Cozy Mysteries discussion

CONGRATS, Beverly!! ;-D

Thanks to everyone who congratulated me, and congratulations to everyone who has been working on this challenge.

Hooray! I finally finished the last book for my first set of words: MOTHERS DAY. And I finished one more book for the 2nd set of words: KITE and PUDDLE. A couple of the books chosen for this challenge will also work for the June Mini Challenge and that makes me feel a little less worried about finishing by June 20. But, finish or not, I'm having fun. Hope you all are enjoying your books as well.

Congratulations, Betty!!! If you finished your first set of words, you met the challenge--Any more you read are just extra! :)

And yes, I have fun reading for all the challenges; glad you are as well! :)

Good job, Betty!

Congrats, Betty

Way to go Betty!

I finished the two words I chose originally, so I added two more. The books are all mysteries, but not all are cozies :)


2017 SPRING CHALLENGE, 3/20 - 6/20

THUNDERSTORM
T = Trouble in Bloom (Nina Quinn #4), by Heather Webber, finished 3/28 ★★★.5
H = Harbor Ice (Jack Beale #1), by K.D. Mason, finished 5/8 ★★.5
U = Uniformly Dead (A Stitch in Time #1), by Greta McKennan, finished 4/5 ★★★.5
N = author Leslie Nagel – The Antique House Murders (Oakwood #2), finished 5/11 ★★★.5
D = A Deadly Cliche (Books by the Bay #2), by Ellery Adams, finished 3/23 ★★★.5
E = author Erika Chase – Book Fair and Foul (Ashton Corners #4), finished 4/20 ★★★
R = author Penny Richards – Though This Be Madness (Lilly Long #2), finished 4/2 ★★★.5
S = author Michele Scott – A Vintage Murder ( Wine Lover's #4), finished 4/22 ★★★.5
T = Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone #1), by John Grisham, finished 3/31 ★★★.5
O = author Gail Oust – Rosemary and Crime (Spice Shop #1), finished 4/18 ★★★.5
R = A Reference to Murder (Book Barn #2), by Kym Roberts, finished 4/8 ★★★.5
M = Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #2), by Chris Grabenstein, finished 4/4 ★★★★





WINDY
W = author Christine Wenger – Do or Diner (Comfort Food #1), finished 5/29 ★★★.5
I = If Catfish Had Nine Lives (Country Cooking School #4), by Paige Shelton, finished 3/21 ★★★★
N = Never Con a Corgi (Leigh Koslow #6), by Edie Claire, finished 3/27 ★★★.5
D = Days of Wine and Roquefort (Cheese Shop #5), by Avery Aames, finished 4/26 ★★★.5
Y = Yarned and Dangerous (Tangled Web #1), by Sadie Hartwell, finished 4/14 ★★★★




CROCUS
C = author Mindy Starns Clark – The Buck Stops Here (Million Dollar #5), finished 4/3 ★★★.5
R = Red Delicious Death (Orchard #3), by Sheila Connolly, finished 3/25 ★★★★
O = Of Books and Bagpipes (Scottish Bookshop #2), by Paige Shelton, finished 4/23 ★★★★
C = author J.J. Cook – Playing with Fire (Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade #2), finished 4/30 ★★★.5
U = An Uninvited Ghost (Haunted Guesthouse #2), by E.J. Copperman, finished 6/3 ★★★★
S = author Susan M. Boyer – Lowcountry Boneyard (Liz Talbot #3), finished 4/11 ★★★★




SPRING
S = author Susan Wittig Albert – Mistletoe Man (China Bayles #9), finished 5/7 ★★★★
P = author Sara Paretsky – Killing Orders (VI Warshawski #3), finished 4/7 ★★★.5
R = A Reference to Murder (Book Barn #2), by Kym Roberts, finished 4/8 ★★★.5
I = Introducing Gertrude, Gumshoe, by Robin Merrill, finished 6/4 ★★
N = author Nancy Atherton – Aunt Dimity and the Widow's Curse (Aunt Dimity #22), finished 6/2 ★★★.5
G = author Chris Grabenstein – Whack A Mole (John Ceepak #3), finished 4/1 ★★★★




***** CHALLENGE COMPLETE 6/4/17 *****

Great job Barb.

YAY, Barb! : D

Thanks :)

Congratulations to those who've already completed some words!

CONGRATS, Barb!! Great job! :)

Congrats, Barb!

Thank you! It was hard to find mysteries for some of those letters LOL

Hooray! I finished the last book for PUDDLE! Now to work on the three books left for KITE and the three for the June Mini Challenge.

Doing well Betty!

Good progress, Betty!! :)

Good job Betty and you still have 12 days to finish Kite.

I finally managed to complete a word over the weekend:


S = Shadow Spell by Nora Roberts
P = Peril in Paperback by Kate Carlisle
R = A Room with a View by E.M. Forster
I = Into the Fire by Jeaniene Frost
N = Needled to Death by Maggie Sefton
G = Grace Cries Uncle by Julie Hyzy

Woohoo!! I finished Exercising the Past for KITE and now have only one book to go and it's from a favorite series. Looking forward to spending some quality time with medieval surgeon/bailiff, Hugh de Singleton before moving on to the three books remaining for the June Mini Challenge.

Heather and Betty, CONGRATS!! Good progress! :)

Congrats, Heather! Congrats, Betty!

Finished again :)

Here's another word for me :)


Cozy Spring 2017 Challenge (Part 2)

March 20, 2017 - June 20, 2017

12/12

T - The Traitor's Girl by Christine Wells 5★s 26/4/17
H - A Hundred Small Lessons by Ashley Hay 5★s 22/3/17
U - Union Belle by Deborah Challinor 5★s 11/5/17
N - The Anatomy of Cheating: A Novel by Nesly Clerge 5★s 27/4/17
D - The Spring Cleaning Murders: An Ellie Haskell Mystery by Dorothy Cannell 2★s 2/5/17
E - Before You Were Mine by Em Muslin 3★s 10/5/17
R - Two Nights by Kathy Reichs 5★s 14/6/17
S - Jewel in the North by Tricia Stringer 5★s 24/4/17
T - The Stranger Inside by Jennifer Jaynes 3.5★s 1/5/17
O - Play Dead by Leslie O'Kane 5★s 29/3/17
R - Rosalee Station by Mandy Magro 4★s 4/5/17
M - Murder at Rudhall Manor by Anya Wylde 2.5★s 24/4/17

CONGRATS, Brenda!! You're like the Energizer Bunny of reading! :)

Some of your books will soon be added to my TBR List--so many books, so little time...

Thanks Marie :) I enjoyed most of them..

Wow, Brenda! You're my hero. Great job.

Congrats, Brenda! Impressive!

Thanks girls :)

YAY Brenda! :-D

Thanks Heather :) Looking forward to the next challenge :)

Hurrah. I finished just in a nick of time. Look at post 22. I am really proud of myself,

Congrats, Brenda! Congrats, Carol!

Just got in under the wire and finished both words: LILACS and TULIPS (see message 18). I don't have a lot of time for reading, so I'm happy to have completed this challenge.

Congratulations, Rhonda and Carol (and all others who finished). This was a fun challenge!

I managed to finish at the 11th hour. I finished with the words UMBRELLA, KITE, and EARTH. See message #2. Now I'm starting the summer challenge!

Thanks Marisa :)

Congrats, Barbara! Congrats, Julesy!

CONGRATS to Rhonda, Carol, Barbara, Julesy, and everyone who finished, or read any books at all! It was a fun challenge, and now on to the Summer Challenge! :)

Out of vowels and out of time! Here are my spring words.

V - Murder Between the Covers by Elaine Viets 4/5/17
E - Quilt or Innocence by Elizabeth Spann Craig 3/30/17
R - Bargain Hunting by Rhonda Pollero 5/28/17
N - Firestorm by Nevada Barr 5/8/17
A - A Deadly Cliché by Ellery Adams 4/14/17
L - Liver Let Die by Liz Lipperman 4/26/17




P - Picked to Die by Sheila Connolly 4/8/17
A - A Spoonful of Murder by Connie Archer 5/17/17
L - Killer Crab Cakes by Livia J. Washburn 4/11/17
M - Murder of a Cranky Catnapper by Denise Swanson 3/21/17
S - Seed No Evil by Kate Collins 5/14/17




L - French Pastry Murder by Leslie Meier 4/29/17
A - Stitch Me Deadly by Amanda Lee 6/5/17
M - A Murderous Yarn by Monica Ferris 5/19/17
B - Dead Bolt by Juliet Blackwell 3/27/17




K - A High-End Finish by Kate Carlisle 4/17/17
I - Iced Chiffon 6/17/17
T - False Impressions by Terri Thayer 4/2/17
E - Dying to Call You by Elaine Viets 4/23/17

Congrats to everyone who has finished this challenge!

Congrats to our latest finishers: Rhonda, Carol, Julesy, and Linda!

Hooray for Linda, Barbara, Julesy, Carol, Rhonda and all other finishers I missed! Linda, impressive list of books!

Well done Linda!

Linda, CONGRATS! Great list of books! :)

Congrats, Linda

Spring Spell-Out

GALOSHES

G Georgette Heyer Venetia
A Donna Andrews Die Like an Eagle
L Liane Moriarty Big Little Lies
O Only a Promise Mary Balogh
S Sally Goldenbaum Death By Cashmere
H His at Night Sherry Thomas
E Emilie Barnes 101 Ways to Clean Out the Clutter
S Susan O'Brien Finding Sky

Congrats, Nell!

Just in the nick of time, Nell. Congratulations!

CONGRATS, Nell! Good job sticking with it! :)

This is my challenge, not all of books are mysteries (with mystery only a short word):

E: Tying the Knot by Elizabeth Spann Craig (22/03/2017 - ★★★☆)
G: The Cats That Stole a Million by Karen Anne Golden (04/06/2017 - ★★★☆)
G: The Cats That Watched the Woods by Karen Anne Golden (14/04/2017 - ★★★☆)
S: Small Town Filly by Bethanie Cushman (13/05/2017 - ★★★☆)

W: Bitter Harvest by Wendy Tyson (02/04/2017 - ★★★★☆)
I: Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews (31/05/2017 - ★★★★☆)
N: Nightshade for Warning by Bailey Cattrell (09/05/2017 - ★★★★)
D: Dressed to Kill by Lynn Cahoon (23/05/2017 - ★★★☆)
Y: Holiday Spirits by Yasmine Galenorn (22/03/2017 - ★★★★)

S: Spiced and Iced by Jenny Kales (30/04/2017 - ★★★★)
P: A Peach Season Murder by Lilian Watts (16/05/2017 - ★★★☆)
R: Roth by Anna Hackett (12/06/2017 - ★★★★)
I: White Hot by Ilona Andrews (02/06/2017 - ★★★★☆)
N: Silver Silence by Nalini Singh (05/05/2017 - ★★★★☆)
G: Sinister Snickerdoodles by Janel Gradowski (21/05/2017 - ★★★★)