Oct 2013 - Mini Challenge

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

As always, read as many or as few categories as you want, based around real but wacky holidays. Books do not have to be all cozy mysteries unless you choose to do so.

October is Clergy Appreciation Month - Read a book with a church on the cover, or has any member of the clergy (nun, priest, monk, pastor, vicar, etc.) as a character. Doesn't have to be a main character. A member of the community would qualify provided they have a conversation in the book.

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Read a book that has PINK in the cover or on the spine.

Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day - Read a book where the person on the cover is wearing something you'd consider gaudy. Feel free to share the book cover in your post. BONUS: Wear something colorful and gaudy that day. :)

Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Read a book where a character could be considered up to no good, causing mischief, etc.

Oct 31 - is both Frankenstein Friday (last Friday in October - falls on Halloween this year) and Halloween - Read a book with an orange and/or black cover. Bonus: Read a book centered around either Halloween, All Hallows Eve, or Frankenstein.

Enjoy!

[LS]

0/5


Clergy Appreciation:

Breast Cancer Awareness: I Scream, You Scream

Wear Something Gaudy Day:

Mischief Night: Danger in High Heels

Frankenstein Friday/ Halloween: Scared Stiff

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

ஐ Briansgirl (Book Sale Queen)ஐ wrote: "Oct 31 - is both Frankenstein Friday (last Friday in October - falls on Halloween this year) and Halloween - Read a book with an orange and/or black cover. Bonus: Read a book centered around either Halloween, All Hallows Eve, or Frankenstein."

Ha! Frankenstein is the classics group read this month. ☺

[Naomi]

I'm in! 5/5 + Bonus *DONE*


October is Clergy Appreciation Month - Ghost at Work by Carolyn Hart

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Love Letters from Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball

Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day - Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky + Bonus

Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Gluten for Punishment by Nancy J. Parra

Oct 31 - is both Frankenstein Friday (last Friday in October - The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman

[Linda]

I'm in for October! Here is my plan:

Clergy Appreciation Month - A Lie for a Lie

Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Highlights to Heaven

Wear Something Gaudy Day - Well Bred and Dead

Mischief Night - Accessory to Murder

Frankenstein Friday and Halloween - An Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ, Cozy Mysteries Group Owner]

Carol wrote: "Fun choices. But.....October 31 is on Thursday, not Friday. The last Friday would be October 25 and Halloween the following Thursday."

I just copied and pasted from the holidays website I use. But you're right, they got the last Friday of the month wrong.

[Debbie]

I'm going to give it a shot
4/5

Clergy Apperication Month-Beautiful Day 10/15/13

Breast Cancer Awareness Month -This Pen For Hire 10/17/13

Wear Something Gaudy Day -

Mischief Night -The Undomestic Goddess10/3/13

Frankenstein Friday and Halloween -The Fixer Upper10/29/13

[Melissa]

Oct 2013 - Mini Challenge - Done
Progress: 5/5

October is Clergy Appreciation Month - The Quakers of New Garden - 10/27/13

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Read a book that has PINK in the cover or on the spine. -Skating Over the Line - 10/8/13

Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day - Read a book where the person on the cover is wearing something you'd consider gaudy. - Skating on the Edge - 10/10/13

Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Read a book where a character could be considered up to no good, causing mischief, etc. - Hooked Up - 10/5/13

Oct 31 - Halloween - Read a book with an orange and/or black cover. Bonus: Read a book centered around either Halloween, All Hallows Eve, or Frankenstein.- Halloween/Harvest theme:Foul Play at the Fair - 10/20/13, Orange cover: Through a Glass, Deadly - 10/24/13

Bonus: Okay, started on 10/30 - Death of a Neighborhood Witch - 10/31/13

[Sherrie]

0/5 Finished


October is Clergy Appreciation Month -

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month -

Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day -

Oct 30 is Mischief Night -

Oct 31 - is both Frankenstein Friday -

[Deb]

Oct 2013 - Mini Challenge
Progress: 2/5

October is Clergy Appreciation Month -

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month -

Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day -

Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Endless Night by Agatha Christie (10.14.2013)

Oct 31 - is both Frankenstein Friday The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis (10.5.2013)

[Beth]

This sounds like fun. but I have no idea what I will read.

October is Clergy Appreciation Month - Evan and ElleRhys Bowen read 10/16

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Tempest in the Tea LeavesKari Lee Townsend read 10/17/13

Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day - Wicked WeavesJoyce Lavene 10/15

Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Ellery AdamsPeach Pies and Alibis 10/12

Oct 31 - is both Frankenstein Friday -Liberty Falling Nevada Barr10/10

I believe I am done!

[Melissa]

Would an Amish or Quaker book that has a deacon or something similar count for clergy appreciation?

[Leslie]

Melissa wrote: "Would an Amish or Quaker book that has a deacon or something similar count for clergy appreciation?"

I don't see why not.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Agree with Leslie (we're very lenient here that way ☺).

[Melissa]

Ok, cool. I read a decent amount of Amish fiction and I'm working on a Quaker book now.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Well, let's give it a try

(1 / 5)

1.- Clergy Appreciation Month: Devil's Food Cake Murder
2.- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Cropped to Death
3.- Wear Something Gaudy Day: Dying to Retire
4.- Mischief Night:
5.- Frankenstein Friday and Halloween: Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier (10/07/2013 - ★★★) (with Bonus as it's around Halloween)

[Christine]

(3/5)

1.Clergy Appreciation Month-Blessed Is The Busybody by Emilie Richards
2.Breast Cancer Awareness Month-Shoes To Die For by Laura Levine
3.Wear Something Guady Day
4.Mischief Night
5.Frankenstein Friday and Halloween-Trick or Treat Murder by Leslie Meier
(Bonus- Its set during Halloween)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Well, let's give it a try

(2 / 5)

1.- Clergy Appreciation Month: Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (10/15/2013 - ★★★)
2.- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Cropped to Death
3.- Wear Something Gaudy Day: Dying to Retire
4.- Mischief Night:
5.- Frankenstein Friday and Halloween: Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier (10/07/2013 - ★★★) (with Bonus as it's around Halloween)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

(3 / 5)

1.- Clergy Appreciation Month: Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (10/15/2013 - ★★★)
2.- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Cropped to Death
3.- Wear Something Gaudy Day: Dying to Retire
4.- Mischief Night: Murder On Monday by Ann Purser (10/20/2013 - ★★★) (view spoiler)[You only have to think about the victim and the photo (hide spoiler)]
5.- Frankenstein Friday and Halloween: Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier (10/07/2013 - ★★★) (with Bonus as it's around Halloween)

[Nicola]

The biggest challenge of all will be what to read ..

[Linda]

Finished my challenge last night! Congrats to everyone else who is finishing up!!

Clergy Appreciation Month - A Lie for a Lie 10/18/13

Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Highlights to Heaven 10/21/13

Wear Something Gaudy Day - Well Bred and Dead 10/6/13

Mischief Night - Accessory to Murder 10/3/13

Frankenstein Friday and Halloween - The Unexpected Guest 10/12/13

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Linda!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats, Linda! I have three done, one in progress, and think I found a book for the fifth. :D

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Exactly the same here, Heather ;)

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Marisa ~ What are you doing in my head again? : D

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I'm out, I've got four done ;)

(4 / 5)

1.- Clergy Appreciation Month: Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (10/15/2013 - ★★★)
2.- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Cropped to Death
3.- Wear Something Gaudy Day: Dying to Retire by Jessica Fletcher (10/23/2013 - ★★★★)
4.- Mischief Night: Murder On Monday by Ann Purser (10/20/2013 - ★★★) (view spoiler)[You only have to think about the victim and the photo (hide spoiler)]
5.- Frankenstein Friday and Halloween: Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier (10/07/2013 - ★★★) (with Bonus as it's around Halloween)

[Melissa]

Congrats Linda! I'm almost finished, in progress on the last one or two.

[Leslie]

Congrats Linda! And well done Marisa! If you count Devil's Food Cake Murder as a pink cover as well as having clergy, then you got all 5 :P

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Leslie wrote: "Congrats Linda! And well done Marisa! If you count Devil's Food Cake Murder as a pink cover as well as having clergy, then you got all 5 :P"

I thought but I'm afraid I'm not allowed :( ;)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Done

1.- Clergy Appreciation Month: Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (10/15/2013 - ★★★)
2.- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Cropped to Death by Christina Freeburn (10/25/2013 - ★★★)
3.- Wear Something Gaudy Day: Dying to Retire by Jessica Fletcher (10/23/2013 - ★★★★)
4.- Mischief Night: Murder On Monday by Ann Purser (10/20/2013 - ★★★) (view spoiler)[You only have to think about the victim and the photo (hide spoiler)]
5.- Frankenstein Friday and Halloween: Wicked Witch Murder by Leslie Meier (10/07/2013 - ★★★) (with Bonus as it's around Halloween)



Well, I look at my covers and it has been a pink month :D

[Leslie]

Marisa wrote: "Done

1.- Clergy Appreciation Month: Devil's Food Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke (10/15/2013 - ★★★)
2.- Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Cropped to Death by Christina Freeburn (10/25/2013 - ★★★) ..."

:) Good job finding another pink covered mystery!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

I have to confess that calibre is a good help for this :D (I mainly read ebooks).

[Leslie]

I only got one book done for this challenge :(

[Melissa]

Congrats Marisa! I just finished as well. :)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Melissa! Leslie, I got two books the last month...

[Leslie]

Congrats Melissa!

Thanks Marisa - I have just been reading a bunch of classics lately, so I know that more cozies will be read soon!

[Debbie]

I got 4 of 5, but on the up side I read 9 books this month!

[Nell]

October Mini Challenge
For October, I have been reading my way through a 'witch' themed series. Some of the books fit this month's themes.

October is Clergy Appreciation Month- The Witch's Grave by Shirley Damsgaard

Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Charmed to Death by Shirley Damsgaard

Oct 31 - is both Frankenstein Friday and Halloween -
The Trouble With Witches by Shirley Damsgaard

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Oops... Almost forgot to post my October challenge books!


October is Clergy Appreciation Month - Read a book . . . that has any member of the clergy (nun, priest, monk, pastor, vicar, etc.) as a character.

Saint's Gate by Carla Neggers -- Revolves around a murder at a convent. Opening scene involves a nun and a former nun turned FBI agent, and there is also a priest in the book. Can't do any better than that!

October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Read a book that has PINK in the cover or on the spine.

To Catch a Leaf by Kate Collins

Oct 17 is Wear Something Gaudy Day - Read a book where the person on the cover is wearing something you'd consider gaudy.

I'll have to take a blank for this one. I started a book for it, but have had difficulty getting into it, not even 1/4 of the way done.

Oct 30 is Mischief Night - Read a book where a character could be considered up to no good, causing mischief, etc.

Nightshade on Elm Street by Kate Collins

Oct 31 is both Frankenstein Friday (last Friday in October) and Halloween - Read a book with an orange and/or black cover. Bonus: Read a book centered around either Halloween, All Hallows Eve, or Frankenstein.

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley -- The Oct classics group read. My cover/edition is not in the GR database, but I scanned it to post on my blog a couple weeks ago when I featured it for Teaser Tuesday, so let's hope my measly html skills are working today.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Debbie! Congrats, Carol! Congrats, Nell! Congrats, Heather!