Cozy Mysteries discussion

May 2013 - Mini-Challenge

May 1 - May Day - Murder is Binding - Done 5/11

May 1 - Mother Goose Day - English Tea Murder - Done 5/2

May 6 - No Diet Day - Cooking Most Deadly - Done 5/9

May 18 - No Dirty Dishes Day - Bookmarked for Death - Done 5/12

May 30 - Water a Flower Day - A Hoe Lot of Trouble - Done 5/6

Read the Season 2013 - Spring


SPRING READ THE SEASON, 3/20 - 6/20
Done 6/2/13


S - Sworn to Silence Linda Castillo - 5/19
P - Pence, Joanne Cooking Most Deadly- 5/9
R - Red Velvet Cupcake Murder Joanne Fluke - 4/19
I - Iced Chiffon Duffy Brown - 5/21
N - Nelson Dooley, Lena Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe: Ski into Romance Adventures - 4/30
G - Gluten for Punishment Nancy J Parra 6/2

June 2013 - Mini-Challenge

Well, I'll try. I'm going to be reading a bunch of books set in Hawaii for a trip, so I don't know if they will be all cozies, but we'll see how it goes. :)

6/26 - Finished, but only a couple of cozies! I got slowed down reading all of those Hawaii books and will get to more cozies next month!

June Mini-Challenge

Aquarium Month,Fishing Week and Go Fishing Day- Love Finds you in Sunset Beach, Hawaii - 6/15

Sewing Machine Day - Aloha Brides - 6/26

International Panic Day - Indiana Cousins Trilogy - 6/6

Summer Solstice - Death in the Orchid Garden - 6/25

Paul Bunyan Day - Gluten for Punishment - 6/2

July 2013 - Mini-Challenge

July is National Anti-Boredom Month - one of my fave authors, Laura Childs - Sweet Tea Revenge - 7/20/13

July 4 is Sidewalk Egg Frying Day - Affairs of Steak - 7/2/13

July 11 is Cheer up the Lonely Day - Flowerbed of State - 7/8/13

July 20 is Ugly Truck Day (it's a "guy" thing) - Unraveled - 7/11/13


July 26 is Aunt and Uncle Day, and July 30 Father-in-Law Day - Fonduing Fathers
- 7/3/13

Read the Season 2013 - Summer

Sounds good, I'm in!


READ THE SEASON - SUMMER, 6/21 - 9/20
PROGRESS: 6/6

S - Scarlet Pepper, The - Dorothy St. James - 7/8
U - Unraveled - Maggie Sefton - 7/11
M - Maggie Sefton - Cast On, Kill Off - 7/13
M - Madelyn Alt - The Trouble With Magic - 7/17
E - Eggsecutive Orders - Julie Hyzy - 6/29
R - Ripley, Ann - Death in the Orchid Garden - 6/25

Aug 2013 - Mini Challenge

Done!

August is Admit You're Happy Month - Read a book by your favorite author. BONUS if it's a new release. - Little Shop of Homicide - 8/14/13

August is Back to School Month - Read a book where at least one character is a student or a teacher, or a scene takes place in a school. - Quilt or Innocence: A Southern Quilting Mystery - 8/12/13

Aug 4 is U.S. Coast Guard Day and Aug 7 National Lighthouse Day - Read a book that takes place near or on the ocean, or has an ocean on the cover. Or read a book that has anything to do with a lighthouse: in the story, the title, or the cover. - Cross Stitch Before Dying: An Embroidery Mystery - 8/16/2013

Aug 17 is National Thriftshop Day - Read a used book. -Angel's Advocate - 8/3/13

Aug 28 - Race Your Mouse Day - Read an ebook (on your computer, ipad, ereader, smartphone, etc.) or download an ebook. - Lowcountry Boil - 8/12/13

Sep 2013 - Mini Challenge
5/5

Sep is Self Improvement Month - Night of the Living Deed - 9/24/13

Sep 6 is Read a Book Day - Her Last Breath - 9/6/13

Sep 13 is Blame Someone Else Day - Murder on the Iditarod Trail - 9/5/13

Sep 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. - No Honeymoon For Death 9/25/13

Sep 28 is Ask a Stupid Question Day - Mum's the Word - 9/15/13

Oct 2013 - Mini Challenge - Done
Progress: 5/5

October is Clergy Appreciation Month - The Quakers of New Garden - 10/27/13

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Read a book that has PINK in the cover or on the spine. -Skating Over the Line - 10/8/13

Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day - Read a book where the person on the cover is wearing something you'd consider gaudy. - Skating on the Edge - 10/10/13

Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Read a book where a character could be considered up to no good, causing mischief, etc. - Hooked Up - 10/5/13

Oct 31 - Halloween - Read a book with an orange and/or black cover. Bonus: Read a book centered around either Halloween, All Hallows Eve, or Frankenstein.- Halloween/Harvest theme:Foul Play at the Fair - 10/20/13, Orange cover: Through a Glass, Deadly - 10/24/13

Bonus: Okay, started on 10/30 - Death of a Neighborhood Witch - 10/31/13

Nov 2013 - Mini-Challenge
Progress: 5/5 - Done!


November is National Novel Writing Month - Read a book where someone (not necessarily the main character) is a writer of some kind (novelist, reporter, etc.) - Christmas Carol Murder - 11/1/13

Nov 2 is Book Lovers Day - Read a book set in a bookstore, about someone who repairs or restores books, or about a librarian. -Bookplate Special - 11/24/13

Nov 11 is Veteran's Day - Read a book where a character is active duty military or a veteran, or the cover has a flag on it. A book would also count if the author was a veteran. -Death Drops - 11/3/13

Nov 15 is America Recycles Day - Read a used book, or a book that involves recycling in some way. -An Uninvited Ghost (used book) - 11/12/13

Nov 21 is False Confession Day - Read a book where a character makes a false confession. -Jacob's Daughter - 11/8/13

READ THE SEASON - FALL/AUTUMN
Progress: 10/10 Complete!

F- Foul Play at the Fair - Shelley Freydont - 10/20/13
A- Allergic to Death - Peg Cochran - 10/14/13
L- Lavene, Joyce & Jim - Swapping Paint - 10/2/13
L- Lavene, Joyce & Jim - Hooked Up - 10/5/13


A- Allergic to Death - Peg Cochran - 10/14/13
U- Uninvited Ghost, An- EJ Copperman - 11/12/13
T- Through a Glass, Deadly - Sarah Atwell - 10/24/13
U- Upon A Winter's Night - Karen Harper - 12/16/13
M- Mary Daheim - Just Desserts - 9/23/13
N- Night of the Living Deed - EJ Copperman - 9/24/13

2013 Amish/Christian A-Z Challenge
26/26 Completed - Done!

A - Annalisa Daughety - Love Finds You in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 6/28/13
B - Beverly Lewis - The Secret - 8/24/13
C - Castillo, Linda - Breaking Silence* - 8/22/13
D - DiAnn Mills - The Chase - 5/7/13
E - Ellis, Mary - Love Comes to Paradise - 5/22/13
F - Flower, Amanda - A Plain Death - 5/16/13
G - Gone Missing* - Linda Castillo - 8/27/13
H - Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club, The - Wanda Brunstetter - 4/29/13
I - Indiana Cousins Trilogy - Wanda Brunstetter - 6/6/13
J - Jacob's Daughter - Samantha Jillian Bayarr - 11/8/13
K - Karen Harper - Upon A Winter's Night - 10/16/13
L - Leah's Choice - Marta Perry - 7/11/13
M - Mary Ellis - Living in Harmony - 5/3/13
N - Nelson Dooley, Lena - Christmas Love at Lake Tahoe: Ski into Romance Adventures - 4/30/13
O - Oke, Janette - The Matchmakers - 12/29/13
P - Plain Scandal, A - Amanda Flower - 5/17/13
Q - Quakers of New Garden, The - Claire Sanders - 10/27/13
R - Robin Jones Gunn - Love Finds You in Sunset Beach, Hawaii - 6/15/13
S - Submerged - Dani Pettrey - 5/31/13
T - The Telling - Beverly Lewis - 10/29/13
U -Under The Mulberry Tree -Samantha Jillian Bayarr - 12/25/13
V - Vannetta Chapman - A Simple Amish Christmas - 11/8/13
W - Wild Horses - Linda Byler - 6/7/13
X - HeX Marks the Spot* - Madelyn Alt - 7/24/13
Y - Yvonne Lehman - Aloha Brides - 6/26/13
Z - Love Finds You in NaZareth, Pennsylvania - Melanie Dobson - 9/1/13

* Denotes Amish Mystery or Thriller - Not Christian

Melissa wrote: "2013 Amish/Christian A-Z Challenge
26/26 Completed - Done!

A - Annalisa Daughety - Love Finds You in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 6/28/13
B - Beverly Lewis - [book:The Secret|..."

Congratulations!

Jan 2014 - Mini Challenge
Progress 5/5 - Done!


Jan 1 - Happy New Year! - Read a new author you've never read before. - The Ninth Daughter - 1/8/14

Jan 6 - Cuddle Up Day - Cuddle up with an old favorite. Reread a favorite book or curl up with one of your favorite authors. - A new favorite: Killer, Paper, Cut - 1/20/14

Jan 11 - Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend's Day - Read a book with any kind of water on the cover or in the title. (Pond, ocean, puddle, rain, lake, heck for that matter snow is just frozen water.) - A Plain Disappearance - 1/2/14

Jan 12 - Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day - Read a book by a male author or a book with a gorgeous handsome man on the cover. - A Wild Ghost Chase - 1/21/14

Jan 23 - Measure Your Feet Day - Read a book that has anything to do with feet or measurements OR... read a book with someone standing on the cover and you can see their feet or see a pair of shoes/boots. - Murder on the Rocks - 1/16/14

Leslie wrote: "Melissa wrote: "2013 Amish/Christian A-Z Challenge
26/26 Completed - Done!

A - Annalisa Daughety - Love Finds You in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - 6/28/13
B - Beverly Lewis - [..."

Thanks Leslie!

Feb 2014 - Mini Olympic Challenge
Progress: 6/6 - Done!


The Winter Olympics start today in Sochi, Russia.

Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background, or the color is a word in the title, or perhaps even an author's last name:

BLUE - Chance of a Ghost - 2/8/14

YELLOW - The Great Reminder - 2/13/14

BLACK - The Spoken Word - 2/5/14

GREEN - Rotten to the Core - 2/16/14

RED - Sink Trap - 2/17/14

WHITE - All Fudged Up - 3/4/14

Bonus: Read a book with an athlete in it, any book taking place in Russia, or having anything to do with the Olympics. - The Hosanna Shout - 2/19/14 (The main character is an ex-NFL player and there is a football scene.)

Congrats, Melissa!

Heather L wrote: "Congrats, Melissa!"

Thanks Heather!

Cozy Mystery Corner - A - Z Title Challenge
March 15, 2013 through March 14, 2014
26/26 - Done!


A - Affairs of Steak 7/2/13
B - Bookmarked For Death 5/12/13
C - Cooking Most Deadly 5/9/13
D - Death in the Orchid Garden 6/25/13
E - English Tea Murder 5/2/13
F - Fonduing Fathers 7/3/13
G - Gluten for Punishment 6/2/13
H - Hoe Lot of Trouble, A 5/6/13
I - Iced Chiffon 5/21/13
J - Just Desserts 9/23/13
K - Killer in Crinolines 7/16/13
L - Little Shop of Homicide 8/14/13
M - Murder is Binding 5/11/13
N - Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death 8/15/13
O - Oak and Dagger 7/10/13
P - Plain Death, A 5/16/13
Q - Quilt or Innocence 8/12/13
R - Red Velvet Cupcake Murder 4/19/13
S - Scarlet Pepper, The 7/8/13
T - Trouble With Magic, The 7/17/13
U - Unraveled 7/11/13
V - Vote for Murder, A 6/29/13
W - Woof at the Door 10/7/13
X - HeX Marks the Spot 7/24/13
Y - You Bet Your Life 3/8/14
Z - DriZZled with Death 11/30/13

READ THE SEASON - WINTER 2013/14
Progress: 6/6 - Done!

W - Washburn, Livia J. - The Christmas Cookie Killer - 12/21/13
I - Ink, Red, Dead - Joanna Campbell Slan - 1/6/14
N - Ninth Daughter, The - Barbara Hamilton - 1/8/14
T - Truly, Madly - Heather Webber - 3/10/14
E - Erika Chase - Cover Story - 12/28/13
R - Robert Irvine - Called Home - 1/25/14

Melissa wrote: "Cozy Mystery Corner - A - Z Title Challenge
March 15, 2013 through March 14, 2014
26/26 - Done


Way to go, Melissa!!!
And you did it in one year!
I haven't succeeded in this challenge yet.

You rock, Girl!

Vicky wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Cozy Mystery Corner - A - Z Title Challenge
March 15, 2013 through March 14, 2014
26/26 - Done


Way to go, Melissa!!!
And you did it in one year!
I haven't succeeded in this chall..."

Thanks! It was down to the wire at the end there. :)

Mar 2014 - Mini-Challenge
Completed : 5/5


Mar 2 - Old Stuff Day Read either the oldest cozy mystery on your TBR list/shelf (virtual here on GRs or physical shelf at home), or read a cozy author that had their book published before 1900. - An Appetite for Murder - 3/11/14 (added to GR to-read shelf on my first day of membership)

Mar 10 - Middle Name Pride Day - Read a book whose author uses 3 their middle name (not just their initial) on the cover of the book. Looming Murder: A Weaving Mystery - Carol Ann Martin - 3/27/14

Mar 12 - Plant a Flower Day - Read a book with a flower(s) on the cover, a flower in the title, or the author's name or the books main character's name matches that of a flower (for example, author's first name is Lily, Rose, etc.) Bloom and Doom - 3/15/14

Mar 15 - Everything You Think is Wrong Day - Read a book where a character runs into this problem, and has a severe bad day, string of bad luck, etc. - Murder, Plain and Simple - 3/6/14

Mar 29 - National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day - Read a book where a main or semi-main character owns their own business. - Truly, Madly - 3/10/14

Cozy Mystery Corner
A-Z Author Challenge
Progress: 26/26

A: Alice Kimberly - The Ghost and Mrs. McClure - 1/23/14
B: Beverly Allen - Bloom and Doom - 3/15/14
C: Copperman, E.J. - A Wild Ghost Chase - 1/21/14
D: Donald Bain - You Bet Your Life - 3/8/14
E: E.J. Copperman - Chance of a Ghost - 2/8/14
F: Flower, Amanda - A Plain Disappearance - 1/2/14
G: Grace Carroll - Murder After a Fashion - 1/14/14
H: Hamilton, Barbara - The Ninth Daughter - 1/8/14
I: Isabella Alan - Murder, Plain and Simple - 3/6/14
J: Joanna Campbell Slan - Cut, Crop & Die - 1/3/14
K: Kathleen Ernst - Heritage of Darkness - 1/5/14
L: Lucy Burdette - An Appetite for Murder - 3/11/14
M: MacInerney, Karen - Murder on the Rocks - 1/16/14
N: Nancy CoCo - All Fudged Up - 2/3/14
O: Olsen Jussi Adler - The Purity of Vengence - 8/13/14
P: Patterson, James - Private Berlin - 7/30/14
Q: Quentin Bates - Frozen Assets - 7/21/14
R:Ross, Barbara - Clammed Up - 1/26/14
S: Slan, Joanna Campbell - Ink, Red, Dead - 1/6/14
T: Thompson, James - Snow Angels - 4/6/14
U: Upson, Nicola - The Death of Lucy Kyte - 10/9/14
V: Vannetta Chapman - Murder Simply Brewed - 4/11/14
W: Webber, Heather - Truly, Madly - 3/10/14
X: BoX, C.J. - Blue Heaven - 3/20/14
Y: Yrsa Sigurðardóttir - Last Rituals - 4/7/14
Z: Sarah Zettel - A Taste of the Nightlife - 12/15/14

Congratulations! I think I'll attempt this in 2015.

December 2014 Mini Challenges
Progress: 5/5 - Done!


1. December 4 is Santa’s List Day, December 7 Letter Writing Day and December 9 Christmas Card Day — Read a book in which someone sends or receives a card or letter. No emails accepted for this! BONUS: Write an actual letter and mail it to a friend or family member. - Sea of Stone - Michael Ridpath - 12/11/14

2. December 6 is Mitten Tree Day — Read a book with mittens, winter scarf or winter hat on the cover. - White Heat - M.J. McGrath - 12/3/14

3. December 13 is Violin Day and December 20 is Go Caroling Day — Read a book in which someone plays a musical instrument or sings.
BONUS: Go caroling, or sing aloud while Christmas shopping (come on, who doesn’t sing along to the music playing while waiting in line or shopping?). - Murder, Served Simply - Isabella Alan - 12/24/14

4. December 21 is National Flashlight Day — Read a book in which someone is enlightened (learns something). - Bled & Breakfast - Michelle Rowen - 12/5/14

5. December 27 is Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day — Read a book with snow, ice, or snowflakes on the cover. - Meltwater - Michael Ridpath - 12/9/12

Carolyn wrote: "Congratulations! I think I'll attempt this in 2015."

Thanks, the hardest one was U! That was the only one I had to pick a book for that I had no intention of reading otherwise.

Read Around the USA
51/51 Completed - Done!
April 2013 - July 2015


Alabama - A Killer Read 7/28/13
Alaska - Submerged 5/31/13
Arizona - Through a Glass, Deadly 10/24/13
Arkansas - Shakespeare's Landlord 7/23/15
California - Cooking Most Deadly 5/9/13
Colorado - Unraveled 7/11/13
Connecticut - Allergic to Death 10/14/13
Delaware - Hooked Up 10/5/13
District of Columbia - A Vote for Murder 6/29/13
Florida - Woof at the Door 10/7/13
Georgia - Iced Chiffon 5/21/13
Hawaii - Death in the Orchid Garden 6/25/13
Idaho - Blue Heaven 3/20/14
Illinois - Button Holed 5/27/13
Indiana - A Charmed Death 7/18/13
Iowa - Heritage of Darkness 1/5/14
Kansas - Gluten for Punishment 6/2/13
Kentucky - Death of a Winter Shaker 2/10/15
Louisiana - Dead Reckoning 5/14/13
Maine - The Dead Cat Bounce 10/1/13
Maryland - Death Is Like a Box of Chocolates 1/16/15
Massachusetts - One Bad Apple 9/26/13
Michigan - A Deadly Grind 8/28/13
Minnesota - Red Velvet Cupcake Murder 4/19/13
Mississippi - Radio Activity 9/19/13
Missouri - Little Shop of Homicide 8/14/13
Montana - Trapped 9/25/14
Nebraska - A Perfect Evil 7/22/15
Nevada - Lucky Bastard 6/11/13
New Hampshire - Murder is Binding 5/11/13
New Jersey - Night of the Living Deed 9/24/13
New Mexico - Mexican Hat 4/23/13
New York - Sketch Me If You Can 10/16/13
North Carolina - Quilt or Innocence 8/12/13
North Dakota - Badlands 5/25/15
Ohio - A Plain Death 5/16/13
Oklahoma - Primary Justice 2/24/15
Oregon - Cross Stitch Before Dying 8/16/2013
Pennsylvania - Shunned and Dangerous 4/30/15
Rhode Island - Death On The Cliff Walk 9/20/13
South Carolina - Sweet Tea Revenge 7/20/13
South Dakota - Funeral Food 6/8/14
Tennessee - That Old Flame of Mine 8/19/13
Texas - The Chase 5/7/13
Utah - Baptism for the Dead 9/27/13
Vermont - A Spoonful of Murder 1/25/15
Virginia - The Azalea Assault - 2/27/14
Washington - Murder Strikes a Pose 4/8/14
West Virginia - A Killing in the Hills 2/8/14
Wisconsin - Old World Murder 9/7/13
Wyoming - The Cold Dish - 6/29/14

WOW - Congratulations!