Cozies and Thrillers 2026

 

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

 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 THIS IS MY GOAL
• Starving  – 76 – 100 Cozy Mysteries 
• 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

Optional Mini challenge on DollyCas Blog  When completed fill out this form

1. A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WHO HAS PASSED AWAY
2. A BOOK BY AN AUTHOR WITH AN ALLITERATIVE NAME (Cleo Coyle, Cate Conte, etc.)
3. A BOOK SET OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES
4. A BOOK SET IN ALASKA OR ARKANSAS
5. A BOOK BY A NEW TO YOU AUTHOR
6. A BOOK SHORTER THAN 200 PAGES
7. A BOOK THAT IS MORE THAN THE 7TH BOOK IN A SERIES
8. A BOOK THAT TAKES PLACE OVER A HOLIDAY
9. A BOOK CLASSIFIED AS A HISTORICAL COZY MYSTERY
10. A BOOK THAT HAS BEEN ON YOUR TO-BE-READ STACK FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS
11. A BOOK WITH PARANORMAL ELEMENTS
12. A BOOK WHERE A PET PLAYS A PROMINENT ROLE

Mysteries I've Read in 2026

0/51 cozies

0 thriller/mysteries

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