Cozy Mysteries discussion

As of June 30th, I completed 52/100 books, 3 books ahead of schedule.

Good job, Julesy!

25/50...on track!

Good for you, Heather L. As of today, July 3, I've read 110 of 200 new-to-me books, plus 20 rereads. If I hadn't spent so much time knitting, I'd be farther along.

So how’s everyone doing? I am finally ahead, and by three books. My current progress is 59/85, or 69 percent.

33/50...on track!

I've just upped mine by 20 books, as I was something like 20 books ahead!

Trish, I’m impressed that you’ve read more than 150 books so far this year.

Thanks. Main thing is I work from home, and my workflow is dependant on other people - so if they aren't writing reports, then I get to read :-)

67/100, right on track.

Moving along I am now at 64/75. Don't know if I'll make 100 books but I'm ahead of last year's pages.

I finished the challenge! I am ready for 2020!

2019 Pop Sugar's Annual Ultimate Reading Challenge

• A book becoming a movie in 2019 – Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
• A book that makes you nostalgic – Return of the Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
• A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction) - Good Morning Heartache by Peter Duchin (Band Leader)
• A book you think should be turned into a movie – Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
• A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowlings
• A book with a plant in the title or on the cover - The Leaves by Scott Stanley
• A reread of a favorite book – Busmans Honeymoon by Dorothy Sayors
• A book about a hobby - Knitting is Murder (Bee's Bakehouse Mysteries Book 2) by Kathy Cranston
• A book you meant to read in 2018 One Tequila by Tricia O’Malley
• A book with Pop, Sugar or Challenge in the title - Pop Goes the Murder (A Popcorn Shop Mystery) by Kristi Abbott
• A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover – Lady Justice And The Vigilante by Robert Thornhill
• A book inspired by mythology, legend or folklore - The Blessing Way by Tony Hillerman
• A book published posthumously - Murder Inside the Beltway by Margaret Truman
• A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie – The case of the Conterfeit Eye by Earl Stanely Garnder. (Orange is the New Black Season 5)
• A retelling of a classic Mr Darcys Dogs by by Barbara Silkstone
• A book with a question in the title - Who Killed Henry Hawkins?: An Ed Lazenby mystery by Charles Ray
• A book set on a college or university campus – Murder Past Due (Cat in the stacks) by Miranda James
• A book about someone with a superpower - Secret Lives of Superhero Wives by Joynell Schultz
• A book told from multiple character POVs. Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
• A book set in space – Fly me to the Moon by Diane Vallere
• A book by two female authors – Bed, Bath and Beyond by Lorraine Bartlett and Laurie Cass
• A book with a title that contains Salty, Sweet, Bitter or Spicy Sweet Revenge (Cocoa Narel Chocolate Shop Mysteries) by Morgana Best
A book set in Scandinavia - Before the Frost (Kurt Wallander Mysteries Book 1) by Henning Mankell
• A book that takes place in as single day – The Man with the Twisted Lip by Arthur Conan Doyle
• A debut novel - I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason (CeCe Caruso Mysteries Book 1) Agatha Award Best First Novel Winner 2003 by Susan Kandel
• A book that's published in 2019 - Checked Out (Village Library Mysteries) by Elizabeth Spann Craig (2019)
A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature - The Bigfoot Blunder - Amanda M. Lee
• A book recommended by a celebrity you admire –Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown (Michelle Obama)
• A book with Love in the title – Lethal Love and Lemon Cake by Cynthia Tart
• A book featuring an amateur detective - Here Today, Gone Tamale (A Taste of Texas Mystery Book 1) by Rebecca Adler
• A book about a family - Hot Chocolate: Book 1 of the Alcott Family Adventures by Dawn Greenfield Ireland
• A book written by an author from Asia, Africa or South America - Inspector Imanishi Investigates by Seicho Matsumoto and Beth Cary (Soho Crime).
• A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in the title (Chinese zodiac?) . Cat Killed A Rat (A Ponderosa Pines Cozy Mystery Book 1) by Regina Welling
• A book that includes a wedding - Lost and Gowned: Rosemary's Wedding (A We Sisters Three Mystery Book 4) by Melissa F. Miller
• A book by an author whose first and last name start with the same letter – Murder in the Woods by Bruce Beckman
• A ghost story – Aunt Dimity Digs In by Nancy Atherton
• A book with a two word title – Simmering Death (Slow Cooker Mystery) by Tim Myer
• A novel based on a true story - The Man Who Robbed the Pierre: The Story of Bobby Comfort and the Biggest Hotel Robbery Ever by Ira Berkow
• A book revolving around a puzzle or game – A Clue for the Puzzle Lady by Parnell Hall
• Your favorite prompt from a past PopSugar Reading Challenge – (2018, The next book in a series you started) Classified as Murder (Cat in the stacks) by Miranda James

Advanced
• A cli-fi book - Watermelon Snow: A Gripping Cli-Fi Adventure Novel by William A. Liggett
• A choose your own adventure book – World War Spies: An Interactive History Adventure by Michael Burgan
• An own voices book – Becoming by Michele Obama
• Read a book during the season it is set in - Sharpe Edge: Stranger on the Stairs by Lisa Thomas (Winter or Christmas)
• A LitRPG book – Succubus Christmas Special by A.J. Markamby
• A book with no chapters / unusual chapter headings / unconventionally numbered chapters – Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time – Mark Haddon
• Two books that share the same title (1)
o Murder by the Book by Rex Stout
o Murder by the Book by Melanie Jackson
• Two books that share the same title (2)
o Past Perfect by Zanna MacKenzie
o Past Perfect by Susan Isaacs
• A book that has inspired a common phrase or idiom - A Bird in the Hand by Dane McCaslin
• A book set in an abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage, or convent A Great Day for the Deadly (The Gregor Demarkian Holiday Mysteries Book 5) by Jane Haddam

Congrats, Susan!

I am two books away from my goal of 85. I have been struggling to find reading time the last couple months, and when I sit down to read a bit before bed, I am so tired I start to fall asleep before I’m halfway through a chapter. Also doesn’t help that Christmas is coming up fast and I am not even close to being prepared. 🎅

I started the year with a goal of 110 books and increased it to 130. I've currently finished 150 books and am still reading. This is the most books I've ever read in a year.

Good job, Linda!

Have met my goal of 85 as of this morning. I’m sure I will manage another 1-2 before the end of the year. I hope...

Well, I didn't finish another couple as hoped, but then--I ended 2019 with a chunkster, which has ended up being my first book read in 2020 (finished Jan 2).

How did you do with your 2019 challenge? Did you meet or exceed your goal? Fall a bit short?

The 2020 challenge has been set up here.