Lizziefaye's Comfy Corner discussion

Hi everyone,
If you're planning to participate in Amish in April this year you can introduce yourself here. Also if you know what you plan to read you can share that here too.

This is the first time I’m joining in on Amish in April. This is because I saw a couple recommendations for mysteries. If I enjoy them I will read more in those series every Amish in April.


These two will get me a diagonal line with them both being contemporary for the middle square.

Hello, everyone! I've developed an Amish in April TBR, which I'm really looking forward to! This will be the first time I've participated in this challenge and my first time reading Amish books, although I've had an interest in reading this genre for years. I was drawn to the Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series because I have a Frenchie that I adore and an interest in quilting. 🙂


Plainly Murder - Cozy
Murder, Plain and Simple - Contemporary
Murder, Simply Stitched - Crime

This is my first time w Amish in April and I am new to this group. I plan on reading Assaulted Caramel and Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower and Blessings in Disguise by Nancy Mehl. 1st 2 are for Cozy and Crime.3rd for Contemporary. It would also prob cover cooking and connection as well. Looking forward to my first Amish in April challenge.

Hi Everyone,

This is my first year of participating in Amish in April. Great idea Elizabeth! I am going to try reading through a bind-up of “The Sisters of the Quilt” trilogy by Cindy Woodsmall. I read one of her Christmas books and really loved it. I immediately bought the bind-up and am anxious to read it.
Thanks for hosting Elizabeth. Happy Reading!
Jamie

Hello Elizabeth, and everyone. So many first time participants. YAY! I was lucky to have found Elizabeth's channel the first year that she held the Amish in April Readathon and I have participated ever since and enjoyed each time immensely.

Here are my priority reads for the Amish Triple C this year:

Priority I. To finish the last two books in Laura Bradford's Amish Mystery series:
6. Just Plain Murder - 7/24/2021
7. A Killer Karol - 7/27/2021

Priority II. To read the second book in three series I started in prior years:
Amish Candy Shop mysteries by Amanda Flower
2. Lethal Licorice - 4/10/2021
Appleseed Creek Amish mysteries by Amanda Flower
2. A Plain Scandal
Kate Burkholder mysteries by Linda Castillo
2. Pray for Silence - 4/12/2021

Priority III. Start a new series by Wanda E. Brunstetter for Classic prompt:
The Amish Greenhouse mysteries
1. The Crow's Call - 8/22/2021
2. The Mockingbird's Song
3. The Robin's Greeting (pub. date Mar 1, 2021)

Priority IV. Read a HQN Intrigue/Suspense for Category prompt
Apple Creek by Alison Stone
1. Plain Pursuit - 4/13/2021
Amish Country Justice by Dana R. Lynn
1. Plain Target
Standalones by Diane Burke
1. Silent Witness (2012)
2. Hidden in Plain View (2013)
3. The Amish Witness (2017)

Priority I-III books fit all other seven prompts: Cozy, Cooking, Connection, Contemporary, Cover, Country and Crime.

Priority III fits: Classic - Wanda Brunstetter

Priority IV books fit Category, Connection, and Cover.

I want to try a Wanda Brunstetter Amish read. Can anyone recommend a great one?

Jamie’s Reading wrote: "I want to try a Wanda Brunstetter Amish read. Can anyone recommend a great one?"

Hello, Jamie. Thank you for following my reviews.

For Wanda Brunstetter, I have read her Amish Cooking Class trilogy and really liked it as others have liked her Amish Half-Stitched Quilting Club trilogy. This year I hope to start her Amish Greenhouse mystery series/trilogy; first 'greenhouse' book is 'The Crow's Call.

Donna wrote: "Hello Elizabeth, and everyone. So many first time participants. YAY! I was lucky to have found Elizabeth's channel the first year that she held the Amish in April Readathon and I have participated ..."

Donna, I'm glad you have your "priorities" straight!! Best wishes for a wonderful reading month!

Jamie’s Reading wrote: "I want to try a Wanda Brunstetter Amish read. Can anyone recommend a great one?"

I would recommend The Half-Stitched Amish Quilting Club. I think it's a good place to start with Amish themed fiction because there is a variety of characters and only a few are Amish.

Elizabeth wrote: "Donna wrote: "Hello Elizabeth, and everyone. So many first time participants. YAY! I was lucky to have found Elizabeth's channel the first year that she held the Amish in April Readathon and I have..."

Thank you, Elizabeth. Wishing you a great reading month as well. D.

Hi everyone, this is my first time participating in Amish in April.

I plan on reading Assaulted Caramel & Lethal Licorice, both by Amanda Flower. This should cover the diagonal line for Cozy, Contemporary & Crime.

hiya! never even heard of this genre before but it sounds like a fun time, so i’m down. the world is wide and i’m excited to learn more! 🧸💌

Hi Elizabeth. This is Nancy who you talked with on Discord. I started early for Amish in April so I have finished my 3 books. I read Assaulted Caramel and Lethal Licorice by Amanda Flower. Also Blessings in Disguise by Nancy Mehl. Loved all 3 of them and gave them 5 stars. I’m a pretty easy grader though lol.

zinnia ✧ wrote: "hiya! never even heard of this genre before but it sounds like a fun time, so i’m down. the world is wide and i’m excited to learn more! 🧸💌"

Well, I don't know if you could call it a genre. It's more of a subgenre of a couple of others. But there are surprisingly a lot of Amish themed books out there now and more being published all the time. You may end up enjoying some more than others. I hope you find something that you like!

Thanks for the recommendations Donna and Elizabeth. I really appreciate it.

I finished Assaulted Caramel on 4/13.
I finished Lethal Licorice on 4/16.,
This covers the diagonal line for Cozy, Contemporary & Crime.

I enjoyed both books and rated them both 4 stars.

I read Assaulted Caramel, Lethal Licorice and Sworn to Silence for a diagonal line crossing out Cozy mystery, contemporary and mystery. I’ll be continuing in both series as I liked them a lot.