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Hello and welcome to my new book blog, Cozy Up to Crime! 2020 seems like an odd year to dive back into the world of book blogging after taking several years off, but this year has been full of change and reflection so now seems like as good a time as any. In the past year, I've switched careers from librarian to web developer,  and along the way renewed my love for reading. As a librarian, I was always reading for awards committees or for collection development, but not really for fun. Meanwhile, stay-at-home orders and the stress of being isolated from family and job hunting during a pandemic forced me into a major reading slump. Instead of losing myself in books, I spent a lot of time playing Animal Crossing and watching Hallmark Channel. 

Cozy mysteries to the rescue! I love the films on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and I realized that they are based on a whole genre that I had read casually in the past, but never really took a deep dive into. So I signed up for a digital library card, started filling my Kindle with cozy mystery books, and was able to lose myself in a story for the first time in months. Focusing on cozies allowed me to read for fun again, and to take my mind off of the daily stress of life. I love the unique settings, the quirky characters, the dreamy jobs of the amateur sleuthers, and the fun of trying to solve whodunnits along with the lead character. I also joined bookstagram and discovered the joy of sharing books through that community, chatting with other mystery lovers, and adding new books to my TBR list on a daily basis. Here on the blog, you will find a mix of reviews, reading recaps, and recommended reading lists. I'm happy you're here.

Happy sleuthing!
Stephanie

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