Sunday, December 27, 2020

What's In A Name? 2021 Challenge


 


Welcome to the 14th annual What’s in a Name challenge! In years past, this challenge was hosted by Charlie at The Worm Hole. I took over in 2019 and I’m excited to host again this year!

The challenge runs from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. You can sign up any time, but only count books that you read between those dates.

Read a book in any format (hard copy, ebook, audio) with a title that fits into each category.

Don’t use the same book for more than one category.

Creativity for matching the categories is not only allowed, it’s encouraged!

You can choose your books as you go or make a list ahead of time.

Sign up using the Mr Linky below with a link to your WIAN challenge page/post, not your main blog URL. Feel free to save and use the graphic at the top of the page! Also, link back to this sign up page in your challenge post so others can join too.

The categories below are links to each category sign up link.  Add your book review for each category so we can see what you’ve read and discover ideas as needed.

In 2021, choose 6 books that have titles that contain a:
(Click on the links for more examples and info)

  • One/1 (ex. One Second After; The 100): All in One Place (Holmes Crossing Book 2) by Carolyne Aarsen
  • Doubled word (ex. In a Dark, Dark Wood; Wolf by Wolf): Lie, Lie Again by Stacy Wise
  • Reference to outer space (ex. The Fault in Our Stars) The Name of the Star (Shades of London, #1) by Maureen Johnson
  • Possessive noun: All the President's Menus (A White House Chef Mystery #8) by Julie Hyzy
  • Botanical word Hearse and Gardens (Hamptons Home & Garden Mysteries #2) by Kathleen Bridge
  • Article of clothing (ex. Bossypants)  The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

Sunday, December 6, 2020

2021 Craving for Cozies

 




Murder in the Reading Room (Book Retreat Mystery #5) by Ellery Adams

All the President's Menus (A White House Chef Mystery #8) by Julie Hyzy

Donut Turn Around (A Lisa Almond Mystery #1) by A. Gardner

Wedding Day and Foul Play by Duffy Brown

Hearse and Garden (Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery #2) by Kathleen Bridge

Freezer I"ll Shoot (Vintage Kitchen Mystery, #3) by Victory Hamilton

Broadcast 4 Murder (Sophie Kimball #7) by J.C. Eaton

Murder in an Irish Village (Irish Village Mystery #1) by Carlene O'Connor

Irish Stewed (Ethnic Eats Mystery #1) by Kylie Logan

Cat Me If You Can (Cat in the Stacks Mystery #13) by Miranda James

Red Picket Fences (Pembury Acres Cozy Mystery #1) by Daphne McLean

The Drowning Spool (A Needlecraft Mystery, #17) by Monica Ferris

One Last Breath (Tara Mills Mystery #2) by Sarah Sutton

Murder in the Manor (A Lacey Doyle Cozy Mystery #1) by Fiona Grace

The Ghost and the Haunted Portrait (Haunted Bookshop Mystery #7) by Cleo Coyle

Easter Bunny Murder (A Lucy Stone Mystery #19) by Leslie Meier

A Killer Carol (An Amish Mystery #7) by Laura Bradford

Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor (Jane Austin Mysteries, #1) by Stephanie Barron

A Vision of Murder (Psychic Eye Mystery, #3) by Victoria Laurie

Yuletide Murder (A Deadline Cozy Mystery Book 10) by Sonia Parin

Up in Smoke (Glock Grannies #1) by Shannon VanBergen

Claus For Alarm (A Christmas Magic Cozy #1) by Gretchen Allen




Craving Cozies 2020

Craving Cozies 2020

 1. A Whale of a Tail - Kathi Daley

 2. Deadly Decor (Caprice De Luca Mystery #2) - Karen Rose Smith

 3. Celtic Christmas (Zoe Donovan Cozy Mystery #33) - Kathi Daley

 4. Bundle of Trouble (A Maternal Instincts Mystery Book 1) - Diana Orgain

 5. Murder Ink (Victoria Square #6) - Lorraine Bartlett

6. Six Cats a Slayin" (Cat in the Stacks $10) - Miranda James

7. Not a Creature was Purring (Paws and Claws Mystery, #5) - Krista Davis

 8. Sprinkles of Suspicion (Cupcake Catering Mystery, #1) - Kim Davis

  9. Double Knit (A Permelia O'Brien Mystery Book 1) - Arlene Sachitano

 10. Crime and Poetry (Magical Bookshop #1) - Amanda Flower

 11. Prose and Cons (Magical Bookshop #2) - Amanda Flower

 12. Murders and Metaphors (Magical Bookshop Mystery #3) - Amanda Flower

 13. Radical Regatta! (Corsario Cove #4) - Anna Celeste Burke

  14. Gnarly New Year (Corsario Cove #2) - Anna Celeste Burke

  15. Lights, Camera, Murder: Reality TV Cozy Mysteries 1 - Nikki Haverstock

  16. Killer Cables: A Knitorious Murder Mystery Book 2 - Reagan Davis

  17. The Valentine Mystery (Tess and Tilly #2) - Kathi Daley