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Friday, January 2, 2026

Cover fun

  I found a new cover based challenge for 2025.   This is generally a fun and interesting way to complete additional challenges.  It is hosted by Susan on her blog Blogginboutbooks




Level One: 1-10 books

Level Two: 11-20 books

Level Three: 21-30 books

Level Four: 31-40 books  <= my goal

Level Five: 41-50 books







Completed:  30/40

Read a book with a cover that includes:

1.  a scene you would like to step into for a day

  1. Bingo Bashed (Meg Butler #2) by Leena Clover Blog and Goodreads Review 1/5/26

2.  the word "house" or "home" in the title

  1. High Style and Homocide (Hamptons Home and Gardens #8)   by Kathleen Bridge

3. your favorite food or drink 

  1. Candy Corruption (The Cozy Café Mysteries #2) by CA Phipps

4. a subtitle

  1.  Death by Bagpipes ( Travel Can be Murder #4) by Jennifer Alderson

5. a chalkboard

6. an animal that is often ridden by humans (horse, mule, camel, etc.)

7. a mythical creature (unicorn, dragon, centaur, etc.)

  1. Penned In (Farm to Fork #4.5 ) by Lynn Cahoon

8. someone holding food or a drink in their hand(s)

9. a compound word in the title or author's name (the compound word needs to be made up of two real words, but the resulting word does not have to be a real word, like buttermore, Shellman, etc.)

  1. The Wayward Wind: Sailing New Seas: The Cozy Cruise #15 by Lizzie Josephson

10. someone in a uniform of some kind

  1.  A Wee Christmas Homicide (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #3) by Kaitlyn Dunnett

11. the author's picture on the front cover

12. something a chef might use (apron, toque, spatula, pots and pans, etc.)

  1.  Five Furry Familiars (Kitchen Witch Mysteries, #5) by Lynn Cahoon

13. the name of a flower in the title or author's name

  1.     by Karen McSpade

14. an adverb in the title

15. a car's headlights shining in the darkness

16. ice in some form ("ice" in the title, ice cubes, frozen pond/rink, glaciers, etc.)

  1.  Adventure in Alaska (Ocean Cruises #2) by Cheryl Dougan

17. a timepiece

18. a palindrome in the title or author's name

19. the name of a bird in the title

  1.  by Karen McSpade

20. a title that does not include the words "and" or "the"

  1.    by Karen McSpade

21. a bridge

  1. Private Rome Private #18 by James Patterson 

22. a title word or author's name you don't know how to pronounce correctly

  1.  Five Found Dead by Sulari Gentill

23.  a mug or teacup

  1.  Crime Rangoon by Vivien Chien

24. a bell of some kind (doorbell, jingle bells, cowbell, etc.)

  1.  Something Read, Something Dead (Lighthouse Library Mystery #5) by Eva Gates

25. something you might see in a house of worship (stained glass windows, scriptures, cross, menorah, priest, etc.)

  1.  Dog Gone Troubles by Karen McSpade

26. something you associate with pirates (Jolly Roger, eyepatch, parrot, etc.)

  1.    by Karen McSpade

27. someone with facial hair

  1. The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy by James Patterson

28. an adjective that is often used to describe the weather (stormy, sunny, windy, cloudy, etc. in the title or author's name 

  1. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien

29. a watercraft

  1.  Mayhem in the Mediterranean (Ocean Cruise Cozies, #3) by Cheryl Dougan

30. something you might use for a home improvement project (tools, paint, nails, etc.)

31. someone reading 

32. a word from the military alphabet in the title (https://militaryalphabet.net/)

33. at least one person using a medical or mobility device (wheelchair, cane, hearing aids, insulin pump, etc.)

34. an honorific in the title or author's name (Miss, Mrs., Doctor., Your Highness, etc.)

35. a telephone (rotary or cell) or a telephone booth

36. someone who is barefoot

37. an alliterative title (A Christmas Carol, Legacy of Lies, Forever Friends, etc.)

  1. Drugged on Deck (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #1) by Susan Harper

38. punctuation of some sort in the title

  1. Elementary, She Read (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Vicki Delany

39. somewhere you could happily sit and read all day

  1. Dead in the Water (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #2)  by Susan Harper

40. an X, Y, or Z in the author's name

  1. Much Ado about Nutmeg   (Pancake House Mystery, #6) by Sarah Fox

41. an umbrella

  1. Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery 6) by Maddie Day

42. a computer

43. a title or cover art with the name of a road or street (Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah, The Dress Shop on King Street by Ashley Clark, etc.)

44. minimal cover art/design

  1. The Correspondent  by Virginia Evans

45. someone with red hair

  1. The Gates to the Afterlife French Quarter #2 by Jen Pitts

46. one of the weapons from the board game Clue (candlestick, dagger/knife, lead pipe, rope, revolver/pistol, wrench)

  1. Diamonds on the Danube (River Cruise Cozies #1) by Cheryl Dougan

47. one or more balloons

48. a creepy old house or building

49. someone with painted fingernails or toenails

50. a noun in the author's name (Amanda Flower, Cherie Priest, Stephen King, etc.)

  1. Private Oz (Private, #6) by James Patterson




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