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As usual, these are based around odd or wacky holidays. Read as many or as few as you like.

3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - Read a cozy mystery that also has a romance in it. (Does not have to be the main characters).

Feb 2 - Candlemas - Candlemas is the last holiday of the Christmas season. Candlemas is a christian celebration, or festival, of the Feast of Purification of the Virgin Mary. It also celebrates the annual blessing of candles used by the church. Read a book that has a candle on the cover, in the title, or featured in the story someway OR read a christmas themed book.

Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in 1959. Read a book that has something to do with music. From a radio or sheetmusic or an instrument on the cover, to a character that sings or plays music, etc.

Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day - Read a book by author who uses an alias or penname. BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different penname.

Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - Read the first cozy mystery you can see, reach out and touch, etc. that you havn't already read. (ie Top of your TBR list)

Enjoy!

I'll give this a shot :)

FEBRUARY MINI CHALLENGE, 2/1 - 2/28
PROGRESS: 4/5

�� 3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - Read a cozy mystery that also has a romance in it.
One Hot Murder (Victoria Square #3), by Lorraine Bartlett, finished 2/13

�� Feb 2 - Candlemas - Read a book that has a candle on the cover, in the title, or featured in the story someway OR read a Christmas themed book.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor #1), by Lisa Kleypas, finished 2/4

�� Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died - Read a book that has something to do with music.
A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, finished 2/12 �� Bennie is an executive for a record company

Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day - Read a book by author who uses an alias or penname. BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different penname.

�� Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - Read the first cozy mystery you can see, reach out and touch, etc. that you haven't already read. (ie Top of your TBR list)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23 Mysteries #1), by Debbie Viguie, finished 2/5


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I'm in!!

3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - Brownies and Broomsticks °a little late, but finished 3/3/13°



Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died - A Chili Death - *finished 2/24/13*



Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - A Pizza To Die For - *Finished 2/21/13*

Mini Monthly Challenge

0/5 Done

1. Flirting Week: A Wedding to Die For by Leann Sweeney
2. Candlemas: Cut to the Corpse by Lucy Lawrence
3. Music Died: Requiem for a Mezzo by Carola Dunn
4. Different Name: Bookplate Special by Lorna Barrett
5. No Brainer: Three Bedrooms, One Corpse by Charlaine Harris

I'm in! Here are my choices:
1. International Flirting week: Going Organic Can Kill You
by Stacy McLaughlin
2. Candlemas: Bruja Brouhaha by Rochelle Staab
3. The Day The Music Died: Dead Man Waltzing by Ella
Barrick
4. Get A Different Name Day: The Walled Flower by
Lorraine Bartlett
5. No Brainer Day: Old Haunts by E.J. Copperman

I'm in too: 5/5 done


3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - Read a cozy mystery that also has a romance in it. (Does not have to be the main characters). (11 February 2013)

Feb 2 - Candlemas - Read a book that has a candle on the cover. (7 February 2013)

Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in 1959. Read a book that has something to do with music. From a radio or sheet music or an instrument on the cover, to a character that sings or plays music, etc. (Mik is a violinist)(28 February 2013)

Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day - Read a book by author who uses an alias or pen name. BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different pen name. (15 February 2013)

Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - Read the first cozy mystery you can see, reach out and touch, etc. that you haven't already read. (ie Top of your TBR list) (25 February 2013)

Sounds like fun. I'll give it a whirl.

FEBRUARY MINI CHALLENGE, 2/1 - 2/28
PROGRESS: 5/5

3rd Week of Feb is Flirting Week - ..done 2/12/13


Feb 2 - Candlemas - ...done 2/18/13

Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died - Read a book that has something to do with music. ] ..2/19/13

Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day - ..2/6/13

Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - ...2/10/13

Let's see how we do it this month ;)

Dizzy wrote: "I'm in!!

3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - Brownies and Broomsticks..."

FYI - Chris Cavender is an author who writes under several pen names so you can use A Pizza To Die For for the #4 Different Name challenge if you choose. It's hard to keep track, I wasn't sure you knew this. His name is Tim Myers; he has 10 series under 7 names.

Here's a link to his author page on SYKM:

I'm in, too! 5/5 + Bonus DONE


3rd Week of Feb Flirting Week - Every Trick in the Book by Lucy Arlington

Feb 2 - Candlemas - Christmas is Murder by C.S. Challinor

Feb 3 - Music - The Ragtime Kid by Larry Karp

Feb 13 - Penname - Bookmarked For Death by Lorna Barrett and One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett (Bonus)

Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - Opal Fire by Barbra Annino

I initially had listed for the No Brainer Day category but took it off. Started to read it yesterday and it was so bad that I gave up after about 100 pages. The female lead character had a mouth like a sailor, spewing four-letter words and cussing like a sailor, was like a cardboard character, and went off on unrelated tangents for pages. Poorly written. Certainly wasn't like any cozy I read before.

Every so often you do occassionaly run into a bad book. Unfortunately they can't all be good ones.

Nell wrote: "Dizzy wrote: "I'm in!!

3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - Brownies and Broomsticks..."

FYI - Chris Cavender is an author who writes un..."

Oh wow, I had no idea! Thanks for the heads up! And I just realized from that link you posted that he also writes the Donut Shop series, which I also enjoy. =p

I'm in.


1/6

International Flirting Week -

Candlemas -

The Day the Music Died -

Get a Different Name Day -

BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different penname.

No Brainer Day - Scrapbook of Secrets, finished 2/4 - ★★★★

Just finished and wasn't all that impressed.

Congrats Kari!

Congrats, Kari!

4/6


International Flirting Week - Devil's Food, finished 2/9 - ★★★★

Candlemas -

The Day the Music Died - Twice in a Lifetime, finished 2/13 - ★★★★

Get a Different Name Day - Ammie, Come Home, finished 2/16 - ★★★★��

BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different penname.

No Brainer Day - Scrapbook of Secrets, finished 2/4 - ★★★★

3/6

International Flirting Week: Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly (02/15/13 - ★★★★).
Candlemas: Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris (02/11/13 - ★★★★).
The Day the Music Died:
Get a Different Name Day: Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (02/08/13 - ★★★★).
* BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different penname.
No Brainer Day:

This challenge looks really interesting. I would love to join in for the March challenge. :)

Katrina wrote: "This challenge looks really interesting. I would love to join in for the March challenge. :)"

There's still time for this one. You can read "as many or few as you like."

Oh Nell, that's good news. Let me try for this month. Thanks!

3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - Read a cozy mystery that also has a romance in it. (Does not have to be the main characters).

Feb 2 - Candlemas -

Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in 1959. Read a book that has something to do with music. From a radio or sheetmusic or an instrument on the cover, to a character that sings or plays music, etc.

Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day - Read a book by author who uses an alias or penname. BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different penname.

Feb 27 - No Brainer Day -

Finished the challenge yesterday with

Congrats Biblophile!

Congrats, Biblophile!

I was hoping to read a Nora Roberts book and my first J.D. Robb book for the Different Name Day, but that's not going to happen, so I'm calling this one done.


FEBRUARY MINI CHALLENGE, 2/1 - 2/28
PROGRESS: 4/5

�� 3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - Read a cozy mystery that also has a romance in it.
One Hot Murder (Victoria Square #3), by Lorraine Bartlett, finished 2/13

�� Feb 2 - Candlemas - Read a book that has a candle on the cover, in the title, or featured in the story someway OR read a Christmas themed book.
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor (Friday Harbor #1), by Lisa Kleypas, finished 2/4

�� Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died - Read a book that has something to do with music.
A Visit from the Goon Squad, by Jennifer Egan, finished 2/12 �� Bennie is an executive for a record company

Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day - Read a book by author who uses an alias or penname. BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different penname.

�� Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - Read the first cozy mystery you can see, reach out and touch, etc. that you haven't already read. (ie Top of your TBR list)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23 Mysteries #1), by Debbie Viguie, finished 2/5


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Yay Barb! 4 out of 5 aint bad!

5/5


International Flirting Week - Devil's Food, finished 2/9 - ★★★★

Candlemas - Ammie, Come Home, finished 2/16 - ★★★★��

The Day the Music Died - Twice in a Lifetime, finished 2/13 - ★★★★

Get a Different Name Day - Blue Murder, finished 2/17 - ★★★★

BONUS: Read 2 books by the same author, each book under a different penname.

No Brainer Day - Scrapbook of Secrets, finished 2/4 - ★★★★

Congrats, Barb! Congrats, Jane!

Thanks ladies!

Just completed today.

Congrats, everyone.

Here's the two that I was able to complete this month (and not even cozies at that). I'm still having fun coming up with books for the different categories though!

International Flirting Week -Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry
Candlemas - The Fires of Heaven 2/18/13
The Day the Music Died - The Shadow Rising 2/8/13
Get a Different Name Day - A Dinner to Die For
No Brainer Day - The Mysterious Mr. Quin

Finished at last!
1. International Flirting Week: Going Organic Can Kill You
Finished on February 3rd
2. Candlemas: Bruja Brouhaha
Finished on February 10th
3. The Day The Music Died: Dead Man Waltzing
Finished on February 14th
4. Get A Different Name Day: The Walled Flower
Finished on February 25th
5. No Brainer Day: Old Haunts
Finished on February 19th

Congrats, Zoe! Congrats, Linda!

Yay Zoe and Linda!

Hurrah Linda & Zoe!

Thanks! and congrats to all!

Thank you, my fellow cozy readers! :-)

3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week - There Goes the Bride by M.C. Beaton

Feb 2 - Candlemas - Busy Body by M.C. Beaton

Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died - As The Pig Turns by M.C. Beaton

Feb 13 - Get a Different Name Day - Lorraine Bartlett, The Walled Flower

Feb 27 - No Brainer Day - If You Can't Stand the Heat by Robin Allen

Finished this one by the skin of my teeth :)

Yay Nell and Lynne!

4/5 - Not more this month

International Flirting Week: Cat Trick by Sofie Kelly (02/15/13 - ★★★★).
Candlemas: Pride and Prescience by Carrie Bebris (02/11/13 - ★★★★).
The Day the Music Died:
Get a Different Name Day: Pies and Prejudice by Ellery Adams (02/08/13 - ★★★★).
No Brainer Day: Due or Die by Jenn McKinlay (02/25/13 - ★★★★).

Congrats, Nell! Congrats, Lynne!

Wow, I actually managed four out of five. I didn't think I would accomplish half that!


3rd Week of Feb is International Flirting Week: Read a book that involves flirting/romance
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
(Cheating slightly here--it specifically said cozy, but one could argue that this classic has an air of mystery to it, and there was definitely some flirting and romance involved.)

Feb 2 - Candlemas: A book with candles
Who Do, Voodoo? by Rochelle Staab (Candles on the cover and used in the story.)

Feb 3 - The Day the Music Died: A book that involves music
Rainsong by Phyllis A. Whitney (Main character is a widowed song writer/musician whose husband was a singer/musician)

Feb 27 - No Brainer Day: Read the first cozy mystery you can see
If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell

Congrats, Heather!

Congrats, Marisa and Heather!

Congrats Nell, Marisa, & Heather!

Thanks Barb, Valorie and Marissa.

Marissa, you must have posted just as I was starting to write my post--I see we were only 18 minutes apart. Glad to see someone else only hit four out of five! : D

That's all I managed to complete, too, Heather. And yanno, I'm ok with that :) To me, these challenges that I'm so addicted to are supposed to be for FUN. And stressing out over reading "that one last book" isn't fun, imo.