I love a good cozy mystery, but the paranormal part isn't a favorite sub genre of mine. Still, anything that distracts, it's worth the money to just lose yourself in another universe. I like cozies because the bad guy always gets caught or done in, not like in real life at all. Escapist reading is a highly underrated coping mechanism.
Yes, exactly. Cozies are great for escapism: they’re light, and often humorous, and you don’t have to feel sad about the murder victim because that person is usually either “not very nice” or “not really known.” A touch of paranormal is okay with me, but an entire town full of ghosts is far more than a touch. And, for some reason, I can buy into a touch of esp or a touch of magic more easily than I can buy into ghosts. At least in cozies.
Yes, that's one of the best things about cozies. You can nearly always spot the "victim" from the get go. He or she is causing trouble or someone no one likes. However, the death nearly always causes an issue for the main character so she/he has to get busy and help the police find the real killer.
I'm a big fan of the Christmas cozy murder. They can be modern or historical, but they're fun. Since I got my new eReader, I've been reading mainly cozies. I also don't mind a police procedural or regular murder mystery, but I'm not a fan of the "thriller" where there's a women in jeopardy who's being stalked and then tortured by serial killers.
Paranormal tends to put me off. I also don't read present tense books. Otherwise, cozies are my go-to reading. I love Krista Davis, Carola Dunn, Kerry Greenwood, Jenn McKinlay, Vicki Delany just to name a few.
Speaking of Christmas cozies, just a few days ago I downloaded a Donna Andrews Christmas cozy. It’s from her Meg Langslow series, many of which are set at Christmas. I’ve skipped quite a few in the series, mostly because the prices got prohibitive and I stopped going to the library, but it was a “special deal” and I’m sure I’ll enjoy it.
If you’re looking for new (to you) cozy authors, you might check out Julie Mulhern. She has two cozy series, no paranormal, no present tense, both very well written (although one of them is perhaps a little more “gritty” than your average cozy). And if you like animals, I can recommend Laura Morrigan’s “Call of the Wild” series … although that one has just a touch of … not paranormal, exactly, but a limited form of telepathic ability. There are probably a few more authors I could add … and who I will think of as soon as I finish this comment and click “add comment.” 🙂
Thanks for the recs. I have read one of Morrigan's, I think it was Woof at the Door. The writing was good, but the whole psychic thing put me off. I haven't tried Julie Mulhern's Country Club series, but I'll give it a try. The other didn't look like my kind of books.
I just finished the latest Donna Andrews, Rockin' Around the Chickadee. It was cute. She's a good writer, solid, but she's got so many characters and so many side plots, that it's sometimes chaotic. Still, the books set at Christmas are her best.
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I'm a big fan of the Christmas cozy murder. They can be modern or historical, but they're fun. Since I got my new eReader, I've been reading mainly cozies. I also don't mind a police procedural or regular murder mystery, but I'm not a fan of the "thriller" where there's a women in jeopardy who's being stalked and then tortured by serial killers.
Paranormal tends to put me off. I also don't read present tense books. Otherwise, cozies are my go-to reading. I love Krista Davis, Carola Dunn, Kerry Greenwood, Jenn McKinlay, Vicki Delany just to name a few.
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If you’re looking for new (to you) cozy authors, you might check out Julie Mulhern. She has two cozy series, no paranormal, no present tense, both very well written (although one of them is perhaps a little more “gritty” than your average cozy). And if you like animals, I can recommend Laura Morrigan’s “Call of the Wild” series … although that one has just a touch of … not paranormal, exactly, but a limited form of telepathic ability. There are probably a few more authors I could add … and who I will think of as soon as I finish this comment and click “add comment.” 🙂
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I just finished the latest Donna Andrews, Rockin' Around the Chickadee. It was cute. She's a good writer, solid, but she's got so many characters and so many side plots, that it's sometimes chaotic. Still, the books set at Christmas are her best.
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