5y

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DaveGreen7777

Mind Games | Carolyn Crane

@Eggs Thank you for another #WondrousWednesday 😊

1. Nay. It isn‘t really feasible with my schedule. 😔
2. Recently I was the last person left in the office on a Friday. A particularly heavy metal song came on the radio, and I started screaming out the lyrics... only to discover someone had come back in and was staring at me! 🙈
3. Tagged! One of the most hilariously snarky book heroines ever! 💁‍♀️
4. Tonight I‘ll be going back to Roshar! 😉

Eggs My pleasure-it‘s so lovely seeing everyone‘s experiences! Love the office singing-I‘ve been caught at that (and random dancing) a time or 3 🤦🏼‍♀️ 5y

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Suzze

Mind Games | Carolyn Crane

1. Card games, board games, puzzle games.
2. Phase 10. I play it once a week with friends.
3. I have apps for Phase 10, Cribbage, Bejeweled and Oh, Hell.
4. I was going to tag @Betty but she tagged me! So I‘m randomly tagging three Littens I follow....
@leigha_land @Stacy_31 @MaggieCarr

#HelloThursday

wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 😀 6y

Stacy_31 We finished at the same time. 😆 Thanks for the tag! I used to play Phase 10 with my mom- it‘s a fun one. Do you play euchre? That‘s one game I never understood, but people out here don‘t seem to know what it is anyway. 6y

Suzze @Stacy_31 my kids played Euchre a lot in high school, and they‘d make me play if they needed a body. I never liked it, as I was brought up on Pinochle. 6y

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MaggieCarr Thanks for the tag but I despise all things non-books on Litsy. It's not what it was intended for. 6y

Stacy_31 Oh ok. I‘m not familiar with that one, either. My mom and grandma held card parties and played it, but never taught the kids. 6y

Betty @MaggieCarr I tagged a book by this author who taught us weekly and wrote this, so YES my post is book related 😊

Beginning Bridge Using 2 Over 1

Suzze @MaggieCarr Oops, sorry. I won‘t tag you again. 6y

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RebelReader

Mind Games | Carolyn Crane

1. Somewhat, but often it‘s the titles that grab me.
2. I love to read anywhere outside. I have a patio at home.
3. I usually stop at a break or chapter except when I read in bed, then it‘s wherever I‘ve tried to read the same page 10 times but keep falling asleep.
4. I love book clips! Best invention since hairspray!
5. Yes I did! 😂😂

SilversReviews

SilversReviews Oh yes...I forgot about those book clips. I actually quite a few of them. One is a typewriter....so cute. The others are flags with sayings on them. Titles are a draw too. Thanks for playing. (edited) 6y

TheLibrarian Book clips are amazing! 6y

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