Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge discussion

Looking forward to the Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge for 2018:

- One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)
- One from cozy mysteries based outside the US (example: Belinda Lawrence series (British))
- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)
- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice! (freebie!)king forward to the challenge for 2018:

- Culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)

The Lady Doth Protest: A Stratford Upon Avondale Mystery.....1/4/18...3 stars......tea shop
The Body in the Casket....1/8/18.......4 stars......catering business
Murder with Lemon Tea Cakes.....1/9/18......4 stars......tea garden
Honey-Baked Homicide....1/25/18....3 stars.....cafe
Another One Bites the Crust....2/15/18...3 stars.....pastry shop
Survival of the Fritters....2/16/18.....3 stars.....donut shop
Stowed Away....2/16/18...3 stars.....clambake business
Death of a Toy Soldier....2/19/18....3 stars.....toy store
Death by Chocolate Cherry Cheesecake....2/27/18.....3 stars.....bake shop
Curses, Boiled Again!.....4/7/18....3 stars.....lobster shack
Scone Cold Killer....4/23/18.....3 stars.....diner owner
The Quiche and the Dead.....5/7/18....3 stars.....pie shop
S'more Murders.....9/3/18....4 stars.....fitness club cafe
....10/22/18.....4 stars.....noodle shop

- Animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)

How the Finch Stole Christmas.....1/5/17....3 stars....owns store for bird supplies
Bickering Birds....4/16/18....3 stars......dog
Farewell, My Cuckoo...5/27/18.....3 stars

- Craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)

The Sweet Tea Quilting Bee....6/16/18
Thread Herrings.....7/2/19

- Paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)

If the Haunting Fits, Wear It...2/12/18...ghost
Death in D Minor ....2/23/18....ghost
Southern Discomfort....3/17/18.....ghost
Friends and Frauds....3/23/18....ghost
Homecoming By The Sea....4/18/18....ghost

- Cozy mysteries based outside the US (example: Belinda Lawrence series (British))

Murder on the Flying Scotsman....1/11/18 stars....England/Scotland
Murder at the Mortuary....1/30/18
Many a Twist....2/15/18...Ireland
Scones and Scoundrels......4/3/18....Scotland
Another One Bites the Crust......4/6/18....Scotland
Death Plays a Part......8/30/18......Cornwall

- Career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)

Comic Sans Murder....1/1/18.typewriter repair shop
Doom with a View ....1/3/17......bed and breakfast
Of Murder and Men......1/8/18......writer's retreat
Rattle His Bones....1/17/18......3 stars.....reporter/writer
And Death Goes To . . ....1/24/18...3 stars....advertising agency
A Murder for the Books....1/27/18.....4 stars......librarian
Booked 4 Murder.....2/17/18...4 stars......accountant for police dept.
Plain Missing....5/5/18....3 stars....innkeeper
Bad Neighbors......5/13/18....4 stars....B&B owner
A Grave Issue.....7/4/18.....4 stars.....funeral parlor
Better Off Read: A Bookmobile Mystery.....7/28/18
Bear Witness to Murder.....8/12/18
Inn Over Her Head....9/21/18....B&B owner

- Holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)

Deadly Brew....2/6/18........Halloween
Mistletoe Murder.....2/12/18.....Christmas
A Cajun Christmas Killing....3/8/18....Christmas
Easter Buried Eggs....3/27/18
Pumpkin Pie Waffle......5/12/18
Death of a Cookbook Author......6/11/18
A Christmas Peril .....6/27/18
Lady Rample and the Ghost of Christmas Past.......7/5/19
Turkey Trot Murder....7/6/19

- Travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)

Apple Strudel Alibi......4/12/18
A Devious Lot .....5/4/18
Cruising for Murder.....9/23/18

- Historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)

England Expects....1/16/18
Teetotaled....1/24/18
Gin and Panic......1/21/8
Lucy Pinkston and the Centennial Case.....2/3/18
A Devious Death....2/24/18
Gold Web.....3/10/18
Murder at the Manor House....3/16/18
Murder of a Movie Star....4/21/18
The Alchemist's Daughter.....9/15/18
Murder at Ochre Court.....9/16/18
Death on Tyneside....9/17/18

- Your choice! (freebie!)

Movie Night Murder....3/9/18
Hungry Spirits.....3/17/18
Crème Brûlée To Slay....3/24/18
Plain Confession......5/1/18
Unholy Matrimony....6/5/18

Great to see you join for 2018. Look forward to seeing what you read.

Mary, That's a great way to break out the categories!! Hope you don't mind if I borrow your format.

Tonya wrote: "Mary, That's a great way to break out the categories!! Hope you don't mind if I borrow your format."

Not at all, Tonya. I read tons of cozies in each category so it's easier to separate them.