Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge discussion

Welcome to the ninth annual Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge! Once again, I am going to give challengers the option of reading sub-genres or cozies of their choice.

To find out exactly what a cozy mystery is, check out Cozy-Mystery.com. This site is dedicated to cozy mysteries and does a great job of defining them as well as giving a list of cozy mysteries. This challenge is NOT restricted to what is on their list, it's just to be used as a guideline in case you need some hints on what to read.



This year's cozy mystery reading challenge has two ways to participate and you can choose whichever suits you the best:

A) Read only cozy mysteries of your choice.

Or

B) Read one book from these sub-genres:

- 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!)

Here are the levels you can join for either A or B…

Level one (Snoop) - 
A) Read 10 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read one book in each of the above cozy sub-genres (total of 10 books)

Level two (Investigator) - 
A) Read 20 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read all the books in level one plus an additional 10 cozy books of your choice (total of 20)

Level three (Super Sleuth) -
A) Read 30 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 10 cozy books of your choice (total of 30 books)

Level four (Sleuth Extraordinaire) - 
A)Read 40 cozy mysteries of your choice. 
B)Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 20 cozy books of your choice (total of 40 books)

Here are the rules...

1. The challenge runs from January 1, 2019 and ends December 31, 2019.

2. You don't have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year. Books can overlap with other challenges.

3. Books can be in any format - paper, audio, ebooks...it all counts!

4. You don't have to post a review, but I'm sure others would love to know about the books you are reading and may even want to add it to their reading lists.

There will be a folder for each level. Find the one you'd like to sign up for and create your own sub-folder within the level's folder. You can keep track of what you read there. 

Have fun! 

Yvonne wrote: "Welcome to the ninth annual Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge! Once again, I am going to give challengers the option of reading sub-genres or cozies of their choice.

To find out exactly w..."

I'm in for next year but I can't decide between Options A and B. I guess I have a little bit of time to figure it out. I do know that I will be picking Level 4.

Shannon wrote: "Yvonne wrote: "Welcome to the ninth annual Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge! Once again, I am going to give challengers the option of reading sub-genres or cozies of their choice.

To fin..."

Glad you are joining us. Hope you have fun with whatever choice you make.

Yvonne wrote: "Shannon wrote: "Yvonne wrote: "Welcome to the ninth annual Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge! Once again, I am going to give challengers the option of reading sub-genres or cozies of their..."

Thanks, Yvonne! I'm looking forward to it!

I'll be joining Level 1 Snoop. I know I'll read more than 10 mysteries of my choice, but I want to downsize some. 2018 I joined up for 30. So, this will be a downsize. I'm looking forward to it. :)

Katherine wrote: "I'll be joining Level 1 Snoop. I know I'll read more than 10 mysteries of my choice, but I want to downsize some. 2018 I joined up for 30. So, this will be a downsize. I'm looking forward to it. :)"

Glad you are joining us. Enjoy!

Yvonne wrote: "Katherine wrote: "I'll be joining Level 1 Snoop. I know I'll read more than 10 mysteries of my choice, but I want to downsize some. 2018 I joined up for 30. So, this will be a downsize. I'm looking..."

Thanks. :)

I will try level one option b.

Though I'm barely going to make it this year, I'm in again for Sleuth Extraordinaire! I'd start at level 1 and work my way up, but I have a feeling I would hit the target and allow myself to slack off. Forcing myself into the 40+ level will keep me picking up my beloved mysteries! Thanks for hosting again.

Katherine wrote: "I'll be joining Level 1 Snoop. I know I'll read more than 10 mysteries of my choice, but I want to downsize some. 2018 I joined up for 30. So, this will be a downsize. I'm looking forward to it. :)"
LOL, Katherine! I like that you apply "downsizing" to all areas!!

I'm up for level 2 option A.

I am new here so I am going with level 1 option B. I am so glad to have found this group!

Anita wrote: "I am new here so I am going with level 1 option B. I am so glad to have found this group!"

Welcome Anita. Glad you found us!

I am excited for this; I am going to try for Sleuth Extraordinaire as well :-)

Kimberlyn wrote: "This will be my first year trying the challenge! Level 2, a."

Welcome and have fun!

Arow wrote: "I am excited for this; I am going to try for Sleuth Extraordinaire as well :-)"

Glad you are joining us.

Anita wrote: "I am new here so I am going with level 1 option B. I am so glad to have found this group!"

Welcome. Good luck & happy reading.

Kimberlyn wrote: "This will be my first year trying the challenge! Level 2, a."

Welcome. Good to see new faces.

I want to do level 1 Snoop with the sub-genre list

Good luck!

I just found your group and I can't wait to try this out. I've been reading so many cozies this year. I'm pretty sure next year will be the same. This will be fun!

Tamara wrote: "I just found your group and I can't wait to try this out. I've been reading so many cozies this year. I'm pretty sure next year will be the same. This will be fun!"

Glad to have you join us!

I am going to give Level 3 option B a try again this year. I have to admit, by picking genres I read quite a few great books that I would not have normally read. Looking forward to rocking 2019 reading challenges!!!

Tonya wrote: "I am going to give Level 3 option B a try again this year. I have to admit, by picking genres I read quite a few great books that I would not have normally read. Looking forward to rocking 2019 rea..."

That's how I felt when I first started the genre portion. It's fun to sometime get out of my comfort zone and read a sub-genre I normally wouldn't have read.

Have a great 2019!

I'm going to go with the same option that last year: Level 4, option B. Let's see how it evolves. And good 2019 for everybody!

I'm going with Level 4, option B. Can't wait to get started!

I'm going with level 4 option B.

level 3 option b

Just a quick question - Amanda Lee's Embroidery Mysteries The Quick and the Thread) does this work for craft? The protagonist has set up shop because of her love of needlework.

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Just a quick question - Amanda Lee's Embroidery Mysteries The Quick and the Thread) does this work for craft? The protagonist has set up shop because of her love of needlework."

Absolutely!

Woo hoo! and another off the list then :D

Okay another query - are the Liz Mugavero books (Murder, She Meowed ) culinary or animals (as the MC runs an organic pet food business)?

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Okay another query - are the Liz Mugavero books (Murder, She Meowed) culinary or animals (as the MC runs an organic pet food business)?"

Sounds like they can be either.

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Okay another query - are the Liz Mugavero books (Murder, She Meowed) culinary or animals (as the MC runs an organic pet food business)?"

When I attempted that version of the challenge, I would count it as both.

As you get further into the challenge, you can decide which fits better to hit your goal.

Some cozies can go either in different categories. I leave that up to the reader to decide :)