What is a Cozy Mystery Challenge

[Nell]

Yea Shelly!! 👏🏽

[Linda]

Finished!

1/1/22 - 6/24/22

19/19

Cozy mysteries rarely focus on sex, profanity, or violence
1. Read a book where the MC kisses someone
Cinco De Murder 1/18/22
2. Read a book with the potential for romance, but it doesn’t start yet
Basket Case 1/21/22
3. Read a book with a new romance
Silence of the Jams 1/5/22
4. Read a book where someone says the cozy version of profanity – dang, darn, heck, shoot, drat
The Labors of Hercules 1/12/22
5. Read a book with minor violence – vandalism, a physical altercation with no injuries or small ones, a verbal altercation
Cruise Chaos 2/1/22
6. Read a book where the death is first thought to be natural or accidental
Do or Diner 1/2/22

Cozies usually take place in a small town or village where people know each other and the MC is an amateur sleuth
7. Read a book where the MC moves (or has recently moved) from a city to a small town or village
A Second Helping of Murder 1/30/22
8. Read a book with a busybody/gossiper
Murder, She Knit 2/23/22
9. Read a book with a family member who frustrates the MC by trying to be ‘helpful’ to their personal life
Anchors Aweigh 2/4/22
10. Read a book where the death of a family member has taken place or takes place
Body and Soul Food 6/24/22
11. Read a book where the MC works with law enforcement (usually one person who takes them seriously)
Caught Bread Handed 1/21/22
12. Read a book where the MC is warned off or discouraged by law enforcement and solves the mystery without them
Murder in an Irish Village 3/6/22

Cozy mysteries also seem to be part of a series that is centered around a particular theme, hobby, or interest, such as: puzzles, gardening, cooking, etc.
13. Read a book with your favorite theme
One Book in the Grave 2/19/22
14. Read a book with a theme you haven’t read before
Death of a Red-Hot Rancher 2/16/22 (romance bookstore owner)
15. Read a book where the MC has a hobby/interest that you share
Murder in the Mystery Suite 3/3/22
16. Read a book with a hobby/interest that you would like to learn more about
The Chocolate Bunny Brouhaha 3/15/22

Contrary Cozies – these should still feel like a cozy to you
17. Read a book with a city as a setting
Decaffeinated Corpse 1/16/22
18. Read a book with an MC who is a professional (law enforcement, PI, bond agent
Monument to Murder 2/25/22
19. Read a book that doesn’t meet the traditional definition of a cozy, but gives you the feeling of one
They Do It With Mirrors (a cozy before there were cozies) 3/12/22

[Nell]

Yea Linda! 🎉

[QNPoohBear]

It took much longer than I expected but I finally finished! See message #2. On to the next!

[Nell]

Good job QPB!

I have got to stop looking at the books you posts. My TBR mountains are in danger of avalanche!

[QNPoohBear]

Nell wrote: "Good job QPB!

I have got to stop looking at the books you posts. My TBR mountains are in danger of avalanche!"

LOL MY IRL friend has the same problem. I keep recommending books for her. I pass on my Kensington Cozy Club Arcs to her and by the time she gets to them, there's a new entry in the series and then the author has another series and there's another ARC on my nightstand ... LOL! The upside to unemployment is more time to read.