Mark's Aiming for Level 4

[Mark]

Of course, I'm signing up for 2020, and I'll be signing up for level 4 again. I'll be back here posting books once the new years starts. For now, I've got a couple more to post about in 2019.

[Yvonne]

Welcome back, Mark! So glad you are joining us for another year of cozies!

[Mark]

Thanks. I love cozies, so this challenge is always fun for me.

[Donna (weegraydog)]

Yay, Mark! It's always fun to see what you're reading!

[Mark]

Thanks, Donna. I always enjoy seeing your comments.

[Tonya]

Good Luck Mark!! I love following what you are reading. It has lead me to authors I wouldn't have normally read and veered me away from some duds!!

[Mark]

Thanks. It's why I started reviewing in the first place.

[Mark]

Started off the year with two historical cozies:

1. Script for Scandal by Renee Patrick http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

2. Murder on Bank Street by Victoria Thompson http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Just one cozy this week:

3. Buyer, Beware by Diane Vallere http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Two January 2020 releases this week:

Careless Whiskers by Miranda James http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

Statue of Limitations by Kate Collins http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

This week, I enjoyed:

6. Buried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlay http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

7. Murder on the Half Shell by Shawn Reilly Simmons http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

This week, I enjoyed:

8. Knot in My Backyard by Mary Marks http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

9. A Simple Murder by Eleanor Kuhns http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Here are my two cozies for the week:

10. Microphones and Murder by Erin Huss http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

11. Battered by GP Gottliet http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Two early books this week thanks to advanced review copies.

12. Al Dente's Inferno by Stephanie Cole http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

13. Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

It was a three book kind of week.

14. Crypt Suzette by Maya Corrigan http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

15. Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

16. Death with a Dark Red Rose by Julia Buckley http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Sara]

Loooove your blog!! Book Tour Stops?!? So Fun!

[Mark]

Thanks so much. I'm glad you enjoy it.

[Mark]

Here are my cozies for the week:

17. My Fair Latte by Vickie Fee http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

18. Revenge is Sweet by Kaye http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Katherine]

Mark wrote: "Here are my cozies for the week:

17. My Fair Latte by Vickie Fee http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

18...."

My Fair Latte is a cute title. I laughed when I read it.

[Mark]

Yeah, it is a great title.

[Mark]

Here are the two cozies I read this week:

19. A Likely Story by Jenn McKinlay http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

20. Mermaid Mysteries by Diane Vallere http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

My cozy for the week:

21. Coconut Layer Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Two cozies read this week:

22. Abstract Aliases by Ritter Ames http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

23. Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddie Day http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Two historical cozies this week:

24. Murder at the Mena House by Erica Ruth Neubauer http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

25. Murder on Waverly Place by Victoria Thompson http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

This week's cozies were:

26. Murder on Memory Lake by J.D. Griffo http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

27. Barking with the Stars by Sparkle Abbey http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Karen]

Dang, Mark! Thirteen to go!

[Mark]

Yeah, but you know me. I keep going all year.

[Karen]

Mark wrote: "Yeah, but you know me. I keep going all year."

Don't I know it! Last year you hit close to a hundred, right?

I added a lot of them to my ever-increasing, never-ending, TBR... so thanks for that. ;o)

[Mark]

I did. I think that was a record number of cozies for me last year, too.

So glad you find my recommendations helpful. It's why I do what I do, so it is nice to know people enjoy the reviews.

[Mark]

This week's cozies were:

28. Iced in Paradise by Naomi Hirahara http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

29. Second to Nun by Alice Loweecey http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Here's what I read this week:

30. The Murder Pit by Jeff Shelby http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

31. The Beckoning Ice by Joan Druett http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

My cozies for the week were:

32. Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

33. Booked 4 Murder by J.C. Eaton http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

A couple of grayish cozies this week:

34. The Secrets of Bones by Kylie Logan http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

35. With a Vengeance by Annette Dashofy http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Two slightly edgy cozies this week:

36. Cozy Up to Death by Colin Conway http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

37. Going Nowhere Fast by Gar Anthony Haywood http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

A couple more cozies:

38. Spiders from Mars by Diane Vallere http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

39. Murder Most Fermented by Christine E. Blum http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Katherine]

Mark wrote: "A couple more cozies:

38. Spiders from Mars by Diane Vallere http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

39. ..."

Spiders From Mars??? How unique.

[Mark]

It's a cozy series set in space. It's a lot of fun and something different.

[Mark]

Finished off the month with three books. And I've officially hit the goal

40. The Study of Secrets by Cynthia Kuhn http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

41. The Murder of Twelve by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

42. Poppy Redfern and the Midnight Murders by Tessa Arlen http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Karen]

Mark wrote: "Finished off the month with three books. And I've officially hit the goal..."

Congratulations!

Looking forward to seeing how many more you add this year. :o)

[Katherine]

Karen wrote: "Mark wrote: "Finished off the month with three books. And I've officially hit the goal..."

Congratulations!

Looking forward to seeing how many more you add this year. :o)"

Go You!

[Mark]

Thank you both.

My job may be interfering with my reading the rest of the year, so I may have to slow down. Stupid adult responsibilities!

[Karen]

Mark wrote: "Stupid adult responsibilities!"

Ain't it the truth!

Oh to be well off enough to be a reader of leisure.

[Mark]

I would be perfectly content to be paid to read as a full time job. Unfortunately, no one seems to want to hire me to do that.

[Karen]

Mark wrote: "I would be perfectly content to be paid to read as a full time job. Unfortunately, no one seems to want to hire me to do that."

You and me both, Mark! You and me both!

The closest I got was editing a friend's book. (She got sick and passed away before she could publish. :o( ) That's not the same as being paid to read, but it was close.

[Mark]

Nice. Well, about being asked to edit. I'm sorry she didn't get to live to see it published.

I've had a couple offers to be paid to edit, but I don't have the time and I'm not sure I'd enjoy the process enough to make it worth it to me.

[Mark]

This week's cozies:

43. Up Next, Murder by Erin Huss http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

44. Sprinkles of Suspicion by Kim Davis http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

45. Guaranteed to Bleed by Julie Mulhern http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

46. Murder on Lexington Avenue by Victoria Thompson http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

47. Better Late Than Never by Jenn McKinlay http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

48. Nacho Average Murder by Maddie Day http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

49. No Saving Throw by Kristin McFarland http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

[Mark]

Here were my cozies for the week.

50. The Brim Reaper by Diane Vallere http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...

51. Hems and Homicide by Elizabeth Penney http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.co...