Crusin' Thru The Cozies 2023 ✅

 

Cruisin' thru the Cozies

Hosted By: Socrates' Book Review

Official Challenge Page

Active Dates: Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2023

Signed up 11/25/23

Summary of Rules/Details:
2 Different ways to participate
A) Read any cozy mystery of your choice.
B) Read 1 book from each of the sub-genres 

Level I'm attempting: 4B  

Level 4 (Sleuth Extraordinaire)
A) Read 40 cozies of your choice 
B) Read 2 books in each sub-genres + 20 cozies your choice = 40 books

Progress: 20/20 and 20/20

COMPLETED 7/15/23

Sub-genre List:

• 1. Culinary (food, restaurant, etc.)
1. Murder At The Beacon Bakeshop (Beacon Bakeshop #1) by Darci Hannah
2. Murder At The Christmas Cookie Bake-Off (BB #2) by Darci Hannah
• 2. Animal (cat, dog, bird, etc.)  
1. A Call For Kelp (Seaside Cafe #4) by Bree Baker
2. Crime and Poetry (Magical Bookshop #1) by Amanda Flower 
• 3. Craft/Hobby (knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)  
1. Needled To Death (Knitting #2) by Maggie Sefton
2. A Deadly Yarn (Knitting #3) by Maggie Sefton
• 4. Paranormal (Witches, vampires, etc.) 
1. To Catch A Witch (Wishcraft #8) by Heather Blake
2. A Witch To Remember (Wishcraft #9) by Heather Blake
• 5. Based outside USA (anywhere but here) 
1. Down The Hatch (Agatha Raisin #32) by M.C. Beaton
2. Cards On The Table (Hercule Poirot #15) by Agatha Christie
• 6. Career-based (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
1. A Spell For Trouble (Enchanted Bay #1) by Esme Addison
2. The Whispering Word (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #2) by Ellery Adams
• 7. Holiday (set during any holiday)
1. Jackets, Jack-O-Lanterns, & Justice (Campers & Criminals #22) by Tonya Kappes
2. Closely Harbored Secrets (Seaside Cafe #5) by Bree Baker
• 8. Travel (on a cruise, touring other areas, etc.) 
1. Assault and Beret (Hat Shop #5) by Jenn McKinlay
2. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (AG #12) by M.C. Beaton
• 9. Historical Mystery (any that are not set in the present)
1. The Darling Dahlias and the Naked Ladies (DD #2) by Susan Wittig Albert
2. The Darling Dahlias and the Confederate Rose (DD #3) by Susan Wittig Albert
• 10. Your Choice (freebie!)
1. The Book Of Candlelight (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #3) by Ellery Adams
2. Partners In Lime (Seaside Cafe #6) by Bree Baker

My Choice Books (or extra books):

1. Pleading The Fish (Seaside Cafe #7) by Bree Baker
2. Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot) by Agatha Christie
3. Fleece Navidad (Knitting #6) by Maggie Sefton
4. Tangles and Treason (Vampire Knitting Club #0.5) by Nancy Warren
5. One Poison Pie (Kitchen Witch #1) by Lynn Cahoon
6. Murder 101 (Kitchen Witch #1.5) by Lynn Cahoon
7. The Raven Thief (Secret Staircase #2) by Gigi Pandian
8. The House (Mason Falls #1) by Raelyn Drake
9. The Darling Dahlias and the Texas Star (DD #4) by Susan Wittig Albert
10. The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse (Flavia deLuce #6.5) by Alan Bradley
11. The Ghost and the Muse (Haunting Danielle #10) by Bobbi Holmes
12. The Ghost Who Stayed Home (Haunting Danielle #11) by Bobbi Holmes
13. The Word Is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz #1) by Anthony Horowitz
14. Ink & Shadows (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #4) by Ellery Adams
15. The Vanishing Type (Secret, Book, & Scone Society #5) by Ellery Adams
16. Mousse and Murder (Alaskan Diner #1) by Elizabeth Logan
17. Murder's No Votive Confidence (Nantucket Candle Maker #1) by Christin Brecher
18. Murder At The Blueberry Festival (Beacon Bakeshop #3) by Darci Hannah
19. Murder In An Irish Village (Irish Village #1) by Carlene O'Connor
20. A Hex For Danger (Enchanted Bay #2) by Esme Addison