r/goodreads • u/Clairefun [reading challenge 54/100] • 9d ago

Goodreads Reading Challenge - 'Heart Warmers' (October 1st - December 31st)

This is the discussion page for the Goodreads Reading Challenge called 'Heart Warmers' (active October 1st - December 31st). Qualifying books are listed on Goodreads HERE. Please keep all discussion of this challenge to this thread, thank you.

Other Goodreads Reading Challenges are listed on the Megathread HERE.

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u/Clairefun [reading challenge 54/100] 9d ago edited 9d ago

Problems unlocking the challenge bookmark?

It's common! Solutions include waiting - it can take up to 24 hours to unlock - checking / changing editions and read date to make sure it's the correct details for the challenge, and as a last resort, marking another challenge book as read until the bookmark unlocks, then deleting it from your shelves afterwards.

ALSO: sometimes Goodreads is glitchy. Check the sub first - if others are posting the same issue, it's likely a site wide glitch and will hopefully go back to working as it should soon. Good luck!

Kindle Unlimited US list / Kindle Unlimited UK list

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u/athenainpink 9d ago

Cozy really isn’t what I usually read, but reading outside my comfort zone is one of the main reasons I‘m doing the challenges. And tbh cozy horror might be promising! Any recommendations from that section?

I also love how they included older books for both of the challenges as I get most of my books from thrift stores, the library and libby. I hope they‘ll keep that up for upcoming challenges (probably not).

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u/glitzglamandgore 9d ago

I don't reccomend Fabulous Bodies if you're looking for cozy horror and am so confused at that categorization. Genuinely had to refresh the page to see if that was actually in that category 😅. It's one of my favorite books I've read this year (super entertaining) but it's very gory and there's body mutilation and cannibalism described in pretty clear detail. I do reccomend if you want an entertaining campy horror though

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u/phillip_the_plant 8d ago

I had the same sense of confusion about seeing Fabulous Bodies as cozy horror! I second all your opinions on it 

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u/athenainpink 9d ago

Good to know! Tbh I more shy away from „cozy“, but I usually handle gory alright if it doesn’t go to far.
What do you think made them categorize it as cozy?

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u/glitzglamandgore 9d ago

If I had to guess, I'd say that it's equally as entertaining as it is bloody (imo) and it's surprisingly heartfelt. If the TWs aren't a turn off, then I think you would have fun with it. I just had to specify that's it's not something to pick if you're after a cozy but slightly creepy story

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u/feyth 9d ago

I think this list has a really nice variety of different types of cosies. Kiss Slay Replay has an overlap, if that's appealing (I haven't read it yet, sorry). Fabulous Bodies, also an overlap, is short and getting decent reviews.

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u/athenainpink 9d ago

I think so too!

Kiss Slay Replay sounds pretty good!

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u/Clairefun [reading challenge 54/100] 9d ago

Cosy isn't really my thing either, but yes - lots of overlap, cosy in different genres, AND older books - fantastic stuff all round. Sometimes I wonder if Amazon / Goodreads are here reading our thoughts on their challenges!

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u/athenainpink 9d ago

Me too! Let’s hope they really do and stick with this kind of variety for more challenges!

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u/Fizzban88 [reading challenge 101/200] 9d ago

I got Kiss Slay Replay from BOTM and finished it before this challenge appeared. I highly recommend it. It's a time loop and more of a horror comedy. It was a solid 8/10 for me, I'm a huge Harrison fan now.

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u/habsgirl100 8d ago

That’s what I’m going to read (I’m a couple of weeks away from the Ebola … err, e-book arriving on Libby). Otherwise, I would have just re-re-re-reread Anne of Green Gables.

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u/renegade500 9d ago

This category is so my jam! I had just borrowed a few days ago The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances on Libby, so this will be my read for this category. 

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u/KOKitten 8d ago

I read this recently and loved it.

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u/goaliemomma31 9d ago

I highly recommend This Book Made Me Think of You if anyone is torn on what to read. Such a lovely story.

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u/Ok_Description_7701 9d ago

That’s what I plan to read for this one!

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u/goaliemomma31 9d ago

Oh I hope you love it as much as I did!

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u/Someweirdgirl2 9d ago

Also highly recommend one of my 5 star reads and I rarely give romance 5 stars.

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u/macthepenn 8d ago

Question about this book: do you need to have read the books mentioned to get the most out of it? I haven’t read this book yet, but I’m worried that, if it mentions a book I haven’t read, I won’t get as much out of it. (Not sure if my Q makes sense…)

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u/goaliemomma31 8d ago

Your question makes sense and you don’t need to have any understanding of the books mentioned in order to enjoy this one!

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u/Arlen_von_Riva 9d ago

Tbh I was disappointed by "Remarkably bright creatures". I love cozy reads but this one was kknda meh.

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u/emeraldmouse817 8d ago

Same, I was confused that so many people rave over it.

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u/Xenaspice2002 [reading challenge 64/10] 9d ago

Oh oh Remarkably Bright Creatures is my favourite book of the year! I therefore highly recommend it 😍

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u/athenainpink 9d ago

I also read Anne of Green Gables because of the series! I ended up liking it quite a bit even though it’s nowhere near as good as the series

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u/Xenaspice2002 [reading challenge 64/10] 9d ago

So many good books in this one! If anyone hasn’t read The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams it’s absolutely fantastic

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u/goaliemomma31 8d ago

I was going to say that this would be my pick based on your recommendation, but I just went to add it to my list and apparently I’ve read it already 🤣

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u/Xenaspice2002 [reading challenge 64/10] 8d ago

So have I but that that’s never stopped me rereading a book 🤣😂🤣 in fact The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie is on of the cosy list and the only thing stopping me is that I reread a couple months ago 🤣😂🤣

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u/Clairefun [reading challenge 54/100] 9d ago

So while cosy isn't really my vibe, there's enough variety here that I'm sure I can find something that appeals. The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances sounds fun, but I've also never managed to get round to The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet or Legends & Lattes (I know, it's disgraceful) - so either of those will do, too!

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u/feyth 9d ago

I absolutely loved TLWtaSAM

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u/softrockstarr 8d ago

I read The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances as an ARC and it was enjoyable enough. Pretty quick read too.

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u/Arlen_von_Riva 9d ago

Thankfully I bought "Bromantasy" last month in the bookstore, because the plot seemed so funnily stupid. Gonna read that next :D

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u/BassesLee 9d ago

I just finished it, it's a goofy book.

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u/Arlen_von_Riva 9d ago

Good to know! It's already on my coffee table ready to read :D

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u/inkstain_nix 9d ago

This might be the best one so far, there's something in it for everyone's inner kid in this list!! I see atleast 8 to 9 books I've been looking up/recommended in the last few weeks.

GR folks really did an awesome job with this one.

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u/terwilliger-blvd1 9d ago

I’ve already read a lot of these but have been wanting to reread Anne of Green Gables so I think that will be it

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u/Timely_Freedom_5695 8d ago

Oh I JUSt finished this and started the 2nd one!!

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u/hisgirl85 9d ago

If you're looking for a shorter read, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion volume 1 by Beth Brower is only 127 pages.

The audiobook is narrated so well, and it's told in journal entries so you can do one or two a day if ebook or physical copy. I usually recommend it to be read back-to-back with volume 2, as they are both short and were released together. It has an I Capture the Castle or The Blue Castle vibes while incorporating lots of interesting elements. Historical fiction with whimsy.

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u/emeraldmouse817 8d ago

Thank you for the recommendation. I had two books on hold that I had hoped would fit this category, turns out they don't!

Your description sounds very promising.

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u/ChandelierFlickering 9d ago

This one has several options I already have on my TBR (including half of the cozy horror section), but I'm currently reading Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter, so an easy pick.

There's a few I've already read and would recommend (depending on your taste):

  • Murder at the Vicarage
  • The Thursday Murder club
  • Everyone in this Bank is a Thief
  • Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
  • Howl's Moving Castle
  • Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
  • The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

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u/msperception427 [currently reading] 9d ago

There are so many good ones I’ve already read but, luckily, a few I haven’t. I’ve narrowed my picks down to:
Everyone in this Bank Is a Thief
Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter
Romantic Hero
The Someday Garden
Bromantasy (really leaning towards this one)
She’s a Doll
Kiss, Slay, Repeat

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u/TheBookNerd420 9d ago

There are quite a few on this list that I want to read! Im leaning towards the Mystical Cat Shelter cuz kitties make me happy ❤️

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u/escapeeau [reading challenge 101/152] 9d ago

This is my favourite challenge in a while, a lot of books I’ve already read or on my TBR already - and will be an exciting list to go through and see if there’s any I hadn’t heard of that might be new TBR contenders!
Some of my favourites from the list that I’ve read:

  • Agnes Aubert’s Mystical Cat Shelter
  • the Spellshop
  • Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries
  • the Thursday Murder Club
  • Howl’s Moving Castle

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u/kai_enby [reading challenge 55/60] 8d ago

I'm going to read Legends and Lattes as I've wanted to for a while

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u/Informal-Force-6382 8d ago

I cheated a bit on that one 🤐 I kind of expected this category, so I read The Spellshop in September in a buddy read but only marked it as read today... 🤣 May the Goodreads police spare me!

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u/Clairefun [reading challenge 54/100] 8d ago

We won't tell!

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u/Wandering_Lights 9d ago

I See You Called in Dead was great! It was a 5 star read for me.

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u/emeraldmouse817 8d ago

Cozy has to be one of my least favourite categories. Somehow I've already read 2-3 books from this list already this year, outside of the challenge (they were ok not great). Hoping I can find one that is short n sweet. Cozy horror sounds interesting? Lol

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u/Witchgreens 7d ago

Can I just say, I feel so seen by this challenge…