Cozy Mysteries discussion

As always, read as many or as few as you like based around real but wacky holidays. Books can be all cozy mysteries but don't have to be. It's up to you.


June is National Adopt a Cat Month and June 4th is Hug Your Cat Day - Read a book with a cat as a character, shown on the cover, or listed in the title.

June 3rd is Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") - Reread a favorite book.

June 4th is Old Maid's Day - Read a book with an old spinster in it (doesn't have to be the main character).

June 26 is Beautician's Day - Read a book that has a scene in a beauty parlor, barber shop, etc. Extra credit if the book's main theme centers around a beauty shop.

June 27 is Sun Glasses Day - Read a book that takes place on or near a beach, shows a beach on the cover, or if sunglasses are specifically mentioned in the title or anyone on the cover is wearing a pair.

BONUS June 4th is National Cheese Day - Read a book that has something to do with cheese, has any kind of cheese in the title or on the cover.

Happy Summer
Enjoy!

This...is going to be a hard one. I'll be lucky if I do two of these. :-\

Here we go, with the fist one done ☺:

(1 / 5)

1.- National Adopt a Cat Month
2.- Repeat Day: Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz (06/02/2014 - ★★★★)
3.- Old Maid's Day
4.- Beautician's Day
5.- Sun Glasses Day



And happy summer for you, Briansgirl

I'm in.. 3/5


1.- National Adopt a Cat Month Susannah's Garden 6/11/14
2.- Repeat Day
3.- Old Maid's Day
4.- Beautician's Day Welcome to Last Chance 6/15/14
5.- Sun Glasses Day Sea Glass Island 6/3/14

1.- National Adopt a Cat Month - Lending a paw by Laurie Cass Completed 06/24

2.- Repeat Day - Little house in the big woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder - completed 06/07

3.- Old Maid's Day
4.- Beautician's Day
5.- Sun Glasses Day
6. - National cheese day

I'm in! 6/6 DONE


National Adopt a Cat Month - The Cats that Surfed the Web by Karen Anne Golden

Repeat Day (I said "Repeat Day") - The A.B.C. Murders by Agatha Christie

Old Maid's Day - The Sayers Swindle by Victoria Abbott

Beautician's Day - Permed to Death by Nancy J. Cohen with extra credit

Sun Glasses Day - Murder Hooks a Mermaid by Christy Fifield

BONUS National Cheese Day - The Long Quiche Goodbye by Avery Aames

This might help some of you...

(evidently Nancy Cohen has an entire "Bad Hair Day" series with 10 books in it: https://www.goodreads.com/series/7041...)

Shear Murder by Nancy J. Cohen

Murder By Manicure by Nancy J. Cohen

Murder on a Bad Hair Day by Anne George

And Hairspray and Homicide has been free at Amazon a few time ago.

Is it bad that I think the hardest one of these for me will be repeat day? I very rarely if ever repeat a book, there are too many new ones to read!

Linda wrote: "Is it bad that I think the hardest one of these for me will be repeat day? I very rarely if ever repeat a book, there are too many new ones to read!"

I agree Linda. There are so many books I want to read that I don't reread.

I don't usually Re-read either but it just so happens that I got the first Little house book from the library to read with my child so I will be using that as my re-read.

Anything counts for a re-read Becky.

Seems I missed June 4th as National Cheese Day to match our featured author this month.

I'll see how many I get done and I'll include National Cheese day ♥

1.- National Adopt/Hug a Cat Month
2.- Repeat Day Wicked Autumn (currently reading)
3.- Old Maid's Day
4.- Beautician's Day
5.- Sun Glasses Day
6.- National Cheese Day

Here is the plan for June.

National Adopt a Cat Month and Hug Your Cat Day - How to Wash a Cat

Repeat Day - Reread a favorite book.

Old Maid's Day - Star Spangled Murder

Beautician's Day - Dead Roots

Sun Glasses Day - Hula Done It?

National Cheese Day - Lost and Fondue

(2 / 5)

1.- National Adopt a Cat Month
2.- Repeat Day: Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz (06/02/2014 - ★★★★)
3.- Old Maid's Day
4.- Beautician's Day*: Hairspray and Homicide by Cindy Bell (06/07/2014 - ★★★).
5.- Sun Glasses Day



* Extra-credit: The dead woman is the rival owner of the other parlor in the village.

(3 / 5)

1.- National Adopt a Cat Month
2.- Repeat Day: Absolutely, Positively by Jayne Ann Krentz (06/02/2014 - ★★★★)
3.- Old Maid's Day: Hunter's Moon by Helen Haught Fanick (06/08/2014 - ★★★★)
4.- Beautician's Day*: Hairspray and Homicide by Cindy Bell (06/07/2014 - ★★★).
5.- Sun Glasses Day



* Extra-credit: The dead woman is the rival owner of the other parlor in the village.

Repeat Day -

Beautician day -

National Cheese Day -

Well, I'm in a different nation (Canada), so I'm not sure if these are all holidays here. But it looks like fun, so I'll play :)

Hug Your Cat Day -
Repeat Day - Liar Liar A Cat DeLuca Mystery by K.J. Larsen
Old Maid's Day -Big Stone Gap by Adriana Trigiani
Beautician's Day -
Sun Glasses Day -
National Cheese Day -

Finished up my June challenge.

National Adopt a Cat Month and Hug Your Cat Day - How to Wash a Cat 6/11/14

Repeat Day (repeating an author) - Murder in Foggy Bottom 6/18/14

Old Maid's Day - Sleeping Murder 6/21/14

Beautician's Day - Dead Roots 6/8/14

Sun Glasses Day - Hula Done It? 6/24/14

National Cheese Day - Lost and Fondue 6/14/14

Linda wrote: "Finished up my June challenge.

That's great! Congrats. I think I won't finish mine, but it was fun trying :)

Congrats, Linda! And yes, Susan, the challenge itself is fun.

Cozy Mysteries

June Mini-Challenge

3/5

1. Adopt-a-Cat Month: Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly

√ 2. Repeat Day: Reread a favorite: Only You by Elizabeth Lowell - 6.04

√ 3. Old Maid's Day: The Fortune Hunter by Diane Farr - 6.20
(Bessie is an old spinster)

4. Beautician's Day: Permed to Death by Nancy J. Cohen

√ 5. Sunglasses Day: Beach Scene: Beach House No. 9 by Christie Ridgway - 6.09

Meant to post my results for this challenge sooner, but wasn't home Saturday, and was kept offline the last two nights by severe storms. It's nice to not only see the sun today, but to have slightly cooler temps as well. The last few days have been so humid! Anyway, I didn't think I would do well with these, but did better than expected, quite by accident.


Cat book -- Read a book with a cat in it: Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames
(Rags the cat.)

Repeat day -- re-read a book: Rascal by Sterling North
(A childhood favorite I've been meaning to re-read since stumbling across a copy at the library used book sale. Was interesting to read descriptions of my state/area of 100 years ago, something I did not pick up on as a kid.)

Old Maid's Day -- book with a spinster:
Clobbered by Camembert by Avery Aames
(I'm thinking of the character Prudence, who does not live up to her name.)

Beautician's Day -- book with scene at barber shop/beauty parlor: East of Eden by John Steinbeck
(I admit to pushing it a bit here, as people are mentioned visiting these establishments at least three times, though no scenes actually take place there.)

Sun Glasses Day -- Read a book set at a beach: The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
(If you want a beach setting, look for a book set on an island, LOL.)

Well, the previous update is the last one. I didn't finish the beach book (real life, you know).

Marisa wrote: "Well, the previous update is the last one. I didn't finish the beach book (real life, you know)."

Three out of five isn't bad, especially when life gets in the way. ;)