I sat this one out in 2021, but I’m ready to give another go. Sign up at Lori’s blog, Escape with Dollycas. You can use the author first, middle last initial for this challenge.
I’ll post my final list at the end of December 2022. Have fun if you join in!
It’s time for the 2022 Craving for Cozies Challenge over at Lori’s blog, Escape with Dollycas where you can sign up for this challenge. The place I actually keep track of anything read is my Goodreads Read shelf. Since I only read cozies (aside from a couple books last year), it’s pretty safe to assume everything listed there is a cozy mystery.
I’ll post a list in December 2022 of the 201 books I read for Pigged Out level that I always do. Have fun if you join too!
Can you believe it’s time to start thinking about the 2022 Escape with Dollycas Alphabet Soup Challenge? I’m linking the title in the first sentence to Lori’s blog where you can go for the signup Google doc. (It’ll open in a new tab.) No worries if you don’t have a blog, and if you like the idea of keeping track in a group environment, Lori has a Alphabet Soup Facebook group just for that as well. I’m not a huge fan anymore of posting in public FB groups, but I realize it’s probably set up public so the authors can see when people tag them as having read their books.
Just like with 2021, I’m waiting until I have the challenge finished to post my list here. Any questions, I know Lori’s always happy to help, so just run on over to her site and check it out.
Updated 12/28/20: Missed four states. But I’ll be back for the 2021 challenge.
This is another challenge hosted by Lori at Escape with Dollycas where you track what states or countries you visit when you read a book. Sign up here at Escape with Dollycas and see all the details you need to know. I’m not doing too well on the 2019 challenge, but there’s still time to knock out a few more places. You can track on a blog, Goodreads or the Facebook group (see Lori’s blog for that information).
Countries can only be used once. Review links not needed.
Alabama
Witcher Upper–Amy Boyles
Alaska
Mushing Is Murder—Patti Benning
Arizona
The Secret of Shadow Ranch–Carolyn Keene
Arkansas
No Small Caper–Cynthia Hickey
California
Poppy Harmon and the Hung Jury–Lee Hollis
Colorado
A Field Guide to Homicide–Lynn Cahoon
Connecticut
Witch Hunt–Cate Conte
Delaware
Murder at First Sight–Shelly West
District of Columbia
Color Me Murder–Krista Davis
Florida
Sunshine Hunter–Susan Hunter
Georgia
Frankly My Dear, I’m Dead–Livia J. Washburn
Hawaii
Ukulele Murder–Leslie Lantry
Idaho
Killer Green Tomatoes–Lynn Cahoon
Illinois
Murder in Aisle Three–Megan Rivers
Indiana
Death in a Budapest Butterfly–Julia Buckley
Iowa
Merit Badge Murder–Leslie Langtry
Kansas
Kentucky
Dead to the Last Drop–Tonya Kappes
Louisiana
Don’t Stop Bewitching–Mandy M. Roth
Maine
Christmas Jam…boree–Donna Walo Clancy
Maryland
Empaths and Paws–Penny Brooke
Massachusetts
Jammed–Deany Ray
Michigan
Statue of Limitations–Kate Colllins
Minnesota
Sugar Cookie Murder–Joanne Fluke
Mississippi
Buried Bones–Carolyn Haines
Missouri
The Wedding Cake Murder–Susan Keene
Montana
Seven Years Bad Luck—Kristy E. Carter
Nebraska
Nevada
Christmas in Paradise–Kathi Daley
New Hampshire
BlackBuried Pie–Lyndsey Cole
New Jersey
Theater Nights Are Murder–Libby Klein
New Mexico
Negative Exposure–Lisa B. Thomas
New York
Silenced in Sequins–Debra Sennefelder
North Carolina
Glazed Murder–Jessica Beck
North Dakota
Ohio
Matchmaking Can Be Murder–Amanda Flower
Oklahoma
The Mystery in Tornado Alley–Carolyn Keene
Oregon
Death of a Dapper Snowman–Angela Pepper
Pennsylvania
Cherry Pie or Die–CeeCee James
Rhode Island
Cliffhanger–Amy Saunders
South Carolina
Asking Fur Trouble–Ally Roberts
South Dakota
Tennessee
That Old Flame of Mine–JJ Cook
Texas
Stay at Home Dead–Jeffrey Allen
Utah
Bookman Dead Style–Paige Shelton
Vermont
Peppermint Chocolate Murder–Wendy Meadows
Virginia
Bound for Murder–Victoria Gilbert
Washington
A Body Below Ground–Danielle Collins
West Virginia
Pulp Friction–Julie Lindsey
Wisconsin
A Crafter Quilts a Crime–Holly Quinn
Wyoming
The Dangerous Winter–K.V. Kovar
COUNTRIES:
Australia
End of the Lane–Sonia Parin
Canada
A Dastardly Dognapping–Jordan Wood
Costa Rica
A Beach House to Die For–K.C. Ames
England
There’s a Murder Afoot–Vicki Delany
Ireland
Dead in Dublin–Caitie Murphy
Italy
Al Dante’s Inferno–Stephanie Cole
Japan
The Daydreamer Detective–S.J. Pajonas
New Zealand
The Long Island Iced Tea Goodbye–Emily Selby
Scotland
A Corpse at the Castle–R.B. Marshall
Update 12/29/20: To date I’ve read 417 books soon to be 418, and maybe three of those weren’t what I would exactly call a cozy mystery, but I definitely nailed my Pigged Out level in 2020. 🙂 Here’s my list which is basically my complete Read shelf on Goodreads.
I guess this isn’t quite a challenge for me, since all I read is cozies, but I do like keeping track in the Craving for Cozies Facebook group rather than here on the blog. This year, if you want to see my progress, just go to that Facebook link I just posted. I’m trying to cut back on the challenges that I was doing on the blog last year–it got to be overwhelming.
Sign up here for the Craving for Cozies 2020 challenge on Escape for Dollycas’ blog. Both the links I’ve posted will open in a new tab for you to go and sign up. I’m going for my usual level of Pigged Out, 201+, hope to see you in the group!
The author edition of Alphabet Soup is another fun challenge. It hasn’t been around as long as the original Alphabet Soup, but here’s where you can sign up at Escape with Dollycas’ blog. The link opens in a new window so that you can grab your form and sign up too. Track on your blog, Goodreads or join the Facebook group. All the details are outlined on Lori’s blog. Have fun!
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Lori Caswell at Escape with Dollycas blog has been hosting this for quite some time now. I’ve done it since 2017, and it’s always fun. I have yet to finish, but there’s still enough 2019 left that I could. Anyway, I’m game for doing it again. The sign up post is at Escape with Dollycas. That link I just posted opens in a new window for you, and you can go fill out the form yourself. No blog, no problem. You can track on Goodreads and the Facebook group. Read Lori’s post for all the fun details and hope to see you in the group!
This is mainly a reminder for me, but pesky Q, X and Z can be anywhere in a word in the book title.
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