Cozy

Cozy books are often characterized by relatively low stakes, a strong focus on characters, and evocation of feelings of comfort, warmth, and safety.

See also: cozy fantasy, cozy mystery
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Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief (Ernest Cunningham #4)
Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line (Finlay Donovan, #6)
The Faraway Inn
The Bookstore Diaries
Stakeouts and Strollers
Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel
The Best Little Motel in Texas
The Geomagician
The Somewhat Wicked Witch of Brigandale
Booked at Midnight (Midnights on the Square #2)
Two Bodies Are Better Than One (Lorraine Highsmith Mysteries Book 1)
A Widow's Charm
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
Nobody's Baby (Dorothy Gentleman, #2)
Witch of the Shadow Wood
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
Assistant to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #1)
The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club, #5)
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House (Dream Harbor, #4)
The Lost Bookshop
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, #2)
Tress of the Emerald Sea (Hoid's Travails, #1)
Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)
First Witches Club
The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line (Finlay Donovan, #6)
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)
The Gingerbread Bakery (Dream Harbor, #5)
Accomplice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #3)
Legends & Lattes by Travis BaldreeThe House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. KluneHowl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne JonesThe Spellshop by Sarah Beth DurstA Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher
Best Cozy Fantasy Books
231 books — 339 voters
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithCold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann BurnsThe Trouble in Willow Falls by Pat NicholsThese High, Green Hills by Jan KaronLight from Heaven by Jan Karon
Gentle Fiction
82 books — 45 voters

Secondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellAbby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria LaurieThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltWhat's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria LaurieBrownies and Broomsticks by Bailey Cates
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
736 books — 655 voters


Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
The Spellshop (Spellshop, #1)
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea, #1)
The Teller of Small Fortunes
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
The House Witch (The House Witch, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
The Enchanted Greenhouse (Spellshop, #2)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #1)

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