š§µ The Cozy Funk I Didnāt See Coming (And What Iām Doing About It)
You know things are serious when I start considering an Excel sheet just to find my way back to cozy mysteries. š
This morning, I recorded a Cozy Car Chat about Happy Place by Emily Henryāwho, by the way, name-dropped cozy mysteries in the book and completely blindsided me with emotions I wasnāt ready for before 9 a.m.
And then it hit me: I miss cozies.
Like, really miss them.
š My Cozy Mystery Funk Is Real
Hereās the thing. Over the last two years, cozy mysteries have been my jam. My safe space. My āI need a break from everythingā genre. But lately? Iāve been drifting.
Iāve been picking up more romcoms, fantasy, even (gasp) zombie books. And while some have been great, something's just... off. I realized I havenāt read nearly as many cozies this year, and honestly? I feel it in my bones. Iām in a bookish identity crisis, and no one warned me about this part of being a mood reader. š
š± The Instagram Overwhelm Spiral
To make it worse, Iāve also felt completely lost on Instagram. Like Iām following SO many people that I canāt even see my real bookish friends anymore. Itās a scroll-fest of chaos, and I donāt feel connected to anyone.
So I started a mass unfollow. Not out of spiteāout of survival. I want to re-find my people. The cozy, chaotic, creative people who talk books in their cars with iced coffee in hand and spiral about book slumps like itās a sport.
š ļø The Cozy Mystery Reset Plan
I need a reset. A cozy, no-pressure, no-algorithm-reset. So I made myself (and maybe you too?) a checklist:
š My Cozy Mystery Reset Checklist- (click to get your own copy!)
Iām going to film a follow-up once Iāve made my full cozy TBR list (physical, ebook, and audioābecause I am nothing if not extra). Iāll probably post it on Instagram and YouTube, so keep an eye out if you want to cozy reset with me.
And if youāre in a funk too, youāre not alone. Social media has been loud, and real life has been... a lot. So maybe itās time we all give ourselves permission to unfollow, unplug, and just pick up a cozy and breathe.
š¬ Have you ever fallen out of love with your favorite genre? Or gone through a bookish burnout? Letās talk about it in the comments.
With love (and a very large iced chai latte),
Courtny āš
Iāve been feeling same way about cozies and I think my brain is just overwhelmed by how much I WANT to read and how little time I have. I am also missing those instagram connections.
Oh does this hit home and capture exactly how I feel! I miss the true connections and chats on IG, not just the quick like or short comments. I have drifted from cozies lately too but have read 2 already this month and itās been a great welcome home.