#book bingo

[mistresscitrusslice]

My friend and I made our Solangelo Book Bingo Boards! First is mine, second is theirs

(Yes, I know we sabotaged ourselves with stuff like #GiveWillAGun and Tartarus Pamphlet and Albania Reveal, but it was worth it, okay?)

Feel free to use it for yourselves if you want. This was so much fun and I encourage everyone else to do bingo, too

#solangelo book bingo #tsats bingo #tsats speculation #tsats potential spoilers #bingo #book bingo #pjo bingo #pjo books #the sun and the star #the sun and the star: a nico di angelo adventure #tsats #solangelo book #solangelo #nico di angelo #will solace #canoe duo #canuo #bob the titan #iapetus #small bob #give will a gun #give will plague powers #OnBrand #percabeth #jason grace #dead jason grace #rrverse #riordanverse #pjo #pjo hoo toa

[the-forest-library]

Beat the Backlist Challenge 2024

#I will once again be using these challenge prompts but won’t be limiting myself to just backlist books #also! bee theme! #beat the backlist 2024 #beat the backlist #reading challenge #book bingo #beatthebacklist #books #booklr #reading #bookish #bibliophile

[drunktuesdays]

Okay, this is a weird request but i’m participating in a reading challenge where you try to read books that fit different prompts, and i need to be recommended a book by a stranger. if you have never spoken to me, but you read a really good book you think i should read, will you drop me a note???

here’s my bingo card. i hit bingo once obviously but i’m GOING FOR BLACK OUT so i’m ALSO taking suggestions for any of the other prompts, ESPECIALLY if you’ve read a book with a character named lea

#book bingo

[highfantasybobbyhillreads]

Come plan a reading journal with me.

This year I got really into bullet journaling. I like that they’re free and creative. There’s no real rules, but there’s still structure to the pages. It’s really just a good way for me to plan with my neurodivergent brain.

For 2024 I want to use a dot grid book to do a reading journal. Reading is really important to me, and after taking some genre specific classes this past semester, I want to branch out and read things that I wouldn’t normally read. I also think it will help me a lot as my family and I go into a “no buy” year. I have a lot of books I’ve purchased but haven’t read, so there’s plenty for me to pull from. I also plan on using Libby, my college library, and the local library. Not to mention, there’s plenty in my kindle and audible libraries I haven’t read yet.

I’ve done some research on TikTok, and found a creator whose reading journal style I vibe with. Admittedly a lot of my category ideas came from her channel (@lindseybluher), but I think that these can be so broad that it allows creativity to flow. If this is something you’re into, I highly recommend checking her out.

I ordered some supplies today, a new grid journal and some pens. I’m a perfectionist at heart, so pre-planning a journal helps me to avoid mistakes I might dwell on later. Here’s what I scribbled in Goodnotes while I wait for my supplies in the mail.

Here I was really just jotting down all the section ideas I had seen that I liked. The ones that are crossed out are ones I’ve decided not to do, and the highlighted ones are the ones I’ve chosen to organize the journal.

Starting with “# of books for the year”, I really just decided I don’t want to put an overall quantity goal on books to read. The main goal of this project is to read more intentionally. A number seems like more pressure than I’m comfortable with. “List of books I already own” (or “book backlog”) ultimately got cut for similar reasons. Like I mentioned earlier, I have a lot of unread books laying around. A list of them might be too overwhelming. The “abc” challenge just didn’t vibe with me anymore when I was reviewing these sections.

This page breaks down the broader sections of “Series to read” and “Book Bingo”.

Series to Read: Order of Crowns by Kate Elliott, The Witches sub-series of Discworld by Terry Pratchett, Parable of the Sower (reread) and Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler, and the Sword Dancer series (reread) by Jennifer Roberson.

Some of the categories for Book Bingo are a bit plain maybe, but I tried to think about the books I already own when deciding what to put in this section. This is one of the many coloring activities I have planned.

Genre Bubbles will be another page of coloring that is basically just a bunch of circles of various sizes that have genres scribbled in them. Each time I read one of the genres I’ll color in a bubble.

The other two sections on this page are lists of books in my kindle and audible libraries that I haven’t read yet. I chose 12 from each, one each for every month. This will be important for the Bracket pages I’m planning.

For this last bit I was just tracking down the books in the Discworld sub-series I’m planning to read. This is the only series I chose that I don’t own. The books that are available on Libby (all but 1) I also went ahead and tagged in the app so they are easy to find later.

And that’s it for now. I plan on using this as a place to track my reading progress.

Next post when the new journal arrives!

*C*

#order of crowns #sword dancer series #parable of the sower #discworld #book bingo #kate elliott #Jennifer Roberson #octavia butler #terry pratchett #reading plans #journal prompts #planner #bullet journal #journaling #journal #reading goals #reading in 2024 #reading journal #reading blog #reading #the novels of tiger and del #books and reading #books

[imaginejolls]

since i keep reading bad books... i made myself some amusement for when i'm losing my sanity:

#i read books now #why choose romance #reverse harem books #book bingo

[brightbeautifulthings]

Welcome to Forgotten YA Gems’ fifth annual Reading Bingo Challenge!

There are a lot of ways you can customize your challenge with length and number of books read. Whether you’re reading 8 books or 24, one month or all season, we hope you’ll join us!

Guidelines

Choose your card! We have options for small (8 books), medium (16 books), and large (24 books) cards.

The challenge begins June 1, 2023 and officially ends August 31, 2023, although you're welcome to set a different time limit if you want it to be more challenging!

You can join the challenge at any time! There is no deadline.

You’re welcome to read whatever you like for the challenge, from picture books to YA to adult. If you want to make things extra challenging and really target that backlist, you can stick to the group guidelines (five years or older and YA/MG/NA), but how you play is up to you!

Each book only counts for one square, so choose carefully!

If you’re good with a photo editor you can update your Bingo card with each book you’ve read.

Have questions? Andrea @thelivebookproject, Carrie @brightbeautifulthings, and Lore @cementeriodelibrosolvidads are happy to help!

Feel free to tag us and let us know what you’re reading, or join us on Discord for discussions. We’d love to know how you’re doing! We hope you all have fun with it, read some great books, and talk to some awesome people!

#forgotten ya gems #reading challenge #summer reading challenge #bingo challenge #book bingo #booklr #goodreads #goodreads groups #discord book club #books

[kind-destroyer-god]

I made a book bingo for 2022/2023! They're all different, so feel free to pick the one that appeals the most to your tastes!

Some of these are specific, some are more open, you get to decide if the book fits. One book might even fit more than one! It's supposed to be a bit difficult to get a bingo with a single book, buy if you manage to do it, go for it!

Credit is always appreciated!

#literature #booklr #books #reading #library #bibliophile #bookworm #book bingo #mine

[readsofawe]

Announcing #ReadsOfAwe, a Jewish Read-a-Thon! Let's read some Jewish books!

FAQ

When is it? Sunset 9/25 to sunset 10/5, from the beginning of Rosh HaShanah to the end of Yom Kippur, also called the Days of Awe (hence the name)

Who can participate? Anyone! Jews, non-Jews, big readers, one-book-a-year types, and anyone in between.

How do I participate? There's a ton of ways!

Read Jewish books! You don't even have to tell anyone about it :)

Follow the prompts on the bingo card, and post how many squares you fill

Share your TBR, reviews, and book photos here, on Insta, and/or on Twitter with the hashtag #readsofawe

And uhhhh maybe I'll do reading sprints or something, we'll see how busy my week is

What is a "Jewish book"? Now that's a question! For our purposes, we'll define it pretty broadly: anything with a Jewish author, themes, and/or characters. Feel free to engage in heated debate in the notes about what counts!

Shanah tova, and happy reading!

#readsofawe #jumblr #jewish #jewish books #judaism #rosh hashanah #yom kippur #readathon #book bingo #books #reading #academia #days of awe

[cheshirelibrary]

Bingo!

#cheshire library #bookish humor #bingo #book bingo #bibliophile

[sharpestasp]

The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein, 1964

Is this about the changing desires we have as we age out of childhood?

Is it about milking that which gave us joy until it is lost forever?

Is it about being too demanding of those we love/being too giving to those we love?

I read this once as a child, and it made me cry then. I know it's a controversial book now, and often comes up in 'what lesson does it teach'.

For me? It taught me to be careful what I ask of those I love, but I wish I'd learned the lesson of being careful what I give to those I love.

I have often, in my life, felt as if I let the others shape me until I was nothing but a stump.

Thankfully, a new tree can grow from the old, with the right care…

(read for my eBook square)

#the giving tree #shel silverstein #book bingo

[maddiesbookshelves]

2023 reading challenge!

@cleopatras-library asked to see my 2023 version so here it is!

As I said in my 2022 challenge update, this is more of a bingo, I'm just trying to read as many books as I can that fit the prompts.

French version under the cut!

@/cleopatras-library m'a demandé de poster la version 2023 donc la voilà !

Comme je l'ai dit dans mon update du reading challenge 2022, c'est plus un bingo qu'autre chose, j'essaie juste de livre un maximum de livres que je peux selon les suggestions.

#book bingo #reading challenge #2023 reading challenge #reading prompts #books #booklr community #booklr

[the-forest-library]

Takes Place Primarily in Winter or a Cold Region: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Set on a Continent You Don’t Live On: The Key to My Heart

Meant to Read It Last Year: This is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch

Giving an Author a Second Chance: Wildwood Dancing

Protagonist Name Starts with M: The Silence Between Us

An Author Writing Under a Pseudonym: Illuminations

Point of View Character is Under 18: 6 Times We Almost Kissed

Lost or Found in the Title: Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her

Non-Fiction Just For Fun: Hello, Molly!

Standalone: They Never Learn

All the Romance: Never Ever Getting Back Together

Name in the Title: Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun

Multiple Points of View: A Guide to Being Just Friends

Here There Be Monsters: The Witch Boy

Protagonist Has a Pet: Hawkeye, Vol 1

Five Word Title: The Star That Always Stays

Plants on the Cover: Plant-Based on a Budget

All About Music or the Arts: A Little Bit Country

That Heist Plot Tho: Partners in Crime

Character is Keeping a Big Secret: Five Survive

Family Drama or Court Intrigue: Ms. Demeanor

Point of View Character is an Adult (18+): Funny You Should Ask

The House is Alive (or at Least Very Important): Mysteries of Thorn Manor

Less Than 170 Pages: The Cool Bean

Released at Least 23 Years Ago: The Thief

This School Isn’t What it Seems: Charmed Life

Letter “Z” in the Title: Margot Mertz for the Win

More Than 450 Pages: Winterkeep

All the Nature Vibes: What Looks Like Bravery

Epistolary or an Unusual Writing Style: The Reunion

Featuring Travel (Time Optional): To Say Nothing of the Dog

Spooky Vibes: Nine Liars

Cozy Read or Cover: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen 

Won an Award: The Thief

Fairy/Folktale You Haven’t Heard of Before: The Magic Fish

No Romance: The Cats of Tanglewood Forest

Let’s Play Sportsball: If Only You

It’s a Trope! (Your Favorite): The Fiancee Farce

Your Favorite Genre: The Queen of Attolia

Set in or Inspired by the 1700s or 1800s: Of Manners and Murder

Main Cover Color is Your Least Favorite Color: The Librarian of Crooked Lane

First in a Trilogy: Royal Blood

2022 Debut Novel: Every Summer After

#beat the backlist #reading challenge #book bingo #books #booklr #bookish #reading #bibliophile

[drunktuesdays]

Final reckoning for my friend's book challenge she runs for our group chat. I didn't make blackout but I AM happy with how much i ended up reading. Self indulgently posting my list under the cut!!!!!

14. A book mentioned in another book - Three Men In A Boat, Jerome K. Jerome (recommended by @asimplequery) 23. A book that features a language you're not fluent in - Cemetery Boys, Aiden Thomas 29. A book from a genre you don't usually read -  I'm Glad My Mom Died, Jennette McCurdy 30. A book you last read at least ten years ago - Timequake, Kurt Vonnegut 34. A book that makes you smarter - On Writing, Stephen King 36. A book that makes you cry - The Dutch House, Ann Patchett 37. A book that you consider a page-turner - The Girl In The Tower, Katherine Arden 41. A book inspired by real events/ people - The Terror, Dan Simmons 43. A book that addresses sexism/ feminism - Bad Mormon, Heather Gay (lmao i should be shot for this) 49. A book concerning death - The Book of Night, Holly Black 55. A book with found family - Bet Me, Jennifer Crusie 60. A book set in summer - Reckless Girls, Rachel Hawkins 61. A book set in winter - Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le Guin (recommended by @vivathewilddog and i think this was my favorite book i read this year. did you know reading good authors is good?) 67. A book with an antihero - The Ninth House, Leah Bardugo 69. A book with a character who shares your name -  The Secret Book of Flora Lea, Patti Callahan Henry (recommended by @prairiedaun) 74. A book whose protag. is different from you in a significant way - Siren Queen, Nghi Vo 79. A book published under a pseudonym - The Cinderella Deal, Jennifer Crusie 85. A book with a one-word title - Pnin, Vladimir Nabokov (recommended by @eggtrolls) 89. A book that shares its title with a song - Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro (recommended by @sarahcakes613 ) 90. A book with an ampersand in the title - Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher 91. A book with a number in the title - The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, Catherine Webb 95. A book that uses three or fewer colors on the cover - Devil House, John Darnielle FREE SPACE Cold Sassy Tree, Olive Ann Burns

#book bingo

[intoamomentintime]

#swiftiebingonight #book bingo #i cut so many i think i thought about this for far too long lol

[tubercloset]

no one asked but I must organize my thoughts

the watchmaker of filigree street

ngl I did not like this one that much but...

the lost future of pepperharrow

the writing felt significantly better in this one and I became invested in all of the important characters and then I felt waves of emotion washing over me when I was done

#I still think the kingdoms is better #but these books are also imaginative and strange and very #natasha pulley #im saying that because ive read three of her books now #have yet to read bedlam but ill start that tomorrow probably #twofs #book bingo #loquacious

[kaelytraec]

#swiftiebingonight #better late than never #book bingo #taylor swift #that’s supposed to say To Sir Phillip With Love #oof