Diversify Your Reading Partner Challenge - April 2023 SIGN-UPS

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Diversify Your Reading Partner Challenge 2023
April: Mystery



Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term that is often used as a synonym of detective fiction — in other words a novel or short story in which a detective (either professional or amateur) solves a crime. The term "mystery fiction" may sometimes be limited to the subset of detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle element and its logical solution (cf. whodunit), as a contrast to hardboiled detective stories which focus on action and gritty realism. However, in more general usage "mystery" may be used to describe any form of crime fiction, even if there is no mystery to be solved. For example, the Mystery Writers of America describes itself as "the premier organization for mystery writers, professionals allied to the crime writing field, aspiring crime writers, and those who are devoted to the genre".

Although normally associated with the crime genre, the term "mystery fiction" may in certain situations refer to a completely different genre, where the focus is on supernatural mystery (even if no crime is involved). This usage was common in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s, where titles such as Dime Mystery, Thrilling Mystery and Spicy Mystery offered what at the time were described as "weird menace" stories – supernatural horror in the vein of Grand Guignol. This contrasted with parallel titles such as Dime Detective, Thrilling Detective and Spicy Detective, which contained conventional hardboiled crime fiction. The first use of "mystery" in this sense was by Dime Mystery, which started out as an ordinary crime fiction magazine but switched to "weird menace" during the latter part of 1933.

Challenge Rules:
🔎Standard Challenge Rules apply, plus...
🔎Rereads DO NOT count for this challenge! Remember, we're trying new things!
🔎Follow your own time zone. If you finish the book between the challenge dates in your time zone, it counts!
🔎Books that match the month's genre are selected by your partner. You may either have them choose from a list of books you create, or give them free rein! Your choice!

Levels:
🔎Dabbling: 1-2 books per month
🔎Diversifying: 3-4 books per month
🔎Divergent: 5-6 books per month

📌Make sure that you have notifications turned on, so that you don't miss updates, bonus task notices, etc.

Sign Ups:
🔸Sign Ups begin on the 15th of the month and close on the 27th.
🔸LATE Sign-Ups (after the 27th) will be on standby. Standby members will either replace missing partners or if enough standbys are available, can be made into additional sets!
🔸No new partner sets will be made after the 5th of the month.
🔸Lists are due by the 1st of the month, when possible!
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Helpful Links
April: Mystery
Goodreads Mystery Genre
Spine-Chilling! 42 Cold-Weather Mysteries and Snowy Suspense Novels
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Provide the following information when signing up:
🔹Name
🔹Level
🔹List or Free Rein (no need to include your list until you have a partner)

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Partners
TBA

[Donna, Curator of Challenge Terrors]

I'm in for dabbling level ; )

My partner can have free rein

[Carrie]

I'll give it a go.

Dabbling level

List

[Amanda]

Amanda
Divergent
Free Rein

[Trina]

Trina
Dabbling
Free Rein (Kindle Unlimited preferred)

[Julie]

Ashley wrote: "Diversify Your Reading Partner Challenge 2023
April: Mystery

I'm new to this but count me in. I am up for anything.
Thanks!



Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term that is often used as a synonym of detective fiction — in other words a novel or short stor..."

[Hina]

Hina
Dabbling: 1-2 books per month
List

[Alyana]

Alyana
Diversifying
Free Rein with my TBR

[Lynnette]

I’m in. Dabbling free rein from my TBR

[Joyce]

I am in I love a good mystery.
Dabbling
Free Rein

[🐉 PrinZessBookDragon 👑🌶️]

🔹Name: Prinzess
🔹Level: Diversifying: 3-4 books per month
🔹List or Free Rein (no need to include your list until you have a partner)
3 from my list, 1 you pick for me 😁
my list: Miss Picky Smickey Mystery Reader

[Michelle]

Name - Michelle
Level - Dabbling: 1-2 books per month
List - Will work on it!

[Clare]

Name: clare

Level: Diversifying

List :

[JenniferJ]

🔹Name: JenniferJ
🔹Level: Diversifying
🔹My List Pick me 3 please and thank you.

[Ms. B]

Name: Ms. B
Level: Dabbling, 1-2 books per month
List or Free Rein: April list, please pick 2 and rank them, a first choice and a second choice for if I finish the first one or have difficulty obtaining your first choice

[Clare]

JenniferJ wrote: "🔹Name: JenniferJ
🔹Level: Diversifying
🔹My List Pick me 3 please and thank you."

one of us is lying
the last word
stay awake

[bamaace83]

🔹Name: Anna (Bamaace83)
🔹Level Dabbling: 1-2 books
🔹List or Free Rein (no need to include your list until you have a partner). Free Rein for me

[Candace]

Candace
Dabbling 1-2 books
List

[Leka]

Maleka
Dabbling 1-2 books
List

[Nora]

Nora
Dabbling 1-2 books
List: A Royal Affair
The Rose Code
A Murder Is Announced
Cat Among the Pigeons
A Study in Scarlet

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Hey everyone! I just realized I had a typo for the signup date! You have until the 29th to sign up. I will announce partners on Thursday! :)

[Kaylyn]

Kaylyn
Dabbling: 1-2 books a month

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Partners are Posted!! Please check-in with your partner and give them your list or preference by April 1st! If your partner hasn't checked in by the end of the day on March 31, please send them a message and contact me. If no contact by the end of the day April 1, please let me know and a new partner will be assigned! Thank you!


Partners

🔎 Donna & Trina
🔎 Carrie & Hina
🔎 Lynnette & Ashley
🔎 Joyce & Michelle
🔎 Ms. B & Anna
🔎 Candace & Maleka
🔎 Nora & Kaylyn
🔎🔎 Alyana & Prinzess
🔎🔎 Clare & JenniferJ
🔎🔎🔎 Amanda & Julie

[Nora]

Hi Ashley, I have not heard from Kaylyn and they are not accepting messages. So I am not sure what to do.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Nora, I will try to message them in the morning and get back with you!

[Nora]

Ashley wrote: "Nora, I will try to message them in the morning and get back with you!"

Thanks so much for your help, Ashley!

[Nora]

Hi Ashley! It’s the end of my day and I have not heard from Kaylyn. I just wanted to let you know.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Nora wrote: "Hi Ashley! It’s the end of my day and I have not heard from Kaylyn. I just wanted to let you know."

I see your partner checked in!

[Nora]

Ashley wrote: "Nora wrote: "Hi Ashley! It’s the end of my day and I have not heard from Kaylyn. I just wanted to let you know."

I see your partner checked in!"

Yep! I’m so happy and thanks so much for your help, Ashley!

[Amanda]

my parter didn't check in either

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Amanda, I have messaged her, will let you know what I find out.

[Amanda]

thanks!! no worries if she doesn't respond

[Nora]

Hi! My partner has not responded to a message I sent them a couple days ago and I am not sure what to do.

[Ashley, The Tipsy Challenger]

Nora, I will message her once I'm back at my computer and let you know soon

[Nora]

Ashley wrote: "Nora, I will message her once I'm back at my computer and let you know soon"

Thanks so much for helping me out, Ashley