30 Days of Thanks – Day 10
Today, I am thankful for cozy books. I don’t think cozy books are actually a “thing” – cozy mysteries are (I love those too), but I guess it’s the same idea without the mystery.
For me, a cozy book is one you are drawn into quickly. A book that is interesting, but not so complicated you can’t put it down knowing you can pick up right where you left off if, say, your kid has just fallen off the swing set and is screaming his head off (I’m not saying that happened, but you get the idea). A book that tells a good story, but doesn’t try too hard to be cutting edge. A book that makes you want to read another just like it as soon as you’re done. A book that (if you can get away with it) you can easily finish in a weekend. Or a night, provided no one needs you to function the next day.
For my birthday, the kid picked out a book called The Girl Who Chased the Moon (because the cover looked pretty, I guess). I just got around to reading it a few weeks ago, finished it up in a matter of days, passed it on to my sister (who has also finished it since then) and then read 2 more books by the same author (and just started the third).
Are these books that will change the world? No. Are they books that will be remembered 100 years from now? Probably not. Are they fun, relaxing and easy to read? Yes. And at this point in my life, that’s what I want. To curl up on my cozy couch with my cozy dog and my cozy cup of tea to read my cozy book. Cozy.
