Friday, December 29, 2023

Crusin' Thru Cozies 2024

 

I will be reading ten.


A Troubling Tail (Bookmobile Cat Mystery, #11 by Laurie Cass

A Partidge in a Poisoned Pear Tart (Lexy Baker #11.5) by Leighann Dobbs 

Cozy Up to Death (The Cozy Up to Death Series Book 1) by Colin Conway

Whiskers and Lies (A Magical Cats Mystery, #14) Sofie Kelly

Murder in the Tea Leaves ( A Tea Shop Mystery Book 27) by Laura Childs


2024 Alphabet Challenge

 

It’s an alphabet challenge!!! The challenge is to read one book that has a title starting with every letter of the alphabet.

You can drop the A’s and The’s from the book titles as shown below.

 

The First Main Word Needs To Be
The Letter You Are Counting 


Except For that pesky Q, X, AND Z titles then the word that starts with the challenge letter can be anywhere in the title.

 

   (The) Alpine Winter (Emma Lord, #23)  by Mary Dahem

 Betrrayal at the Barn by Fern Cooper  

 C  Cozy Up to Death (The Cozy Up Book Series Book 1) by Colin Conway

 D   Dancing Shoes (Shes #9)  by Noel Streatfeild

   (The) Errant Heirs Caper by C. H. Sessums

 

  G  (The) Gypsy Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder/

   I   I Survived The Galveston Hurrican, 1900 (I survived 21): Volume 21 (I Survived) by Lauren                   Tarshis

    Judd's Vow (The Harlow Brothers Book 3) by Kaylie Newell

   K  Kunstlers in Paradise by Cathkeen Schine

  L   Leaving Lucy Pear by Anna Solomon

  M   Murder in the Tea Leaves (A Tea Shop Mystery Book 27)  by Laura Childs

  N

  O   

   (A) Partridge in a Poisoned Tart  (Lexy Baker, # 11,5)  by Leighann Dobbs

  Q 
   R   Rebel Without a Cake (A Piece of Cake, #5)  by Jacklyn Brady
   S   Shmutz by Felicia Berliner

   T   (The) Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards, Alyson Richman

   U

   V   (The) Vintage Charm  by Mia Montell

   W  Whiskers and Lies (A Magical Cats Mystery, #14) Sofie Kelly



Thursday, December 28, 2023

2014 What's In A Name?

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Virtue: Truth and Justice by Fern Micheals

Double Letters: Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

A Natural Disaster: I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900 (I Survived 21): Volume 21 (I Survived) 

     by Lauren Tarshis

Footwear:  Dancing Shoes (Shoes, #9) by Noel Streatfeild

An NFL team: The Time Traveling Cat and the Roman Eagle

A shape:  Alyssa the Star-Spotter Fairy by Daisy Meadows




 

Sunday, January 15, 2023

2023 Alphabet Challenge

2023 Alphabet Soup


  Autumn Alibi (A Wiccan Wheel Mystery #6) by Jennifer David Hesse

B   Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

  Carolina Moonset  by Matt Goldman

Death by Chocolate Marshmallow Pie (A Death by Chocolate Mystery, #^6) by Sarah Graves

 Engaged in Death (Wedding Planner Mystery, #1) by Stephanie Blackmore

  (The) Forbidden (Krewe of Hunters, 34) by Heather Graham

G   Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke

H  (The) Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

   If I Run (If I Run, Book 1) by Terri Blackstock

  Jack-O-Lantern Magic (Familiar Kitten Mysteries, # 7)  by Sara Bourgeois

K  Keegan  by Sofia Aves

L  (The) Latrcomer by Jean Haniff Korelitz

The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman

 "A" Nine-Month Deal With Her Husband by Jess Wood  

O  One Hundred Saturdays: Stella Levi and the Search for a Lost Word by Michael Frank

P  A Pigeon and A Boy by Meir Shalev

 Murder in The Queen's Armes (Gideon Olive,, #3) by Aaron Elkins

 Red Hot Summer Socery: Mysteries of Meri (Familiar Kitten #21) by Sara Bourgeois

  Stormy Sky Magic (Familiar Kitten Mysteries. # 9)  by Sara Bourgeois

  Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

(An) Uneasy Alliance by Kyra Radclift

V  "A" Vision in Velvet (A Whichcraft Mystery #6) by Juliet Blackwell

When Time Stopped  by Ariana Neumann

 X  X Out of Wonderland - David Allan Cates

 Y   Yule be Magic (Familiar Kitten Mysteries Book 8)  by Sara Bourgeois

  Zig & Zag (The Puppy Place # 64) by Ellen Miles

 

Friday, December 16, 2022

What's In A Name 2023

 Punctuation"  has to have a punctuation mark in title

The Matchmaker's Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman


7 Deadly Sins- has to have one of the sins as pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, sloth in exact words or synonyms of those words

The Vine of Desire (Anju and Sudha, Bk #2) by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni


You or Me - titles with words: you, I, my, myself, yourself

If I Run by Terri Blackstock

Review at https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5425290022

(the) Wedding Cake Mystery (Cam Jansen Mysteries #30) by David A. Adler

Chess Piece:  Name of a chess piece or a synonym for that piece: Rook, knight, bishop, king, queen, pawn

Murder in the Queen's Armes (Gideon Oliver, #3) by Aaron Elkins


Celebration-synonyms for celebration as party, festival, gala

       The Wedding Cake Mystery (Cam Jansen Mysteries, #30) by David Adler



Q,X,Z - Title has to include at least one of the letters in the title

Zig & Zag (The Puppy Place #64) by Ellen Miles





Monday, January 3, 2022

2022 Alphabet Soup Challenge


A  (The) Amish Widow's Heart by Marta Perry

  (The) Bookshop Rescue by Rochelle Alers

C   (The) Copy Cat Mystery by Carol Adorjan

Dead Heat (A Driven World Novel) by Sofia Aves

E  Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

F  Fatal Fried Rice (A Noodle Shop Mystery #7) by Vivian Chien

 Golden Malicious (Orchard, #7) by Sheila Connolly

 (The) Hidden Palace (The Golem and the Jinni, #2) by  Helene Wecker

I  (The) Illyrian Adventure by Lloyd Alexander

 Jeopardy in July (Jaime Quinn Mystery Book #5) by Barbara Venkatarman

 Killer Transaction (Cindy York Mystery Series Book 1) by Catherine Bruns

  Love Under the Mistletoe  Jasmine Bowen, Lauren Murphy, LaRae L. Parry, Samantha Lienhard

M  Murder on the House (Home Renovation Book #3) by Judith Blackwell

 Naamah by Sarah Blake

O  Of Books and Bagpipes (Scottish Bookshop Mystery, Book 2) by  Paige Shelton

  People Love Dead Jews: Reports From A Haunted Present by Dara Horn

 Kale to the Queen (A Kensington Palace Chef Mystery #1) by  Nell Hampton

R  Rush for the Gold : Mystery at the Olympics (The Sports Beat #6) by John Feinstein

S   Sinfully Mine ( Lesson with the Dom, Book 2)  by Kendall Ryan

 (The) Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Loigman

U   Unleashed (Melanie Travis #7)  by Laurien Berenson

 Virgin Bride by Tamara Leigh

W Wonton Terror( A Noodle Shop Mystery #4) by Vivien Chien

  The Poet X (A Novel) by Elizabeth Acevido

Y   (The) Yid by Paul Goldberg

 A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel


Saturday, January 1, 2022

Cruisinf thru the Cozies 2022




Read  one book from these sub-Catagories:

-One dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)Kale to the Queen (A Kensington Palace Mystery #1) by Nell Hampton

i- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.): Unleashed by Laurien Berenson

- One from craft related : A Stitch in Crime (Crochet #4) by Betty Hechtman
- One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.):  Murder on the House (Haunted Home Renovation Book            #3) by Juliet Blackwell
- One from cozy mysteries based outside the US : Of Books and Bagpipes (Scottish Bookshop Mystery, Book          2) by Paige Shelton
- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)Hot and Sour Suspects ( A Noodle shop Mystery #8) by Vivien Chein
- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)
- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)
- One is your choice! (freebie!)