Autumn Bingo 2024

[hasty vault]

[arctic shuttle]

[low swallow]

OOH?

wait am i too early

[hasty vault]

no! it will be posted on time but i made the thread early so everyone can join in time and see it

[lofty apex]

Oooooo yay

[low swallow]

love it, so excited!

[ivory delta]

can I do the bingo entirely with buddy reads?

[hasty vault]

with this many buddy reads going on at the moment, honestly maybe

[arctic shuttle]

and if not, just request more

[sand crypt]

🤪

[ivory delta]

does this one start on monday?

[static spire]

[hasty vault]

the 22nd so sunday

[earnest surge]

I'm so excited

[pseudo sage]

I don't want to do this but I want to do this

[marsh otter]

Yay!!

[ivory delta]

[dark thistle]

We both know you will in fact, do it 😂😂

[silver lake]

Yesss i ve been waiting !!

[earnest surge]

https://tenor.com/view/gjirlfriend-gif-14457952604098199169

[ivory delta]

it's sunday

[agile cape]

My favourite season in here 🍂 it's mad stormy and rainy in England at the moment, and I'm hoping I can FINALLY get out of a month-long reading slump to get into this, even a little bit

[low swallow]

https://tenor.com/view/where-where-at-sponge-bob-gif-6060104

[hasty vault]

Vaude wanted to do the announcement but she's probably still a little busy! It's coming tho

[lofty apex]

Is waiting like puppies for a bingo

[ivory delta]

when the announcement drops

https://tenor.com/view/running-puppies-dogs-stampede-so-many-puppies-gif-4994790

[lofty apex]

The fact I imiditently clicked in hope something came in

[gloomy owl]

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/d73125c5-70b8-4912-9ff4-c616652dccad
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/878b8f66-f2fc-4a96-b123-f9d8d0484adb

https://youtu.be/9MCmSs3aZ6k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwb0nonvl8M

Welcome in everyone and thank you for your patience!
As Autumn if finally here, grab a hot drink, settle down by the fire and prepare to answer the question:
𝚃𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚛 𝚃𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 🍬 ?

Rin and I have decided to offer up two cards this year, with very slightly different vibes

Rin will be providing the treats while I'll be here with the tricks 🪄

Both cards have been provided along with Storygraph challenge versions and some music to read to!

Q: Do I only do one card? Can I do both?
A: Absolutely! If you finish one card, feel free to do the other. We wanted to offer a lot of options for everyone this time around - if you only want to do one card, go for it. If you want to do both, you're more than welcome to. Some of the prompts are on both cards too!
You can also do them both at the same time if you're more comfortable doing that!

Q: How do I complete an OBC bingo card?
A:
One book per challenge and between the cards - I.e: 1 book for the prompt provided on 1 card, not for both, please.
Search for books from your TBR first to fit the prompts provided
Finishing a line, horizontal or vertical on card counts as a bingo
Update the bingo card one book at a time as you finish a challenge - great options to do this is Canva, Pixlr, Photoshop or even paint.
You can add only one book that you finish during the challenge but started reading before the bingo dates, all other books need to be started within the dates on the card

If anyone needs any clarification, feel free to ping either me or Rin!
Happy reading! 🦇

[crude elbow]

omg hi

[lofty apex]

YAY

[crude elbow]

hi whats this

[remote surge]

Pretty pretty

[gloomy owl]

A reading event! It's to help clear your TBR!

[hasty vault]

[lofty apex]

I AM SO HYPED

[marsh otter]

YAY!

[low swallow]

can i do both cards at the same time?

[gloomy owl]

Absolutely Jana!

[lofty apex]

I will start with rin and then do Vaude after.

[low swallow]

okay yay!

[lofty apex]

And I will try fill them in raindow ordee in terms if covers

[gloomy owl]

Let me add that to the Q and A

[hasty vault]

that sounds like a threat

but i know what you mean

[gloomy owl]

[remote surge]

Yeah too hard to choose from the two

[iron plaza]

https://tenor.com/view/pumpkin-spice-spooky-october-fleetwood-gif-18690948

[crude elbow]

https://tenor.com/view/good-morning-coffee-tea-funny-animals-cats-gif-11528016

[remote surge]

wow this is brilliant

[gloomy owl]

Rin and I had a lot of fun making these so we hope you guys like them

[crude elbow]

Thank you Rin for setting these up!!!

[marsh otter]

Can we use the same book on both cards?

[crude elbow]

You beat me to the question lmao

[marsh otter]

They look great!!

[hasty vault]

The goal would be to fill only one up and you can do the other one as an addition, so technically no

[marsh otter]

Ok Ty!

[vagrant sedge]

Yesss

[hasty vault]

you could switch bingo cards if you wanted but the point is really not having to fill both of them up! except if you're feeling very ambitious!!

[crude elbow]

This is so exciting!!! It will help aswell when I’m on my mini holiday

been waiting patiently for an autumn bingo event

[gloomy owl]

Sorry about the wait, I overslept

[marsh otter]

I don’t know how I’m going choose!! this will take some strategy but I’m up for it!

[crude elbow]

Lolol your good vaude! Sleep is good for mind

[vale fossil]

Oo this is so cool!

[hasty vault]

this time we gave you the choice instead of assigning :D

always fun to experiment with this event! mostly maca does all the work but this time vaude and i decided to do our spin

[crude elbow]

I have one book that’s been on my tbr for a prompt more than a year it’s been like four lmaoo will that still work for the prompt?

[covert hollow]

fall bingo 🔥🔥🔥

[marsh otter]

This is my fav time of year too, and I love both cards!

[gloomy owl]

Absolutely!

[crude elbow]

slayyy! Thank you 🙏

[hasty vault]

i'm glad to hear it!!

[gloomy owl]

Maca always does an amazing job, working so hard for the bingo event, so we hope we did her justice!

[crude elbow]

I think I know what card I’m doing

[crude elbow]

Awww! I’m sure you did Maca proud! The layout is stunning! 🤩

time to get prepping hehehe

[low swallow]

can the <a classic> prompt be like a contemporary classic?

[mortal hinge]

I'm so excited! I joined the Treat card!

[hasty vault]

it's open for interpretation! you can do whatever fits the classic category, so yes

[ivory delta]

I'm feeling ambitious

[hasty vault]

i'm doing that one as well

[crude elbow]

I’m doing trick card

[gloomy owl]

Feeling that gym leader vibe right now

[uneven zealot]

Those looks gorgeous

[desert charm]

Yesss I’m so excited for this challenge!!!

[crude elbow]

I love how it lasts till December too so we’re it lasts till end of year which I’m thankful for the end date

[old yacht]

oo this is gonna be so much fun

[covert hollow]

you killed it, i love the final designs 🤍🤍🤍

[charred patio]

yayyyy I'm so excited for this

[mortal hinge]

I started two audiobooks today that fit 2 of the prompts (family and classic) Such a cozy challenge

[lofty apex]

I started one for the less than 300 today

[elfin frost]

https://tenor.com/view/yay-anime-girl-kawaii-gif-18081573

[jolly ore]

WOOOOO IT'S HERE

Can family theme include found family?

[solemn kiln]

These look so so lovely

[flat moss]

Ok I’m confused what is this?

[crude elbow]

autumn bingo that staff kindly put for memebers ! so all you have to do pick any card that they created that you like the sound off and choose a book that sets the theme for that prompt!

I hope i explained it right mods

[pseudo sage]

Is the middle square an anything goes square?

[crude elbow]

i think thats a free space

if im correct

[pseudo sage]

So any book could count for it?

[crude elbow]

i believe so maybe check with the mods but im sure it is

[glacial depot]

YOOOOOOO

[ivory delta]

yep it should be any book of your choosing

help

[pseudo sage]

I go for hyped up books with this prompt. Fourth Wing if you haven't read it?

[rough shale]

I go for hyped up
books with this prompt. Fourth Wing if
you haven't read it?

- Haze The Resigned

[ivory delta]

Yep, I've read it and the sequel

[pseudo sage]

Umm ... Idk, what's hyped up now? 😅

[gloomy owl]

Yep! Free space!

[gloomy owl]

Found family is still family

[jolly ore]

Great ty ^_^

[gloomy owl]

Night explained it perfectly, it's just a fun game/event to tackle your TBR over the Autumn, you read the prompts and read books that match them to fill the spaces.

[swift skiff]

IM SO EXCITED FOR THIS

bingos always boost my reading stats cuz im so motivated lmao

[jolly ore]

Can I do both cards at the same time?

[ivory delta]

That's what I'm going to do as well so I hope so

[uneven zealot]

"You can also do them both at the same time if you're more comfortable doing that!" - yep

[jolly ore]

Ty!

[crude elbow]

Powerless 👀🤭

[marsh otter]

Overachievers Unite!

[crude elbow]

Oop thank you vaude was hoping I explained it right for them😭

[flat moss]

oh awesome thank y'all and you too Night!
where can I find these cards?

[hasty vault]

in the pinned messages!

also on SG (links are also in the pinned message)

[median cobalt]

"A Cat" 😆

[flat moss]

oh haha I keep forgetting about pins

awesome thanks!

[mystic sonnet]

Woooo

My first time playing book bingo 🙂

[gloomy owl]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-wave-gif-4713771028431493565

[crude elbow]

Welcome to the dark side

[gloomy owl]

Yay! Welcome in! I hope you have fun!

[mystic sonnet]

I picked the Treat board

[crude elbow]

Just a question I had thought of before I go to sleep is this counting as a bingo aswell for the December challenge too? If there’s not a mini one for Christmas hehe

[hasty vault]

I‘m not sure what you mean, could you clarify?

[uneven zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/charlie-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-gif-8902231

Me looking at both those cards rn

[hasty vault]

Remember that it‘s supposed to be a little fun as well

[crude elbow]

So like if there’s not a mini Christmas bingo this one counts for the challenge? As this one ends in December my brain goblin is hitting me so I’m trying to make sense 😭

[uneven zealot]

I will have fun after I figure out which bingo tiles are the best for me and my TBR. For now I am a mad scientist 🧑🏻‍🔬

[mystic sonnet]

What does OBC mean 🫣

“Discovered on OBC” that is

[crude elbow]

Organised book club

[flat moss]

OrganizedBookClub

[mystic sonnet]

Oh!!

[hasty vault]

Organized Book Club - the server you‘re currently in

[mystic sonnet]

oops

[gloomy owl]

[mystic sonnet]

I guess I’ve never seen it written short lmao

[hasty vault]

there's a first time for everything! :D

[crude elbow]

Now you have hehee

[mystic sonnet]

I was like googling it like damn another book term I don’t know

[flat moss]

REAL

[gloomy owl]

Omg that's so valid, I feel like that's something I would do

[mystic sonnet]

[hasty vault]

So this is just the Bingo for the whole duration of Fall (northern hemisphere, sorry to all my other people), if there is a Christmas event, it would be seperate (not sure if there is a specific one planned at this point? ) and after the Fall Bingo the Winter Bingo will start on the 21st/22nd Dec

I hope this answers your question!

[crude elbow]

Ooohhhh slayyyy!!! Thank you rin this explains it

[hasty vault]

you're welcome!!

[ivory delta]

Got my TBR done for the treat edition
I have 4 prompts still TBD for the trick edition but we'll see what I read in the bingo period that will fit for them

[hasty vault]

strategic!abi on the go as always

[crude elbow]

I have my tbr set up I just now need to fill my prompts in the gaps to fit which I can do tomorrow took me quiet a bit to get the layout I want to make it pretty have the same theme

[ivory delta]

scouring my tbr like

[ivory delta]

99 notifications, I'd cry

[crude elbow]

Lmfao I cba clearing them out effort

[uneven zealot]

I always right click and choose "Mark as Read"

[lofty apex]

Ehm….. I may have finnished a prompt already…….
Dreams of Shreds abd Tatters for less than 300pages.
Honestly this was just a quick and easy horror book for me. Not sure if I recomend but was a nice breather for me

[flat moss]

AWESOME!! I didn't know this existed!!!

I'm gonna choose Treat

[iron plaza]

1 down!

[hasty vault]

y'all are crazy /pos

[strange jay]

Finally finished the book I was putting off since august

[marsh otter]

Welp, more of my intended books fit the Trick card. So I’m starting there. 🎃

[dark thistle]

Love this!!

[mystic sonnet]

same actually, i was initially thinking of the treat card but the trick one might be easter i might just read some mutual books and then see where the vibes take me

[pseudo swift]

Whoever added Agatha Christie’s Hallowe’en Party to the Trick challenge, that was my first thought too 💀

[silver lake]

No way it s been like 5 hrs and several ppl already completed a prompt 😭 im crawling my way through rebecca 😭 hoping to get my classic out of the way

[hybrid vector]

Can I fill out a prompt with a book I started reading before the challenge begun but finished after it started?

[severe finch]

Ohh I’m on time!! That means IM ALL IN IM DOING THIS- ALL OF IT

ohh I’m doing the trick card w all the classics I’m reading

[rough shale]

ohh I’m doing the
trick card w all the
classics I’m reading

- v (catto reading:)

[pseudo swift]

I’ll mark mine as a spoiler for a few books because my first one contains a major spoiler for one of the https://discord.com/channels/811077227449286667/1284532307948212284 books

[gloomy owl]

Yes but only one!

[hybrid vector]

Coolio!

[low swallow]

this bingo is bringing back my motivation to read i’ve finished 2 of the prompts and am now on my 3rd one, i think i will send in updates every 5 books i finish

[silver lake]

Are there individuals threads for Trick/Treat or is it all gonna be in this one 😊 im super exciteeed! I’ve never filled a bingo card before and i don’t wanna put that kind of pressure on myself, but i’m hoping to get a few bingo lines at least!!

[crude elbow]

i blieve its all gonna be in one channel unless mods says otherwis about it ! welcome in!!

[hasty vault]

We decided on just using this thread, because we feared that one thread for each might make one more inactive than the other, which would be a shame - so feel free to share your updates here whenever

[silver lake]

Great, thanks 😊 !

[low swallow]

i’ve read too many books for this challenge today

[crude elbow]

Does that mean you completed half the prompts

[low swallow]

no no not that much i’m trying to chill out now

[crude elbow]

Oofie! Lool mood though this one is so exciting I don’t blame you if you wanna complete it already

[solemn kiln]

I don't have SG but I submitted a BR for it since it's been on the TBR for a WHILE #br-requests message

[low swallow]

i have a dilemma i'm not sure how to explain, so i've been using up the stuff-your-kindle-day books i bought to finish the bingo, but i like almost none of them, and it doesn't feel nice to put the books on there to finish up the prompts because they're so like shabbily written if that makes sense like i don't want to be wasteful because i've already downloaded the books but like seeing the books on my bingo board just pisses me off LOL

[ivory delta]

can't you use other books for the prompts for this?

[low swallow]

i can but i'd have to buy them

[ivory delta]

do you have any more classics on your tbr that would be available for free?

[low swallow]

no to be honest i'm not a big classic person

[ivory delta]

big mood

[low swallow]

it's okay i will just use these books even though it hurts my soul

[crude elbow]

I feel this the classic prompt is gonna be hard for me as classics doesn’t always suit well with me😭

[low swallow]

i'm reading a contemporary classic and not a classic classic for it

[crude elbow]

Ooohhh smart thinking

[low swallow]

if you need something to choose from

penguin modern classics

penguin little black classics

clothbound classics

ok i forgot how to do the thingy

[ivory delta]

square then circle I think

[low swallow]

[crude elbow]

Omg thank you so much jana!!!

[low swallow]

my progress so far! most of these skyd/ku books are very cosy and easy to read and i've been home all day

[ivory delta]

it's frightening how many prompts you've already done

[low swallow]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-zooming-in-shaun-the-sheep-gif-23807204

i just got the ‘easy and cosy’ books out of the way and now moving onto bigger and harder books

they're all easy and cosy except for undiscovered, self portrait with nothing (might re-do this prompt because i genuinely hated the book) and persepolis

and also daddy long legs

[ivory delta]

that still means you've read 8/9 books in a day which is v impressive

[rough shale]

that still means you've read
8/9 books in a day which
is v impressive

- abi(g egg)

[low swallow]

this is what bingos do to me

[wide solstice]

better than the movies for a cat

[static spire]

I'm feeling indecisive about which card to read. I think I will just do a few BRs and see where they fit on the cards and then go from there

Wish I was speedy enough to do both, the prompts are so good!

[solemn kiln]

[swift skiff]

Progress so far!

I think imma interchange between the two and hopefully gets at least one done

[mystic sonnet]

I have such a hard time finding stuff day books I like 😭 I always find some that sound good but end up being awful lmao. Good on you for at least trying

[mystic sonnet]

Omg it’s been a day

[crude elbow]

https://tenor.com/view/witch-shes-a-witch-point-witches-witchfinder-gif-17759256

[low swallow]

me too!! sometimes i just pop in to see if maybe it'll be something on my tbr but it never is

[gloomy owl]

I make a start
It's Xenos by Dan Abnett for Aliens. It's the first book in the #1275358247129321535 series and I absolutely loved it.

[oblique lotus]

can we consider Game of Thrones a "family theme"?

it is an honest question, for that prompt I can only think of contemporary books, and I don't read those, so GoT is the closest I can think of, it does deal with loads of family drama and relationships, right...?

[static spire]

I absolutely think GoT has a theme of family

[silver lake]

Oh no totally it 100% fits the prompt but it’s just funny to me bc when i think family themes my mind usually goes to like, cozy coming of age books or something and GoT is not that haha! But it s 100% family themed, pretty much all of the plot hinges on different families

[oblique lotus]

I get it, I just wanted to explain further because I do know it is not the first book one might think of for this prompt

[dusky blade]

I like seeing all your prompts on Storygraph!
I guess I will work on both sheets, but without pressure. Maybe trying things out of my comfort zone, but mostly trying to shrink my tbr :)

[median cobalt]

Looking through the banned book list to pick the book for that prompt and I am just genuinely bewildered that some (most) of these books are on this list.

[lofty apex]

A kingdom of flesh and fire for part of a series.
And once again it was a book I wasnt that great fan of. But I promised myself I would read this entire series. So just 3 to go now

[ivory delta]

I'm doing a lot better with one card than the other but this is my progress so far!

[crude elbow]

I’m gonna be a very slow reader for this challenge but I’m hoping it will speed my reading too! Want to enjoy this one not rush it

[uneven zealot]

I'm holding off on filling in my bingo cards. I read a book yesterday that fits a prompt on the Trick Edition card, but there's still plenty of time, so I don’t want to commit yet. I might read another book that I like more and decide to use that one instead 👀

But I’ve joined Storygraph challenges and am adding my books there - such a lovely initiative, my first bookish games I joined here

[low swallow]

i hope you have fun intro

[ivory delta]

This makes sense! I'm adding the first book I read to the card but every book I read to the SG challenge. Seeing what everyone else adds on SG is good for inspo too

As we're back in here for bingos now are the conqueror roles coming back too?

[low swallow]

i'm tracking which books to read for the bingos using a list

[earnest surge]

You can always change the book if you want to move the books around

[gloomy owl]

Yes, we're discussing having potentially something extra alongside the conqueror roles!

[ivory delta]

ooh that sounds exciting

[uneven zealot]

Yeah I know but my paint skills are 0 so I don't want to keep doing that

[low swallow]

i’m coming for those conqueror roles

https://tenor.com/view/halloween-trick-or-treat-funny-dogs-trendizisst-gif-23295357

[low swallow]

2 bingos!

[crude elbow]

im dumb whats a conqueror role

[mortal hinge]

Oooh! Congrats!

[low swallow]

[crude elbow]

ur on fireeee

not complete one yet lmaoo

[low swallow]

https://tenor.com/view/elmo-on-fire-funny-gif-20927296

[crude elbow]

https://tenor.com/view/yas-queen-gabe-iglesias-mr-iglesias-slay-get-it-girl-gif-19274004

[ivory delta]

just means you've finished the bingo

[crude elbow]

ohhhh

[vagrant sedge]

Bewitched- revenge story

[solemn kiln]

Cujo for "Characters Travel by Plane" (and using my one chance for a book started juuust before the bingo started)

[lucid turret]

Jana did you bribe vaude because https://discord.com/channels/811077227449286667/1281294504913145958 fills like 5 of the things on this card

[kindred crystal]

Small beginnings ✨

[solemn kiln]

ooo that reminds me, do short stories/novellas (like the ongoing Lovecraft ones) count? @gloomy owl @hasty vault

just noticed someone added The Rats in the Walls and I still have some I haven't read

[kindred crystal]

Oh I haven't thought about it, I thought counts but if not I will start again, it's only the beginning anyways. Please lmk 💜

[hasty vault]

There‘s not a strict rule, generally, i‘d say it counts if it has been published as an individual book because that‘s usually a pretty decent amount of pages - But it‘s not as we‘ll be punishing someone for adding a short story every now and then tbh, I‘m just saying this so it stays somewhat fun and fair for everyone!

[solemn kiln]

Thank you!

[hasty vault]

It‘s no problem, for the fun of the challenge, make sure not every prompt is a short story that‘s extremely short if that makes sense - I know a few stories are like 10-20 pages and that‘s maybe a bit too quick to achieve but we‘re not going to punish you or anything because you add one or two short ones ^^

[solemn kiln]

Just wanted to check since I never did one of these

[hasty vault]

no problem!!

it‘s hard to define 'rules' because generally, we wanna make sure it‘s a fun challenge and everyone can tackle their TBR in their own way and there isn‘t really much to win or gain also but it should also give somewhat equal expectations for everyone, which leads to some wishy washy 'rules' :D

[low swallow]

yes i did /j

[mystic sonnet]

Do yall think a book SET in the 90’s can count for the 1990 square or is it something released in the 90’s

[strange jay]

Finished The Hemlock Queen

[gloomy owl]

Absolutely! It's a broad prompt for interpretation

[mystic sonnet]

awesome haha

[kindred crystal]

Thank you, it's totally fine, ofc I'm planning on including normal books. I'm reading another one actually and just happened to read Lovecraft and it just fit the prompt so I added that. And I'm definitely include one of Dune for part in a series prompt etc.

Thanks sm for the clarification 🩷

[lofty apex]

Found from OBC I was gonna add this to been on tbr for over a year. Then reliced I havnt been here for a year yet. So I had to look wrong at the year. And yes I had. But the book was GREAT. S.

Newest on tbr This book was what I was going to use for Read the world challange but I found another one for India. Yet this book was GREAT. And I will read the rest if the series. The imortals of Meluha

[static spire]

making great progress Avialia!

[pseudo swift]

I meant to use Office Maxi as my Two Word Title, but around the 80% mark there was a scene that happened on October 3rd (I’m 100% sure it’s a Fullmetal Alchemist ref. based on the rest of the book) so I bumped it to ‘Set in Fall’ instead

[hard marsh]

mrs dalloway, for virginia woolf is an author for which i am thankful. and of course i have to do the trick card because it has a cat

[low swallow]

i have a question for the characters travel by plane prompt. does it have to be explicitly mentioned in the book or can it be implied? implied as in oh i’m from (this country) but now i live in (this country) and the countries are far away enough from each other that there is no other sensible method of transportation other than flight? @gloomy owl @hasty vault

sorry if i’m not meant to ping!!!!!!

[hasty vault]

that‘s fine!

[low swallow]

i’ve decided to re-do some of the prompts because i ended up not being able to cope with them

banned book: persepolis by marjane satrapi, banned in iran & lebanon
abrupt ending: east of the west by miroslav penkov
author you’re thankful for: the prince by kiera cass, she is the author who got me into reading as a hobby
less than 300 pages: undiscovered by gabriela wiener
a cat: vladivostok circus by elisa shua dusapin
obc buddy read: daddy long legs by jean webster (also, this book fits the classic prompt as well if anyone is struggling with it, it’s short and somewhat easy to breeze through.) https://discord.com/channels/811077227449286667/1281294585309433949
orange cover: daughter of fire by sofia robleda
n-title: nostalgia by mircea cǎrtǎrescu

might re-do the alien prompt as well but i am not finding anything i might like

[hard marsh]

for the alien prompt i'm gonna do American Cosmic

[low swallow]

that looks interesting

every time i look up alien on goodreads it is just alien romance

[hard marsh]

you prefer fictional aliens?

this one is a classic abduction story, nonfic

[low swallow]

i think i will stick to fictional aliens and books, i don't think i can stomach the existential crisis of reading about nonfiction aliens

[hard marsh]

it's funny i cant think of as many fictional alien stories as i can nonfictional abduction stories

[low swallow]

thats totally fair to be honest, from what i'm seeing on goodreads alien books (fiction) are either super good sci-fi novels or erotica

ooh i found this might pick it up

i liked his other book

the midnight library

[hard marsh]

lol i read one of the alien eroticas on accident once... it was strange. i didnt know what it was when i picked it up

[low swallow]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

i bet it was an out of this world experience

[hard marsh]

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123063.Under_the_Skin?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_14 i think this one is about an alien

[low swallow]

also, i don’t have any books that have been on my tbr for over a year usually if i haven't picked it up by then i just yeet it off my list

[low swallow]

ooo that looks cool

i think stephen king also has some books about aliens

i only remember under the dome and sleeping beauties

[hard marsh]

oh i watched under the dome the tv series... iirc it got boring and predictable

[low swallow]

yepp!! it had me hooked for a while but i think it went on for too long, i much preferred sleeping beauties (no tv show but when talking about stephen king alien books)

[low swallow]

i genuinely don’t have any books that have been on my tbr for over a year. so can i just pluck a random book from it?

[uneven zealot]

I have books that have been waiting for 3 years on my shelf, you can read for me

[low swallow]

I would love to is it okay if you tell me some of the titles?

[uneven zealot]

Oh god where do I even start. The Island of Missing Trees, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, In Memoriam, Old Babes in the Wood, The Starless Sea, Time is a Mother, The Guest, The Virgin Suicides, A Gentleman in Moscow, The Lincoln Highway, Cursed Bunny, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. A few I am looking at rn, maybe something will suit you

[low swallow]

oh my days the island of missing trees, in memoriam, the virgin suicides are so good

i want to read a gentleman in moscow as well

and also who wrote the guest?

[uneven zealot]

Emma Cline

I actually wanted to use A Gentleman in Moscow for this bingo prompt since it's over a year on my shelf already

[low swallow]

ooh i read that!! it’s good

[low swallow]

ooo can you let me know what you think about it if you do read it?

[rough shale]

ooo can you let me
know what you think about it
if you do read it?

- jana’s life is strange

[uneven zealot]

Ofc, just not sure when I will read it, maybe November

[dusky blade]

I try to tackle one that has been on my shelf for around 10 years :D maybe this time. Maaaaaybe. (Aunt Julia and the scriptwriter - Vargas Llosa)

[uneven zealot]

That is a respectable number

[dusky blade]

Back then a collection of "the 20 best romance novels" was published by a newspaper. Special editions, when you own them all, they look like a rainbow. I read a few of them and loved them. And then I tried to buy them all, without checking the blurb. And.. at least one of them is still on my shelf, looking nice, unread ever since.:D

[low swallow]

omg that’s so cute

[vagrant sedge]

Bespelled- academic setting

[iron walrus]

Probably won't be able to finish all prompts by the end of Autumn, but I'll see how far I can come🫡
• The fisherman - shortbook
• Kill creek - characters travel by plane

[low swallow]

aliens: charlie and the great glass elevator by roald dahl
academic setting: dead poets society by n.h. kleinbaum
characters have to take a flight: the coin by yasmin zaher
magic or witches: salem witch trials by hourly history
classic: max havelaar, or the coffee auctions of the dutch trading company by multatuli / edouard douwes dekker

[dusky blade]

Treat
a philosophical read - Das Glücksdiktat by Eva Illouz
discovered in OBC - Lair of Dreams by Libba Bray

Trick
short book - The Woman in me by Britney Spears
published after 2010 - Radikale Zärtlichkeit by Şeyda Kurt

3/4 non-fiction, which is unusual for me. Working on "Mrs Dalloway", though I am not sure if it will be a classic or a BR :)

[iron walrus]

• A lonely broadcast by Kel Byron - An author you're thankful for
Gotta apperciate horror authors who write books based off of Reddit NoSleep stories🙏 Can't wait for book 2!

[solemn kiln]

https://discord.com/channels/811077227449286667/1284534461483978864 for "short book <300 pages"

[lofty apex]

** On TBR for more than a year** Yellowface

[pseudo swift]

OBC Buddy Read and my one book started before the Bingo: Rebecca

[swift skiff]

Woa everyone is zooming along!!! So impressive

[mortal hinge]

I'm still on Book No1

[crude elbow]

Same lmfao your not only one 😭

[uneven zealot]

I have 2 and on my 3rd But a lot of time today, a day off tomorrow and the whole weekend so I will get a few done, I already know what I want to read, I am motivated

[lofty apex]

OBC buddy read I mean this is a great series. girl from the other side volume 9

[low swallow]

abrupt ending: white rabbit by lana bastašić
i actually wanted to use this for expected 5 star read on the treat card instead of re-doing the prompt but the ending ||literally was the middle of a spoken sentence ||so i think it is more deserving of the abrupt ending prompt

[low swallow]

published in october: his black tongue by mitchell lüthi. pretty good

[crude elbow]

Okay I have 2 dilemma lmao, so for trick edition prompt night in the title
Can this work? No idea what it’s about mind lol and my user name is nightshade too

[ivory delta]

yep that 100% works because the word night is in it

my book has 'nightmare' in the title

[crude elbow]

slayyy!! thank you abi!!! <33

ooohhhh

[ivory delta]

I hope you enjoy it!

[crude elbow]

thank you! i just saw it randomlyy on goodreads was like i swear this is part of one of the prompts lool

[uneven zealot]

Oh smart. It actually does not say it has to have a word night just night in the title. Edit: I found something I wanted to read with a word ‘nightmare’ in it, you helped me

[crude elbow]

Lolol

[iron walrus]

Some short stories
• The tell-tale heart by Edgar Allan Poe - an author everyone has read but you
• The call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft - aliens
• Pickman's model by H.P. Lovecraft - Published in October

[iron walrus]

Would Bunny be a good read for 'set in the Fall'?

[low swallow]

bunny by mona awad?

[iron walrus]

Yess

[low swallow]

i would think so yeah

[iron walrus]

Thank you☺️

[wide solstice]

nothing like the movies for title starting with n

[low swallow]

been on your tbr for over a year: brutes by dizz tate

[crude elbow]

I done my first prompt !!!

• OBC Buddy Read **
  invisible life of Addie Larue 445 pgs

[lofty apex]

A classic This book wasnt good. But The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

[oblique lotus]

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski - 1990s (also counts as the book I was reading before the bingo started!)

[pseudo swift]

Witches or Magic - The Girl From the Other Side (Siuil a Ruin) Omnibus 3/Vol. 7-9

[low swallow]

been on your tbr for over a year: nobody, somebody, anybody by kelly mcclorey

i know i said i didn’t have a book that’s been on my tbr for a year but i genuinely forgot about this, i got this book like 2-3 years ago and have now just finished it

[low swallow]

discovered on obc: the sellout by paul beatty

[lofty apex]

Read weapped in a blanket Princess in practise This is also to finnish this series

Leaves on the cover Emily Wilde’s map of otherlands This is also a current br going on

[flat moss]

<@&811077893295570986> How can I view the card like this?

[gloomy owl]

If you look in the pinned messages, we have the blank cards ready!
#1286613978868482058 message

[flat moss]

well, I've already started adding the books I've read in the webiste, I just don't know how to add cards ❤️

[low swallow]

you can use canva

[flat moss]

see i'm adding the prompts, I just can't figure out how to get the books to the card

[flat moss]

ohhhhhh I gotcha. It's not a thing THROUGH story graphhh

[low swallow]

you have to add the books to the cards yourself

no ahaha it's not unfortunately!

[flat moss]

okkkk that makes sense why I couldn't figure it out on the webstie XD

thanks so much!

[low swallow]

no worries!

[uneven zealot]

After struggling with Paint for a long time, finally I am here. Also firstly I put Mexican Gothic in "Two word title" prompt then realised it has been on my TBR since May 13, 2023 and changed my concept and fixing it in Paint took me another 10min after, I am so bad Anyway, I will decide later on swapping and switching when I finish more books
Witches or Magic - The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Mandanna, Sangu
A Classic - Daddy-Long-Legs by Webster, Jean
Been On Your TBR For Over A Year - Mexican Gothic by Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

[low swallow]

yayyy daddy long legs!

[hard marsh]

canva is pretty easy to use

[uneven zealot]

Yeah I think I will look into it later, I saw the name popped here several times already 👀

[vagrant sedge]

Crown of Midnight- "Night" in the title

[low swallow]

family themes: stephen by amy cross
very morbid and spoopy, perfect read for this bingo

[low swallow]

most recent book on your tbr: childhood by tove ditlevsen

[rough shale]

most recent book on
your tbr: childhood
by tove ditlevsen

- jana

[flat moss]

@low swallow

This is how I can do it right now

[ivory delta]

aw you printed it out

that’s cute

[flat moss]

lol

[static spire]

It's a good idea! Way to adapt

[hard marsh]

second book for the prompt "abrupt ending" is Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol. the first volume of a trilogy, Gogol burned the manuscript to the second volume and subsequently died before completing any more of the story. recovered notes for the 2nd part end literally mid-sentence, mid-speech.

[low swallow]

hey if you want, i can help you put the books on the bingo card

like digitally

[low swallow]

a classic: youth by tove ditlevsen

[gritty oxide]

Indigenous Author: There There by Tommy Orange
Been on my TBR for over a year: Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brian Sanderson

[low swallow]

part of a series: dependency by tove ditlevsen
loved the copenhagen trilogy so so so so so much

[lofty apex]

Expected 5 star read The crimson moth. It was not 5 stars tho sadly. Havnt weitten rewiev yet but not 5 star

[low swallow]

author you’re thankful for: normal people by sally rooney
this book keeps me sane

[gloomy owl]

Or I use Pixlr too!

[crude elbow]

i could also use the book for family theme

[lofty apex]

@rin @gloomy owl May I know spesificly what template/size has been used in canva when making the template. Just see that mine is cropped so want to use the correct one

@hasty vault

[crude elbow]

instagram story!

[sand crypt]

The Last Wish for part in a series 😁

[crude elbow]

omg i tried blurring the image of my book it looks much better now

LOL last time i promise charlie and the chocolate factory for family theme

[sand crypt]

that’s such a good idea! my dumb ass i forgot what square i put the book and have to find someone else’s to double check what i marked off 😂😂

[lofty apex]

?

[crude elbow]

the template is instagram story

its under social media in canva

[lofty apex]

Thank you. Was just confused what you ment. Time to edit

[flat moss]

Aww really? That would be awesome!!

[low swallow]

yes of course!

you can just send me a photo of the cover of the books you read & for which prompt & for which card—iirc you’re doing the trick card first right?

[flat moss]

Thanks!
I’m doing the Treat card (it’s orange) and here are the books I am doing

[low swallow]

which prompts are the books for?

[hasty vault]

thank you ayesha <3 sorry i was sleeping

[crude elbow]

@hasty vault sorry to ping i had a book planned for a slot ive dnfed it can that still count for the prompt? Or no

[hasty vault]

If you haven‘t finished the book, it doesn‘t count for the bingo as you haven‘t read it

[crude elbow]

ah fairs enough i wanted to double check about thtat if wdnf a book! Thank youu!!!<33

[crude elbow]

dont be sorry<3 i hope you slept well

[low swallow]

@flat moss here you go.
you can ping me when you’re done with a prompt.
let me know which prompt it is and also send me the cover, and i’ll put it on there using canva

[flat moss]

That looks amazing thank you!!!

[low swallow]

no worries, i’m glad to help

[flat moss]

🥹🥰😍

[low swallow]

read wrapped up in a blanket: scary stories to tell in the dark by alvin schwartz
this was very good and i think i will pick up the sequels

[vagrant sedge]

Starship Troopers- aliens

Bingo!

[lofty apex]

Free space The four

[pseudo swift]

The Trick card is my primary, but the BRs/events I’m in check boxes on the Treat card, so Short Book: Dunwich Horror, Classic: At the Mountains of Madness, and Published in September: Color out of Space

[earnest surge]

Howls moving castle for witches or magic

[desert charm]

Coraline by Neil Gaimon for A Short Book ( <300 pages ).

[hard marsh]

for the prompt "on tbr over a year" The Fall by Albert Camus. added in august of 2019

[hard marsh]

for the "published in october" prompt can it be any year as long as the month is october?

[ivory delta]

should be 🙏

[vagrant sedge]

Carrie- short book

[mortal hinge]

I might have my first two prompts completed today 🥹

[low swallow]

yayy!!! what prompts & what books?

[mortal hinge]

Beka Lamb for the short book and Little eyes for the most recent book on my TBR (I literally added/ bought it last week)

[kindred crystal]

Finished Golden Pot by E.T.A Hoffmann for the read for the cover prompt, and starting Fathers and Sons for Family Theme

[wide solstice]

the little prince for characters travel by plane

[swift skiff]

What did you think?? I’d read this a long time ago and really liked it

[rough shale]

What did you think?? I’d
read this a long time ago
and really liked it

- jpuzzle

[hard marsh]

yeah i liked it, i thought the way it was written was clever. it's a very complex narrative and for being such a short book i did struggle to follow it. i had to check a synopsis afterward and read a bit of analysis to understand the relation to dante's inferno (i haven't read it yet) but it was pretty good. i rated it 4 stars

[swift skiff]

I love Camus

I gotta reread The Fall soon

I also kept journal entries I wrote when I first read the fall so that’d be interesting to revisit

[hard marsh]

haha yeah that'll be a fun experience

i can see how it would reward rereading

[swift skiff]

Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance for family theme

[solemn kiln]

Animal Farm by George Orwell for "Two Word Title"

[low swallow]

published in september: what you are looking for is in the library by michiko aoyama
the only good thing about this book was the illustrations

[low swallow]

read for the cover: delta of venus by anaïs nin
i don’t particularly love the cover but it was the only reason why i added the book to my tbr, so

[jolly ore]

Finished Rising Storm

[earnest surge]

just to be sure does the book for a philosophical read have to be a book under the philosophy genre?

[gloomy owl]

Not necessarily! It can mention philosophy or even a be a fictional work that explores aspects of philosophy!

[earnest surge]

would #1279353374419976192 count?

[elfin frost]

Finished 'Our Wives Under the Sea' !

[vagrant sedge]

Heir of Fire- protagonist isn't human

[low swallow]

leaves on cover: in the presence of absence by mahmoud darwish
poetry book or a novel in verse: the spiritual poems of rumi by rumi

[iron walrus]

• Road of Bones by Christopher Golden - published after 2010

[uneven zealot]

So yeah Canva is the app for me for sure, thank you all for the recommendation Updated Trick card and finished 2 books for Treat Edition
*The Fall *by Albert Camus - a philosophical read
The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith - a mystery novel
Funny enough I actually don't want to go for that column, firstly just wanted to go for that 2 row in Treat Edition Mr Ripley is just there randomly alone

[little fossil]

Children of Dune for family theme ( ) The Lies of Locke Lamora for a book on my TBR for over a year, and Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands for an author I'm thankful for

[earnest surge]

Did you like The lies of locke lamora its another of those series that are on my tbr but i havnt picked up because i dont want to start unfinished book series

[little fossil]

I actually did. I was kind of burnt out on long fantasy books and I thought I wasn't going to like it at all, but it was really good. I think it was a lot different from other fantasy series I've read lately, less magic and more scheming/plotting. It was really well-written. It is long af, so beware, and there's multiple timelines, but they're clearly marked, if that makes sense. It is an unfinished series too, I think it's been like 7 years since the last one, and it's also a dude fest, so those would be my warnings about picking it up

[pseudo swift]

It’s been a decade and Lynch plans to release three novellas first (which are supposedly finished and ‘waiting for the publisher’)

[little fossil]

At least he’s still writing!

[earnest surge]

im just very wary when it comes to unfinished fantasy sagas that havent gotten a new instalment in 5+ years

[little fossil]

Yeah completely understandable

[earnest surge]

I who have never known men - 1990

[earnest surge]

The tatami galaxy - read wrapped up in a blanket and desperately trying not to fall asleep

[hard marsh]

for "a short book" i have The Virgin Suicides weighing in at 250 pages.

[flat moss]

Wait, was that good? The children of Dune? I have Dune 1 on my tBR since the movie originally came out. and I didn't find out it was a series till this server 😂 So is it good?

[little fossil]

Ummmm it’s an experience. Many in this server would argue it is not good, and it does have some serious subjects. It can be a little dense. I think it’s a very good book and a classic scifi series. There’s actually 22 books so far in the extended universe, but most people just read the original trilogy, which finishes with Children of Dune

[flat moss]

Oh my word that’s a long series!! I’ll try it out and see if I like it! Thanks for your input!

[gritty oxide]

Only 5 of the books were written by Frank Herbert, the rest were written by his son Brian and Kevin J. Anderson

[little fossil]

6

Good point tho

[flat moss]

Hmm that’s cool! I wonder how their writing styles differ

[earnest surge]

Pigesind for poetry book
I didnt not like the book but I really got reminded that I'm not a fan of poetry for some reason it just seems to not stick in my brain
Also this is the first non br book I have read since January

[low swallow]

tove ditlevsen!!

[uneven zealot]

Does this count as leaves on the cover? I am genuinely not sure if those are leaves 😂

[low swallow]

looks like leaves 2 me!

[elfin frost]

arent those lanterns

of wait im looking to the left

got me squinting and all lmao

[ivory delta]

yep, it's a tree so it should be leaves

[uneven zealot]

Oh I meant the pattern on the blue background and only now I realised there is a window and trees lol

[elfin frost]

hahahaha

[ivory delta]

I love how we were both wrong

[solemn kiln]

my father's eyes, my mother's rage by Rose Brik for "Published after 2010"

[mortal hinge]

Thanks for posting, this books looks right up my alley! Did you like it?

[solemn kiln]

I did! It's a little heavy but as far as poetry goes I really enjoyed it

[mortal hinge]

I like the theme and I think I'll appreciate it. It also fits the "poetry" prompt in the "Treat" card

[elfin frost]

hey everyone, does this count as leaves on the cover or no?

[low swallow]

i personally don’t see leaves

but but i’m not an admin so don’t take my word!!

[elfin frost]

honestly all good, I can fit it into other categories!!

[elfin frost]

there :D

[iron walrus]

• The Turn of the Screw by Henry James - orange cover

Lowkey wanna rewatch The haunting of Bly manor now

[vagrant sedge]

I love bly manor 😍

[iron walrus]

I know right!

[vagrant sedge]

The Assassin's Blade- author you're thankful for

[iron walrus]

Same with The haunting of hill house

Loved both series

[vagrant sedge]

They were both so good! I aslo love the fall of the house of Usher, it was amazing

[iron walrus]

I honestly need to give the house of usher another chance. I watched the first episode a while ago but it didn't really speak to me, but I have heard so many good reviews about it, so I'll maybe give it another go this Autumn👀

[gritty oxide]

I'm a fan of Mike Flanagan

[vagrant sedge]

It's one of my favorites!

[vagrant sedge]

Sameee

[swift skiff]

The Girl from the Other Side, Vol. 1 for a book discovered on OBC

[crude elbow]

• Read for cover
  A thousand broken pieces 341 pgs

Slowly making progress on both cards

[swift skiff]

The Girl on the Other side vol 2 for leaves on the cover!

[hard marsh]

for "published in october" bloom, which goodreads says was published oct 3, 2023

[low swallow]

published after 2010: the silver bone by andrey kurkov.
published in 2020 and was nominated for a booker's prize iirc

[crude elbow]

What book would work for 1990? I’m struggling to find something for that prompt

[ivory delta]

#1286815879191068834

[low swallow]

i’m hoping to do something that was published in the 1990s or takes place in the 1990s but i don’t have a book for that prompt yet either to be honest

[crude elbow]

dang that one is hard to find I’m the same I’m hoping a setting of a book is set in that date that would work but not come across to any

[ivory delta]

also #1281155066518175776 was published in the 90s

[low swallow]

i finally found a book! lol

[crude elbow]

That was quick lmfaoo

[ivory delta]

I have Mysterious Skin on my tbr which was both pubished and partially set in the 90s but... not exactly a light read

[crude elbow]

Oh dang 😭that’s what I’m terrified off books being set in 90s and I’m not gonna enjoy it

[low swallow]

i’m doing a challenge where i try to read books from all the countries in the world and so that’s like about 100~ books so just had to dip through the countries i’ve curated books for and see which one is published in 1990s loool

[low swallow]

i think you are mainly a romance reader, i can try and look for some romance novels set in the 1990s or published then if you would like

[crude elbow]

Omg yes pleaseeee!! You know me so well now

[low swallow]

@crude elbow i have found this this set in 1997 in autumn, small town single dad romance

i might pick it up as well, if you are interested we can do an informal buddy read it’s on kindle unlimited if you have it!

[low swallow]

short book (<300 pages): affections by rodrigo hasbun

[crude elbow]

Omg yayyyy thank you love!! And I’m so down to buddy read this!!!

Your the best🩵

[low swallow]

let me know when you would like to do it and i’ll make the thread

[crude elbow]

im downfor whenever maybe weekend? as this current. read might take me till friday to finish as its almost 600. pages

[vagrant sedge]

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow- a classic

[lofty apex]

This titel reminded me of a middel hrade book I read in August

Read for cover This book was TRASH. Not TSP tho. Curse if the nine tailed fox

[low swallow]

sweet as candy romance: off to the races by elsie silver

[crude elbow]

Hopefully I can get this many done this weekend slow reader here

[low swallow]

[crude elbow]

determination brain

[strange jay]

A Dawn of Onyx for "nominated for an award" (I hope the goodreads choice awards count)

This book was unbearable, it contains so many tropes, stereotypical storylines and no surprising plottwists

[earnest surge]

There, there for indigenous author

[swift skiff]

Turning to the trick card for some prompts this time!
Girl from the other side Vol 3 for non human protagonist
Girl from the other side vol 4 for published in October 🍂

[hybrid vector]

First book on the board! Justice Riders written by Chuck Dixon for 1990s since it was published in '97

[low swallow]

1990s: tomorrow in the battle think of me by javier marías. published in 1994

[vagrant sedge]

One Dark Window- Witches or magic

[dusky blade]

update with some more books!, especially on the Trick sheet.
Trick:
Banned Book - Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reichs by Bertholt Brecht, banned during the time of the Third Reich in Germany
An Abrupt Ending - We have always lived in the castle by Shirley Jackson
An Author "Everyone" has read - The Shining by Stephen King
Thankful for - Dunkelgrün fast Schwarz by Mareike Fallwickl
Short book - Fault Lines by Emily Itami
OBC BR - Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Aliens - Livesuit by James S.A. Corey

Treat:
Poetry - 100 Queer Poems by various authors

[cosmic knoll]

you guys are so QUICK

[ivory delta]

jana is smashing it

[random kraken]

I wish I wasnt such a slow reader😭😭

Still reading the catcher in the rye

Im like halfway thru the book

[static spire]

Take your time! You only need one straight line to get a bingo, so try not to let it feel like too much pressure

I've never once finished a bingo card so I feel you

[hard marsh]

for "title starts with N" i have Negative Space

[swift skiff]

Girl from the other side Vol 5 for magic
Girl from the other side Vol 6 for abrupt ending (that cliffhanger though!)

[random kraken]

this is my first time doing a bingo event

its pretty cool

i mean i still have plenty of time so im good

ill finish the catcher in the rye in a couple of days

[iron walrus]

• The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Rober Louis Stevenson - banned book

[mortal hinge]

I DNF'd Mater 2-10 that I planned for the family theme, so I think I'll go for #1287677824660017214 since one of the BR questions talked about siblings.

[vagrant sedge]

Two Twisted Crowns- published in October

Another bingo!

[hard marsh]

it's a double bingo

[jolly ore]

Just finished Magic Madness and Mischief

[swift skiff]

Girl from the other side Vol 7 for the most recent book on my TBR
So far I’m loving this series!!

[gritty oxide]

The Blacktongue Thief for "A cat".

[swift skiff]

Girl from the other side Vol 8 for a book nominated for an award
Girl from the other side Vol 9 for a book I read for the cover

[gritty oxide]

Victorious for "Aliens"

[strange jay]

"Caraval" for discovered on OBC

[sacred panther]

my first entry: bloom for queer protagonist 😼

[uneven zealot]

Yay let's go, also used this book for this prompt

[vagrant sedge]

Sleep Tight- two word title

[pseudo swift]

Never Whistle At Night as my Book by an Indigenous Author

[pseudo swift]

Graveyard Shift as Discovered through OBC

[jolly ore]

Dang y'all read fast

[hard marsh]

for published after 2010 i have Kala (2023)

[elfin frost]

my updated bingos!

[vagrant sedge]

The Witches- banned book

[crude elbow]

guysss!! i finishedmy second book for the bingo! lord slow reader in house ! but im really enjoying this challenge!!

• read wrapped up in a blanket
  renegrade 577 pgs gave this one 3 stars!

[covert hollow]

Trick edition it is 🤍

Tomorrow x 3 for an abrupt ending, some may disagree but as much as I loved this book, the characters drove me insane, at different periods so I was pissed at someone all the time. Still loved it, gave it 5 stars and recommend the book, they felt so real and also annoying with the lack of communication and feelings ugh. The ending to me felt abrupt because it wasnt a proper happy ending, just life moving on and nothing you can do about it. So well done and still annoying when I think about them and what the rest of their lives will be like out of the book. They genuinely give me a headache when I think back, like that friend that just doesnt take advice and checks in once in a while to frustrate you.

Diavola for a revenge story tho if I dont read a Stephen King book, it will get moved to the Halloween prompt, but lets see

[swift skiff]

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket for a book published in September

[mortal hinge]

My progress so far! (Solo Dance is my current read and I don't plan to DNF, I'll update my card if I do)

[pseudo swift]

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy as my Read Wrapped Up In A Blanket

[pseudo swift]

If I can’t find a philosophical read, I might push it to that

[rough shale]

If I can’t find a
philosophical read, I
might push it to that

- ctrlaltmerdel

[pseudo swift]

Nice one, HaikuBot

[gloomy owl]

Moderately big update because I've forgotten to post recently
The Examiner by Janice Hallett for Academic Setting
Night Side Of The River by Jeanette Winterson for** Night In The Title**
The Perfect World of Miwaka Sumida for A Cat

[sacred panther]

Emily Wilde's Map of Otherlands for most recent TBR because it wasn't even on my TBR before I finished the first one (I rarely put all series into my TBR, I have to like the first book first to continue )

[cosmic knoll]

My first book for the trick bingo!!
Frankenstein for Halloween

[covert hollow]

All Rhodes Lead Here for *cover is orange *
my favourite romance author by far

[vagrant sedge]

And Then She Fell- indigenous author

[oblique lotus]

Sword of Destiny by Andrzej Sapkowski - part of a series

[random kraken]

The Catcher in the Rye - Author you're thankful for

[strange jay]

"Together we rot" for protagonist is around your age

[iron walrus]

• Bunny by Mona Awad - book set in the fall

Bingo!

[static spire]

Finally got around to choosing a card and updating it

Philosophical Read: What You Are Looking for is In the Library
OBC Buddy Read: There There
Queer Protagonist: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
Mystery Novel: The Shadow of the Wind

[marsh otter]

5x5

[lofty apex]

author you are thankful for The truth we hold 2.5⭐️

[little fossil]

Rawblood for book published in September, and The Year of the Witching for read for the cover

[swift skiff]

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier for a classic

[gloomy owl]

The Sellout by Patrick Beatty for Two Word Title.
#1278280569393909790 for my final thoughts - the BR is ongoing until the end of the month.

[gritty oxide]

Parable of the Sower for OBC buddy read.

[hard marsh]

for the free space i have Exhalation!

[uneven zealot]

For some reason I like seeing same books being used for different prompts. For example I used Bloom by Delilah Dawson for queer protagonist but you can also use it for published in October, leaves on the cover etc.

[solemn kiln]

Fourth Wing for 'An author "everyone" has read but you'

[ivory delta]

this is how I'm looking atm but let's see what I can read today

I have a couple of BRs that I want to finish that work for a couple of the prompts

[vagrant sedge]

Flight or Fright- characters travel by plane

[iron walrus]

• Coraline by Neil Gaiman - Halloween

[jolly ore]

Been on your tbr for over a year - Long Live the Pumpkin Queen

[little fossil]

The Chosen and the Beautiful for leaves on the cover

[static spire]

Castle in the Air for 1990s (published in 1990, conveniently)

[hard marsh]

i made a minor change: i moved Exhalation to an OBC buddy read and then added my most recently finished book, The Girl Next Door, to the Free Space. if it's not allowed i can change it back

also lol given how dark all the books are on my bingo card, mrs dalloway sticks out like a sore thumb.

[ivory delta]

you can choose wherever you want to put your books and you're allowed to move them however you like too to best suit you ❤️

[crude elbow]

author your thankful for
Jessa Hastings - Magnolia Parks :Long way home 530 pgs

[uneven zealot]

Are unofficial BRs/threads counting as "OBC buddy read"? Asking particularly about #1290824388752572457 (also an ad if someone wants to join we read it in November )

[mortal hinge]

Love your pfp, Intro!

[vagrant sedge]

The Haunting of Hill House- an author "everyone" has read but you

[earnest surge]

Charlie and the great glass elevator for Aliens

[uneven zealot]

#1287677824660017214 - OBC Buddy Read
#1279353705522663504 - Queer Protagonist
Before your memory fades Toshikazu Kawaguchi - leaves on the cover

[pseudo swift]

I’m going to finish it while on the road, so Wish You Were Here as my book with a cat. In fact, it’s so much cat that the author listed her cat Sneaky Pie as the co-author

[lofty apex]

Current progress

[little fossil]

The Talented Mr. Ripley for a classic, and the Selected Works of Audre Lorde for philosophical read

[low swallow]

trick card

• set in the fall: if it makes you happy by julie olivia
• an author ‘everyone’ has read but you: heaven by mieko kawakami (disclaimer: i have read like one book by this author but i didn't enjoy it at all and i feel like everyone has read their other books while i haven't)
• two-word title: one day by david nicholls
• halloween: long live the pumpkin queen by shea ernshaw
• title starts with an n: necessary sins by elizabeth bell
• protagonist isn’t human: chain of thorns by cassandra clare

treat card

• expected 5-star read: intermezzo by sally rooney (it was not a 5-star read for me unfortunately)
• obc buddy read: how to sell a haunted house by grady hendrix
• a philosophical read: introducing political philosophy by judy groves & dave robinson
• mystery novel: midnight at the bright ideas bookstore by matthew j. sullivan
• nominated for an award: the details by ia genberg
• queer protagonist: crossing by pajtim statovci

[ivory delta]

omg hi again jana!!

[low swallow]

hi abi! i missed you

AND I MISSED THE CATRIONA WARD ROLES

[ivory delta]

I missed you too love

get your role!!

[low swallow]

i can’t find it in https://discord.com/channels/811077227449286667/811085727941001218 unless i’m missing something

[arctic shuttle]

you can just tell Vaude which one you want
#1279828967377080452 message

[ivory delta]

I was just coming here to post that ❤️

[uneven zealot]

#1286815879191068834 - Witches or Magic
The Call of Cthulhu by HP Lovecraft (#1284533242824884285) for short book
I am behind with updating totally forgot to update on Storygraph too Also JANA!

[low swallow]

your edition of daddy long legs is so beautiful

[uneven zealot]

Unfortunately it's not mine since I was reading the free version from Gutenberg but cheated a bit and added the one I saw on GR

[low swallow]

omg that's so real, i usually just choose which edition has the prettier cover

[glacial depot]

JANAAA OMG WELCOME BACK I've missed youuu I hope you're doing well

[rough shale]

JANAAA OMG
WELCOME BACK I've missed youuu I
hope you're doing well

- Zander || 56/50

[low swallow]

i missed you too zander! i hope you’ve been doing well as well

[vagrant sedge]

Nettle & Bone- title starts with an N

[crude elbow]

**a mystery novel **
Bloom 132 pgs
and will be ticking off (today ish)

most recent book on your tbr
The girl with the dragon tatoo

[strange jay]

"Warrior Cats - Darkest Night" for author you're thankful for

[iron walrus]

• Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio - free space

[low swallow]

oh are the icons in the middle free spaces?

[solemn kiln]

#1287677824660017214 for "OBC Buddy Read"

[mortal hinge]

I used it for the Family prompt in the other card

[oblique lotus]

Blood of Elves - read wrapped up in a blanket (it finally feels like autumn )

[swift skiff]

There There by Tommy Orange for indigenous author

[gritty oxide]

James by Percival Everett for published after 2010.

[wide solstice]

sharp objects for obc buddy read and the murder room for set in fall

[rough shale]

sharp objects for obc
buddy read and the murder
room for set in fall

- ravenclaw_bookworm

[low swallow]

multiple timelines: there are rivers in the sky by elif shafak

[uneven zealot]

Would you recommend it? 👀

[low swallow]

yeah! here is my mini review for rin #fiction message

i'm not sure what to read for the free spaces..

[uneven zealot]

That is as recent on my TBR as it can get
#1289128636112441426 - most recent book on your TBR

[vagrant sedge]

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats- a cat

[strange jay]

"Ruby Red" for most recent book on your TBR

[low swallow]

a revenge story: sadie by courtney summers
my eyes were closing as i read this but i’m just pissed off now because almost none of my questions were answered

[little fossil]

You’re almost done! With the first card or both?

[low swallow]

i’m doing both at the same time! this is what my treat card looks like

i’m just a bit lost at what to read for the free spaces somebody give me promptsss

[little fossil]

Nice

[gritty oxide]

The book that's been on your tbr the longest that you still feel like you actually want to read.

[low swallow]

that is a very good one thank you cgee

[jolly ore]

HOW DID YOU READ ALL THIS ALREADY

[little fossil]

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen for OBC Buddy Read and The Translator for academic setting

[low swallow]

i’m not sure to be honest i’ve always been a pretty quick reader and when these bingos happen i just get more motivation to read also because i threw myself into reading for like a few days lol

[swift skiff]

Girl from the other side vol 10 for OBC buddy read

[hard marsh]

for "author everyone has read but me" i have Cormac McCarthy with Blood Meridian

[strange jay]

"Percy Jackson - The last Olympian" for part in a series

[lofty apex]

Mutible timelines Time squared

[solemn kiln]

Hallowe'en Party for, well, 'Halloween'

[low swallow]

I giggled at this Alex probably because of the emoji

[rough shale]

I giggled at this
Alex probably because
of the emoji

- teresechka

[lofty apex]

For the poetry or novel verse. Can poems in the middel of the novel count? Like there is lot of poems in my book

[uneven zealot]

#1284766410421174293 Discovered On OBC (actually discovered during Private Rites by Julia Armfield BR - Vaude mentioned it)

[covert hollow]

damnnn

wait hold on, you are filling up both at the same time

[low swallow]

Yeah, I hope that’s okay if not I will re-do

The book that's been on your tbr the longest that you still feel like you actually want to read / free space: A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

[covert hollow]

noo its fine im just impressed

[low swallow]

Also @gritty oxide sorry for the ping but do you mind giving me another prompt for the other free space

[uneven zealot]

I am also doing both at the same time, only 10 times slower

[low swallow]

Yayy go Intro!!

[gritty oxide]

Do yo have a backlog of books you own that's on your tbr or are you going out and buying them/loaning from a library?

[low swallow]

I have only 2 books left on my physical TBR but like 20-ish on my Kindle TBR, I usually buy unless they have it on Kindle Unlimited

Also the physical books I‘ll be using for the other prompts that I haven’t finished yet

[uneven zealot]

I don't think I will finish any card fully. There are just prompts I am not into really (e.g. sweet as candy romance) and since it is primarily to have books from your TBR read, not adding more I don't think I will go for them Unless I wake up at the beginning of December and decide I have time and nothing else to do with my life

[gritty oxide]

Hmmm, ask OBC for some of their favorite books and pick one.

[low swallow]

Ooh I was stuck on that prompt too, but I forgot I was a romance girly last year and had some unread Elsie Silver

[low swallow]

OOOO thank you that's a good one

[low swallow]

Share your fav book too as a candidate /lh

[vagrant sedge]

The Giver- an abrupt ending

[low swallow]

Indigenous author: The Yield by Tara June Winch
Have read some North American indigenous books so I thought I should pop over to my neighbours and read an Aboriginal-Indigenous author

[solemn kiln]

geez Jana, leave some books for the rest of us (/J)

[low swallow]

https://tenor.com/view/eat-my-dust-gif-14618495

/J

Question, if I‘m reading a non-fiction collection of essays and one of the essays is written by and speaks about a person‘s experience and she is around my age, does that count for the Protagonist is around your age prompt? Or does it have to be a fictional protagonist? Thank you in advance

[ivory delta]

Jana just wanting to demolish this bingo asap

[little fossil]

Bloom for queer protagonist

[solemn kiln]

#1182699244029747230 for 'Aliens'

[gritty oxide]

Read The Shining by Stephen King for author "everyone" has read but me.

[low swallow]

i really do but at the same time i‘m already sad for when i finish it and my reads accomplish nothing /j

[ivory delta]

this is such a big mood that I completely understand

I'd say sign up for more reading challenges on SG but I can't remember if you're on there or not

[low swallow]

I already did, I joined a very cosy autumn bingo

[hard marsh]

for witches or magic i have rosemary's baby

i feel like im playing a different challenge: how many books can i get on my card without a bingo

[lofty apex]

I played that for a looooong time

[lofty apex]

Progress now

[mortal hinge]

@crude elbow , sorry for the ping. I'm trying to sort out my bingo card. Would you say Clean is a mystery book?

[crude elbow]

It kinda is albeit a weak one, i would regard it more as a psychological fiction
p.s: nah you can ping me freely

[mortal hinge]

Thank you! Since I don't have another book close to the mystery genre, I'm gonna use this one.

My progress so far. I added Undiscovered- Gabriela Wiener for "Discovered on OBC".

[low swallow]

Hell yeahhh Loved that book!!

[uneven zealot]

Adding undiscovered as discovered

[crude elbow]

family theme: charlie and the chocolate factory
1990s: i who have never known men
discovered on OBC: charlie and the great glass factory
most recent book on your TBR: dagon

[cosmic knoll]

I added bloom for the prompt: queer protagonist

[vagrant sedge]

Practical Magic- set in fall

[little fossil]

Aya: Life in Yop City for newest on my tbr

[gloomy owl]

The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky for A Classic. Thoughts and things can be found in the BR #1266223431955775528. It's a chonky Russian classic but it was an interesting read with a little bit of time left if anyone wants to join.

BadAsstronauts by Grady Hendrix for An Abrupt Ending. Loved this novella!

[gritty oxide]

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis for protagonist isn't human.

[swift skiff]

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket for a book in a series

[rough shale]

The Reptile Room by
Lemony Snicket for a
book in a series

- jpuzzle

[vagrant sedge]

Queen of Shadows- been on your tbr for over a year

[ivory delta]

smashing it!

[swift skiff]

What was she thinking? by Zoe Heller for a book featuring a cat (and her creepy cat lady)

[jolly ore]

Why do y'all have a buttload of squares finished while I only have 3 😭😭😭

[rough shale]

Why do y'all have a
buttload of squares finished while
I only have 3 😭😭😭

- majesticpoptart

[jolly ore]

I've been reading a good amount this month

The books I've read weren't even that long

[earnest surge]

The girl from the other side deluxe volume 2 - Expected 5 star read
Daddy long legs-academic setting

[gloomy owl]

The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones for A Revenge Story.
The Splendor of Fear by Ambrose Ibsen for Witch or Magic.
Not my favourite Ambrose Ibsen book BUT very Blair Witch flavoured! Fun, short Halloween read.
The Only Good Indians is really great, totally recommend this one.

[pseudo swift]

Nothing but Blackened Teeth for Treat: Most Recent on TBR and Never Let Me Go for Trick: Title starts with an N

[low swallow]

Academic setting: The Secret History by Donna Tartt

[crude elbow]

• leaves on the cover
  Thee Unmaking of June Farrow 338 pgs

[glacial depot]

the girl from the other side for family themes

[vagrant sedge]

The Halloween Tree- Halloween

[uneven zealot]

I was thinking about reading The Halloween Tree. I have not read anything else by Ray Bradbury than Fahrenheit 451 but I liked it a lot. I was debating between this or "Something Wicked This Way Comes" . Would you recommend The Halloween Tree or not really? 👀

[vagrant sedge]

I enjoyed it a lot so yes! I really like his writing

[uneven zealot]

Thank you!

[low swallow]

‘night’ in title : the night circus by erin morgenstern
anddd with that i‘m done with the trick card!

[jolly ore]

I wanna read as fast as y'all

How do y'all do it

[little fossil]

No one knows

[solemn kiln]

I wanna be like you when I grow up, Jana

[low swallow]

i wanna be like youu alex

[mortal hinge]

That's perfect

[solemn kiln]

Blank space, The First Day of Spring

[gusty veldt]

How should I decide which card to do first

I have some books that fit on either card idk which to start with

I love the purple but I also love the cozy treat card

[little fossil]

I just picked one at random and committed to the bit

[gusty veldt]

Okay I'll do that too

Actually I'll just pick the opposite one of you

[little fossil]

Nice

[little fossil]

Blood Meridian for expected 5 star read. Unfortunately, it was only a 4 star for me

[gritty oxide]

Maybe a bit of a stretch, but Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee for academic setting.

[charred patio]

daddy long legs - discovered in obc
almond - a book that has been on my tbr for a long time
the shining - a recent book on my br
tales from the cafe - multiple timelines
i who have never known men - a philosophical read

had a hard time deciding whether to go for the trick ver or treat ver but am gonna stick with this one now. (might rearrange the books tho)

[hard marsh]

for two word title i've got dark places

im so close to bingo

[charred patio]

what are you gonna read next - a banned book or a revenge story?

[hard marsh]

haha i actually haven't been going by the prompts at all! i just slapped together a random TBR for october based on spooky stuff and have been slotting them in where they fit

[little fossil]

I do it too until I get stuck and I have to rearrange lol

Luckily I was forethinking (?)enough to save Hallowe’en for Halloween

[hard marsh]

hah that is a convenient one

[charred patio]

same!!! but sometimes specifications like published month stump me cause i normally dont go checking that or whether a book was banned somewhere

[hard marsh]

yeah i dont know if i even have any banned books in my tbr honestly

[little fossil]

Oh you probably do

[hard marsh]

i'll have to look them up

and check

[little fossil]

Yeah fair. Theres prob a wiki page too

The Great Gatsby was apparently banned by a university in 2008, so I’ll prob use that

Sorry 1987

[charred patio]

what is the reason listed for the ban

[little fossil]

Sexual content, violence, illicit activities, and profanity

[hard marsh]

ridiculous

[little fossil]

You know the good stuff

“The words "got done", "slender, small breasted", and "erect carriage" were particularly pointed out.” Stooooop

Dang don’t be talking about that erect carriage around here

[hard marsh]

careful this isnt the adult channel

[sacred panther]

Kala for multiple timelines

[lofty apex]

Fangirl Protagonsit is around your age

[low swallow]

protagonist is around your age : ‘the shadow of the wind’ by carlos ruis zafon
free space/an obc member‘s fav book : ‘emma’ by jane austen (rin is not here right now but this is one of their favourite books)

and i‘m done with the treat card! this was super fun.

[vagrant sedge]

Hallowe'en Party- orange cover

[uneven zealot]

Somehow I forgot to update to add this some time ago already #1281888236028821517 for part in the series
New ones:
#1187888627687104552 - published in September (unofficial BR with Jana but we "borrowed" the thread )
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury - Halloween (thank you @vagrant sedge for recommendation, enjoyed it! Kinda Christmas Carol vibe but Halloween )

[vagrant sedge]

No problem 😁

[sand crypt]

my god i’m slacking so hard

[vagrant sedge]

Do whatever you can!

[wide solstice]

somewhere beyond the sea for protagonist is not human

[strange jay]

"Legendary" for free space

[lofty apex]

A philosophical read Religionskritikk
Poetry or novel in verse book Barn som leikar

And by that
BINGO

[hard marsh]

you got all the bingos

[lofty apex]

Yes. And now we do the next card

[swift skiff]

The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket for OBC buddy read

[little fossil]

Cujo for a book read wrapped in a blanket, cause it has got chilly af here and I love it

[sacred panther]

enyone got recommendations for sweet as candy romance but horror/thriller? i'm thinking of doing a thriller run but will it be as sweet as candy

[hard marsh]

did you read bloom?

[sacred panther]

i used it for queer protagonist😭

[low swallow]

i‘m looking up books for this and fighting the urge to request a br for all of them

okay so i‘ve read ‘the maid’ by nina prose, it‘s more mystery and not thriller but the romance is really sweet ‘rainbow black’ by maggie thrash is another one with romance in it, gay and is a little bit about the satanic panic

[uneven zealot]

Could someone tell me if Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin book fits "abrupt ending" prompt?

[crude elbow]

• academic setting
  The Murder after night before 338 pgs

[sacred panther]

thank you jana!! i'll check them out

[oblique lotus]

Time of Contempt - discovered on OBC

[iron walrus]

• The Outsider by Stephen King - OBC buddy read

[old yacht]

took a while, but i finally got my first one down :D

[static spire]

nice job, way to be on the board!

[covert hollow]

Dear Aaron for published after 2010

lets hope this is the last of my romance train read or ill have to give an apology to every br leader that ive joined with

[little fossil]

The Witch of Portobello for multiple timelines and Graveyard Shift for "Discovered on OBC"

[dusky blade]

got one Bingo hehe!

[stone shard]

This looks like a fun challenge! I'll join with Trick card first!

[earnest surge]

Kala - A mystery novel

[mortal hinge]

Space!! Have fun!

[uneven zealot]

Omg Space!

[stone shard]

Hey! So nice to see you both! I joined here when I was in a reading slump, but now that I'm back to my usual reading self I thought I should join the fun!

[uneven zealot]

You totally should, Autumn Bingo is really boosting my reading

[rough shale]

You totally should,
Autumn Bingo is really
boosting my reading

- introwertyczka

[stone shard]

I love the prompts! It was hard picking a card, but knowing myself I'll probably try to do both in the end 🤣

[uneven zealot]

I'm doing both but I know I won't fully finish either, lol. Already planned more or less what I could read and for which prompt, my physical TBR finally is happy seeing me coming back to it after some long months of waiting

[stone shard]

Oh, no way I'm reading 50 books by the end of the challenge, but hitting a bingo or two on both cards shouldn't be a problem. 😁

[uneven zealot]

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll - Banned book
Reread of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland but first time reading Through the Looking-Glass and the former is better imo. Also hilarious reason for banning this one

[sand crypt]

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator for >300 pages, and The Shining for author i’m thankful for

[static spire]

The Goldfinch for Published in September, Mrs. Dalloway for Expected 5 Star Read

Not quite finished Mrs. D but will have a bingo by tomorrow!

[charred patio]

Solaris - obc br

[lofty apex]

Was Tales from the cafe worth the read?

[charred patio]

||well, it has the same structure as the first book. the stories have an emotional punch to it given the premise of the book, but it was a little repetitive with the rules (like 10x in 200 pages) and visitors going over the history of the cafe. i think i like the first one better. this was a 3 ⭐ for me.||

[lofty apex]

Okok. So not a buy but a borrow?

[charred patio]

loll i cant decide for you - its ur money ig you can borrow this one and see if u wanna buy the rest of the books in the series

book #5 came out this year!!

[lofty apex]

Nono, it was ment as an. Ok got it.
I found that usually nr 2 and on isnt worth it for me in these series

[swift skiff]

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket for part of series

[hard marsh]

for a classic, i have The Tenant

[strange jay]

"Clytemnestra" for Leaves on cover

[uneven zealot]

Stealing "The Maid" rec for sweet romance, I totally wanted to skip this prompt but this book sounds different. Will see if I can manage to fill up whole Treat Bingo Card first and pick this up later in a month or something

[low swallow]

hell yeah!! it‘s more of a cosy mystery to be honest, but the romance is there without being too overpowering :3 would love to know what you think about it intro

[mortal hinge]

My progress so far:

• Family theme: #1287677824660017214 - Read for the cover: Summerwater- Sarah Moss
• A classic: Ice Palace- Tarji Vesaas
• An author I'm thankful for: Sylvia Plath
• A philosophical read: Sleepless nights- Elizabeth Hardwick (I have a few pages left)
• An OBC BR: #1182699244029747230 - Queer: Solo Dance- Li Kotomi
• Free space: Entre los Rotos- Alaide Ventura Medina
• Poetry: #1292751419455045634 - Short book: Beka Lamb- Zee Edgell
• Mystery: Clean- Alia Trabucco Zeran (kind of a stretch but okay)
• Discovered on OBC: Undiscovered- Gabriella Wiener
• Most recent book on my tbr: Little eyes- Samanta Scwheblin

[gloomy owl]

A few updates
I've got:
Brave New World by Aidous Huxley for Banned Book - It's a tough call on whether this is my favourite dystopian novel or 1984. I feel like this book is massively important to read especially in our current climate. This book has been banned in multiple states alongside Ireland, India and Australia on first release.

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix for Author You're Thankful For. I adore this man; he's one of my favourite contemporary horror authors. You can really tell that he loves what he writes - I also love how he writes women.

My Annihilation by Fuminori Nakimara for Book <300 Pages. It's 264 pages and has been on my radar for ages alongside The Rope Artist by the same author. Very dark and uncomfortable; had to sit with it for a little while but really found it as something unique and remarkable.

[vernal siren]

jorjorwel

[gritty oxide]

Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois McMaster Bujold for author I'm thankful for. I really like her Vorkosagan Saga series and am looking forwards to trying out her other series after I'm done with this one.

[crude elbow]

** 1990s**
if it makes you happy 333 pgs Buddy read with lovely Jana

[swift skiff]

The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket for academic setting

[iron walrus]

• Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq - Indigenous author
• Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica - been on your tbr for over a year
Didn't really like the book but did like the messages in it.

[lofty apex]

Progress on secound card

[strange jay]

"Milk and Honey" for poetry book

[onyx trench]

question ,, if i start now, would i be able to add any books i've already read for this spooky month?

[charred patio]

yeah! any books you've started reading from 22nd Sept onwards counts towards the bingo

[onyx trench]

omg thats so great, thank you!!!

i kinda have book that'd fit the 'protagonist isnt a human' prompt, but itd be a spoiler for the book

[full ice]

I mainly read beta reads that don't have a cover and I don't like to give out a title, but they're full books. Can I add those and if yes then how without a cover?

[pseudo swift]

I had that happen with mine for that prompt. Since it was for an OBC read, I just spoilered the card and prompt for a few updates

[onyx trench]

oh thats a great idea !! thank you :)

ive actually managed to fit that particular book into another prompt, but ill absolutely keep that in mind

the start of my lil bingo card - hopefully i manage to keep it updated

[wide solstice]

hallowe'en party for halloween. bingo!

[stone shard]

Oh, we can do that! Thanks for this info, I just finished my book, but I'll update my card with all the books I finished since the challenge started.

[covert hollow]

im confused..

[earnest surge]

#1286613978868482058 message they explained it here

[covert hollow]

ooo thank u

whats a beta read tho?

[hard marsh]

pre-release book for author/publisher feedback

[covert hollow]

O.O

thats so cool

[full ice]

Oh yeah sorry just saw this haha. Usually a beta read is done after self edits, but before you hire an editor. You basically just read the manuscript on your computer while leaving comments and then you write up a reader's report detailing how you felt about different parts like the plot, characters, dialog. You're mostly looking for things like plot holes or things that don't sound right like the character acting inconsistently.

[covert hollow]

is that like your job? Thats so freaking cool tho

[full ice]

It is yes! You make nowhere near what an editor makes, but it's less technical and I just get to nerd out about the story so it's a ton of fun.

[covert hollow]

thats amazing

do u also pick the book up after publishing to see what changed and what was the final product?

[full ice]

I wish I could, but I'd never have the time. I'm absolutely swamped like I finish a book ever 2-3 days right now. I do check back on the ones I really enjoyed occasionally though so see if they're up on Goodreads and Amazon so I can leave a review.

[covert hollow]

thats such a cool job to have

did you share your goodreads link?

[full ice]

Not yet! I haven't used it in forever I'll have to do it later 😄

[covert hollow]

ping me when you do id love to check your reviews

[full ice]

I will!

[swift skiff]

Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks for characters traveling by plane

[little fossil]

The Best of It for a poetry book and Where Sleeping Girls Lie for a mystery novel

3 bingos!

[crude elbow]

short book (300 pages)
Stolen heir

[vagrant sedge]

Empire of Storms- published after 2010

Almost there!

[full ice]

Added in a short book! PS was 150 pages

[lofty apex]

TBR for over a year Hva hvis What if

[jolly ore]

Cover is orange - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary

[elfin frost]

didnt even consider adding this to this bingo but it somehow fit hahaha - I added a nonfiction 'why we sleep' book to the 'published in september'

[little fossil]

The Christie Affair for a book with a protagonist my age

4 bingos!

[earnest surge]

Castle in the air - part in a series

[earnest surge]

Bloom for published in October

[wide solstice]

the maid for published after 2010

[onyx trench]

didn't mean to add two books at once, but i missed one when i went over my 'older' reads (still sep 22 and onwards)

☆ academic setting: the austere academy by lemony snicket
☆ published after 2010: the soul of an octopus by sy montgomery

[jolly ore]

Author you're thankful for - Coraline

WAIT WRONG SQUARE

Much better

[sacred panther]

All the Colors of The Dark for OBC Buddy Read and Graveyard Shift for published in September

[little fossil]

House of Hunger for a book under 300 pages

Oh jk no more bingo yet

[solemn kiln]

'The Shining' for On my TBR for over a year

[hard marsh]

for "protagonist isnt human" i've got The Fall of Hyperion: he's a "cybrid" a human genetic clone controlled by an artificial intelligence

one day i'll bingo

[arctic shuttle]

Haven’t finished a book in a long time so finally feels good to participate in the bingo

#1255063736725540920 for on my tbf for over a year

[pseudo swift]

TRICK- Hallowe’en Party for Halloween
TREAT- The King in Yellow for On TBR For Over A Year

[swift skiff]

The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket for a mystery novel
Bingo!

[wide solstice]

the shining for two word title

[lofty apex]

An asrupt endingThe saga of the Nagas *Just need to say, I an extrmly glad I had the next boon in the series with ne when I finnished this

[strange jay]

"Finale" for multiple timelines

[earnest surge]

The girl from the other side deluxe edition vol 3 for leaves on the cover

[frank bison]

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn for an author "everyone" has read but you

It's been like a year since I read a book 💀

[static spire]

you're on the board, way to go!

[swift skiff]

Girl from the other side vol 11 for reading while wrapped in blanket what a bittersweet ending

Also second bingo?

[jolly ore]

Sweet as candy romance - A Dangerous Path

[little fossil]

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator for part of a series, and another bingo!

[strange jay]

"If he had been with me" for expected 5 star read (it was not 5 stars)

[uneven zealot]

One bigger update because I am travelling and not always with access to PC. Next update probably will be like that too, sorry

Trick:
System Collapse by Wells Martha - Protagonist isn't Human
The Guest by Emma Cline - Two Word Title (and first Bingo!)

Treat:
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe - a classic (reading with friends before we read What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher for Halloween)
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese - mutliple timelines
My father's eyes, my mother's rage by Rose Brik - poetry book or a novel in verse
Time of the Flies by Claudia Piñeiro - expected 5 star read (it wasn't but hey another Bingo!)
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee - read for the cover (it was always catching my eyes at the bookstore especially with 2 different editions and colours)
January by Sara Gallardo - Free Space
The Idiot by Elif Batuman - academic setting

[earnest surge]

For the read for the cover can it be a book where the cover was the thing that drew you in but then the plot made you want to actually read it

[earnest surge]

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy for A short book

[full ice]

SoW beta read added for the cat Winston!

[hard marsh]

for "a revenge story" i have Everyone is Watching... and whew was it an awful book. do not recommend.

https://tenor.com/view/gary-oldman-bingo-léon-the-professional-smoking-gif-16565155

[lofty apex]

Small update

[crude elbow]

• a philosophical read
  The Prisoners Throne

[gritty oxide]

Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf for a classic.

[sacred panther]

I can't let my hold went to waste after waiting for 12 weeks so I forced myself to read romance, enjoyed every second of it so here it is: Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez for sweet as candy romance
favorite part from the entire book:

I was going to let this man snap me in half like a glow stick when we got up to the room.

[crude elbow]

• published in september
  Her favourite Jack o lantern

Idk what to read for a poetry book of novel in verse as I don’t read that much poetry

would the before coffee gets cold work?

[low swallow]

There are loads of super short poetry books on KU you can breeze through

I usually go to them for a palette cleanser

[crude elbow]

Ooohh

[wide solstice]

everyone on this train is a suspect for cover is orange. another bingo!

[jolly ore]

Short read - The Ocean at the End of the Lane

[static spire]

The Covenant of Water for theme of family, How to Sell a Haunted House for most recent book on my tbr

so far all but one of these is a BR book, which is satisfying

[hard marsh]

set in the fall: the sun down motel

[uneven zealot]

Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia - an abrupt ending

[rough shale]

Of Cattle and Men
by Ana Paula Maia -
an abrupt ending

- introwertyczka

[lofty apex]

A classic One hundred years of solitude
Now this, I managed to tick of two prompts for two of my SG challanges. One for the Gilmlre girls (currently at 50 books there)
And one for one author form every country (At 19)

[crude elbow]

• ** free space**
  spookily yours 222 pgs

[wide solstice]

dear aaron by mariana zapata for author you're thankful for, and the call of cthulu for banned book

[gritty oxide]

Troy: The Greek Myths Reimagined by Stephen Fry for a revenge story.

[elfin frost]

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab for the nominated for awards category - 4/5

[grim flower]

The first to die at the end- I had no idea there was a second? book of They both die in the end (If you could call it that) Good read

[oblique lotus]

How to Sell a Haunted House for OBC Buddy Read
Tender is the Flesh for Short Book (<300 pages)

[solemn kiln]

#1294200933135417374 for Academic Setting

[full ice]

Added TD beta read for traveled by plane!

[little fossil]

Plain Bad Heroines for nominated for an award

[static spire]

you're crushing it tink, only one left!

[little fossil]

Two left lol

I keep forgetting about the center one too