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Mysteries and Thrillers

There are several challenges that track how many mysteries, thrillers and cozies you read in a given year.  

Cloak and Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal

The first mystery based genre challenge I will do again this year is the Cloak and Dagger challenge

 It is hosted by  Carol on her CarolsNotebook blog.  This tallying includes cozy mysteries but also traditional mysteries, thrillers, and suspense novels.  Basically, anything with a mystery can be tracked at this challenge

Levels:

•  5-15 books – Amateur sleuth
• 16-25 books – Detective- 
• 26-35 books – Inspector
• 36 – 55 – Special agent 
• 56+ books – Sherlock Holmes  My Choice

Challenge Completed 5/16/23

 Craving for a Cozy 

The second is Craving for a Cozy hosted by Dolly at EscapewithDollyCas  As the name implies this just involves reading and tallying cozy mysteries.         #CravingCozies

                                            Levels

• 
  Peckish – 1 – 25 Cozy Mysteries
• Famished – 26 – 51 Cozy Mysteries  
• Yearning – 51 – 75 Cozy Mysteries 
• Starving  – 76 – 100 Cozy Mysteries THIS IS MY GOAL
• Ravenous – 101 – 125 Cozy Mysteries
• Voracious – 126 – 150 Cozy Mysteries 
• Overindulged – 151 – 200 Cozy Mysteries
• Pigged Out – 201 or more Cozy Mysteries

You can always go up a level but you can’t go down. 

Track Cloak and Dagger reviews on Carol's blog and discuss on FB

Craving for Cozy reviews are posted on FB and a year end form

Mysteries I've Read in 2024

6/76 cozies

0 thriller/mysteries

1. Mint Chocolate Murder (Ice Cream Shop Mystery, #2) by Meri Allen
•  Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/3/24 
2. Town in a Blueberry Jam (A Candy Holliday Mystery, #1) by BB Haywood
•  Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/5/24
3. In Farm's Way (Farm to Table Mysteries, #3) by Amanda Flower
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/6/24 
4. Ashes to Ashes, Crust to Crust (Deep Dish Mysteries, #2) by Mindy Quigley
•  Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/9/24 
5. Murder in the Book Lover's Loft (A Book Retreat Mystery #9) by Ellery Adams
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 1/12/24 
6.  Eat, Drink and Drop Dead  by T.C, LoTiempo
• Blog Post and Goodreads Review 2/7/24