Cozy

Cozy books are often characterized by relatively low stakes, a strong focus on characters, and evocation of feelings of comfort, warmth, and safety.

See also: cozy fantasy, cozy mystery
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Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2)
Violet Thistlewaite Is Not a Villain Anymore
The Forget-Me-Not Library
Snake-Eater
The Bookshop Below
The Amberglow Candy Store
My Roommate From Hell
The Botanist's Assistant
Death and Dinuguan (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #6)
The Holiday Hate-Off
The Queen Who Came in From the Cold (Her Majesty the Queen Investigates #5)
Revenge, Served Royal (Lady Petra Inquires, #3)
A Fellowship of Curses & Cats (Adenashire #4)
He Sees You When You're Sleeping
The Holiday Grump
Good Spirits (Ghosted, #1)
The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, #3)
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year
The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, #5)
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, #2)
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club, #5)
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (Dream Harbor, #4)
The Christmas Bookshop (The Christmas Bookshop, #1)
Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
Not Another Christmas Rom Com
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
Accomplice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #3)
Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)
The Wakeful Wanderer's Guide to New New England & Beyond by Jim InfantinoBooke of the Hidden by Jeri WestersonThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine HowePractical Magic by Alice HoffmanConversion by Katherine Howe
Fall, Halloween, New England Fiction
31 books — 38 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,154 books — 2,468 voters

Don't Kiss and Spell by Camilla IsleyPractical Magic by Alice HoffmanThe Ex Hex by Erin SterlingA Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah HawleyA Match Made in Coven by Camilla Isley
Spooky Season Reads
167 books — 53 voters

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankThe Book Thief by Markus Zusak1984 by George OrwellThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Books that Change You
238 books — 69 voters
The Body in the Back Garden by Mark  WaddellMurder by the Seashore by Samara YewDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesStill Life by Louise Penny25 Mysteries To Die For by Ava Mallory
Cozy Mysteries
232 books — 77 voters

Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
The Spellshop (Spellshop, #1)
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea, #1)
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
The Teller of Small Fortunes
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
The House Witch (The House Witch, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)

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