Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge discussion
2023 Level 4 (Sleuth Extra)
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Arow 2023 Cozie Challenge - Level 4
Level Four (Sleuth Extraordinaire)A) Read 40 cozy mysteries of your choice
Option B Categories
- culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
- animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
- craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)
- paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)
- based outside the US (example: Belinda Lawrence series (British))
- career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
- holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)
- travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
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Okay I am a bit behind this year but here is book 1! Book 1: Antagonizing Antiques by Mildred Abbott
Categories
Culinary - main character owns bookshop & bakery combo
Animal - Watson as always plays a key role in the sleuthing
Career-based - main character owns bookshop & bakery combo
Holiday Based - takes place at Valentines Day
4 stars
I let a few in this series pile up so I could read some back to back and I have not been disappointed it. We dive back in without missing a beat and I still enjoy it (even 26 books in).
Book 2: Malicious Malts by Mildred AbbottCategories
Culinary - main character owns bookshop & bakery combo
Animal - Watson as always plays a key role in the sleuthing
Career-based - main character owns bookshop & bakery combo
4 stars
We are getting somewhere and it's feels almost fast! Loving the last few books, it's nice to see the series heading in this direction.
Book 3: Salacious Socialites by Mildred AbbottCategories
Culinary - main character owns bookshop & bakery combo
Animal - Watson as always plays a key role in the sleuthing
Career-based - main character owns bookshop & bakery combo
4 stars
Great addition to the series from beginning to end!
Book 4: A Tail of Woe by Eryn ScottCategories
Animal - cats play a big role
Career-based - main character owns bookshop & cat adoption
Holiday Based - takes place at Christmas
4 Stars
Book 5: A Christmas Memory by Kathi DaleyCategories
Animal - dogs play a big role
Career-based - main character owns a PI business
Holiday Based - takes place at Christmas
3 Stars
Book 6: Secret in the Santa by Kathi DaleyCategories
Animal - dogs & cats play a big role
Career-based - main character owns B'n'B
Holiday Based - takes place at Christmas
4 Stars
Book 7: Wrongfully Infused by H.Y. HannaCategories
Culinary - main character owns a Tea Shop and the murder is around another restaurant
Animal - cat plays a big role
Career-based - main character owns a Tea Shop
based outside the US - Britain
4 stars
Book 8: Popcorn and Panic by Agatha FrostCategories
Culinary - main character owns a bakery
Career-based - main character owns a Bakery
Based outside the US - Britain
4 Stars
Book 9: Marshmallows and Memories by Agatha FrostCategories
Culinary - main character owns a bakery
Career-based - main character owns a Bakery
Based outside the US - Britain
5 Stars
I felt like I waited awhile for this book to be available and it was worth the wait. The mystery is close to home with characters we know. I love following the creation of a new treat and catching up with some characters we haven't seen in a bit.
Book 10: Carrot Cake and Concern by Agatha FrostCategories
Culinary - main character owns a bakery
Career-based - main character owns a Bakery
Based outside the US - Britain
Holiday based - Easter
4 Stars
Book 11: A High Whisk Situation by H.Y. HannaCategories
Culinary - main character owns a tea-shop
Based outside the US - Britain
Travel mystery - main character goes to Scotland for holiday
4 Stars
Book 12: Toffee Apple Torment by Agatha FrostCategories
Based outside the US - Britain
Career-based - Main character owns a Candle Shop
Holiday based - Halloween
5 Stars
I love this series; thrilled that a few more were released and another expected soon!
Book 13: Candy Cane Conspiracies by Agatha FrostCategories
Craft related - murder occurs at a Craft Fair
Based outside the US - Britain
Career-based - Main character owns a Candle Shop
Holiday based - Christmas
5 Stars
Book 14: Trick or Treason by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character splits time between a few things, one being running an animal shelter
Animal - dogs, cats, everything in between
Holiday based - Halloween
4 Stars
Book 15: Reindeer Roundup by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character splits time between a few things, one being running an animal shelter
Animal - dogs, cats, everything in between
Holiday based - Christmas
4 stars
Book 16: Hippity Hoppity Homicide by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character splits time between a few things, one being running an animal shelter
Animal - dogs, cats, everything in between
Holiday based - Easter
4 stars
Book 17: Firework Fiasco by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character splits time between a few things, one being running an animal shelter
Animal - dogs, cats, everything in between
Holiday based - 4th of July
3 stars
The following 4 books are too short to count but posting: Henderson House - 4 stars
Lunacy Lake - 4 stars
Celtic Christmas - 3 stars
Deja Diva - 4 stars
Book 18: Holiday Hostage by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character splits time between a few things, one being running an animal shelter
Animal - dogs, cats, everything in between
Holiday based - Christmas
4 stars
Book 19: Sleighs, Sleuths, and Siblings by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character splits time between a few things, one being running an animal shelter
Animal - dogs, cats, everything in between
Holiday based - Christmas
4 stars
Book 20: Miracles, Mysteries, and Memories by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character splits time between a few things, one being running an animal shelter
Animal - dogs, cats, everything in between
4 stars
I believe this may be the final in the Zoe and Zack series. I went in and out of love with the characters over the 36 books; however I always came back. I read the last 11 books back to back; and I really enjoyed them.
Book 21: Camp Carter by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character splits time between a few things, one being running an animal shelter
Animal - dogs, cats, everything in between
3 stars
I wasn't a fan the first time I tried to read this installment but I liked it the second time. A quick mystery with a little new and a little old. Not my favourite of the series though.
I have Kathy Daley TBRed. Now I just have to read them. :o)
Karen wrote: "I have Kathy Daley TBRed. Now I just have to read them. :o)"I really enjoy her novels, overall. Some series are better than others as they tend to overlap sometimes in plotlines. There are similarities, but I just kind of give into it lol
Book 22: Riddle in the Review by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character runs an inn & is an author
Animal - dogs and cats are always around
3 Stars
Book 23: Beaches, Bungalows & Burglaries by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
3 Stars
I struggled to really get into this plot line. I wasn't sure if I was going to read any others in the series.
Book 24: Deserts, Driving, & Derelicts by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
Animal - dog is a key character in this one
4 Stars
I enjoyed this one more than the first, I definitely enjoyed the character development more than the first.
I love this series. They're a quick fun read.
Kathy wrote: "I love this series. They're a quick fun read."I am really into it now; I like the charm and the interaction between all the characters. I can see why she is still writing them.
Book 25: Forests, Fishing & Forgery by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
Animal -Fife is now a sidekick
4 stars
Book 26: Christmas, Criminals, and Campers by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
Holiday based - Christmas time
4 stars
Book 27: Motorhomes, Maps, & Murder by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
4 stars
Book 28: Canyons, Caravans, & Cadavers by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
4 stars
Book 29: Hitches, Hideouts, & Homicides by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
3 stars
Book 30: Assailants, Asphalt & Alibis by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
4 stars
Book 31: Valleys, Vehicles & Victims by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
4 Stars
Book 32: Sunsets, Sabbatical & Scandal by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
4 Stars
Book 33: Tents, Trails & Turmoil by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
4 Stars
Book 34: Kickbacks, Kayaks, & Kidnapping by Tonya KappesCategories
Career-based - Main character owns & operates a RV Campsite
4 Stars
Book 35: Clue in the Carriage House by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character runs an inn & is an author
Animal - dogs and cats are always around
4 Stars
Book 36: Witness in the Wedding by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - Main character runs an inn & is an author
Animal - dogs and cats are always around
4 Stars
Time will Tell by Kathi DaleyI am not counting this one as I don't think it really fits into any category this time around.
3 Stars
Book 37: Wildflower Worries by Agatha FrostCategories
Career-based - main character runs a candle shop where she makes her own candles
Animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.) - this particular installment was based all around Bees, so I am counting it
4 Stars
Book 38: The Christmas Visitor: A Cozy Mystery by Kathi DaleyCategories
Career-based - main character runs an animal shelter
Animal related - Tess's animals always play a big part
Holiday based - Christmas time
4 Stars
Book 39: Banana Bread and Betrayal by Agatha FrostCategories
Culinary (- main character owns a bake shop
Based outside the US - takes place in England
4 Stars
Book 40: Eton Mess and Enemies by Agatha FrostCategories
Culinary (- main character owns a bake shop
Based outside the US - takes place in England
4 Stars
Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge
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Option A: Read 40 cozy mysteries
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