Cozy Mysteries discussion

Julie D.
August 2023 Mini Challenge
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1. AUGUST IS WATER QUALITY MONTH
Read a book with a body of water on the cover or in the title (e.g.: bay, bayou, creek, lake, ocean, pond, river, sea, stream, etc.).

2. AUGUST 9 IS BOOK LOVER'S DAY
Reader's choice--read any book you like!
Ripples in Time

3. AUGUST 16 IS DISCOVERY DAY
'Read a book in which one of the characters discovers something (dead bodies count!).

4. AUGUST 19 IS AVIATION DAY
Read a book that features something or someone that flies (on the cover or in the book).

5. AUGUST 25 IS NATIONAL SECONDHAND WARDROBE DAY
Read a book with clothes on the cover

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SUMMER CHALLENGE 2023

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Here is your word list:

August
Barbeque
Barefoot
Baseball
Bastille (Day)
Beach
Bicycle
Boat
Bonfire
Camp
Canada (Day)
Fair
Fireworks
Garden
Hazy
Heat
Hike
Hotdogs
Humid
Ice cream
Independence (Day)
July
June
Juneteenth
Picnic
Relax
Sandcastle
Sandals
Seashore
Shorts
S’mores
Solstice
Summer
Sun
Swim
Thunderstorm
Travel
Vacation
Waves
Zoo

Summer Cites Challenge

Goal: Beach Chair (13-18 books) for now.
Updated: July 29
Progress: 12/18

1. ☀️Read a book with a lawn, grass or sun on the cover. Show the cover.
Murder at the Breakers (Gilded Newport Mysteries #1) by Alyssa Maxwell 7/3

2. 🌦️Read a book that makes you laugh.
Private Lies Private Lies (Jane Avery Mysteries, #1) by Cynthia St. Aubin 7/26

3. 🌊Read a book where someone sings or dances.
Class Reunions Are Murder Class Reunions Are Murder (A Poppy McAllister Mystery #1) by Libby Klein. The MC dances at reunion and salsa class and sings karioki. 7/28

4. 🏡Read a book with an MC who rents her/his home.
Crime Chowder 6/30

5. 🍴Read a culinary cozy.
Lemon Curd Killer


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6. 🔮Read a magickal mystery (ex: witch, ghost, paranormal).

7. 🌸Read a book with a garden on the cover OR where the MC is a gardener or florist.

8. 🐦Read a book with a bird on the cover OR where weather plays a role in the story (ex: heat wave, storm).
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9. ✈️Read a book set in a country other than the United States or United Kingdom. Tell us where.
Doctor Who: The Genocide Machine
"The library on Kar-Charrat is one of the wonders of the Universe". Definitely not a country anywhere near here.😉 6/28

10. 📖Read a book where the MC is a librarian, owns a bookstore or reads a book.
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 5 Volume 5 by Miya Kazuki Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 5 subtitled "I'd Do Anything to Become a Librarian" in this Isakai, a college student is reincarnated into a world without books and creates a printing industry. 7/29

11. 🦥Read a book with a character you consider lazy OR where a character takes a day off from work. Murder is a Piece of Cake Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery #2) by Valerie Burns MC needs to close the bakery to take time to solve the murder.

12. 🧺Read a book where a character eats barbecue or goes on a picnic. Sit, Stay, Slay (Dog Club Mystery #5) by V.M. Burns Sit, Stay, Slay


**13. 🍓Read a book with fruit on the cover OR the name of a fruit in the title (ex: Mango, Mambo, and Murder)


14. 🌙Read a book with a night scene on the cover OR where the murder happens at night. Circle of Death Circle of Death (The Shadow 2) by James Patterson . Several of the murders happen at night.

**15. 🧳Read a book where the MC goes on vacation.


📺16. Read a book where the MC overcomes an obstacle. Tell us what it is. (ex: falsely accused of murder, business/career struggle, difficult relationship) Earth Called: Tales of a New World The main characters must battle Death as the god tries to change the world.

📅17. Read a book that is set in the past OR where an event in the past is central to the plot (ex: cold case, character from MC's past). Below Zero Below Zero (Joe Pickett, #9) by C.J. Box . The main character( Joe Pickett) is sent on a search and rescue mission when his daughter Sheridan recieves texts from someone close to the family who was presumed dead six years before hand. This is one of the best books from this thriller series that I have read so far.

***🧁18. Read a book with a number in the title OR with more than one of an object/item on the cover (ex: two chairs, eight cupcakes). Not including people or animals. Share the count.
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder bookcover:Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder|59769895] 7/25

***19. 💗Read a book with a romantic plot or subplot. MC has a significant other or spouse.

20. 🍷Read a book where a character drinks wine, beer or other alcoholic beverage.
Killer Chardonnay read 7/23

***21. 🏖️Read a book with a beach on the cover or where a character goes to a beach, lake or river.

***22. 🤪Read a book with a character who does something crazy. (Your interpretation.)

***23. 🌳Read a book with a tree, bush or plant on the cover.

24. 🏊🏽‍♀️Read a book where a character goes swimming OR with a body of water on the cover Paw and Order Paw and Order (A Dog Club Mystery Book 4) by V.M. Burns . a few characters end up swimming

Completed July 2023
July Mini Challenge

1. July 3 is Disobedience Day: Read a book in which someone disobeys an order (how many amateur sleuths are told to "stay out of it" and investigate anyway?).
Killer Chardonnay

2. July 14 is National Tape Measure Day: Read a DIY/home improvement book or something related to construction.
Murder is a Piece of Cake 7/26

3. July 15 is Gummi Worm Day and July 20 is National Lollipop Day: Read a book that features candy or sweets (chocolates and fudge count!). Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop

4. July 30 is International Day of Friendship: Read a book set in a country not your own. Earth Called: Tales of a New World 7/5

5. July 31 is National Mutt Day: Read a book with a dog on the cover.
Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder 7/25

Killer Chardonnay (Colorado Wine Mystery, #1) by Kate Lansing Murder is a Piece of Cake (Baker Street Mystery #2) by Valerie Burns Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop (Beacon Bakeshop, #1) by Darci Hannah Earth Called Tales of a New World (Tales of a New World, #4) by P.C. Cast Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder Sneak Peek by Valerie Burns

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