Cozy Mysteries discussion

Since I'm crunched on time, due to both Independence Day holiday and having an internet outage in my area for a couple days... I'm reposting our July challenge from 2011. Again, sorry it's late.


This is based on odd or wacky holidays that really exist (at least according to a website online. lol) The dates listed are the dates the wacky holiday falls on. You have the entire month to read one or all of the books. It's up to you. There are 5 categories, and you need only read 1 per category. You can choose to read as many or as few categories as you have time for.

July is National Ice Cream Month
July 1 - Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
July 7 - Chocolate Day
July 7 - National Strawberry Sundae Day
July 17 - National Ice Cream Day (third Sunday of the month)
July 17 - Peach Ice Cream Day
July - 23 Vanilla Ice Cream Day

With sooo many ice cream days falling this month, as well as national ice cream month, read a book that either shows ice cream on the cover, has a flavor of ice cream in the title, or someone eats ice cream somewhere in the book.

July 2- I Forgot Day
Read a book you've previously purchased, but forgot to read. Instead of reaching for the top of your TBR pile, reach for something lying forgotten on the bottom of it.

July 11 - Cheer up the Lonely Day
Read a book that you've borrowed from someone else or was given to you, read a book to someone else (reading to your own family counts), or share a book with someone else.

July 13 -Embrace Your Geekness Day
Read a book where someone has a geeky type profession, or read a non-fiction book (to increase your geekness! lol)

3 Stay out of the Sun Day
4 Independence Day (U.S.)
4 Sidewalk Egg Frying Day
6 National Fried Chicken Day
10 Teddy Bear Picnic Day
12 Pecan Pie Day
21 National Junk Food Day
23 National Hot Dog Day

It looks like the above 7 holidays are telling us we should all have a summer picnic. If you have a picnic and read part of a book there, that counts. Or read a book showing a picnic on the cover, in the title (any words from the above picnic related holidays counts, so "pie" or "hotdog" in the title works), or any book where somewhere in the book there is a picnic.

Some of these may be a little harder, but that's also part of the fun. There are so many ice cream flavors I'm sure you can find the name of one of them in a title. The mini-challenges each month are suppose to be fun.
Enjoy!

I Forgot Day-- Hearse and Buggy by Laura Bradford.

Picnic-- Murder Talks Turkey by Deb Baker

July 13 - Embrace Your Geekness Day: Read a book where someone has a geeky type profession

Yes! The heroine of the book I am currently reading is a CPA. How's that for geekiness? ☺

This is fun getting to find new books for this challenge. The bonus is that I think I can do it all with books currently on my shelf!

July Challenge 2014
Progress: 3/5

Read a book that either shows ice cream on the cover or someone eats ice cream somewhere in the book.

Read a book you've previously purchased but forgot to read.
The Beach House by Mary Alice Monroe

Read a book that was given to you

Read a book where someone has a geeky type profession
Pane of Death by Sarah Atwell - computer programmers

Read a book showing a picnic on the cover
Boiled Over by Barbara Ross

Any chance of getting these monthly challenges posted the last week of the prior month?

Thank you, I think I get books for almost all the points (I forgot for sure), and sorry for the outage.

Becky wrote: "Any chance of getting these monthly challenges posted the last week of the prior month?"

It's all down to when I remember and when I have time. I aim for the first day of the month. Since this month's was posted late... anything you've already read this month can count if it qualifies for a category.

Sorry, but I'm just one person. I've got 3 kids and I work from home. To compound problems this month, I had an internet outage for about 3 days. (Remember, group owners, moderators, etc are unpaid positions we hold because we care about the group.)

ஐ Briansgirl (Book Sale Queen)ஐ wrote: "Becky wrote: "Any chance of getting these monthly challenges posted the last week of the prior month?"

It's all down to when I remember and when I have time. I aim for the first day of the month. ..."

oh trust me I understand. Was just curious. I didn't know how it all works & who puts it together etc.

A fun challenge!

National Fried Chicken Day - Lula ate a bucket of fried chicken from Cluck in a Bucket in Janet Evanovich's Finger Lickin' Fifteen. Does that count? ;-)

I Forgot Day - Pointe and Shoot by Natalie M. Roberts

National Fried Chicken Day: Alas! I read last month!

Julesy wrote: "A fun challenge!

National Fried Chicken Day - Lula ate a bucket of fried chicken from Cluck in a Bucket in Janet Evanovich's Finger Lickin' Fifteen. Does that count? ;-) "

Works for me. (Btw, love that series. It always cracks me up.)

Plan for July -

National Ice Cream Month - The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle

I Forgot Day - Death of a Tart

Cheer up the Lonely Day - Death in Daytime

Embrace Your Geekness Day - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

Teddy Bear Picnic Day - A Star-Spangled Murder 7/3/14





Interesting comparisons to what I read for the challenge in 2011 - I'm reading a book from the same series for National ice cream month (I had another option from another series and decided to go with whichever I found first). For Cheer up the lonely day I'm reading book from the same friend that I got a book from for the last time.

That's interesting Linda. I wondered if anyone would remember this from 3 years ago.

ஐ Briansgirl (Book Sale Queen)ஐ wrote: "That's interesting Linda. I wondered if anyone would remember this from 3 years ago."

Had you not mentioned it I probably wouldn't have had a clue but because you did I had to look and see what I had read.

ஐ Briansgirl (Book Sale Queen)ஐ wrote: "That's interesting Linda. I wondered if anyone would remember this from 3 years ago."

I have an spreadsheet (OCD, remember?) with all my challenges, so I've only had to copy the same sheet. Anyway, different options... a lot. But I agree with Linda, if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have looked for it... although perhaps adding the challenges to the access file and getting a duplicate name would have given me a clue *blushing*

Done!

National Ice Cream Month - The Chocolate Puppy Puzzle 7/21/14

I Forgot Day - Death of a Tart 7/18/14

Cheer up the Lonely Day - Death in Daytime 7/12/14

Embrace Your Geekness Day - The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 7/15/14

Teddy Bear Picnic Day - A Star-Spangled Murder 7/3/14

Congrats, Linda! I finished last night, and did so with only two authors, LOL:


July is National Ice Cream Month — Read a book that either shows ice cream on the cover, has a flavor of ice cream in the title, or someone eats ice cream somewhere in the book.
Scoop to Kill by Wendy Lyn Watson


July 2 is I Forgot Day — Read a book you've previously purchased, but forgot to read.
A Parfait Murder by Wendy Lyn Watson


July 11 is Cheer up the Lonely Day — Read a book that you've borrowed from someone else or was given to you.
The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts (received entire trilogy as a gift)


July 13 is Embrace Your Geekness Day — Read a book where someone has a geeky type profession.
Daring to Dream (One of the main characters is a CPA)


July10 is Teddy Bear Picnic Day — Read part of a book on a picnic, or read a book showing a picnic on the cover, or where someone in the book goes on a picnic.
Holding the Dream by Nora Roberts (Picnic on cliffs overlooking the ocean)

Congrats, Linda! Congrats, Heather!

I'm in! 5/5 DONE


Good grief, I've forgotten all about July's books, so I'm just hoping I can read super fast.

National Ice Cream Day - Pumpkins in Paradise by Kathi Daley

Forgotten Book - Bayou Moon by C.L. Bevill

Borrowed/Received/Shared - The Hummingbird House by Donna Ball

Non-fiction/Geeky - Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Cat Did What?: 101 Amazing Stories of Magical Moments, Miracles and... Mischief by Jack Canfield

Teddy Bear Picnic Day - Clammed Up by Barbara Ross

Julesy wrote: "National Fried Chicken Day - Lula ate a bucket of fried chicken from Cluck in a Bucket in Janet Evanovich's Finger Lickin' Fifteen. Does that count? ;-)

I Forgot Day - Pointe and Shoot by Natalie M. Roberts"

I have one more to add ...
Murder of a Stacked Librarian by Denise Swanson for Embrace Your Geekness Day

Congratulations you two. You finished with time to spare in the month. :)

Well, I managed 4 out of the 5...

July Mini-Challenge

There are 5 categories, and you need only read 1 per category. You can choose to read as many or as few categories as you have time for.

1) July is National Ice Cream Month
someone eats ice cream somewhere in the book.
A Shot in the Bark (done 7/28)

2) July 2- I Forgot Day
Vintage Murder (done 7/25)

3) July 11 - Cheer up the Lonely Day
Read a book that you've borrowed from someone else
The Terra-Cotta Dog (borrowed from my dad) (done 7/23)

4) July 13 -Embrace Your Geekness Day
Read a book where someone has a geeky type profession
Unsolicited (book publisher & antiquarian book collector)?? (done 7/20)

5) Picnic holidays -- didn't get to this one...

Good job, Leslie! ☺