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Thursday, January 1, 2026

Cruising through cozies 26 edition




Hosted by Yvonne at Socrates Book Reviews.  I enjoyed trying to find cozies that fit into different categories this year.  It added an extra bit of interest to my already busy cozy reading schedule.   Cozies are definitely my go-to read when I am looking to escape into a book without having to focus too hard. 

Link Up for reviews is found here

The levels of the challenge are as follows:



Level one (Snoop) -
A) Read 10 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read one book in each of the above cozy sub-genres (total of 10 books)

Level two (Investigator) -  
A) Read 20 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read all the books in level one plus an additional 10 cozy books of your choice (total of 20)

Level three (Super Sleuth) - 
A) Read 30 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B) Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 10 cozy books of your choice (total of 30 books)

Level four (Sleuth Extraordinaire) -  Going for this in B
A)Read 40 cozy mysteries of your choice.
B)Read two books from each sub-genre in level one plus an additional 20 cozy books of your choice (total of 40 books)


So pick up a cozy and get reading.

Reviews are to be posted on blog site and on Goodreads

- One from culinary (anything dealing with food: restaurants, baked goods, etc.)
  1. Penned In (Farm to Fork #4.5 ) by Lynn Cahoon
  2. Candy Corruption (The Cozy Café Mysteries #2) by CA Phipps

- One from animal related (cats, dogs, birds, etc.)
  1.  Read on Arrival (Bookmobile Mystery, #2) by Nora Page
  2.  Dog Gone Troubles by Karen McSpade

- One from craft related (any kind of hobbies - knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, etc.)

- One from paranormal (witches, vampires, etc.)
  1.  Five Furry Familiars (Kitchen Witch Mysteries, #5) by Lynn Cahoon
  2. The Gates to the Afterlife French Quarter #2 by Jen Pitts

- One from cozy mysteries based outside the US (example: Belinda Lawrence series (British))
  1.  Death by Bagpipes ( Travel Can be Murder #4) by Jennifer Alderson
  2.  Chocolate Cherry Cheater (Murder on the Equator #5) by Becca Bloom
- One career-based cozy mystery (housekeeping, wedding planner, etc.)
  1.  High Style and Homocide (Hamptons Home and Gardens #8)   by Kathleen Bridge Blog and Goodreads Review 1/6/26 
  2. Elementary, She Read (A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, #1) by Vicki Delany

- One holiday based (set during any holiday - Christmas, Thanksgiving, Valentines, etc.)
  1.  A Wee Christmas Homicide (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #3) by Kaitlyn Dunnett

- One travel mystery (character could be on a cruise, touring another area, etc.)
  1. Bingo Bashed (Meg Butler #2) by Leena Clover Blog and Goodreads Review 1/5/26
  2.  Adventure in Alaska (Ocean Cruises #2) by Cheryl Dougan

- One historical mystery (any mystery not set in the present)

- One is your choice! (freebie!)
  1.  Something Read, Something Dead (Lighthouse Library Mystery #5) by Eva Gates
  2. Much Ado about Nutmeg   (Pancake House Mystery, #6) by Sarah Fox
  3.   by Karen McSpade
  4.    by Karen McSpade
  5.    by Karen McSpade
  6.    by Karen McSpade
  7. Crab Cake Criminal   by Karen McSpade
  8.  Mayhem in the Mediterranean (Ocean Cruise Cozies, #3) by Cheryl Dougan
  9. The Wayward Wind: Sailing New Seas: The Cozy Cruise #15 by Lizzie Josephson
  10. Diamonds on the Danube (River Cruise Cozies #1) by Cheryl Dougan
  11. Gone to Hot Pot by Vivien Chien
  12. Murder at the Rusty Anchor (A Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery 6) by Maddie Day
  13. Drugged on Deck (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #1) by Susan Harper
  14. Dead in the Water (Caribbean Cruise Cozy Mystery #2)  by Susan Harper
  15. When There Were 9 by C.A. Larmer
  16.  Crime Rangoon by Vivien Chien



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1 comment:

  1. YvonneJanuary 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM

    Thank you for joining us in 2026! Good luck with the challenge.

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