Cozy Mysteries discussion

My Reading Challenges

[X] A book recommended by a librarian - King’s Cage, by Victoria Aveyard

[X] A book that's been on your TBR list for way too long - A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens

[X] A book of letters - As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto: Food, Friendship, and the Making of a Masterpiece

[X] An audiobook - Save the Date, by Mary Kay Andrews

[X] A book by a person of color - Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina, by Misty Copeland

[X] A book with one of the four seasons in the title - Winter Chill, by Joanne Fluke

[X] A book that is a story within a story - Mesmerized, by Candace Camp

[X] A book with multiple authors - A Wandering Heart, by Thomas Kinkaide and Katherine Spencer

[X] An espionage thriller - The Bourne Identity, by Robert Ludlum

[X] A book with a cat on the cover - Berried Secrets, by Peg Cochran

[X] A book by an author who uses a pseudonym - Eclair and Present Danger, by Laura Bradford/Elizabeth Lynn Casey

[X] A bestseller from a genre you don't normally read - Anthem, by Ayn Rand (philosophy)

[X] A book by or about a person who has a disability - Mr. Miracle, by Debbie Macomber (one of the main characters is dyslexic)

[X] A book involving travel - Who Was Laura Ingalls Wilder? by Patricia Brennan Demuth

[X] A book with a subtitle - Bear Bloopers: True Stories from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, by Carolyn Jourdan

[X] A book that is published in 2017 - Murder at the Puppy Fest, by Laurien Berenson

[X] A book involving a mythical creature - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by JK Rowling

[X] A book you've read before that never fails to make you smile - Shopaholic and Baby, by Sophie Kinsella

[X] A book about food - Pudding Up With Murder, by Julia Buckley

[X] A book with career advice - The Mistletoe Inn, by Richard Paul Evans

[X] A book from a nonhuman perspective - A Dog's Purpose, by W. Bruce Cameron

[X] A steampunk novel - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne

[X] A book with a red spine - Cheddar Off Dead, by Julia Buckley

[X] A book set in the wilderness - Hiking Through, by Paul Stutzman

[X] A book you loved as a child - Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

[X] A book by an author from a country you've never visited - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling

[X] A book with a title that's a character's name - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling

[ ] A novel set during wartime

[X] A book with an unreliable narrator - The Girl on the Train, by Paula Hawkins

[X] A book with pictures - Great Danes, by Rachel Cawley

[X] A book where the main character is a different ethnicity than you Sorcerer to the Crown, by Zen Cho

[X] A book about an interesting woman - Wilder in the West, by William Anderson

[X] A book set in two different time periods - Tiny Little Thing, by Beatriz Williams

[X] A book with a month or day of the week in the title - April Fool Dead, by Carolyn G. Hart

[X] A book set in a hotel - The Getaway, by Jeff Kinney

[X] A book written by someone you admire - Two by Two, by Nicholas Sparks

[X] A book that's becoming a movie in 2017 - Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie

[X] A book set around a holiday other than Christmas - A Catered Mother's Day, by Isis Crawford

[X] The first book in a series you haven't read before - Death Among the Doilies, by Mollie Cox Bryan

[X] A book you bought on a trip - Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Iowa Story, by William Anderson

[X] A book recommended by an author you love - Wagging Through the Snow, by Laurien Berenson (recommended by Joanne Fluke on cover)

[X] A bestseller from 2016 - Rogue Lawyer, by John Grisham

[X] A book with a family member term in the title - Elizabeth the First Wife, by Lian Dolan

[X] A book that takes place over a character's life span - The Lake House, by Kate Morton

[X] A book about an immigrant or refugee - I Am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai

[X] A book from a genre/subgenre you've never heard of - Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline (Cyberpunk)

[X] A book with an eccentric character -To Be Where You Are, by Jan Karon

[X] A book that's more than 800 pages - The One Year Bible (NIV)

[ ] A book you got from a used book store

[X] A book that's been mentioned in another book - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, by Lewis Carroll (mentioned in Bats at the Library, by Brian Lies)

[X] A book about a difficult topic - Savannah Blues, by Mary Kay Andrews (substance abuse sub-plot)

[X] A book based on mythology - The Red Pyramid, by Rick Riordan

2018 Ultimate Challenge

[X] A book made into a movie you’ve already seen

Muppets Meet the Classics: The Phantom of the Opera

[ ] True Crime

[X] The next book in a series you started

Heart of Texas Volume 2: Caroline's Child\Dr. Texas

[X] A book involving a heist

Camino Island

[X] Nordic Noir

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

[X] A novel based on a real person

My Lady Jane

[X] A book set in a country that fascinates you

Death of a Poison Pen
(Scotland)

[ ] A book with a time of day in the title
[ ] A book about a villain or antihero

[X] A book about death or grief

The Woman in the Window

[ ] A book with your favorite color in the title

[X] A book with alliteration in the title

A is for Alibi

[ ] A book about time travel

[X] A book with a weather element in the title

Things to Do When It's Raining

[X] A book set at Sea

Gulliver's Travels


[ ] A book with an animal in the title
[ ] A book set on a different planet
[ ] A book with song lyrics in the title
[ ] A book about or set on Halloween

[X] A book with characters who are twins (Fred and George Weasley)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling


[ ] A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym
[ ] A book that is also a stage play or musical

[X] A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
Scottish

A Spoonful of Poison

[ ] A book about feminism

[ ] A book about mental health

[X] A book you borrowed or that was given to you as a gift

A Charles Dickens Devotional

[X] A book by two authors -
Reading Unbound: Why Kids Need to Read What They Want and Why We Should Let Them

[X] A book about or involving a sport - Quidditch

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

[ ] A book by a local author

[ ] A book mentioned in another book
[ ] A book from a celebrity book club
[ ] A childhood classic you’ve never read

[X] A book that’s published in 2018

Surprise Me

[ ] A past Goodread’s Choice Awards winner

[ ] A book set in the decade you were born
[ ] a book you meant to read in 2017 but didn’t get to
[ ] A book with an ugly cover

[X] A book that involves a bookstore or library

The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers

[X] Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 Popsugar Reading Challenge - 2016 Challenge: A book with a blue cover

Heart of Texas Volume 3: Nell's Cowboy\Lone Star Baby


Advanced (10)

[ ] A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
[ ] A cyberpunk book
[ ] A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
[ ] A book tied to your ancestry

[X] A book with a fruit or vegetable in the title

Raspberry Danish Murder

[ ] An allegory
[ ] A book by an author with the same first or last name as you
[ ] A microhistory

[X] A book about a problem facing society today - Homelessness

Always

[ ] A book recommended by someone else taking the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge