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message 1: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (last edited Feb 11, 2025 02:08PM) (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27580 comments Mod
March 2025 Mini Challenge


RULES

** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.

** Do as many as you are able and have fun!


1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.



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message 2: by Patrizia (last edited Mar 13, 2025 01:54AM) (new)

Patrizia | 331 comments March mini challenge

5/5

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
Anna (friend)- Hard Truth by Nevada Barr 10 March; 4 1/2☆
Hard Truth (Anna Pigeon, #13) by Nevada Barr

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle 7 March; 5☆
The Paper Caper (Bibliophile Mystery, #16) by Kate Carlisle

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names.
Murder with Chocolate Tea by Karen Rose Smith 4 March; 5☆
Murder with Chocolate Tea (A Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Book 10) by Karen Rose Smith

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
book #3 of 5- The Angel Creek Girls by Leslie Wolfe 12 March; 5☆
The Angel Creek Girls (Detective Kay Sharp, #3) by Leslie Wolfe

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
Surviving Alaska by P.A. DePaul 2 March; 4☆
Surviving Alaska by P.A. DePaul


message 3: by Patrizia (new)

Patrizia | 331 comments For the first task, can I use variants or diminutives? I am Italian, but I read almost all books in English, so it is difficult for me to find a character with my exact name or with a name that is exactly the same as that of an acquaintance of mine.


message 4: by Julesy (last edited Apr 01, 2025 08:59AM) (new)

Julesy | 1412 comments March 2025 mini challenge

Updated: Mar. 31
Progress: 5/5

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
The Silence of Our Friends by Mark Long - Mar. 19

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
A Career in Books: A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun by Kate Gavino - Mar. 31
A Career in Books A Novel about Friends, Money, and the Occasional Duck Bun by Kate Gavino

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names.
Band Nerd by Sarah Clawson Willis - Mar. 3

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
Doggie Day Care Murder by Laurien Berenson - book #15 out of 30 books - Mar. 25

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
Hanami: You, Me, & 200 Sq Ft in Japan by Julia Cejas - Mar. 6
Hanami You, Me, & 200 Sq Ft in Japan by Julia Cejas


message 5: by Brenda (last edited Mar 10, 2025 01:53AM) (new)

Brenda | 5126 comments March 2025 Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/3/25
3/3


1. Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
Itsy Bitsy Spider (Emma Frost #1) by Willow Rose Itsy Bitsy Spider by Willow Rose 1s 9/3/25 Emma - s-i-l's granddaughter

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. Read a book by an author who uses three names
Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5s 10/3/25

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
The Limestone Road by Nicole Alexander The Limestone Road by Nicole Alexander 4s 3/3/25


message 6: by Meg (last edited Mar 21, 2025 04:19PM) (new)

Meg (makeli2) | 2324 comments CM Mini
March 2025


1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
Scene of the Climb (Pacific Northwest #1) by Kate E. Dyer-Seeley Scene of the Climb 03/17

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
Killer Words (Mystery Bookshop, #7) by V.M. Burns Killer Words 03/02

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names ==> Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman Book Scavenger 03/21

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
A Prescription for Murder (Susan Wren #3) by Charlene Weir A Prescription for Murder 03/12

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
Hit and Mist (Silicon Valley Mystery #4) by Marc Jedel Hit and Mist 03/11


message 7: by Phrynne (last edited Mar 30, 2025 04:26PM) (new)

Phrynne | 647 comments Finished
March 2025 mini challenge
3/3


1. Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know. (husband's name)
Hang on St. Christopher (Detective Sean Duffy, #8) by Adrian McKinty Hang on St. Christopher by Adrian McKinty 5 stars

2. Read a book by an author who uses three names:
The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson Wheeler 4 stars

3. Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover
Echoes on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #15) by Joy Ellis Echoes on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5 stars


message 8: by JennH (last edited Mar 30, 2025 12:43PM) (new)

JennH | 1049 comments March 2025 Mini Challenge

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
Sticks and Scones by Ellie Alexander 3/5/25

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
The Last Bookshop in London: A Novel of World War II by Madeline Martin 3/7/25

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).
The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst 3/19/25

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia 3/10/25

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo 3/9/25
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo


message 9: by Mary (Biblophile) (last edited Mar 11, 2025 04:35AM) (new)

Mary  (Biblophile) | 4611 comments March 2025 mini challenge

Progress: 5/5

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.....Death at the Village Chess Club......3/8/2025

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.......Fatal Fiction....3/11/2025

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names.....A Bitter Pill.....3/10/2025

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.......Song of the Damned.......3/5/2025

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside......Secret Sweets: A Sweet's Sweets Bakery Mystery.....3/4/2025

Death at the Village Chess Club (Cotswold Curiosity Shop Mysteries, #2) by Debbie Young Fatal Fiction (Snug Harbor Mysteries Book 4) by Karen MacInerney A Bitter Pill (The Bookshop Mysteries, #1) by S.A. Reeves Song of the Damned (A Phineas Fox Mystery, 3) by Sarah Rayne Secret Sweets A Sweet's Sweets Bakery Mystery (Samantha Sweet Magical Cozy Mysteries Book 18) by Connie Shelton


message 10: by Linda (new)

Linda (rudylkr) | 8981 comments March picks!

Celebrate Your Name Day: Blame the Beignets (friends name)

Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Borrowed Crime

Middle Name Pride Day: Killer Librarian

Ides (middle day) of March: When the Cookie Crumbles

International Earth Day and Take a Walk in the Park Day: The Lost Traveller


Blame the Beignets (Deputy Donut Mystery #9) by Ginger Bolton Borrowed Crime (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #3) by Laurie Cass Killer Librarian (Killer Librarian #1) by Mary Lou Kirwin When the Cookie Crumbles (Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery, #3) by Virginia Lowell The Lost Traveller (County Cork Mystery, #7) by Sheila Connolly



message 11: by Alice (last edited Mar 25, 2025 04:08AM) (new)

Alice | 3901 comments Alice's spot

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
I Died for Beauty by Amanda Flower

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
The Book Haters' Book Club by Gretchen Anthony

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).
Miss Morgan's Book Brigade by Janet Skeslein Charles

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
Veiled Menace by Deborah Blake

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
Dead of Winter by Rebecca Zanetti


message 12: by Lali & Michelle (last edited Mar 13, 2025 09:30PM) (new)

Lali & Michelle | 60 comments Mini Challenge
March 2025

The Sixth Man (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #5) by David Baldacci The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco (Book Club Mystery #1) by Laura DiSilverio Knit of the Living Dead (A Knit & Nibble Mystery, #6) by Peggy Ehrhart No More Secrets (Blue Moon, #1) by Lucy Score The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/4/25 - FMC is named Michelle, which is my first name.

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio 3/13/25

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names.
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 3/7/25 #6 in the Knit & Nibble Mystery series which currently includes 11 books

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25


message 13: by Meghana (last edited Apr 01, 2025 03:07AM) (new)

Meghana (meghana_r) | 46 comments COMPLETED

March 2025 Mini Challenge
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5/5


✔ 1. Read a book that features the name of someone you know - Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney 3/8/25 - Alice

✔ 2. Read a book that has books on the cover - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston by Ashley Poston 3/20/25

✔ 3. Read a book by an author who uses three names - Remarkably Bright Creatures by {Shelby Van Pelt} 3/26/25

✔ 4. Read a book that is in the middle of a series - Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells 3/31/25 - The MurderBot Diaries #3

✔ 5. Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside - Thereby Hangs a Tail (A Chet and Bernie Mystery, #2) by Spencer Quinn by Spencer Quinn 3/18/25


message 14: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27580 comments Mod
Patrizia wrote: "For the first task, can I use variants or diminutives? I am Italian, but I read almost all books in English, so it is difficult for me to find a character with my exact name or with a name that is ..."

Yes, that would be fine.


message 15: by Genevieve (last edited Mar 31, 2025 11:45AM) (new)

Genevieve | 197 comments 1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with the name of someone you know. Alan
A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson 3/31/2025

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.


message 16: by Paula (last edited Feb 27, 2025 02:05PM) (new)

Paula S (paula_s) | 105 comments March 2025 mini challenge
Progress: 0/5

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
Pushing Up Daisies
2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
Death by Coffee
3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names.
The Cider Shop Rules
4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
Silence in Hanover Close
5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside
Death Beside the Seaside

Pushing Up Daisies (Dirty Business, #1) by Rosemary Harris Death by Coffee (Bookstore Cafe Mystery, #1) by Alex Erickson The Cider Shop Rules (A Cider Shop Mystery, #3) by Julie Anne Lindsey Silence in Hanover Close (Charlotte & Thomas Pitt, #9) by Anne Perry Death Beside the Seaside (Lady Hardcastle Mystery, #6) by T.E. Kinsey


message 17: by writer... (last edited Mar 08, 2025 09:34AM) (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 36 comments March ☘️📚

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a
book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day):
Read a book that has books on the cover.
The Words We Lost (Fog Harbor, #1) by Nicole Deese The Words We Lost Nicole Deese

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day:
Read a book by an author who uses three names
(e.g.: Lucy Maude Montgomery,
Rainbow Valley (Anne of Green Gables Series) by L.M. Montgomery Rainbow Valley

Anna Lee Huber, Suzanne Woods Fisher, R W Green, Elizabeth J Duncan, A. D. SCOTT, Katherine Hall Page,

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a
book that is in the middle of a series.
A Certain Darkness (Verity Kent #6) by Anna Lee Huber A Certain Darkness#6 Anna Lee Huber

☘️March 17 St Patrick’s Day !! ☘️
The Tay Is Wet Tales from Ireland's Valley of the Boyne by Ben Ryan The Tay Is Wet: Tales from Ireland's Valley of the Boyne Ben Ryan

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read
a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside
Murder at an Irish Wedding (An Irish Village Mystery) by Carlene O'Connor Murder at an Irish Wedding Carlene O'Connor


message 18: by Leona (new)

Leona (mnleona) | 156 comments March 2025 Mini Challenge
** Do as many as you are able and have fun!
1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.


message 19: by Becky (new)

Becky | 287 comments 1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.


Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) (shuga) | 217 comments 1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.


message 21: by Jenny (last edited Mar 29, 2025 02:57AM) (new)

Jenny (diggensjenny) | 95 comments March 2025 Mini Challenge

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

Murder in the Library by Penny Brooke -- 4★ -- 13/03/2025

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names

Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark -- 5★ -- 29/03/2025

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

So Normal by Blake Pierce -- 5★ -- 18/03/2025

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.

To Catch A Cattleman by Chris Taylor -- 5★ -- 01/03/2025


Lest We Forgive (Detective Liz Moorland #1) by Phillipa Nefri Clark Murder in the Library (A Word Travels Mobile Bookshop Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Penny Brooke To Catch A Cattleman (The Fairfax Family Series Book 5) by Chris Taylor So Normal (Faith Bold #4) by Blake Pierce


message 22: by Jonquil (last edited Mar 30, 2025 10:50AM) (new)

Jonquil | 145 comments March 2025 Mini Challenge

5/5 DONE

1. features a character with the name of someone you know - Jimmy Tropic of Night Michael Gruber 3/15

2. books on the cover Emma Lee 3/21
Body In The Bookstore (Snow Ridge Mysteries, #1) by Emma Lee
3 author who uses three names How to Raise an Elephant Alexander McCall Smith 3/7

4. in the middle of a series 11 of 19 On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service Rhys Bowen 3/12

5. depicts the great outdoors on the cover,- it's a lovely graveyard, Gena Showalter 3/10
Romancing the Gravestone (A Jane Ladling Mystery, #1) by Gena Showalter


message 23: by Amber (last edited Mar 30, 2025 12:31PM) (new)

Amber (arboan) | 155 comments 1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with the name of someone you know.
Little Cruelties 03.26.25

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig 03.24.25


Temitayomiyoshiseun Jemison | 22 comments I’m joining this group with 5 reads
Book with my name:
1. Turtle Boy by Kealan Patrick Burke
Book with books on cover
2.Murder by the book by Lauren Elliot
Person using three names
3.The Adventures of the cyclist by Authur Conan Doyle
Book in the middle of a series #15of 30
4.Cinnamon Roll Murder by Joanne Fluke
Out door
Simon Says Hide by Dale Mayer


I look forward to our group reads. Happy Reading


message 25: by Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator (last edited Mar 05, 2025 01:40AM) (new)

Marisa (moretta) | 4155 comments Mod
Patrizia wrote: "For the first task, can I use variants or diminutives? I am Italian, but I read almost all books in English, so it is difficult for me to find a character with my exact name or with a name that is ..."

I totally fell your pain.... Not a lot of Marisa (1 s, not 2) or María Luisa in my books...


message 26: by Patrizia (new)

Patrizia | 331 comments My name is not very common in Italy, but I haven't seen it often in English books either.
I finally found a book whose main character has the exact same name (Anna) as my best friend when I was a teenager and in my twenties. I can't do better than this.


message 27: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5126 comments Finished :)

March 2025 Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/3/25 - 31/3/25
3/3


1. Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
Itsy Bitsy Spider (Emma Frost #1) by Willow Rose Itsy Bitsy Spider by Willow Rose 1s 9/3/25 Emma - s-i-l's granddaughter

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. Read a book by an author who uses three names
Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde Say Goodbye for Now by Catherine Ryan Hyde 5s 10/3/25

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
The Limestone Road by Nicole Alexander The Limestone Road by Nicole Alexander 4s 3/3/25


Mary  (Biblophile) | 4611 comments Done


message 29: by Mary (new)

Mary (marye87) | 15 comments Celebrate your name day: Honeysuckle Season by Mary Ellen Taylor.

Read across America day.

Middle name pride day: sticks and Scones by Diane Mott Davidson

Ides of March.

International Earth Day.


Temitayomiyoshiseun Jemison | 22 comments 1/5 Murder by the Book by Lauren Elliot


message 31: by Patrizia (new)

Patrizia | 331 comments Finished.

March mini challenge

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
Anna (friend)- Hard Truth by Nevada Barr 10 March; 4 1/2☆
Hard Truth (Anna Pigeon, #13) by Nevada Barr

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
The Paper Caper by Kate Carlisle 7 March; 5☆
The Paper Caper (Bibliophile Mystery, #16) by Kate Carlisle

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names.
Murder with Chocolate Tea by Karen Rose Smith 4 March; 5☆
Murder with Chocolate Tea (A Daisy's Tea Garden Mystery Book 10) by Karen Rose Smith

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
book #3 of 5- The Angel Creek Girls by Leslie Wolfe 12 March; 5☆
The Angel Creek Girls (Detective Kay Sharp, #3) by Leslie Wolfe

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
Surviving Alaska by P.A. DePaul 2 March; 4☆
Surviving Alaska by P.A. DePaul


message 32: by Lali & Michelle (new)

Lali & Michelle | 60 comments FINISHED

Mini Challenge
March 2025

The Sixth Man (Sean King & Michelle Maxwell, #5) by David Baldacci The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco (Book Club Mystery #1) by Laura DiSilverio Knit of the Living Dead (A Knit & Nibble Mystery, #6) by Peggy Ehrhart No More Secrets (Blue Moon, #1) by Lucy Score The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
The Sixth Man by David Baldacci 3/4/25 - FMC is named Michelle, which is my first name.

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.
The Readaholics and the Falcon Fiasco by Laura DiSilverio 3/13/25

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names.
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.
Knit of the Living Dead by Peggy Ehrhart 3/7/25 #6 in the Knit & Nibble Mystery series which currently includes 11 books

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.
No More Secrets by Lucy Score 3/2/25


message 33: by Linda (new)

Linda (rudylkr) | 8981 comments Finished!

Celebrate Your Name Day: Blame the Beignets (friends names) 3/13/25

Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Borrowed Crime 3/12/25

Middle Name Pride Day: Killer Librarian 3/7/25

Ides (middle day) of March: When the Cookie Crumbles (3/6) 3/10/25

International Earth Day and Take a Walk in the Park Day: The Lost Traveller 3/4/25


Blame the Beignets (Deputy Donut Mystery #9) by Ginger Bolton Borrowed Crime (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #3) by Laurie Cass Killer Librarian (Killer Librarian #1) by Mary Lou Kirwin When the Cookie Crumbles (Cookie Cutter Shop Mystery, #3) by Virginia Lowell The Lost Traveller (County Cork Mystery, #7) by Sheila Connolly



message 34: by Trish (last edited Mar 19, 2025 12:42AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 423 comments Success.

1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.

Fur Love or Money, Sofie Ryan – 05/03/25
The MC is called Sarah – I know multiple Sarahs, including our cat sitter

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

The Marsh Madness, Victoria Abbott – 18/03/25
One open book in the middle of the table, and a pile of books towards the back by the lamp.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names.

Love Lies Bleeding, Susan Wittig Albert – 14/03/25

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

Clue in the Clam, Kathi Daley – 06/03/25
The Inn at Holiday Bay #15. The series as 33 primary works: https://www.goodreads.com/series/2492...

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.

The House at Sea's End, Elly Griffiths – 11/03/25
Well, I consider the sea to be the great outdoors!

1. Fur Love or Money (Second Chance Cat Mystery Book 11) by Sofie Ryan , 2. The Marsh Madness (A Book Collector Mystery #4) by Victoria Abbott , 3. Love Lies Bleeding (China Bayles, #6) by Susan Wittig Albert , 4. Clue in the Clam (The Inn at Holiday Bay #15) by Kathi Daley , 5. The House at Sea's End (Ruth Galloway, #3) by Elly Griffiths


message 35: by Heather (last edited Jul 12, 2025 06:01PM) (new)

Heather Austin-Robillard | 26 comments **Incomplete**
✅1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.-Marked for Murder-3/29/25

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).

✅4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series-Withholding Evidence-3/9/25

✅5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside-Night Owl-3/11/25


message 37: by Rhonda (new)

Rhonda Lee Wunder | 621 comments The first week in March is to celebrate your name day. Read a book that features a character with your name or some you know: Anne of the Island by L. M. Montgomery

Read a book by an author that uses three names: We'll Meet Again - Mary Higgins Clark

Read a book that has books on the cover: The Booklovers Library - Madeline Martin

Read a book that in the middle of a series: Anne of Windy Poplars - L. M. Mongomery

Read a book that depicts the great outdoors or primarily set outside: The Road to Little Dribbling - Bill Bryson


message 38: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27580 comments Mod
Finished over the weekend.


1. Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know.
Though there were plenty of options for my own name, I instead opted for Heidi by Johanna Spyri — I know people named Heidi, Peter and Claire (Klara).

2. Read a book that has books on the cover. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

3. Read a book by an author who uses three names. Dolphins at Daybreak by Mary Pope Osborne

4. Read a book that is in the middle of a series. Buried In Books by Kate Carlisle

5. Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside. The Littles to the Rescue by John Lawrence Peterson


Heidi (Puffin in Bloom) by Johanna Spyri Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1) by Satoshi Yagisawa Dolphins at Daybreak (Magic Tree House, #9) by Mary Pope Osborne Buried In Books (Bibliophile Mystery, #12) by Kate Carlisle The Littles to the Rescue by John Lawrence Peterson


message 39: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27580 comments Mod
Congrats to all who have finished! 🌸🌺🌸


message 40: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5126 comments Well done Heather!


message 41: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27580 comments Mod
Thanks, Brenda!


message 42: by Jenny (new)

Jenny (diggensjenny) | 95 comments Finished.

March 2025 Mini Challenge

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

Murder in the Library by Penny Brooke -- 4★ -- 13/03/2025

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names

Lest We Forgive by Phillipa Nefri Clark -- 5★ -- 29/03/2025

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

So Normal by Blake Pierce -- 5★ -- 18/03/2025

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.

To Catch A Cattleman by Chris Taylor -- 5★ -- 01/03/2025


Lest We Forgive (Detective Liz Moorland #1) by Phillipa Nefri Clark Murder in the Library (A Word Travels Mobile Bookshop Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Penny Brooke To Catch A Cattleman (The Fairfax Family Series Book 5) by Chris Taylor So Normal (Faith Bold #4) by Blake Pierce


message 43: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 145 comments March 2025 Mini Challenge

5/5 DONE

1. features a character with the name of someone you know - Jimmy Tropic of Night Michael Gruber 3/15

2. books on the cover Emma Lee 3/21
Body In The Bookstore (Snow Ridge Mysteries, #1) by Emma Lee
3 author who uses three names How to Raise an Elephant Alexander McCall Smith 3/7

4. in the middle of a series 11 of 19 On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service Rhys Bowen 3/12

5. depicts the great outdoors on the cover,- it's a lovely graveyard, Gena Showalter 3/10
Romancing the Gravestone (A Jane Ladling Mystery, #1) by Gena Showalter


message 44: by Phrynne (new)

Phrynne | 647 comments Finished
March 2025 mini challenge
3/3


1. Read a book that features a character with your name, or the name of someone you know. (husband's name)
Hang on St. Christopher (Detective Sean Duffy, #8) by Adrian McKinty Hang on St. Christopher by Adrian McKinty 5 stars

2. Read a book by an author who uses three names:
The Gatsby Gambit by Claire Anderson Wheeler 4 stars

3. Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover
Echoes on the Fens (DI Nikki Galena #15) by Joy Ellis Echoes on the Fens by Joy Ellis 5 stars


message 45: by Linda (new)

Linda (rudylkr) | 8981 comments Congrats to everyone finishing up their challenges!


message 46: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 197 comments Only one this month
1. The first week of March is Celebrate Your Name Day: Read a book that features a character with the name of someone you know. Alan
A Dedicated Man by Peter Robinson 3/31/2025

2. March 1 is Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day): Read a book that has books on the cover.

3. March 10 is Middle Name Pride Day: Read a book by an author who uses three names (e.g.: Susan Wittig Albert, Laurie Halse Anderson, Louisa May Alcott, Mary Kay Andrews, Rita Mae Brown, Elizabeth Lynn Casey, Janet Skeslien Charles, James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth Spann Craig, Arthur Conan Doyle, Jennifer David Hesse, Mary Ellen Hughes, Ellen Elizabeth Hunter, Jayne Ann Krentz, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, Alexander McCall Smith, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Gertrude Chandler Warren, Wendy Lyn Watson).

4. March 15 is the Ides (middle day) of March: Read a book that is in the middle of a series.

5. March 20 is International Earth Day and March 30 Take a Walk in the Park Day: Read a book that depicts the great outdoors on the cover, or is primarily set outside.


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