Mind Games (The Disillusionists Trilogy, #1)

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Mind Games (The Disillusionists #1)

by Carolyn Crane (Goodreads Author)

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JUSTINE KNOWS SHE’S GOING TO DIE. ANY SECOND NOW.

Justine Jones has a secret. A hardcore hypochondriac, she’s convinced a blood vessel is about to burst in her brain. Then, out of the blue, a startlingly handsome man named Packard peers into Justine’s soul and invites her to join his private crime-fighting team. It’s a once-in-a-lifetime deal. With a little of Packard’s han...more

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Published March 23rd 2010 by Spectra

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Oct 03, 2010 Kat Kennedy rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fans of PNR who are looking for something different.

Recommended to Kat Kennedy by: Sharon

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"I don't see how I could possibly move a napkin with the power of my mind," I say.

"All will be revealed," he mumbles.

"Did you just say 'All will be revealed'?"

He looks up. "Yes."

"Who says 'All will be revealed'?"

"I do," Packard says. "Just perform the task."

"The task. Ah, please, forgive me for interfering with your diabolical restaurant supply order."

It will be difficult for me to write a review of Mind Games objectively. mostly because I want to start spewing effigies to is fantasticness. I al...more

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Jan 25, 2013 Stacia ~ Mistress of Mediocrity rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone who is looking for a fresh take on Urban Fantasy. (thanks TBD girls for this readalong!)

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I have to give Mind Games two enthusiastic thumbs up for bringing me something unique which I hadn't read before. This book's mismatched team of disillusionists are as close to a crew of anti-superheroes as you can get. They call themselves a "psychological hit squad." These characters sort of remind me of a more neurotic version of Holly Black's Curseworkers.

They're inv...more

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May 15, 2012 Alkyoni rated it 5 of 5 stars

Recommended to Alkyoni by: missevi

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A psychological hit squad that fights crime by channeling its member’s neuroses into their targets. Wait, what?

There’s a Mongolian restaurant somewhere in Midcity. Its door bears the mysterious symbol of laughing giant, its indoors decoration is the definition of kitsch and it’s filled with the smells of kebab and ouzo. Plus it serves really bad coffee. It is also the meeting point for a group of people who have as many similarities between them as the kids from the Breakfast Club did. A mysteri...more
A psychological hit squad that fights crime by channeling its member’s neuroses into their targets. Wait, what?

There’s a Mongolian restaurant somewhere in Midcity. Its door bears the mysterious symbol of laughing giant, its indoors decoration is the definition of kitsch and it’s filled with the smells of kebab and ouzo. Plus it serves really bad coffee. It is also the meeting point for a group of people who have as many similarities between them as the kids from the Breakfast Club did. A mysterious restaurateur, a woman who believes that a vain in her brain is gonna explode any minute now, a guy full of rage, a girl who knows with absolute certainty that happiness is an illusion, a gambler, an alcoholic, a man with no self esteem and another one that loses sleep over a potential war over water... What do all these people have in common? Why, they are members of a crime fighting squad of course.

I really don’t want to give away the plot, it will take forever to explain what’s going on in this book and I don’t want to give away any spoilers either.

I’ll just say that I’m a little bit ashamed to admit that I was mentally prepared to not like Justine, the hypochondriac main character. It was wrong of me and I’m glad that I was mistaken. She’s great, she’s funny, she’s smart and yes, she is the kind of person that gets abducted by Jack the Ripper and freaks out because the scalpel he’s about to use on her hasn’t been sterilized.

I should also mention that it took me a while to get used to Crane’s writing. It’s full of everyday dialog and there were times when it felt like I was reading a script instead of actually reading a book.

But the plot… It’s insane I tell you! Where did the woman come up with such an idea? It’s so original and action packed, full of twists and surprises. Oh and romance.

There is some cheesy dialog and no matter how original this book is, it just couldn’t escape the UF norm of a love triangle BUT it is really well written and so far the best love triangle that I’ve ever read about.

For me to give 5 stars would mean that I find the book to be perfect in every possible way. This book might not perfect but it is so original that I just can’t bring myself to give it a lower rating. Please, please, please next two books, be as good as this one.

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Jan 21, 2012 Regina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Regina by: Erika Badass

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4.5 Stars. This is such a unique series! I had so much fun reading Mind Games. It is literally laugh out loud funny. The main character, Justine, is a hypochondriac and Ms. Crane writes her in a very sensitive but undeniably amusing manner. Despite her neurosis (and this is an area where it might be a tad bit annoying to read – however it never is), Justine is likeable. In Mind Games, readers get a heroine that is … well … real, she is worried about money, her boyfriend and her health. Justine i...more 4.5 Stars. This is such a unique series! I had so much fun reading Mind Games. It is literally laugh out loud funny. The main character, Justine, is a hypochondriac and Ms. Crane writes her in a very sensitive but undeniably amusing manner. Despite her neurosis (and this is an area where it might be a tad bit annoying to read – however it never is), Justine is likeable. In Mind Games, readers get a heroine that is … well … real, she is worried about money, her boyfriend and her health. Justine is a very cute girl and likes to dress nicely. But somehow, despite these very real world characteristics, Justine gets caught up in a supernatural struggle.

The book begins with the heroine trying desperately to be normal. She hides her neurosis and her fear; she does not want others in her life to fully understand how scared she is about her health. This desire seems so relatable, despite not being a hypochondriac, who doesn't want to bury their faults? I too want to bury my own perceived defects. Justine is pretty, Justine is weird, but she is also very honorable and this is what makes her stand out among other heroines and as a character in Mind Games.

The setting of the book is a metropolis on Lake Michigan, but the metropolis is not Chicago. Ms Crane has created a fictional city with fictional problems. The premise is so out of the ordinary that it could have utterly failed in the hands of the wrong author. Luckily, Carolyn Crane wrote this book and she really hits her mark! Being an urban fantasy fan, I have read the full range that books in this genre have to offer – vamps, were creatures, angels, demons, witches, fae, skin walkers, ancient gods, the ability to see dead people and well, if you read a lot in this genre then you know the themes. And I am not criticizing those themes, I love to read them too but it is nice to read something so new and different. So, Mind Games is none of that – not any of that; what it is, is completely unique. There are a team of people – the disillusionists – who have the power to alter the way other people feel and think simply by touching them. I do not want to spoil the details of how, because discovering the how of the supernatural power is very fun.

Having now read and completed the trilogy, I highly recommend it. It is a fun series, with an interesting cast of characters whose personalities are well developed. The dialogue between the characters is often funny and/or insightful. There is a love triangle, but it such a unique triangle and it is done in a way without jealousy, without the over bearing possessiveness and male territorial marking that is present in so many paranormal books. Once you finish this book, you will be rushing to get #2 in this series – Double Cross.

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Oct 14, 2010 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, urban-fantasy

Neurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations. Effects of neurosis can involve: anxiety, sadness or depression, anger, irritability, mental confusion, low sense of self-worth, etc. Neurosis can also evoke behavioral symptoms such as phobic avoidance, vigilance, impulsive and compulsive acts, including lethargy. Additionally, neurosis can cause cognitive problems such as unpleasant or disturbing thoughts, repetition of thoughts and...more Neurosis is a class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations. Effects of neurosis can involve: anxiety, sadness or depression, anger, irritability, mental confusion, low sense of self-worth, etc. Neurosis can also evoke behavioral symptoms such as phobic avoidance, vigilance, impulsive and compulsive acts, including lethargy. Additionally, neurosis can cause cognitive problems such as unpleasant or disturbing thoughts, repetition of thoughts and obsession, habitual fantasizing, negativity and cynicism. Interpersonally, neurosis involves dependency, aggressiveness, perfectionism, schizoid isolation, socio-culturally inappropriate behaviors, etc… Sounds fun right?

Imagine if you will, that your life has been hijacked by a gripping fear that at any moment, a vessel in your brain will explode, killing you before you can register a blink. Suddenly, itchy scalp takes on a whole new meaning. Do you want to scratch your head because you forgot to condition whilst in the shower, or is that tingling sensation you feel at the top of your skull a symptom of impending doom? And is that a headache coming on? Logically, it could be a result from all of your increased anxiety, ratcheted up from the itchy scalp assessment, or it could be thrombosis! This is it, you could by dying right now, or you could be a whack job. Now you’re faced with a dilemma, do you risk potential ridicule, by rushing yourself to the ER for the umpteenth time on the off chance that you could in fact be tying a silent mental death or do you wait it out, to see if your fear subsides and takes your symptoms with it?

These are the daily, hourly, issues that plague Justine. Justine’s a hypochondriac who lives with a debilitating fear of Vein Star Syndrome (I’m pretty sure this syndrome is fictitious). In knowing moments, Justine understands that her fear is somewhat unfounded, but those times of lucidity are becoming increasingly rare. That is until super sexy, diabolical (Don’t you just love that word? Mwahahaha) and oh so infuriating Packard enters the scene. Packard is a highcap (someone with super powers like telekinesis, dream invaders, etc.) with the ability to evaluate your physiology and psychology. Simply put, he can look at you and grasp what makes you tick. Packard has a team of disillusionists (fellow whack jobs, aka, neurotics) that take down criminals by projecting their personal neurosis into their target. Turns out Packard needs a hypochondriac to complete his team, making it Justine’s lucky day. Or is it?

MindGames was chalk full of win. It’s so refreshing to read an Urban Fantasy pick that doesn’t include werebeasties, ubervamps, and malicious fey.

Justin is equally invigorating with her neurotic and frank voice. While she is undeniably female, her honesty, both internally and externally, makes her a bit of an oddity. She’s incredibly outspoken, but not in that typically, feisty, saucy whench way, that so often coincides with this genre. Furthermore, she isn't filled with good intentions only to have them go awry. She is logical and thoughtful.

There are no heroes in this book, nor are their villains. You pretty much love to hate, and hate to love everyone. Even the minor characters are well drawn and pumped full of quirks that endear and repel you.

As for the schmexy times, which we all secretly live for and expect of this genre, well, they’re sating to say the least and coincidently introduced very early on, which only enforced my belief that Carolyn Crane is my kind of woman/writer.
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Jan 01, 2012 BamaGal rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Anyone who might enjoy UF that's "off the beaten path"

Recommended to BamaGal by: Anna (Bobs Her Hair)

Shelves: pnr-uf

3.5 Stars.
This is the most original UF book I've come across in a long time. No vampires, no shapeshifters, no magic; just a story about humans with enhanced mental capabilities that has the feel of a dark graphic comic book. The ‘disillusionists’ are a group of vigilantes who have been taught to channel their various neurosis into the really bad guys. The idea is to break down their illusions and reboot them into a reformed and rehabilitated law-abiding citizen. Justine, the h of the trilogy, h...more 3.5 Stars.
This is the most original UF book I've come across in a long time. No vampires, no shapeshifters, no magic; just a story about humans with enhanced mental capabilities that has the feel of a dark graphic comic book. The ‘disillusionists’ are a group of vigilantes who have been taught to channel their various neurosis into the really bad guys. The idea is to break down their illusions and reboot them into a reformed and rehabilitated law-abiding citizen. Justine, the h of the trilogy, has a rather unsavory neurosis, that of hypochondria. This tends to not make her one of the most likable of characters in the beginning of the book; but when she learns to 'zing' her neurosis into the villain, and her character begins to grow, she becomes much more likable. All of the disillusionists are dysfunctional to a degree, but that becomes part of the charm of each character.

The plot was convoluted in places, and stretched credibility quite thin in others. The book and the authors style of writing is definitely an acquired taste.The first part of the book was a bit slow for me. It was difficult for me to process the different phobias of the disillusionist team; and really, just to understand the rules of the world Crane created. I finally had to just open up my mind and go with the flow of the book until the pieces started falling into place for me, about 1/3 of the way into the book. After that, the book took off and kept me riveted to the end. Packard, the mastermind of the group, is probably one of the sneakiest, most manipulative characters I've read in a while. Nothing in the book is black and white, but he has more 'gray areas' than any of the other characters. Still, with Crane's skillful writing, the reader is allowed to see the layers of his character being peeled back little by little to the wounded individual he truly is.

The book ended up being an interesting, entertaining, and vastly enjoyable read for me and I'm very much looking forward to the second book of the series, Double Cross. Crane is a very talented author, and has created a wildly inventive and original world that I plan to spend more time in.

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Jun 04, 2011 MISS VAIN rated it 5 of 5 stars

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"I can't say I've encountered anybody with your level of anxiety outside of a straightjacket," Packard continues.

Justine is a hypochondriac, which is what makes her a ideal "dissilusionist." A a dissilusionist she helps to restore criminals to non criminal behavior by inadvertently "zinging" her health anxieties on to them mentally. These "zaps" bring criminals to their rock bottom forcing themselves to have empathy for their victims therefore assisting them to alternatives besides crime f...more
"I can't say I've encountered anybody with your level of anxiety outside of a straightjacket," Packard continues.

Justine is a hypochondriac, which is what makes her a ideal "dissilusionist." A a dissilusionist she helps to restore criminals to non criminal behavior by inadvertently "zinging" her health anxieties on to them mentally. These "zaps" bring criminals to their rock bottom forcing themselves to have empathy for their victims therefore assisting them to alternatives besides crime for a living. As part of her job as a health anxiety dissilusionist she must portray herself as a nurse which to me is quite funny considering most of training to qualify her as a nurse is her many trips to the ER to ensure herself that she isn't suffering a reaction to her neurological diagnosis called "Vein Star Syndrome." She takes her job as a "nurse" seriously and at time I question whether or not she remembers she's not really a nurse.

"Listen here, and listen good. You can take away my freedom, you can change my outfit, but you will never, never take away my dedication to my profession."

I really like Justine because she's so ridiculously pitiful. Whether its her health anxiety or just get overall low perception of herself. She has unrealistic obsessions, one of those obsessions is Chief Otto Sanchez. He gives me the creeps and he not even sexy in my opinion but in Justine's eyes he's a super sexy crime fighting hero who never leaves his beret behind. How sexy does that sound to the average person?! Ughhh. Lol. Unfortunately her perceptions of men and people in general are wrong but she has a good heart.

Justine see's the good in everyone even criminals making her job as a disillusionist that much more difficult. She feels empathy for these people putting her life in danger with the risk being caught. She's very likable, but dangerously naive, and her inner dialogue is brilliant, I laughed many times while reading this book at witty and insanely ridiculous things Justine either said or did.

Justine's boss of her psychlogical hit squad is Packard a stunningly cryptic gorgeous man but who wants her but, even though she feels something more than just a working relationship with him she doesn't fully trust him. Gosh I find Packard incredibly sexy. *Sigh*

"You chose wrong, Justine."

I loved this book, and would recommend it for anybody wanting a unique and original change to Urban Fantasy!

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Jul 13, 2011 Erika Badass rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: nook, favorites

See here: Ode to Carolyn Crane

Ever pick up a book and just think, “Wow, does this book sound…odd” But you figure, what the heck, you need something different, and this sure sounds like it fits the bill. Not only is the book odd, but it’s weird in the most fantastic way possible, it was an extremely interesting, well thought out, and twisty read! Author Carolyn Crane has some serious issues I tell you. In order to come up with this psychological hit squad, and this world filled with mind bending...more

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Dec 24, 2010 Sofija rated it 2 of 5 stars

I don't know why so many people love this book. For me it was just awful! The only reason I gave this book 2 stars is because the plot was fresh and unusual. The whole hypochondria thing was interesting, and I enjoyed reading these panic attacks the main heroine had. But this was all that was good in this book.
I can’t criticize language, construction of sentences or right words using, because English is not my mother language. But writing was horrible! First of all, the book is written is presen...more

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Jan 23, 2012 Audrey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-sci-fi-or-otherworldly

3.5-4 stars. A weaker 4 stars, but a 4 star rating nonetheless. It would probably be a stronger 4 stars if it were written in pretty much anything OTHER than the first person present narrative voice, which is used here. That said, I got used to it by maybe midway into the book...in the same way you get used to that annoying "whooooooooshing" sound the workplace coffeemaker makes, even though you're halfway down the hall from the pantry. Yup, that way.

Note that this isn't a typical romance novel...more 3.5-4 stars. A weaker 4 stars, but a 4 star rating nonetheless. It would probably be a stronger 4 stars if it were written in pretty much anything OTHER than the first person present narrative voice, which is used here. That said, I got used to it by maybe midway into the book...in the same way you get used to that annoying "whooooooooshing" sound the workplace coffeemaker makes, even though you're halfway down the hall from the pantry. Yup, that way.

Note that this isn't a typical romance novel (even though there are a couple of sexytimes scenes), and there's a sort of...happy for now (not HEA) ending to it. This is the first of the trilogy, though, so I assume it gets wrapped up by the end of book three. I hope.

The World and Story

The world here was REALLY really neat. The concept of the world is rather dark, but it really worked for me. Boiling it down to the bare minimum, Justine (the narrator) is a hugely neurotic hypochondriac, and she is recruited by Packard, an ambiguously-allianced mastermind, to join his sort of vigilante team of "disillusionists," whom he teaches to channel their neuroticism into their targets. It's very intelligent, and what makes it so engrossing is that you're never sure who or what is right or wrong. Now, I'm usually a romance reader, a genre where it's pretty much ALWAYS black and white who the villains are and who will end up together in the end, so that ambiguity in itself made me a little squeamish. Nevertheless, I learned to embrace it. It was really well done and kept me turning the pages. So yeah, the story and world pretty much rocked.

The Characters

The question of right versus wrong and the shady grey area that expands seemingly endlessly in between is closely tied to the strong characterization throughout the book. I found myself kind of disliking almost all of the characters at some points in the book (except for Shelby, Justine's friend and the only other female disillusionist, whom I really liked), but that didn't deter me from being eager to see what would happen next. I thought the book was really interesting and quite deftly choreographed for it to make me need to reassess how I felt about these characters so often. The only minus part of the characterization that I could see is...why did Justine's neurosis have to be hypochondria? Why oh why??? It got kind of annoying, to be honest. Actually, it was especially annoying in the beginning, even though I recognize it needed to be there to show how extreme and severe her hypochondria really was. Still...that part was kind of a meh part of the book for me, and that's kind of rough when it's uh...the MAIN CHARACTER'S neurosis.

Generally...

I notice this book is categorized as "Fantasy" on the book cover's genre marking. I actually find it more genre-bending, to be honest. Without really knowing the genre very well, I'm going to throw it out there that it seems a little dystopian, what with the extremely high crime rate and the ambiguity over who's good or bad. It also is a little paranormal, what with the various "powers" that some of the characters and criminals have. It's also a little romance, what with the two potential love interests and the couple of sexytimes scenes. Overall, whatever it is, I liked it. Quite a bit, actually. I will be reading book two, mark my words.(less)

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Jun 21, 2011 Elle rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Alright Flannery. Keep your nanna knickers on. Here's your review:

*clears throat*

So. Mind Games ay?

Indeed.

Ok so Janice is this outrageous hypochondriac who....

Waitaminnit. Janice? No. Not Janice. Her name is... Janine? No, that's not right either. *looks up protagonists name*

JUSTINE. Right. It's Justine.

See, this is the problem I was having. As good as the book was, I kept forgetting who the effing chick WAS telling the story. Mostly because she had no personality and I wanted to punch her in th...more

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Apr 01, 2011 Rhonda rated it 5 of 5 stars

Mind Games by Carolyn Crane
The Disillusionists Trilogy #1

Fantastic Urban Fantasy!!
I was pulled right into this book, and couldn’t get enough!
Carolyn Crane has written a brilliant cast of characters, starting with Justine Jones who is the funny, bright and extreme hypochondriac….Until she meets the mysterious, alluring highcap Sterling Packard. Packard teaches Justine how to use her hypochondria as a weapon, and as an added benefit it relieves her fears. While Justine isn’t your gun toting, swor...more

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Sep 26, 2011 Dija rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, wow, uf-or-pnr, my-reviews, first-in-series

Mind Games has restored my faith in the urban fantasy genre. This book made my head spin, heart pound, and legs hurt when I stood up after laying down reading for so long.

Honestly, this book is worthy of 5 stars. I just had a few personal problems with it that ruined the final star, but I doubt most people would have the same issues. This is a rare and precious book that blends action, suspense, and romance perfectly.

One problem I had is with the names. Crane is an amazing writer, but she has...more Mind Games has restored my faith in the urban fantasy genre. This book made my head spin, heart pound, and legs hurt when I stood up after laying down reading for so long.

Honestly, this book is worthy of 5 stars. I just had a few personal problems with it that ruined the final star, but I doubt most people would have the same issues. This is a rare and precious book that blends action, suspense, and romance perfectly.

One problem I had is with the names. Crane is an amazing writer, but she has an absolute dreadful taste in names. Justine, Packard, Cubby, Henji, Shelby, Helmut, Otto, Aggie, they're all awful names for characters. There are a lot more unique and beautiful names out there, and I would have found it easy to ignore this issue if it had just been a couple of names, but really, nearly every member of the cast has an awkward name. I'm sorry if that offends anyone named any of the mentioned ones, but I mean all of them as a collective whole; I don't have anything against a name in particular.

I love Justine, but I hate some of the things she did. I understand why she did them, but it doesn't make up for the way she went about it. At times, she reminded me of a petulant toddler who can't understand why she got the trike instead of the bicycle she wanted for Christmas and decides to be annoying just to get back at her parents. On the other hand, I did admire and respect her for fighting back and never giving in, no matter how hopeless the situation seemed. She definitely makes it to my list of top 5 kick-ass heroines.

Our two main love interests are as far from the norm as you can possibly get in UF/PNR. For most of the book, it's impossible to tell which guy is good, which one is simply self-serving, and which one deserves to die. They're both more manipulative and selfish than the other. I hate making analogies between books, because it's unfair to readers who haven't read both books, but the only way I can describe the difference I feel between Packard and Otto is that Packard is like Barrons and Otto is like V'lane. They're both after their own gain, but Packard is still a million times better than Otto. If you've read both books, maybe you understand what I mean. If not, then do yourself a favor and buy a copy of Darkfever.

The action and suspense part of this book is extraordinary. Once I got started with the last half of the book, I literally couldn't put it down. I frantically ate up every word, desperately trying to stay ahead of the action, and failing. This is definitely a book for anyone searching for the long-lost charm that the UF genre initially used to hold but seems to have recently lost. (less)

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Mar 03, 2012 Tori [Book Faery] rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012, highly-recommended, reviewed

I love me some realistic heroines, and I think Justine topped the charts. I've never read a book about a heroine prone to panic attacks (something Karen and anyone who is good friends with me can affirm I suffer from), which made me feel closer to her character on a totally new level. She never annoyed me--okay, maybe once or twice---and she was funny as hell. No heroine has ever thrown a frying pan at someone she's pissed at, and I totally appreciated that sort of twisted humor.

I've been copin...more

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Feb 25, 2013 Helena rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Morrissey fans

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, saving-the-world-before-breakfast, and-it-s-magic

My sister said once, talking about Ursula K. Le Guin's Ged from the Wizard of Earthsea, that even his screw-ups are extremely cool. I think that fantasies tend to delude us into thinking that the cool is an external factor... if you thrown in a dragon, a ring and an enchanted sword, the winning moment is bound to be awesome. But in happiness and misery, we're essentially the same person. In real life, someone's victory or defeat does not equate to his personal greatness or inadequacy.

Ged invoked...more My sister said once, talking about Ursula K. Le Guin's Ged from the Wizard of Earthsea, that even his screw-ups are extremely cool. I think that fantasies tend to delude us into thinking that the cool is an external factor... if you thrown in a dragon, a ring and an enchanted sword, the winning moment is bound to be awesome. But in happiness and misery, we're essentially the same person. In real life, someone's victory or defeat does not equate to his personal greatness or inadequacy.

Ged invoked some bichin' shadow from the otherworld and cursed himself and everyone around, but it still was a tour de force, despite its selfish reasons and disastrous consequences. I remember thoroughly embarrasing myself thanks to the bravest move of my adolescence. In fiction again, Frodo reached his goal and the peak of his simpering wuss-ness at the same exact time. That's what feels right- I'm clumsily trying to attack the ridiculous, Christian (protestant, actually) concept of succes as a recompense of moral worth.

This book gets that: its victories are as coated in shame and self-hate, achieved through the same underhanded methods and petty bargains with oneself and others as bitter defeats. And yet, what a satisfying, fantasy/romance worthy twist: to turn one's handicapping neurosis into a weapon! It's a clever idea: it does wonders for characterization and solves (elegantly) "the empowerment by bikini-wax" problematic of initially normal main characters.

At its core, this could be a choral super-heroes book, more in the Watchmen the-heroes-suck-at-life line than The Avengers. It even has a nemesis. I'm usually not much for pseudo psychology, but there is not any freudo/jungian bullshit in here, just neurosis. It really holds its own in the indirect speech department. Don't misunderstand me- she's no Woolf- but she does blend obsessions from the inner life into the outer shell of thoughts, not just for the main character, but for all the others. Shelby tells Justine that she had no choice as a way to comfort her; it's also her desillusionnating (?) method.

The sex is intrusive (there's a "cucumbery cock". Hahaha. Ha. Ha.) It's worth noting that Justine feels attracted to just about anyone: Cubby, Carter, Aggie, Simon, Packard, Otto, but who's counting? I guess Otto and Packard are antagonistic relationship archetypes: Packard can make her fears and insecurities disappear (handy!), and he sees right through her, but he is a controlling Machiavel; he also says that Otto only wants the part of her that fits with him, not the whole, but isn't that just compromise? Normal, healthy compromise? Nevermind that, there's nothing healthy about this book.
I'm thinking that Otto would be the adult choice, but I like free, so I'm rooting for Packard. Plus, he's the first one to appear in the novel, and that usually makes him The One.

Special mention for the residing likable psyco, Simon. Viva losers! I'm rooting for him too.

What else? I am amazed at the moral relativism and the "we're all humans" thing she's got going. I have my doubts about the reset button of rapist, torturers, and even normal people, but I guess we're not really discussing reality.
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Jan 25, 2012 Mimi Smith rated it 3 of 5 stars

3 stars

Justine

Justine is a pretty different and unique heroine. She is a hypochondriac. Her fear is so extreme it prevents her from having a normal life. It's the result of the tragic death of her mother from the Vein Star syndrome(some kind of a vascular disease), after being labeled as a hypochondriac and misdiagnosed. So, Justine now has the constant fear that a vein will burst in her head. She has frequent episodes when she think she's having an attack(or something) and she goes to the ER...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Midnight rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, borrowed-from-a-friend, urban-fantasy, read-in-high-school, witches-and-wizards, reviewed, romance, summer-reads, 5-stars, favorites, favorite-authors

This book I borrowed from one of my mom's friends because both mom and her friend loved it. I like it a lot although I had trouble with her love interests and Justine herself.

Justine is not one of my favorite main character. I like the fact that she was a hypochondriac. That she feared something and it sounded and felt real, it sounded like my thought when I have major anxiety over something. Something I didn't like about her was her decision making she would waffle from one place to another an...more

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Nov 11, 2011 Kindle-aholic rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: uf, re-read

Now that I've re-read - I need to redo the review...(coming soon)

This one is a tough one for me. I love the world building, the power/magic, the idea of disillusionment, the very squicky grey areas the characters are living in, the other members of the disillusionists (Simon & Shelby in particular). I started off feeling very sympathetic to Justine's life - who would want to live that way, always afraid that you are dying. But after awhile, Justine really started annoying me. Lots and lots o...more

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Sep 12, 2010 Colette rated it 5 of 5 stars

I love it when I'm proved wrong by a book. When I first saw this book reviewed by Mandi at Smexybooks I thought, no this isn't the book by me. I said the same thing after I read Donna's review at Fantasy Dreamer Ramblings-but her review was so convincing that I thought I had to give this book a try. I'm so glad that I did. I found a great new author in Carolyn Crane.

Justine Jones is a hypochondriac whose biggest fear is that she'll get what's called the vein star syndrome, and that fear is contr...more I love it when I'm proved wrong by a book. When I first saw this book reviewed by Mandi at Smexybooks I thought, no this isn't the book by me. I said the same thing after I read Donna's review at Fantasy Dreamer Ramblings-but her review was so convincing that I thought I had to give this book a try. I'm so glad that I did. I found a great new author in Carolyn Crane.

Justine Jones is a hypochondriac whose biggest fear is that she'll get what's called the vein star syndrome, and that fear is controlling everything in her life. It's also causing trouble with her boyfriend and makes it hard to work at her boring retail job. While she is out to dinner with her boyfriend, she meets the mysterious Packard. He offers her a chance for normalcy-all she has to do is join his group of disillusionists who work to disillusion criminals, and in around about way make them better.

Justine has her doubts about joining, but knows she can't continue the way she is. She finds herself joining Packards group, and for the first time has a group of people she fits in with. She has her doubts, but figures that they are helping the dashing Police Chief Otto Sanchez keep criminals off the street just in a different way, and that soothes her doubts somewhat. Then, suddenly she finds herself torn between three very different men and her doubts about her new job begin to surface and she finds that she is trapped and has been lied to her by someone close to her.

Words can not describe how much I loved this book! I loved Justine-she's one of the most likable UF heroines I've come across in a long time. I find myself totally getting her, and understanding where she was coming from with her fears, and being torn between the very different men in her life. I have to admit that I had my doubts about reading a book about a hypochondriac, but it totally worked with the story, and made Justine that much more likable.

Have I mentioned Packard yet? ::dreamy sigh:: One of my favorite lines in the book comes from him: "That's why I want you to be wild and free-because this is where your heart wants; this is where your home is." How can you not love a guy that speaks like that?

There were also a couple of scenes that made me go "oh my!" One was the hot tub scene mentioned in KCs review over at Smokin Hot books (I won't mention who it's with) and then there is the under the table foot scene that was totally shiver worthy while being as innocent as something like that can be. :)

This book has a little of everything in it, and if you're a fan of Urban Fantasy, I have this to say: Read this book now! Seriously, you'll really love it-even if you're afraid that you'll wind up having all the symptoms of the vein star syndrome. (I will not google it, I will not google it, I will not...) I almost forgot-the whole time I was reading this I was wondering what kind of disillusionist I'd be and if I'd join Packards group or not. Which I totally would, because who wouldn't want to work with Packard??(less)

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Jul 10, 2012 Darcy rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011

I am not sure how I feel about this book. There are aspects that I really liked, the world and how people are the biggest plus. For the most part I liked the characters, especially the secondary ones.

Justine is a big part of my wishy washyness. At times I really liked her, she was tenacious in what she believed in, but then the next time I didn't like her. She let the others lead her and didn't think on her own. It was only towards the end that she seemed to find her brain.

Justine's love life...more

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Dec 22, 2011 Wendy Darling rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pnr-urban-fantasy, adult, read-2011, 2010-favorites, supportive-author

Wow, a lot of surprises in this one. Review to come. :)

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May 14, 2013 Angela Horn added it

Shelves: sexy-makes-it-better, urban-fantasy, poc

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Mind Games put me through the ringer. On one hand, I wanted to smack the MC Justine and throw the book in the trash. Then I’d read more and want to high five Justine and read the rest of the series. Then Justine would have a brain fart or confront someone she should fear and I’d hate the book again. All over the place with this one.

I loved the premise because Mind Games has no standard UF elements. No vamps, shifters, witches, etc. The world building wasn’t painful to get through either. Big plu...more

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Mar 05, 2012 Asya rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Това е една от тези книги, които ме държат будна до малките часове на нощта и изобщо не съжалявам. Истинско удоволствие за читателя - свежа, интересна, забавна, страшна и шокираща история. Каролин Крейн има оригинален подход към идеята за хора със свръхестествени способности, дори все още не знаем как точно да се появили и защо все се въртят около Мидсити. Да не говорим, че на практика има два различни вида.

Къде другаде има екип от супер герои, чиито специални сили са техните фобии и неврози? К...more

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Nov 26, 2012 Sandy Williams rated it 5 of 5 stars

If you're like me, you've seen this book over and over again. You've read reviews - very positive reviews - and placed the book on your TBR list. And there, it has sat. And sat. And sat.

Don't be like me. Get this book off your TBR list and into your hands now. It was better than even the most positive reviews. It was a perfect book.

Perfect.

I don't say that often. There are a ton of books that I've read and that I've loved and given a five star rating to, but this goes beyond that. The world buil...more If you're like me, you've seen this book over and over again. You've read reviews - very positive reviews - and placed the book on your TBR list. And there, it has sat. And sat. And sat.

Don't be like me. Get this book off your TBR list and into your hands now. It was better than even the most positive reviews. It was a perfect book.

Perfect.

I don't say that often. There are a ton of books that I've read and that I've loved and given a five star rating to, but this goes beyond that. The world building was fantastic. It was unique. There are a group of people who are called highcaps - they have mental abilities like telapthy and telekinesis and other cool stuff. And then, you have Justine, who isn't one of these. No, she's a hypochondriac. A severe hypochondriac. But, she has the ability to channel her hypochondriasm into other people, and if you couple her power with others like her - people who channel their self esteem issues, gambling vices, anger problems, etc - it disillussions the target. In other words, it reboots their mental computer and they turn into good people.

I think the thing that makes Justine so cool and relatable is that everyone is a bit of a hypochondriac. (Uh, right? Or is that just me?) I totally understood her freak outs about health. I'm definitely not as extreme as Justine, but her rationalizations all made sense.

So, we have cool worldbuilding and cool characters. Add to that a freaking cool plot, and this book is perfect. Justine frees herself by joining a group of people known as Disillusionists. They set out to reform the criminals in the world by rebooting them. They're organized and controlled by this guy called Packard, who you don't know to love or hate.

Justine's assignments were intersting, too, and they were freaking scary. My heart was pumping each time she met with one of the people she was to disillusion. I was just waiting for something to go wrong, and in the case where it did, I was so scared for Justine!

Now, for the thing that really, really makes this book perfect. The ending! When I reached the last ten percent of the book, saw how things were unfolding, I knew how I wanted the book to end, but I didn't think there was any way the author would do what I wanted. It would have just been too perfect, and surely something about this book would make me complain just a tiny bit?

I was wrong. The author totally went there! And the book ended how I wanted it to! Woohoo!

Seriously, I can not rave enough about this book. Stop letting it sit in your TBR pile and read it now.

Oh, yeah. I almost forgot. The book is written in first person present tense. Loved it! I think that POV makes a book grittier, and I love the voice it gave Justine.

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Dec 27, 2010 Kelly Leigh rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Mystery men lovers, hypochondriacs, people who are looking for a unique read

Shelves: urban-fantasy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Being a lover of not only books, but mass media (I'm multifaceted that way), I'm about to throw in a movie and TV reference, so beware. Another reviewer summed up perfectly the premise of Mind Games in two words: Mystery Men. Only with prettier people - that's my addition. (Who can forget The Bowler and Invisible Boy?) Throw in a pinch of Monk and there you have it. The author took the Mystery Men concept of bungling superhero wannabes and turned their neuroses into real-life superpowers. Don’t...more Being a lover of not only books, but mass media (I'm multifaceted that way), I'm about to throw in a movie and TV reference, so beware. Another reviewer summed up perfectly the premise of Mind Games in two words: Mystery Men. Only with prettier people - that's my addition. (Who can forget The Bowler and Invisible Boy?) Throw in a pinch of Monk and there you have it. The author took the Mystery Men concept of bungling superhero wannabes and turned their neuroses into real-life superpowers. Don’t get me wrong, there are individuals in Mind Games that are legit, i.e. telekinetics and others of that ilk.

Mind Games started off strong for me, then didn’t hold my interest in the middle portion, but picked up steam again towards the end. I’m clustered in with those reviewers that didn’t hate the book, but wasn’t completely in love with it either. I think it’s because Mind Games felt too surfacey for me. I love me some character development, along with the action and romance. The descriptions/story never quite delved deep enough, mainly skimmed the surface. However, what Mind Games lacked in substance it made up for in originality. Kudos to the author for writing a wholly unique novel.

The main character Justine was not all that interesting, so it was unfortunate the story was written in first person. In fact, she was downright whiny. Don't believe me? Let me give you an example. So the head honcho of a crime-fighting team, Packard, tells Justine he can save her life (her hypochondria has convinced her that she is moments from dying, a blood vessel is about to burst), but she has to work for him in return. She agrees and finds out eventually that she’s trapped in a life of being a superhero with more money than she’s ever had in her life. Translation: Her days of working retail are fini. Poor thing! So what does she do? She whines, curses Packard out, and then almost has sex with him, repeatedly, giving the poor, I mean nefarious, guy a serious case of blue balls because he saved her life and she’s living out a life of adventure and intrigue, oh and he also inadvertently helped her get out of a boring relationship. I know, it's truly horrible isn't it? My heart hurts for her. She certainly drew the short straw and got the raw end of the deal. I wanted to kill her towards the end of the book; that’s when my disgust for her snowballed. I won’t give away why; you’ll have to “enjoy” that for yourself. Your welcome. Hint: it’s when she’s with the Big Bad.

Also, some of the superpower abilities were a tad confusing, how they work etc. I’m not a fan of books that are expositional, but some explanation is necessary. I’m just throwing that out there.

Favorite character by far: Ol' Blue Balls Packard. I love the brooding man of mystery thing he has going on. The perfect man in other words. (I’ll forgive him this one-time for being interested in a girl like Justine.)

There are certain books that are written with such ease where they pull you in instantly and keep you there, eagerly flipping their pages, immersing you in their story. The characters seem so lifelike they jump off the pages. I felt this way in the beginning of Mind Games, not so much in the middle, I was re-energized towards the end, then the ending was a real bummer. Only because I was expecting a show down with the Big Bad and well, that didn’t really happen. Nope, it kind of flatlined. But I did like this quirky, unique, and, at times, refreshing book enough to read Double Cross. So there you have it: My two cents.
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Dec 20, 2010 Jackie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Reading Urban Fantasy for the last few years has been a fantastical experience but this book just changed the parameters of the game for me, Carolyn Crane took it to a level all on it's own!
Debut novels usually do not garner as much attention as this book did when it came out the spring of 2010, however the hype is not why I ultimately read it but because there has been nothing else written from the viewpoint of a raging Hypochondriac character.
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Oct 09, 2010 Brenda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal

I wasn't expecting to like this as well as I did. I'm not sure why. Carolyn Crane's blog is highly entertaining, so why would I expect any less of her book?

I liked the concept of the disillusionists (the psychological hit squad), which is different from anything else I've read. There were a few things that were predictable, but the plot was complex enough that I was interested in what was going on throughout the whole book.

I thought Justine was a great character. I don't remember reading anythin...more

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Jun 23, 2011 Lady Danielle aka The Book Huntress rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Readers looking for UF with a fresh spin

Shelves: owned-copy, urban-fantasy, vigilante, psychic, superhuman, hero-or-heroine-mentally-ill, redhead, love-triangle, part-of-a-series, quirky-humor, favorites, 2011-reading

With Mind Games, Carolyn Crane somehow manages to take the common tropes of female lead urban fantasy and turn them askew in a very appealing fashion. This book has no vampires, werewolves, or faeries. Nope. All humans here. Even if they are humans who can use their minds in ways that you didn't even really consider possible.

This book took a while to get going. I think it took me about 60 or more pages before I felt invested. After that point, I was engaged. Beforehand, I had to process Ms. Cran...more With Mind Games, Carolyn Crane somehow manages to take the common tropes of female lead urban fantasy and turn them askew in a very appealing fashion. This book has no vampires, werewolves, or faeries. Nope. All humans here. Even if they are humans who can use their minds in ways that you didn't even really consider possible.

This book took a while to get going. I think it took me about 60 or more pages before I felt invested. After that point, I was engaged. Beforehand, I had to process Ms. Crane's writing style and what she trying to accomplish with this book. However, I came out of this book so emotionally invested, my stomach was hurting.

Justine is like a modern girl in her 20s. Dealing with identity issues, trying to make her relationship work with her boyfriend that she feels can give her a normal life, and working a job to make a living. But on top of that, is Justine's uncontrollable hypochondria. She is convinced that she will succumb to the Vein Star syndrome that killed her mother, who was also a hypochondriac. When she meets an absurdly gorgeous red-headed man with green eyes in a restaurant called Mongolian Delites, she discovers that there is a way to deal with her crippling health anxiety. Pass it onto other people. The delish red-head is named Packard, and he runs a group of people with mental issues, or abilities, if you will, called Disillusionists. They help to reform criminals by passing on their mental issues until the criminal breaks down and reboots, becoming an effective member of society. Justine thinks it's a load of junk, but she notices that for the first time in her life, after sharing energy spheres with Packard, that she isn't weighted down by her health anxieties. She begins to crave that release, and before she knows it, she's in. That doesn't mean she wants to give up her ideas for the 'perfect normal life'. She's got her exit strategy firmly in mind. Little does she know that she won't easily be able to part ways from the Disilliusionist crew and Packard's sphere of influence.

This is one book that sure is hard to analyze and rate for me. First of all, with the slow start, it makes it hard to qualify for a five star rating. However, it was very fascinating once it got going. I also loved the quirky, odd humor, and the off-the-beaten path characters. I am quite fascinated with the exploration of powers of the mind, and I like the fact that Carolyn Crane wrote a story in the urban fantasy genre that lives in this sphere. I also liked the superhero-y vibe of the story. Not the cape-wearing types, but the idea of super-powered humans who can use their mind to accomplish a variety of tasks. The whole deal with Packard and his imprisonment was brilliant and novel. This element is what had me clicking in my seatbelt to hang on for the book ride. In other words, that switch got flipped and I was 'in.' I like that Justine is refreshingly human in her anxieties, fears, desires, and her convictions to do the right thing, the best way she can. She might come off as whiny, but people who struggle with anxieties will surely get her. I know I did.

On the downside, I am just not a fan of the love triangle, and Ms. Crane throws a whopper here. This element caused me the most of my emotional angst when I read this story, and was part of why I couldn't put it down. Packard is my man! He is the kind of guy that makes a girl want to fan herself. I have this deliciously mind-numbing image of him in my head that I can't shake. Normally, I am so not the date the boss girl, but I'd make an exception for this hottie. No question about it. For me, there was no dilemma on who she should choose. I knew who I wanted to be the main man for Justine. Even though Justine had the hots for Otto Sanchez, and intellectually he seems right for her, and they have some pretty intense passion between them, my heart doesn't feel it. I think Otto is a very charismatic guy, but maybe a bit too charismatic. I like Packard's messy energy, his slightly anguished mien, his insight into people, and his conviction in himself, his crew, and his mission. I like that he gets Justine in all her messiness. I don't think what he did was right, but that doesn't mean he can't be the right guy for Justine. To me, Otto is more of a wish fulfillment ideal. I liked how the love triangle tied into the story very intrinsically. Justine truly faced a moral dilemma here. Which man did she owe her loyalty to? It wasn't just about what she wanted for herself, and that was an effective way to handle the storyline, on the part of the author.

I feel that Ms. Crane has a very good concept here, and this book just touches the surface. I want to see where she goes with this series, because it has a lot of promise. The characters are quirky and engaging, the humor is witty and odd-ball, and at times just on the urbane side of raunchy, which really works for me. I had a lot of fun reading this, and it got me thinking about the idea of what superheroes and supervillains are. Also about how the world processes and addresses criminality and what can cause a truly bad person to seem like someone you could have sympathy for.

There is a lot to like here with this book, and it is a fresh, interesting offering to the urban fantasy genre. That's why I would give it 4.5 stars.(less)

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Jul 02, 2011 Tika rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

This is my Packard (Newton Faulkner) and I lurv him for Justine even though he's flawed. I can't stand the thought of her being with the Fidel Castro look-alike I have in my head when I read about Otto Sanchez.

Fascinating book that gripped me from the start and kept me engaged til the very last period. I felt the characters every emotion right along with them and that's rare for me. Amazing.

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Feb 20, 2011 Mistress ~ ♠ Mistral's Kiss ♠ ~ (Mist) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: series, speculative-fiction, urban-fantasy, heroine-has-issues-and-subscription, hate-it-love-it-hate-it

This was a very uncomfortable read, that was a near DNF miss. The concept is brilliantly original, but I hated this book when I read through the first 50%. I haven't found every UF character involved this unlikable since Sins and Shadows . Also something about the wording and the way the plot unfolded unsettled me, often conversations and interactions were a definite 9/10 on the creepy meter.

But despite all that the later 50% of the story was fantastic. The complex way the major conflict was res...more

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