Cruisin' thru the Cozies Reading Challenge discussion

I have read over 200 cozies this year (so far), so level 4 should be a piece of cake. Half way as of Jan 29. Have to pick up some craft, historical and travel books to make option B.

So far:
Leigh Perry - A Skeleton in the Family 1/1/2021
Vicki Delany - There's A Murder Afoot 1/2/2021
Lila Dare - Die Job 1/5/2021
Melissa Bourbon The Secret on Rum Runner's Lane
1/5/2021
Karen Rose Smith - Murder with Oolong Tea 1/6/2021
Leslie Budewitz - Chai Another Day 1/8/2021
Kathleen Bridge - A Design to Die For 1/9/2021
E.J. Copperman Old Haunts (HG) 1/11/2021
Isabella Alan Murder, Simply Stitched 1/13/2021
Isabella Alan Murder Served Simply 1/14/2021
Julia Buckley Death in Dark Blue (WA) 1/15/2021
Leslie Budewitz As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles 1/16/2021
Ellen Byron Body on the Bayou 1/17/2021
E.J. Copperman Chance of a Ghost (HG) 1/18/2021
E.J. Copperman Ghost in the Wind (HG) 1/19/2021
Shirley Damsgaard The Trouble with Witches 1/21/2021
Jessica Beck Baked Books (Donut Shop #30) 1/22/2021
Jessica Beck Cranberry Crimes (Donut Shop #31) 1/23/2021
Leigh Perry The Skeleton Takes a Bow 1/26/2021
Ellie Alexander Chilled to the Cone 1/29/2021

Susy wrote: "I have read over 200 cozies this year (so far), so level 4 should be a piece of cake."

Sounds great! Enjoy the challenge!

200!!! Good for you!
Can't wait to see your reads!

December has been an off month, but I am currently at 284. I have started way too many books and then set them aside as they won't hold my interest.

I really am not interested in TV or movies, so that leaves reading. I read a couple of periodicals and lots of books. I have always said that I could cope if I lost my hearing, but losing my sight would be heartbreaking.

Good luck, Susy! I look forward to seeing what you read. :)

Looks like I will make 290 this year but definitely not the 300 I was hoping for.

I just added the new books I want to read in 2021 to Goodreads. There are already 50, so if I add others that come up over the course of the year, the challenge should be easy. I am going for option B, but we will see how my reading fits with option A.

Finished my first cozy last night - A Skeleton in the Family by Leigh Perry. It is the first in the Family Skeleton series. Now I have to figure out how to post to the challenge since I don't blog and wouldn't even know how.

I have read more than 40 books so far for option A and need only one from crafts and one from travel to complete option B. I posted the first twenty above and here are the next 23:

21. Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron
22. Closely Harbored Secrets by Bree Baker
23. A Whisker of a Doubt by Cate Conte
24. A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Diane Freeman
25. Valentine Murder by Leslie Meier
26. Courting Can Be Killer by Amanda Flower
27. Murder, Plainly Read by Isabella Alan
28. Murder, Handcrafted by Isabella Alan
29. Undercover Kitty by Sofie Ryan
30. Fatal Cajun Festival by Ellen Byron
31. Ink and Shadows by Ellery Adams
32. A Curious Incident by Vicki Delany
33. A Biscuit, a Casket by Liz Mugavero
34. A Ghostly Reunion by Tonya Kappes
35. Cooked Goose by G. A. McKevett
36. Knit one, Die Two by Peggy Ehrhart
37. The Final Arrangement by Annie Adams
38. Enter the Witch by Andris Bear
39. A Dark and Twisting Path by Julia Buckley
40. Agony of the Leaves by Laura Childs
41. Book Clubbed by K.D. McCrite
42. Lady Takes the Case by Eliza Casey
43. Body in the Park by Courtney McFarlin

Susy, that's amazing! I'm astounded, impressed, and certainly somewhat envious! ;) Do you have a few favorite authors or series?

Since I am retired, don't watch much TV and the pandemic keeps me at home, I have lots of time to read. This is especially true since my husband is also a big reader (which is, in part, how we met).
I have several favorites that I buy as soon as they come out, even in hardback. Top of my list is Kate Carlisle and Jenn McKinlay. I also love Ellie Alexander, Donna Andrews, Winnie Archer, Bree Baker, Kathleen Bridge, Ellen Byron, Laurie Cass, Nancy Coco, Krista Davis, Maddy Day, Vicki Delany, Jana DeLeon, Amanda Flower, Eva Gates and Carol Perry. There are many more, but that is a good start

I have read 56 books and completed challenge B. Here are my books for this challenge:
- Two from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.) Baked Books by Jessica Beck, Chilled to the Cone by Ellie Alexander

- Two from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.) Murder, Simply Stitched – Isabell Alan, Body on the Bayou by Ellen Byron

- Two from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.) Knit one, Die Two by Peggy Ehrhart, Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs

- Two from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.) A Skeleton in the Family – Leigh Perry, Chance of a Ghost by E.J. Copperman, Enter the Witch by Andris Bear

- Two from cozy mysteries based outside the US (example: Belinda Lawrence series (British)) A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Diane Freeman, Lady Takes the Case by Eliza Casey

- Two career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.) Die Job – Lila Dare, Murder with Oolong Tea - Karen Rose Smith, 26. Courting Can Be Killer by Amanda Flower

- Two holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.). As the Christmas Cookie Crumbles by Leslie Budewitz, A Whisker of a Doubt by Cate Conte

- Two travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.) There's A Murder Afoot – Vicki Delaney, Cancans, Croissants and Caskets by Mary McHugh

- Two historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present) A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder by Diane Freeman, Lady Takes the Case by Eliza Casey

My latest 13 books are:
44. Murder at the Taffy Shop by Maddie Day
45. Murder in the Bayou Boneyard by Ellen Byron
46. Wedding Day and Foul Play by Duffy Brown
47. Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson
48. Dead Man's Hand by Lorraine Bartlett
49. A Spirited Tail by Leighann Dobbs
50. Farm to Trouble by Amanda Flower
51. Balls and Bones by Tracey Drew
52. Cherry Scones & Broken Bones by Darci Hannah
53. Death Waits in the Dark by Julia Buckley
54. Death with a Dark Red Rose by Julia Buckley
55. Shelved Under Murder by Victoria Gilbert
56. Keepsake Crimes by Laura Childs

I may have missed some that I have read since my master list shows I have read 68. A few might not have been cozies, but I don't think there were a whole dozen. Matters not, I completed the challenge.

Newest update, which is only through April 25, shows I have completed over 70 cozies so far:
57. Kale to the Queen by Nell Hampton
58. Boston Cream Bribery and Cherry Filled Charges by Jessica Beck
59. That Old Flame of Mine, Playing with Fire, In Hot Water and Sweet Pepper Hero by J. J. Cook
60. Checking Out Crime by Laurie Cass
61. Big Little Spies by Krista Davis
62. Deadly Editions by Paige Shelton
63. A Ghostly Undertaking by Tonya Kappes
64. Murder Most Finicky by Liz Mugavero
65. Faked to Death by Dean James
66. Decorated to Death by Dean James
67. Decorated to Death by Dean James
68. Dean James by Baked to Death
69. Killer Calories by G. A. McKEVETT
70. A Ghostly Grave by Tonya Kappes
71. Tea, Anyone? By S.R. Mallery

That's amazing! Do you read, listen, both? And do you have any you particularly enjoyed that you might like to recommend?

Anastasia wrote: "That's amazing! Do you read, listen, both? And do you have any you particularly enjoyed that you might like to recommend?"
I read only. I have never developed a fondness for audio books. I prefer to read print books, but have the Kindle app on several devices so that I can have a book with me all the time.

I have so many favorites, that it would be hard to narrow down the list. If you see an author listed 3 or more times above, you can be sure I like their books. Right now I am reading the latest by Leigh Perry. I read my first book by her last summer and have read them all and been waiting impatiently for the one I am reading now (it arrived from Amazon last night).

Susy wrote: "Newest update, which is only through April 25, shows I have completed over 70 cozies so far..."

Congratulations!

I've TBRed a few--okay, more than a few!--from your list.