MN Lisa’s Comments (group member since Jul 20, 2023)

MN Lisa’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

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Bonus items are optional, BUT your team must decide now whether to do them or NOT. Once a decision is made, it cannot be changed.

James Dean died in a car crash in his Porsche 550 Spyder (nicknamed "Little Bastard") on September 30, 1955. After his crash, the car was sold for parts. Anyone who bought the parts was involved in some kind of incident, leading to injuries or even death.
The engine was installed in a Lotus IX race car, and the driver of the car was injured. A doctor purchased the transmission and suspension, leading to his own fatal accident.
The car was being transported in 1960, and it just vanished without a trace. Despite thorough searches, it has never been found.
The transaxle was later sold at an auction for a significant sum, due to the fascination with the idea of a "cursed" car.

Catch James Dean's Disappearing Cursed Car
Read a book with something that disappears
Read a book with a car on the cover
Read a book published in September of any year

Talky Tina is the deceptively sweet yet sinister doll from "Living Doll," a classic episode of The Twilight Zone (Season 5, Episode 6, 1963).

At first glance, Talky Tina appears to be a typical mid-century talking doll: petite, with wide eyes, curly hair, and a soft voice. She recites charming phrases like "My name is Talky Tina, and I love you." But when she senses hostility, especially from the cruel stepfather, Erich, her messages take a chilling turn: "My name is Talky Tina, and I don’t like you," eventually escalating to "My name is Talky Tina... and I’m going to kill you."

Tina never moves on screen, adding to the unsettling atmosphere, but her eerie voice and growing malevolence create a mounting tension. She's never caught in the act, yet her influence leads to a deadly confrontation that blurs the line between inanimate object and vengeful force.

Talky Tina became one of The Twilight Zone's most iconic and haunting figures, a forerunner of killer doll horror and a reminder that even the most innocent toys can harbor dark intentions.

With her wide eyes, curly hair, and syrupy voice, Talky Tina looks like any other talking doll… at first. But her sweet phrases twist into ominous warnings, her presence grows more sinister, and her enemies always seem to meet mysterious ends.

She never moves. She never blinks. And yet somehow, she always gets what she wants.

Now Tina’s whispering threats again—and we need your help to shut her up for good.

Complete the following tasks:
Smiles Can Be Misleading
Don’t trust the teeth. Tina smiled too..
Read a chain of 3 books where the cover model is smiling.

Hidden in the Name
Her name is in everything—you just didn’t notice.
Read a chain of 3 books that include all the letters of TINA in the title or subtitle (any order).

Pretty in Plastic
She looks sweet sitting on the shelf.
Read a chain of 3 books with pink or white covers (minimum 50%).

The Monkey’s Paw is a legendary cursed object from W. W. Jacobs’ classic 1902 horror short story The Monkey’s Paw. It is a shriveled, mummified paw of a monkey that grants its owner three wishes, but each wish comes with devastating, often ironic consequences.

The paw was enchanted by a fakir to teach people not to interfere with fate. When someone makes a wish, the paw curls a finger, and the wish is granted, though never in the way the wisher expects. Wishes made with the Monkey’s Paw tend to bring tragedy rather than happiness, revealing that tampering with destiny comes at a terrible price.

Grimy and unsettling in appearance, the Monkey’s Paw is a potent symbol of greed, temptation, and unintended consequences. It serves as a chilling warning: Be careful what you wish for, because the cost may be far greater than you imagined.

Complete the following tasks
🧷3. Threads of Fate
Read a chain of 3 books with a hand on the cover — human, animal, skeletal, drawn, gloved, or ghostly. If it's grasping something? Even better.

🔮4. Wish Fulfillment Gone Wrong
Read a chain of 3 books featuring a deal, a wish, or a bargain that doesn’t go as planned. Doesn’t have to be supernatural — career goals, marriages, Faustian pacts… fate’s got range.

🐵6. "Not a Monkey’s Paw, the Monkey’s Paw"
Read a chain of 3 books where the word "monkey" appears anywhere in the text — ebook search, physical flip, or audiobook transcript… time to go digging.

🗝️ Week 2 Response
Looks can be deceiving.
But sometimes… they’re not.

If your partner had chosen your cover instead, how do you think their reading experience would differ from yours?

Each unlock is an invitation. What matters now is how you respond and continue the conversation—nothing more is needed.

Yes you can start reading for the second prompt. Hope you are having fun!

🗝️ Week 1 Response
This box doesn’t open on its own.
It opened because you showed up as yourself.

What’s one thing from your book you hope your partner always associates with you?

This message is yours to unlock together. Keep the responses flowing between you; nothing else needs to be checked in.

🗝️ Week 2 Response
Looks can be deceiving.
But sometimes… they’re not.

What do you think your partner would have expected from your cover—and were they right?

This message is yours to unlock together. Keep the responses flowing between you; nothing else needs to be checked in.

🧩 Prompt #: Past & Future

Type: Mirror Prompt

What this means:
This is a Mirror Prompt, so you and your partner are working with the same theme — but from opposite ends of the timeline.

For this one:
One of you will choose a book rooted in the Past — historical fiction, historical fantasy, period pieces, or any story set in a time before now.

The other will choose a book that leans into the Future — science fiction, speculative fiction, dystopian worlds, or forward-looking fantasy.

📌 Once you’ve both finished reading, post your Story Stitch (your connection blurb) in the Check-In Thread to unlock your next prompt.

Time to stretch across the ages. ⏳🚀

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I finished both of these so let me know which one you want to match against. I can give more details if you want.

I replaced two with fun reads. Anyone have a suggestions for Read a book imagining a future shaped by ecological or environmental shifts.

I might go back to it at some point, but 9 chapters in and I just wasn't feeling it yet.

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Dede's Tasks
2. Rogue Robot – Read a book with a robot, AI, or harmful machine.


6. Hologram Glitch – Read a book with a deceptive cover, twist, or hidden identity.


7. Stuck in 2005 – Read a book published in 2005 or with all digits 2, 0, 0, 5 in the publication date.

Use the text not the image for the task. It should be 2005 in the Publication Date

Jessica's Tasks:
4. Alien Interference – Read a book with aliens, cryptids, or non-human entities.


9. Asteroid Hitchhiker – Read a book where someone unexpectedly joins a journey/group.


12. Final Turn: System Reset – Read a book where someone starts over or gets a second chance.

Each person needs to roll their own dice.

Danielle's Tasks:
5. Sci-Fi Throttle – Read a book tagged as science fiction.


7. Stuck in 2005 – Read a book published in 2005 or with all digits 2, 0, 0, 5 in the publication date.

Use the text not the image for the task. It should be 2005 in the Publication Date

8. Black Hole Detected – Read a book that’s emotionally heavy or slow-burning.

I'm sorry team. I'm going to probably end up switching out my remaining tasks. I just need a break and not read so much sci-fi. I'm keeping some on my TBR cause they look good, but I need my comfort reads. :(