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2021 Purrfect Reading Challenge
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I am going to step up and try for CATNIP level in 2021. I would like to finish listening to the Joe Grey series and finish reading the Midnight Louis series!
I'm going to sign up for the Purring Level again. I enjoy the Midnight Louis series. I have never read any of The Cat Who books.
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I think I only read one book in each of those series, but I really want to catch up with Midnight Louie and, also, the Joe Grey series. So many great books out there.
I am sure I can reach Kneading level, but could well go much higher. If I sign up for the What An Animal can I count a book twice, or if I sign up for Cruisin' Thru the Cozies? I've read 275 books so far this year and most were cozies, with critters, especially cats featured in many of them/
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If I sign up for the What An Animal can I count a book twice, or if I sign up for Cruisin' Thru the Cozies? I've read 275 book..."
If you read a book that qualifies for What An Animal and Cruisin' thru the Cozies, you can count it on each challenge as a book towards that challenge. Crossovers to other challenges are allowed.
I am going back to kneading because too many novels I read this year had a cat on the cover but the cat was just a cat or not in the book much. I would like to join the What an Animal Am I at level 4 please.
Oh wait - am I missing some other challenges to join??? Are they in THIS group or another one? ((I am in the "Let's Turn Pages" challenge in another group.))Suzy - you've read 275 books so far this year?!? Wow that is amazing. I am pushing 100 but if I were still driving an hour to work and an hour home, I'm sure it would be higher. Working from home since April has really cut down on my audiobook numbers.
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Suzy - you've read 275 books so far th..."
Sarah - I host three reading challenges. This one, What An Animal reading challenge and Cruisin' thru the Cozies. They each have their own group.
SarahG wrote: "Oh wait - am I missing some other challenges to join??? Are they in THIS group or another one? ((I am in the "Let's Turn Pages" challenge in another group.))Suzy - you've read 275 books so far th..."
I am in three groups. This one, What an Animal and Crusin' thru the Cozies. Since I read mostly cozies, and many have animals, especially cats, I figure I can manage all three.
I can read that many because I am retired (I did average about 135 per year the last three years I worked) and my husband has some issues, so I rarely leave home. Fortunately, I love to read and have both a good local library and I can afford to buy quite a few books. I come from a family of readers, and my husband is also a reader, so gifts are frequently books or gift cards for books.
I only retired at the beginning of 2019, so I do recall the commuting and how much time is devoted to preparing for, get to, working all day, getting home and then trying to unwind after a long day. I even had a 70 mile, 90 minute commute for a while, but I changed jobs to save my sanity. An hour I could handle, but the additional 30 minutes pushed me over the edge.
I’m remaining realistic based on my reading the last few years and trying the Purring level.
K.A. wrote: "Does Murder, She Barked count? It has a cat and a dog. I'd like to try the Purring challenge."I used a book from the same series, so I hope so.
Because of the focus of that series, I would think every book in the series should count for both the Purring and Animal challenges.
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Yes, that series would definitely count.
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You are correct. I'm behind in that series, but I do plan to catch up. I love Krista Davis' books.
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Enjoy!
I have really enjoyed this series and looking forward to the next book. I like all of her books, though the coloring one would be my least favorite, if there is such a thing.
I am going to start off with the Purring level and go from there.
I read all 20+ of the Cat Who series last year. So goooood.What would you recommend as another cat-centric mystery series? (Appreciate the feedback in advance!)
Joe Grey Mysteries by Shirley Rousseau Murphy
Midnight Louie Mysteries by Carole Nelson Douglas
A Cats In Trouble Mysteries by Leann Sweeney
A Klepto Cat Mysteries by Patricia Fry
Black Cat Bookshop Mysteries by Ali Brandon
Cat Who Mysteries by Lilian Jackson Braun
Cat in the Stacks Mysteries by Miranda James
Bookmobile Cat Mysteries by Laurie Cass
Theda Krakow Mysteries by Clea Simon
Black Cat Mysteries by Elaine Faber
This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are dozens more. You can find a list here, but you aren't limited to just these choices. If you find others, that's great.
Here are the levels you can choose from:
Purring - Read 1-10 cat mysteries
Kneading - Read 11-20 cat mysteries
Meowing - Read 21-30 cat mysteries
Catnip - Go crazy and read at least 31 and go as high as you'd like - the sky is the limit!
The challenge will begin on January 1, 2021 and end on December 31, 2021.
The rules are really simple.
1. Any book read for this challenge has to be a mystery and have a cat that plays a major role in the book.
2. You may make a list of books at the beginning of the challenge or you can just list them as you find them.
3. Book titles may be swapped out at anytime for those who make a list in advance.
4. Crossovers with other challenges are permitted and encouraged.
5. Books can be in any format of your choice (print, audio, ebooks)
6. To sign up, choose one of the levels from the above list and create a folder for yourself in this folder. Or you can sign up on my blog at https://socratesbookreviews.blogspot.com
Enjoy and have fun!