Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge discussion

Welcome to the tenth 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 once again 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, 2020 and ends December 31, 2020.

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 is 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!

I have finished Level one 10 of my choosing --- how do I continue to Level two -- reading 10 more of my choosing ----or do the sub - genres--- Do I just make a new folder with the 10 new books without adding the ones from level 1......... or do I cut and paste from level one to my level 2 folder --- Thank you for the help -

Congrats Nancy! Good work. You can make a folder in Level two, copy and paste the books you already read from level one and put it in your new folder, then just keep adding the new books you read. Good luck!

just want to double check - is there a page limit?

Nope. If it has an ISBN, it's a book regardless of the amount of pages.

I am doing the same as Nancy. I signed up for one but have read 20 books already. Making a new folder in 30. What I would like to know is do we delete the old folder or leave it there? I am thinking delete. Also so glad we do not have to put the dates like GR challenge. I don't remember to add them in as I finish and when I put them up I cannot remember the date I finished, so I just pick any date.
P.S. I deleted the folder in one. Common Sense.

Peggy wrote: "I am doing the same as Nancy. I signed up for one but have read 20 books already. Making a new folder in 30. What I would like to know is do we delete the old folder or leave it there? I am thinkin..."

Congrats on getting to the next level Peggy! Deleting the folder is good, but I don't mind if it's left in as long as there's a post in there saying you've now moved to the next level.

Hmm would Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes count for Travel, the MC has to drive from New York to Kentucky (where she ends up staying)

Hilary (A Wytch's Book Review) wrote: "Hmm would Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya Kappes count for Travel, the MC has to drive from New York to Ke..."

Yes, I think it should count.

Excellent! Thank you!

I am up to 32 books. I have moved myself up to the next level, Super Sleuth.

I read a ton of books this year. Can I sign up now and just input my list (yes, I keep a list of every book I read.

You can sign up now for the 2020 books. Only books read between January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020 count for this challenge.