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message 1: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (last edited May 26, 2025 04:46PM) (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27490 comments Mod
June 2025 Mini Challenge

RULES

** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

** A book can be used only once for this challenge, but can be used for other challenges (Seasonal, World Trip, Ultimate, etc.).

** You DO NOT have to choose books in advance, and can change your mind at any time if you do.

** Do as many as you are able and have fun!


1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.


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message 2: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27490 comments Mod
A couple notes:

Try not to feel overwhelmed by the last two challenges.

* Senses — it's easier than it might seem. I found about two dozen options on my own shelves, many of them mysteries. “Taste” and “Sight” are probably the easiest.

** BookTube refers to book-related content on YouTube. If unfamiliar with it, I suggest starting with a search for "June TBR" or "June mystery books” or “cozy mysteries.”


message 3: by Brenda (last edited Jun 15, 2025 01:43AM) (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/6/25-30/6/25
5/5


1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
A Body at the Book Fair (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #6) by Ellie Alexander A Body at the Book Fair by Ellie Alexander 5s 10/6/25

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
Grave Words (Deadly Deadlines, #2) by Gerri Lewis Grave Words by Gerri Lewis 3s 7/6/25

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
The Tides That Lie by Jenn J. McLeod The Tides That Lie by Jenn J. McLeod 4s 14/6/25

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
Sounds of Murder (Kara Hilder, #1) by Jenna St. James Sounds of Murder by Jenna St. James 5s 13/6/25

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.
Journey to the Hangman (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #23) by Arthur W. Upfield Journey to the Hangman by Arthur W. Upfield 5s 10/6/25 Goodreads


message 4: by JennH (last edited Jun 13, 2025 07:27AM) (new)

JennH | 1048 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai 6/12/25

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
Third Girl by Agatha Christie 6/1/25

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.
What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera 6/2/25 - Goodreads


message 5: by Julesy (last edited Jul 12, 2025 02:01PM) (new)

Julesy | 1411 comments June 2025 mini challenge

Updated: July 12
Progress: 5/5

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
S.E. Hinton's The Puppy Sister by S.E. Hinton - June 28

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano - June 7

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
Sea Legs: A Graphic Novel by Jules Bakes - July 12

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done? by Harold Schechter - July 4

5. June 30 is Social Media Day: Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies by Catherine Mack - from Book Girls' Guide blog - June 27


message 6: by Lali & Michelle (last edited Jun 11, 2025 03:27PM) (new)

Lali & Michelle | 58 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge

Cat Got Your Killer (Second Chance Cat Mystery #12) by Sofie Ryan Gone with the Twins (League of Literary Ladies #5) by Kylie Logan Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love, #2) by Ali Hazelwood The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (Love's Academic, #1) by India Holton

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
-Cat Got Your Killer by Sofie Ryan 6/5/25

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
-MC Bea is a famous horror author - Gone with the Twins by Kylie Logan 6/6/25

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
-Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood 6/1/25

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
-The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey 6/11/25

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform.
- YouTube - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton 6/7/25


message 7: by Phrynne (last edited Jun 30, 2025 09:59PM) (new)

Phrynne | 622 comments Finished
June 2025 Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/6/25-30/6/25
5/5


1. Read a book featuring a cat on the cover
A Body at the Book Fair by Ellie Alexander 4 stars

2. Read a book featuring a journalist
Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan 5 stars

3. Read a book set on or near a beach.
Lest Tides Turn by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5 stars

4. Read a book with one of the five senses in the title
Second Sight by Amanda Quick 3 stars

5. Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform
Nightshade by Michael Connelly 4 stars

A Body at the Book Fair (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #6) by Ellie Alexander Find Her Alive (Detective Josie Quinn, #8) by Lisa Regan Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure by Rhys Bowen Second Sight (Arcane Society, #1) by Amanda Quick Nightshade by Michael Connelly


message 8: by Patrizia (last edited Jun 15, 2025 01:37AM) (new)

Patrizia | 329 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge

5/5

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
Undercover Kitty by Sofie Ryan 12 June; 4 1/2☆
Undercover Kitty (Second Chance Cat Mystery #8) by Sofie Ryan

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
MC is a writer- A Fatal Footnote by Margaret Loudon 7 June; 4☆
A Fatal Footnote (Open Book Mysteries, #2) by Margaret Loudon

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
Smile Beach Murder by Alicia Bessette 3 June; 4☆
Smile Beach Murder (Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery #1) by Alicia Bessette

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
In Plain Sight by C.J. Box 9 June; 4☆
In Plain Sight (Joe Pickett, #6) by C.J. Box

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.
Goodreads- Eleanor and the Cold War by Ellen Yardley 14 June; 5☆
Eleanor and the Cold War by Ellen Yardley


message 9: by Alice (last edited Jun 21, 2025 04:23AM) (new)

Alice | 3823 comments Alice's spot

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story. Genies and Gibberish by Elizabeth Pantley

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach. The Sandcastle Hurricane by Carolyn Brown

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.


message 10: by Linda (new)

Linda (rudylkr) | 8978 comments June picks -

Adopt a Cat Month and Hug Your Cat Day: Wrong Side of the Paw

Ball Point Pen Day: Death Waits in the Dark

National Sea Shell Day: Come Shell or High Water

Celebration of the Senses Day: I Heard That Song Before

Social Media Day: Murder by the Seashore (goodreads)


Wrong Side of the Paw (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #6) by Laurie Cass Death Waits in the Dark (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery #4) by Julia Buckley Come Shell or High Water (A Haunted Shell Shop Mystery, #1) by Molly MacRae I Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark Murder by the Seashore (California Bookshop Mystery #1) by Samara Yew



message 11: by Meg (last edited Jun 19, 2025 05:05PM) (new)

Meg (makeli2) | 2322 comments CM Mini
June 2025


1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
The Silence of the Library (Cat in the Stacks, #5) by Miranda James The Silence of the Library 06/17

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
Front Page Fatality (Nichelle Clarke Crime Thriller, #1) by LynDee Walker Front Page Fatality 06/15

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
The Body on the Beach (Fethering #1) by Simon Brett The Body on the Beach 06/16

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
Grave Sight (Harper Connelly, #1) by Charlaine Harris Grave Sight 06/17

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) ==> Goodreads
Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man (Vera Wong, #2) by Jesse Q. Sutanto Vera Wong's Guide to Snooping On a Dead Man 06/04


message 12: by Becky (new)

Becky | 287 comments 1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.


message 13: by writer... (last edited Jun 17, 2025 12:41PM) (new)

writer... (goodreadscomwriter) | 35 comments JUNE 2025

** Books DO NOT all have to be mysteries. You can use any genres.

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day:
Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
A Fresh Beginning & Murder (Prairie Crocus, #1) by Miranda Brickett A Fresh Beginning & Murder

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day:
Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
The Poison Pen A Scottish Bookshop Mystery by Paige Shelton The Poison Pen: A Scottish Bookshop Mystery

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day:
Read a book set on or near a beach.
Sunrise Reef (Hope Harbor, #11) by Irene Hannon Sunrise Reef

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day:
Read a book with one of the five senses in the title
(sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
Where They Last Saw Her A Novel (Thorndike Press Large Print Diverse Voices) by Marcie R. Rendon Where They Last Saw Her: A Novel

5. June 30 is Social Media Day
Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform
(le.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and
-tell us where you found your book.


message 14: by Jonquil (last edited Jun 21, 2025 10:12PM) (new)

Jonquil | 142 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge

5/5 DONE

1. Adopt a Cat and Hug Your Cat: featuring a cat The Pharaoh's Cat Maria Luisa Lang 6/19
2. Ball Point Pen Day: featuring a writer, journalist or columnist The Mystery Writer Sulari Gentill 6/10
3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: set on or near a beach Mermaid Confidential Tim Dorsey 6/3
4. Celebration of the Senses Day: sense in title Hidden in Plain Sight Karen Ann Hopkins 6/18
5. Social Media Day featured on social media -- PBS All The Young Men Ruth Coker Burks 6/5


message 15: by Paula (new)

Paula S (paula_s) | 103 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge

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1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
A Beach House To Die For
2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
A Dark and Stormy Murder
3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
Live and Let Chai
4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
The Sweet Taste of Murder
5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.
Döda kvinnor förlåter inte - the latest in serires was recommened in a Facebook group I'm in

A Beach House To Die For (Mariposa Beach Cozy Mysteries, #1) by K.C. Ames A Dark and Stormy Murder (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery, #1) by Julia Buckley Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery, #1) by Bree Baker The Sweet Taste of Murder (Angel Lake Mystery #1) by CeeCee James Döda kvinnor förlåter inte (Sekelskiftesmorden, #1) by Katarina Wennstam


message 16: by Rhonda (new)

Rhonda Lee Wunder | 621 comments 1. Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

2. Read a book that features a writer, journalist, or columnist.

3. Read a book on or near a beach.

4. Read a book with one of the five senses in the title.

5. Read a book you saw featured on Goodreads and tell us where you found the book.


message 17: by Trish (last edited Jun 29, 2025 08:41AM) (new)

Trish (trishhartuk) | 420 comments 1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

Hooked on a Feline, Sofie Kelly – 23/06/25

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.

Reykjavik, Ragnar Jonasson, Katrin Jakobsdottir
The MC in the first section is a journalist; the MC in the second section is his sister, who carries on investigating the story that got him killed and ends up finishing the article.

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.

Truth or Dare, Kathi Daley – 28/06/25
The Resort at Castaway Bay, #1. Set on an island off California. Surfing happens!

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

Sounds of Murder, Jenna St. James – 26/06/25
Using “sound”.

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.

Someone You Can Build a Nest In, John Wiswell – 11/06/25
Found on the GR blog: https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/2...

1. Hooked on a Feline (Magical Cats Mystery, #13) by Sofie Kelly , 2. Reykjavik by Ragnar Jónasson , 3. Truth or Dare (Resort at Castaway Bay #1) by Kathi Daley , 4. Sounds of Murder (Kara Hilder, #1) by Jenna St. James , 5. Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell


message 18: by Amber (last edited Jun 21, 2025 02:31PM) (new)

Amber (arboan) | 154 comments 1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
Dyeing Wishes (A Haunted Yarn Shop Mystery #2) by Molly MacRae 06.09.25

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
Death of a Coupon Clipper 06.13.25

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.Big Summer 06.18.25

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.


message 19: by Meghana (last edited Jul 01, 2025 11:48PM) (new)

Meghana (meghana_r) | 46 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge - COMPLETED
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5/5


✔ 1. Read a book featuring a cat as part of the story - Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire 06/11/25

✔ 2. Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist - Murder by Invitation Only by Colleen Cambridge 06/28/25 3.5★ - features the famous detective novel writer Agatha Christie

✔ 3. Read a book set on or near a beach -A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke 06/09/25 - Set on the Icelandic beach where the ship Ormen is stranded

✔ 4. Read a book with one of the five senses in the title - Nothing to {See} Here by Kevin Wilson 06/30/25

✔ 5. Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 06/02/25 3★ - Instagram


message 20: by Genevieve (last edited Jun 21, 2025 10:36AM) (new)

Genevieve | 195 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge

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1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform and tell us where you found your book.
10 Ways to Accidentally Fall in Love by Emmy Sanders 6/14/2025 (goodreads)


message 21: by old (last edited Jun 05, 2025 09:35PM) (new)

old man | 4 comments 1/5

1. Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

2. Read a book featuring a writer, journalist, or columnist.

3. Read a book set on or near a beach.

4. Read a book with one of the five senses in the title

5. Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform
-The Secret Life of Albert Entwistle By Matt Cain


message 22: by Jenny (last edited Jun 07, 2025 10:12PM) (new)

Jenny (diggensjenny) | 93 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge
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1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy

2 June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a journalist

Deceptive Lies by Jane Blythe

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.

The Tainted Taffy by Fiona Grace

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

Murder at First Sight by Shelly West

Deceptive Lies (Prey Security Charlie Team #1) by Jane Blythe Paw and Order (Detective Whiskers #1) by Chris Abernathy The Tainted Taffy (A Magnolia Bay Mystery—Book 1) by Fiona Grace Murder at First Sight (Whodunit Antiques #4) by Shelly West


message 23: by Jackie (new)

Jackie | 108 comments Cozy Mysteries

Reading Challenges > June 2025 Mini Challenge
June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025
Completed 0/5


1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

Bells, Tails & Murder

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.

The Advice Columnist

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.

A Beach House To Die For

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

The Sweet Smell of Murder

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.

My Friends from Goodreads

Bells, Tails & Murder (Dickens & Christie #1) by Kathy Manos Penn The Advice Columnist by Janie Emaus A Beach House To Die For (Mariposa Beach Cozy Mysteries, #1) by K.C. Ames The Sweet Smell of Murder (Chocolate Centered Mystery #1) by Cindy Bell My Friends by Fredrik Backman


message 24: by Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) (last edited Jun 07, 2025 11:14AM) (new)

Sallie(GeorgiaGirl) (shuga) | 217 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge
0/5 books

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.


message 25: by Lali & Michelle (new)

Lali & Michelle | 58 comments FINISHED

June 2025 Mini Challenge

Cat Got Your Killer (Second Chance Cat Mystery #12) by Sofie Ryan Gone with the Twins (League of Literary Ladies #5) by Kylie Logan Problematic Summer Romance (Not in Love, #2) by Ali Hazelwood The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (Love's Academic, #1) by India Holton

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
-Cat Got Your Killer by Sofie Ryan 6/5/25

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
-MC Bea is a famous horror author - Gone with the Twins by Kylie Logan 6/6/25

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
-Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood 6/1/25

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
-The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey 6/11/25

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform.
- YouTube - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton 6/7/25


message 26: by Patrizia (new)

Patrizia | 329 comments Finished!

June 2025 Mini Challenge

1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
Undercover Kitty by Sofie Ryan 12 June; 4 1/2☆
Undercover Kitty (Second Chance Cat Mystery #8) by Sofie Ryan

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
MC is a writer- A Fatal Footnote by Margaret Loudon 7 June; 4☆
A Fatal Footnote (Open Book Mysteries, #2) by Margaret Loudon

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
Smile Beach Murder by Alicia Bessette 3 June; 4☆
Smile Beach Murder (Outer Banks Bookshop Mystery #1) by Alicia Bessette

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
In Plain Sight by C.J. Box 9 June; 4☆
In Plain Sight (Joe Pickett, #6) by C.J. Box

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.
Goodreads- Eleanor and the Cold War by Ellen Yardley 14 June; 5☆
Eleanor and the Cold War by Ellen Yardley


message 27: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments Finished :)

June 2025 Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/6/25-30/6/25
5/5


1. June is Adopt a Cat Month and June 4 is Hug Your Cat Day: Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story.
A Body at the Book Fair (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #6) by Ellie Alexander A Body at the Book Fair by Ellie Alexander 5s 10/6/25

2. June 10 is Ball Point Pen Day: Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist.
Grave Words (Deadly Deadlines, #2) by Gerri Lewis Grave Words by Gerri Lewis 3s 7/6/25

3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: Read a book set on or near a beach.
The Tides That Lie by Jenn J. McLeod The Tides That Lie by Jenn J. McLeod 4s 14/6/25

4. June 24 is Celebration of the Senses Day: Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing)).*
Sounds of Murder (Kara Hilder, #1) by Jenna St. James Sounds of Murder by Jenna St. James 5s 13/6/25

5. June 30 is Social Media Day Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform (e.g.: Blogs, BookTube**, GoodReads, FaceBook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, etc.) and tell us where you found your book.
Journey to the Hangman (Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte #23) by Arthur W. Upfield Journey to the Hangman by Arthur W. Upfield 5s 10/6/25 Goodreads


message 28: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments Well done Patrizia!


message 29: by Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator (new)

Marisa (moretta) | 4145 comments Mod
Congrats, Lali! Congrats, Patrizia! Congrats, Brenda!


message 30: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments Thanks Marisa :)


message 31: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27490 comments Mod
Congrats to our early finishers!


message 32: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments Thanks Heather :)


message 33: by Linda (new)

Linda (rudylkr) | 8978 comments June is done!

Adopt a Cat Month and Hug Your Cat Day: Wrong Side of the Paw 6/15/25

Ball Point Pen Day: Death Waits in the Dark 6/18/25

National Sea Shell Day: Come Shell or High Water 6/9/25

Celebration of the Senses Day: Sniffing Out Murder 6/12/25

Social Media Day: Murder by the Seashore (goodreads) 6/6/25


Wrong Side of the Paw (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #6) by Laurie Cass Death Waits in the Dark (A Writer's Apprentice Mystery #4) by Julia Buckley Come Shell or High Water (A Haunted Shell Shop Mystery, #1) by Molly MacRae Sniffing Out Murder (A Bailey the Bloodhound Mystery, #1) by Kallie E. Benjamin Murder by the Seashore (California Bookshop Mystery #1) by Samara Yew



message 34: by Meg (new)

Meg (makeli2) | 2322 comments All done 😊

see my challenge: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...


message 35: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments Well done Meg!


message 36: by Jonquil (new)

Jonquil | 142 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge

5/5 DONE

1. Adopt a Cat and Hug Your Cat: featuring a cat The Pharaoh's Cat Maria Luisa Lang 6/19
2. Ball Point Pen Day: featuring a writer, journalist or columnist The Mystery Writer Sulari Gentill 6/10
3. June 21 is National Sea Shell Day: set on or near a beach Mermaid Confidential Tim Dorsey 6/3
4. Celebration of the Senses Day: sense in title Hidden in Plain Sight Karen Ann Hopkins 6/18
5. Social Media Day featured on social media -- PBS All The Young Men Ruth Coker Burks 6/5


message 37: by Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator (new)

Marisa (moretta) | 4145 comments Mod
Congrats, Linda! Congrats, Meg! Congrats, Jonquil!


message 38: by Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator (new)

Marisa (moretta) | 4145 comments Mod
June 2025 Challenge: Jun 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2025
Done

1.- Adopt a Cat Month / Hug Your Cat Day: Paws to Remember by Sofie Kelly (13/06/2025 - ★★★★☆)
2.- Ball Point Pen Day: The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli (09/06/2025 - ★★★★☆)
3.- National Sea Shell Day: Come Shell or High Water by Molly MacRae (22/06/2025 - ★★★☆)
4.- Celebration of the Senses Day: Touch of Red by Laura Griffin (19/06/2025 - ★★★★)
5.- Social Media Day: It Takes a Psychic by Jayne Castle (05/06/2025 - ★★★★☆)

Paws to Remember (Magical Cats Mystery, #15) by Sofie Kelly The Four Queens of Crime by Rosanne Limoncelli Come Shell or High Water (Haunted Shell Shop Mysteries Book 1) by Molly MacRae Touch of Red (Tracers, #12) by Laura Griffin It Takes a Psychic (Harmony #17) by Jayne Castle


message 39: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments Well done Marisa!! And all other finishers :)


message 40: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27490 comments Mod
A week left in the month and I’m actually done already!


1. Read a book featuring a cat on the cover or as part of the story. File M for Murder by Miranda James

2. Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist. A Chapter on Murder by Sue Minix

3. Read a book set on or near a beach. Come Shell or High Water by Molly MacRae

4. Read a book with one of the five senses in the title (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound/hear(ing). Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart

5. Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform and tell us where you found your book. Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez — Jimenez is popular on BookTube. I’ve seen this and other books of hers mentioned by numerous vloggers.


File M for Murder (Cat in the Stacks, #3) by Miranda James A Chapter on Murder (Bookstore Mystery #3) by Sue Minix Come Shell or High Water (A Haunted Shell Shop Mystery, #1) by Molly MacRae Touch Not the Cat by Mary Stewart Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1) by Abby Jimenez


message 41: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments Good job Heather!


message 42: by Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator (new)

Marisa (moretta) | 4145 comments Mod
Congrats, Heather!


message 43: by Heather L , Cozy Mysteries Moderator (new)

Heather L  (wordtrix) | 27490 comments Mod
Thank you!


message 44: by Phrynne (new)

Phrynne | 622 comments Finished
June 2025 Mini Challenge
Duration: 1/6/25-30/6/25
5/5


1. Read a book featuring a cat on the cover
A Body at the Book Fair by Ellie Alexander 4 stars

2. Read a book featuring a journalist
Find Her Alive by Lisa Regan 5 stars

3. Read a book set on or near a beach.
Lest Tides Turn by Phillipa Nefri Clark 5 stars

4. Read a book with one of the five senses in the title
Second Sight by Amanda Quick 3 stars

5. Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform
Nightshade by Michael Connelly 4 stars


message 45: by Brenda (new)

Brenda | 5030 comments Well done Phrynne!


message 46: by Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator (new)

Marisa (moretta) | 4145 comments Mod
Congrats, Phrynne!


message 47: by Phrynne (new)

Phrynne | 622 comments Thanks Brenda and Marisa!


message 48: by Linda (new)

Linda (rudylkr) | 8978 comments Congrats everyone on finishing your challenge!


message 49: by Meghana (new)

Meghana (meghana_r) | 46 comments June 2025 Mini Challenge - COMPLETED
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5/5


✔ 1. Read a book featuring a cat as part of the story - Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire 06/11/25

✔ 2. Read a book featuring a writer, journalist or columnist - Murder by Invitation Only by Colleen Cambridge 06/28/25 3.5★ - features the famous detective novel writer Agatha Christie

✔ 3. Read a book set on or near a beach -A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke 06/09/25 - Set on the Icelandic beach where the ship Ormen is stranded

✔ 4. Read a book with one of the five senses in the title - Nothing to {See} Here by Kevin Wilson 06/30/25

✔ 5. Read a book you saw featured on any social media platform - Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 06/02/25 3★ - Instagram


message 50: by Marisa, Cozy Mysteries Assistant Moderator (new)

Marisa (moretta) | 4145 comments Mod
Congrats, Meghana!


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