2026 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies Reading Challenge

2026 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies Reading Challenge Tracking Post

Hosted by: Socrates’ Book Reviews

This year’s cozy mystery reading challenge has two ways to participate, and you can choose whichever suits you best:

A) Read only the cozy mysteries of your choice.

Or

B) Read one book from these sub-genres:

– One from culinary
– One from animal-related
– One from craft-related
– One from paranormal
– One from cozy mysteries based outside the US
– One career-based cozy mystery
– One holiday-based
– One travel mystery
– One historical mystery
– One is your choice! (freebie!)

Here are the levels you can join for either A or B…

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) –
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)

Here are the rules…

1. The challenge runs from January 1 to December 31.

2. You don’t have to choose your books in advance. If you do, you can change your list at any time during the year. Books can overlap with other challenges.

3. Books can be in any format – paper, audio, ebooks…it all counts!

4. You don’t have to post a review, but others would love to know about the books you are reading and may even want to add them to their reading lists.

NOTE: If you don’t have a blog and want to participate, that’s fine. You don’t have to have a blog, post in the comments section as you finish books. If you belong to a site like Goodreads and review the books there, that’s fine too. Just leave us the link. I also have a group for this challenge on Goodreads.

5. If you have a blog, take the button above, put it on your blog, and post about the challenge. Then add your name to Mr. Linky below. Please use the link to your challenge post, not the link to your home page.

6. I will have one link for signing up, one for completed reviews, and one for your wrap-up posts. I won’t have a monthly link, just one for all reviews read for this challenge.

Remember to click the link near the top, after “Hosted by,” to view the official challenge page. 

Karen

Again this year, I aim to become a Level Two (Investigator) with 20 cozy mysteries.

1. Critters and Crimes by Elizabeth Pantley
2. Teddy Bears and Ghostly Lairs by Heather Weidner
3. Death at a Firefly Tea by Laura Childs
4. Terror in Taffeta by Marla Cooper
5. Two Purloined Pillows by Allie Pleiter
6. A Blue Ribbon Murder by T.C. LoTempio
7. Misfortune Cookie by Vivien Chien
8. Dead Focused and Hocus Pocused by Marcy Blesy
9. Murder Most Trivial by Jessica Fletcher, Barbara Early
10. Hot Wings and Homicide by Carmela Dutra
11. The Diva Hosts a Murderer by Krista Davis
12. Death of an Antiquarian by Rose Kerr
13. A Cultivated Corpse by Debra Sennefelder
14. Trouble Is Brewing by Vicki Delany
15. The Dockside Letter by Clara Whitford
16. Purranormal Activity by Cate Conte
17. Murder at First Slice by Valerie Burns
18. Murder on Charity Lane by Jo Nichols
19. Fire at the Track by M.J. Evans

Jen

Jen’s goal again, this year, is to become a level two (Investigator) with 20 cozy mysteries. 

1. The Peculiar Case of the Petersburg Professor by Sharon Kay
2. Muffins and Murder in Sunset Cove by Elly Grey
3. Dungeons and Danger by Elizabeth Penney
4. Dreidels and Dead Ends by Nancy J. Cohen
5. The Mango Murders by Lucy Burdette
6. A Delicious Deception by Lucy Burdette
7. Savvy Summers and the Po'boy Perils by Sandra Jackson-Opoku
8. The Barn Identity by Diane Kelly
9. Tell-Tale Treats by Jennifer J. Chow

Thank you for checking our progress on the 2026 Cruisin’ thru the Cozies. Please feel free to check out our other reading challenges for this year. You can find them linked to the menu above.

Happy Reading!

 

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