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Definition Of The Broad “Cozy Genre”.
My blog celebrates its fifth anniversary! Please enjoy the kitty photographs I share relating to the formation of RIEDEL Fascination. My blog’s foremost purpose is to furnish a writer with a public place to write and invite conversations. One of my … Continue reading
First Reads, Birthday Month, Genre Decades
Hello from snowy prairie Canada! In this post, I am going to renew a reading group I enjoy very much, “First Reads” and leap into two that are new. I update in one spot, so come back and see how … Continue reading
Mystery Subjects 2015!
My pioneering year concludes February 2014 and everyone’s reviews have contributed to a database in my menu atop this blog. “My Kind Of Mystery” is renewed for 2015 and we solve riddles for prizes. I hope you consider joining my whole trio! My … Continue reading
Last group of the year: Europe
I object to calling Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and England one country. They’re wonderfully diverse but this is a creative circle I happily board while it’s still 2012. The hostess doesn’t enforce lumping the United Kingdom and I applaud her extension to January 31, … Continue reading
Posted in Book / Novel / Literature
Tagged Agatha Christie, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Lyn Hamilton, Maeve Binchy, Malta, Phyllis A. Whitney, Turkey, Wales
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Seconds, most original theme.
The most original reading activity I’ve seen is “Seconds Challenge“. This post is a required introduction. It is by the same hostess of “First In A Series”, where book collectors account for series or authors we tried out. I find this one considerably more … Continue reading
Contest using series starters.
How ludicrous it must seem to commit in December when most contests end. It’s easy to just begin, quite a while before declaring it. With a telephone modem, there’s no whipping anything up. I *can* start Christmas baking while pages … Continue reading
Cozy Theme Conquered.
I’ve said and will say it again: ‘cozy’ is a weak, lame word for a heading! I cringe if it is used in reviews and urge everyone to just say ‘mystery’. However since I enjoy so many authors labelled thusly; I must be … Continue reading
Eclectic person and reader!
I had the pleasure of Shelley-Rae’s ‘Eclectic Reading Challenge’ and she has become a friend. Just as it takes me a while to compose sign-up posts, I’d better get closing off events I finished. There are many. Like more than 10! I … Continue reading
I surpassed the Irish book challenge!
I was drawn to this circle for my heritage but thought it one of the trickiest. I’ve been building an extremely well-varied collection of books all my life, largely unopened. My personal rule for these special events is to use my … Continue reading
Posted in Book / Novel / Literature
Tagged Angela Elwell Hunt, Anne Enright, Bryan Jeffery Leech, Dingle, Dublin 4, Ireland, Lyn Hamilton, Maeve Binchy, McNutt, The Lilac Bus
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Mystery & Suspense Circle.
There are two levels: Read 12 mystery & suspense novels in 2012 Read 24 mystery & suspense novels in 2012 In June I discovered reading challenges and had a ball jumping in. I’m in 11 of them, an important … Continue reading
Challenged To Finish Sequels.
I spent summers on Lake Winnipeg, floating around then visiting the beach store. In a box on the floor were novels, 25c or less! I grabbed every eerie mansion, without a care for the synopsis. If a character rooted around hallways … Continue reading
Silly name but love the genre.
Isn’t ‘cozy’ a stupid name for novels? I love a paranormal aura. Like gothics, some authors continue to write ghost stories: EJ Copperman, Alice Kimberly, Christie Fifield, PJ Alderman. Whenever keeners throw around “nice cozy” in reviews, I wince! The genre means stories propelled by … Continue reading
