June 2023 Mini Challenge

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Good job, Linda!

[Jonquil]

June 2023 Mini Challenges

5/5 DONE

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Whiskers and Lies Sofie Kelly 6/18

2. June 7 is VCR Day. OFF Cast Off: A Jesse McDermitt Novel Wayne Stinnett 6/8
3. June 8 is Best Friend's Day: from a friend's shelf The Future Falls Tanya Huff 6/16
4. June 21 set in summer, or 'summer' in title The Summer of the Danes Ellis Peters 6/1
5. June 23 is National Food Truck Day: centers around food Cheese Shop Clobbered by Camembert Avery Aames 6/20

[Phrynne]

Finished.

June Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/6/23 - 30/6/23
5/5

1. Read a book that features a cat or has a cat on the cover.
Seven-Year Witch by Angela M. Sanders 4 stars
2. Read a book with a VCR function in the title (e.g.: eject, forward, off, on, pause, play, program, set, stop, record, rewind, time).
Murder on Bedford Street by Victoria Thompson 5 stars
3. Read a book from a friend's shelf
Murder in Manhattan by Verity Bright 5 stars
4. Read a book with 'summer' in the title.
The Summer Place by Janette Paul 4 stars
5. Read a book that centers around food.
Macarons Can Be Murder by Rose Betancourt 2 stars

[Brenda]

Well done Phrynne!

[Trish]

Made it! https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Congrats to all those who have completed their challenge! 😄

[Linda]

Congrats to everyone who finished their challenge!

[Brenda]

Well done all finishers :)

[Brenda]

Well done on your 3 books Carrie :)

[Genevieve]

Finished with 1
1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book that features a cat or has a cat on the cover.

2. June 7 is VCR Day. Before DVDs and streaming services, there was the VCR: Take a stroll down memory lane by reading a book with a VCR function in the title (e.g.: eject, forward, off, on, pause, play, program, set, stop, record, rewind, time).

3. June 8 is Best Friend's Day: Read a book from a friend's shelf (GR or real life).

4. June 21 is Finally Summer Day/the Summer Solstice in the northern Hemisphere: Read a book set in summer, or with 'summer' in the title.

5. June 23 is National Food Truck Day: Read a book that centers around food.
Zesty Marinara Murder by Patti Benning 6/2/2023

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

My completed challenge books:


1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book that features a cat or has a cat on the cover. Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair (Finally finished this series!)

2. June 7 is VCR Day. Before DVDs and streaming services, there was the VCR: Take a stroll down memory lane by reading a book with a VCR function in the title (e.g.: eject, forward, off, on, pause, play, program, set, stop, record, rewind, time). A Traveler in Time by August Derleth (Not the book I had planned, but I ran out of time and this was short)

3. June 8 is Best Friend's Day: Read a book from a friend's shelf (GR or real life). A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie (On the shelves of 22 GR friends)

4. June 21 is Finally Summer Day/the Summer Solstice in the northern Hemisphere: Read a book set in summer, or with 'summer' in the title. A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

5. June 23 is National Food Truck Day: Read a book that centers around food. Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

[Vanessa]

FINISHED!

1. Read a book that features a cat or has a cat on the cover.
The Kensington Kidnap by Katie Gayle 6/6/23
You have to zoom in! :)


2. Read a book with a VCR function in the title (e.g.: eject, forward, off, on, pause, play, program, set, stop, record, rewind, time).
Time To Get Even by Gillian Larkin 6/17/23

3. Read a book from a friend's shelf (GR or real life).
Undone by Blake Pierce 6/14/23

4. Read a book set in summer, or with 'summer' in the title.
Last Train to London by Matthew Costello 6/30/23

5. Read a book that centers around food.
Pizza Pie Puzzler: A Felicia's Food Truck One Hour Mystery by Celia Kinsey 6/4/2023

[Brenda]

Good job Heather and Vanessa - plus all other finishers :)

[Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator]

Thanks, Brenda!

[Lali & Michelle]

Coming to this late, but I just joined the group yesterday.

1. Cat = The Cat, the Quilt and the Corpse by Leann Sweeney 6/18
2. VCR = Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon 6/29
3. Best Friend = The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff 6/27
4. Summer = Death of a Gossip by M.C. Beaton 6/10
5. Food = The Little Beach Street Bakery by Jenny Colgan 6/20