Cozy

Cozy books are often characterized by relatively low stakes, a strong focus on characters, and evocation of feelings of comfort, warmth, and safety.

See also: cozy fantasy, cozy mystery
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Emily Wilde's Compendium of Lost Tales (Emily Wilde, #3)
The Otherwhere Post
I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Rom-Com (Cosmic Chaos, #1)
The Snowbirds
Greenteeth
Wooing the Witch Queen (Queens of Villainy, #1)
Where Shadows Bloom
The Crime Brûlée Bake Off (A Claire Walker Mystery, #1)
Killing Me Soufflé (A Bakeshop Mystery, #20)
I Died for Beauty (An Emily Dickinson Mystery, #3)
Waifs And Strays (The Cat Lady Chronicles Book 1)
A Victim at Valentine's (A Secret Bookcase Mystery #5)
The Rake OR The Orca Who Met His Match in a Selkie Desiring Revenge (The Shades of Sanctuary, #3)
An Excellent Thing in a Woman (A Sparks and Bainbridge Mystery, #7)
The Wagtail Murder Club (A Paws & Claws Mystery)
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
Story of My Life (Story Lake, #1)
The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
The Lost Bookshop
We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)
The Cinnamon Bun Book Store (Dream Harbor, #2)
Apprentice to the Villain (Assistant to the Villain, #2)
Not Quite by the Book
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Tress of the Emerald Sea
Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave (Finlay Donovan, #5)
Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club, #2)
The Christmas Tree Farm (Dream Harbor, #3)
The Spellshop
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeCatering to Nobody by Diane Mott DavidsonFudge Cupcake Murder by Joanne FlukeBlueberry Muffin Murder by Joanne FlukeDying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson
Mysteries in Good Taste!
492 books — 276 voters

Marshmallow Malice by Amanda FlowerA Call for Kelp by Bree BakerFrozen Stiff Drink by James J. CudneyBuried to the Brim by Jenn McKinlayPulp Friction by Julie Anne   Lindsey
Cozy Mysteries 2020 New Releases
214 books — 242 voters
Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria LaurieSecondhand Spirits by Juliet BlackwellThe Trouble With Magic by Madelyn AltBrownies and Broomsticks by Bailey CatesWhat's a Ghoul to Do? by Victoria Laurie
Paranormal Cozy Mysteries
620 books — 536 voters

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall SmithCrocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth PetersThe Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha ChristieChocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne FlukeThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
Cozy Mystery Series - First Book of a Series
1,099 books — 2,429 voters
Murders and Metaphors by Amanda FlowerDying for Devil's Food by Jenn McKinlayMurder in the Reading Room by Ellery AdamsChocolate Cream Pie Murder by Joanne FlukeMurder Lo Mein by Vivien Chien
Cozy Mysteries 2019 New Releases
196 books — 93 voters

Legends & Lattes (Legends & Lattes, #1)
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches
Bookshops & Bonedust (Legends & Lattes, #0)
The Spellshop
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1)
Can't Spell Treason Without Tea (Tomes & Tea Cozy Fantasies, #1)
The House Witch (The House Witch, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2)
The Pumpkin Spice Café (Dream Harbor, #1)
The Teller of Small Fortunes
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (Vera Wong, #1)

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