Feb 2014 - Mini Olympic Challenge

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats on finishing, Marj and Louise!

[Melanie]

Congrats Marj, Vickie and Louise! :-)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

(4 / 6)

BLUE -

YELLOW - Dying on the Vine by Aaron Elkins (02/18/2014 - ★★★★)

BLACK -

GREEN - Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell (02/15/2014 - ★★★★)

RED - The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott (02/09/2014 - ★★★★)

WHITE - Cats Can't Shoot by Clea Simon (02/23/2014 - ★★★)

Bonus: Read a book with an athlete in it, any book taking place in Russia, or having anything to do with the Olympics.

[Diana S]

Feb 2014 - Mini Olympic Challenge
Books Read: 4

*BLUE - Divergent by Veronica Roth (2/11/14)

*YELLOW - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanna Fluke (2/15/14)

,b>BLACK -

*GREEN - Key Lime Pie Murder by Joanna Fluke (2/5/14)

*RED - Cherry Cheesecake Murder by Joanna Fluke (2/22/14)

WHITE -

Covers

[Louise]

Thank you Heather L and Melanie!

[Marj]

Thanks Leslie, Heather and Melanie! This was such fun to do!

[Nicole]

I am sorry but I won't finish this challenge. :(
I had holiday last week and wanted to read a lot but a migraine ruined my plans. This week I have long working hours and a business trip for 2 days with no time to read.
I will read The Blackhouse over the weekend, but the book for "white" I won't read.
Sorry. Will do better next month.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Ugh! Migraines are no fun. Hope you're feeling better, Nicole!

[Leslie]

Congrats Louise! And good going Marisa, Diane, and Nicole :)

[Vicky]

Marisa wrote: "This month I'm afraid I'm not going to complete it. My best, I hope, will be another two: white and blue, but no black for sure."

I had a problem finding a white. Murder, She Wrote, completed it for me. Always have one of those on my TBR shelf.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Murder, She Wrote was going to be my yellow as I have some of those in my TBR shelf too, although Gideon came to my rescue before.

And Leslie, I'll try. Let's see...

[Louise]

Thanks Leslie!

[BJ Rose]

Well, mine aren't all cozies, and I may be stretching it some with the colors, but here's what I came up with for Olympic colors:

BLUE:
YELLOW:
BLACK:
GREEN:
RED:
WHITE: - not a cozy, it's a YA wilderness adventure book, but the whole series is great - starting with Hatchet

[Leslie aka StoreyBook Reviews]

hooray, I finished it today!!!

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Yay, Leslie! ☺

Congrats, BJ! The great thing about the mini challenges is that they don't all have to be mysteries (I have a mix of romance, classics and mystery in my list, lol). Face the Fire is near the top of my March TBR pile, for another GR group.

[BJ Rose]

Thanks, Heather - and I know I cheated and read Face the Fire early. Once I got going on the trilogy, I couldn't stop!

[Leslie aka StoreyBook Reviews]

I rarely do all cozies...tooo many books to read/review!

[Linda]

Finished just under the wire. Congrats to everyone else who is finished/finishing up!

Red - Death in the Cards finished 2/10/14

Blue - Tagged for Murder finished 2/4/14

Green - Wild Goose Chase finished 2/7/14

Black - Murder in the Blue Room (spine is solid black) finished 2/27/14

Yellow - September Mourn finished 2/13/14

White - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe finished 2/16/14

[Leslie aka StoreyBook Reviews]

Carol - why are you done with GR? covers aren't required in the challenge.

Linda - yeah for finishing!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, BJ! Congrats, Heather! Congrats, Carol!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

(Done) Over the clock

BLUE - Murder Buys a T-shirt by Christy Fifield (02/25/2014 - ★★★★)

YELLOW - Dying on the Vine by Aaron Elkins (02/18/2014 - ★★★★)

BLACK - Hero's Journey by J.J. Cook (02/25/2014 - ★★★)

GREEN - Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell (02/15/2014 - ★★★★)

RED - The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott (02/09/2014 - ★★★★)

WHITE - Cats Can't Shoot by Clea Simon (02/23/2014 - ★★★)

Bonus: Read a book with an athlete in it, any book taking place in Russia, or having anything to do with the Olympics.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Carol, if somethink like that happens (search is buggie), it's better if your search is like this: "Due or die", so it searchs for exactly those words.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Marisa wrote: "Carol, if somethink like that happens (search is buggie), it's better if your search is like this: "Due or die", so it searchs for exactly those words."

It also helps narrow the choices if you add part of the author's name to the title, "Due or die, Jenn."

Incidentally, when I just tried inputting just the book title via the "add book/author" function, Jenn's was the first one listed.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats on finishing to Linda, Carol and Marisa!

[Leslie]

Yay Marisa! Congrats to all who have finished :)

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Thank you, Heather. Thank you, Leslie.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

If I search: "Due or die", with quotes, Jenn McKinlay's book is the second one.

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Carol~ That's weird. I've never seen that happen. Almost sounds like someone hacked in.

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Harry Potter thing? No, it has happened to me if I search without quotes. Buggy search engine.

[Leslie]

Marisa wrote: "Harry Potter thing? No, it has happened to me if I search without quotes. Buggy search engine."

TERRIBLE search engine! I don't know why they can't fix it.

Carol - Sometimes I find it is easier to search for the author then scroll through their books in cases like that.

[Daffodil]

Cozy Mysteries February Challenge
February 1-28-14

Completed: 6/6

Read books with covers (or spines) with a main color matching one of the colors of the Olympic Rings, plus the flag background, or the color is a word in the title, or perhaps even an author's last name:

BLUE Mystery Man, Kristen Ashley, 2-6-14

YELLOW If Walls Could Talk, Juliet Blackwell, 2-21-14

BLACK Kiss of Frost, Jennifer Estep, 2-17-14

GREEN Storm Front, John Sandford, 2-13-14

RED Devil May Ride, Wendy Roberts, 2-16-14

WHITE Weddings Can Be Murder, Christie Craig, 2-4-14

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats, Daffodil!

[Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator]

Congrats, Daffodil