Recs if you like Meet Your Baker (A Bakeshop Mystery, #1)...

The starters for cozy mystery series with fun and unique themes, amateur sleuths with niche-specific jobs and hobbies, adorable animal companions (or supernatural beings), small towns with close-knit communities, may or may not include tasty recipes, and generally just some fun romp mysteries!

i am trying my darndest to give this genre niche its best shot

Oh, to be buried in a good book!

Join me on a cozy tour of the United States and beyond! Cozy mysteries are low stakes, high enjoyment, and an excellent palate cleanser. And reading a cozy mystery about surroundings you recognize or would like to explore just adds to the fun! This list features cozy mystery, first-in-series books set in Oregon!

Books about Sloths who wrack havoc both in the kitchen and out of it...

This is a list of books for the Read The States Challenge. Read any on each of the state lists and be awarded the pride of knowing you have read all across the US!

Female-centered mysteries. These books are best read on a rainy day, with a cup of tea, and a cat on your lap. Now let’s solve some murders!

These are all parts of series, but I only included the first book in each.