Autumn Bingo 2024

[static spire]

oh I guess the free space is a thing, woops

[marsh otter]

Oooh how was that? It’s on my tbr too

[little fossil]

I like it, it was really complex and well-crafted. Tbh I wasn’t in the best place to read it in the personal stuff I was going through so in that sense it was a bit of a slog. But I do think if I had read it at a different time I would have really loved it. I hope that makes sense

It was just a little long imo

[uneven zealot]

Treat:
Fresh Dirt From the Grave by Giovanna Rivero - read wrapped up in a blanket

Trick:
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher - An author "everyone" has read but you (this one was okay gave it 3/5 could be better but I still would try their different books)

[elfin frost]

Telework Yotabanashi for 'Sweet as Candy Romance' box

[elfin frost]

One Dark Window for 'Witches or Magic' box

[earnest surge]

Dark places for 2 word title
The maidens for academic setting

[full ice]

Added author I'm grateful for! I finished Judicator Jane 4(beta read). This is the 4th book of his that I've gotten to beta read and he's such a fantastic writer. I think it's one of my favorite series of all time.

[little fossil]

The Shining for the Free Space. Almost done and then on to the Trick card

[rough shale]

The Shining for the
Free Space. Almost done and then
on to the Trick card

- tink

[little fossil]

Thank you haikubot

[strange jay]

"Archer's Voice" for Sweet as Candy Romance

[glacial depot]

progress is being made even if its just graphic novels right now but im intending on finishing some “proper” books this weekend!! so we’ve got The Girl From The Other Side vol 7-11 for obc buddy read, expected 5 star read, short book, read wrapped up in a blanket and been on your TBR for over a year!!!

[solemn kiln]

#1298288343653683301 for "Published in October"

[wide solstice]

iron widow for aliens

[solemn kiln]

"The Third Gilmore Girl" for "author I'm thankful for"

[strange jay]

"Bookshops and Bonedust" for family theme

[hard marsh]

for Aliens i have Communion by Whitley Strieber, the classic 1980s nonfiction firsthand account of an alien abduction experience.

[arctic shuttle]

#1291667001806163968 for set in Autumn

[uneven zealot]

Firstly I changed The Guest to "been on your TBR for over a year" (bought the book in 2023) because found another book (Fish Soup) for 2 words title for Trick card.

Secondly I finished The King's General by Daphne du Maurier for the "author you're thankful for" prompt. While I have many authors I’m thankful for, each for different reasons, I chose du Maurier because her books have a special significance for me. It was through reading Rebecca that I "met" @mortal hinge, it was our first BR, first DMs, and from there, things just went insane Even though Lio's influence sometimes always leaves me overwhelmed by my ever-growing TBR pile, I'm grateful for every moment of it and I wouldn’t change a thing. Sorry for this emotional dump - I promise I'll go back to my annoying, sarcastic self after this
And a pic of my edition

[solemn kiln]

this is so sweet! and that's a gorgeous edition

[sacred panther]

Hallowe'en Party for short books and Never Whistle at Night for Leaves on the Cover

[little fossil]

You, Again for sweet as candy romance

[low swallow]

full board!!

[little fossil]

Two books finished on the new card: Hallowe'en Party for Halloween, and Girl Forgotten for revenge story

[dusky blade]

full sheet! so many bingos!

[gusty veldt]

Congrats!!!! 🪩

[glacial depot]

A Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy for a classic

[swift skiff]

Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay for a book with Halloween vibes (slasher fic)

[swift skiff]

The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket for a short book

[static spire]

Parable of the Sower for book in a series, Earthlings for discovered on OBC for a second bingo!

[pseudo swift]

FIRST BINGO
The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie for Author you’re thankful for
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers for Aliens

[earnest surge]

I want to die but I want to eat tteokbokki for OBC buddy read

[lofty apex]

Some prigress

[solemn kiln]

#1298916360302104618 for "A cat"

[full ice]

Read Not in Love for a book that starts with N

[gloomy owl]

Semi-big update, sorry homies

• Never Whistle At Night by Shane Hawk for Indigenous Author(s). A truly wonderful book, #1281294504913145958
• The Bee Sting by Paul Murray for OBC Buddy Read. It's my buddy read #1279352909255016502 It's a chonky book but I definitely recommend it!
• Later by Stephen King for Orange Cover.
• Almond by Won-Pyung Sohn for Been on your TBR for over a year. Again, another banger, another BR, this has a ton of time left. #1281155238346231820
• Graveyard Shift by M. L Rio for Set in the Fall.
• Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw for Protagonist Isn't a Human. Sally is a ragdoll.

[ivory delta]

I love that you’re not even putting the link for Graveyard Shift it’s just that good

[crude elbow]

OBC buddy read
Graveyard 119 pgs

and we have

• sweet as candy romance
  Deciet 417 pgs

[gloomy owl]

[little fossil]

Read The Great Gatsby for a banned book and James and the Giant Peach for a classic

[jolly ore]

Characters travel by plane - Keys to the Demon Prison

[swift skiff]

The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket for orange cover

[gloomy owl]

The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho for An Author Everyone But You Have Read.
It feels like everyone has read The Alchemist (loving it or hating it) but I have never engaged with him before I went in blind and didn't have a bad time!
#1279353374419976192 is still ongoing and the read itself is very fast!

[gritty oxide]

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald for short book.

[solemn kiln]

#1300371609785335809 for "A revenge story"
Also, first Bingo

[wide solstice]

the woman in me for short book

[static spire]

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones for author you're grateful for. I won't say this trilogy is perfect but I've really appreciated reading it for escapism and a palate cleanser when lit fic got too intense and the world got too heavy

[earnest surge]

Can I use the same author for both the author im grateful Prompts

[hard marsh]

sure why not lol

[marsh otter]

I did

[earnest surge]

okay then im probably gonna do that

[earnest surge]

The girl with the dragon tattoo for an author everyone has read but you

[gusty veldt]

OH YEAH

I CAN UPDATE MY CARD NOW

[clever fossil]

Where do I get the template for it?

Wait I found it nvm😅

[jolly ore]

Published after 2010 - Dragonwatch

[little fossil]

The Sun Down Motel for set in autumn

[pseudo swift]

Siúil a Rún: The Girl From the Other Side volumes 10-12/Omnibus 4 for Part in a Series

[earnest surge]

The girl from the other side omnibus 4 for family theme

[solemn kiln]

#1282968429111803946 for "Set in the Fall"

[pseudo swift]

SECOND BINGO-
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson as Free Space
The Truth by Sir Terry Pratchett as Two Word Title

4/5 of that diagonal is BRs

[earnest surge]

The great gatsby - a classic

[strange jay]

Only if you're lucky for "mystery novel"

[crude elbow]

**Expected 5 star read **
Metal slinger 490 pgs

[crude elbow]

Poetryy book or a novel in verse
Mr October 85 pgs

i got a bingo line!!

[strange jay]

"Daydream" for academic setting

[uneven zealot]

Fish Soup for 2 word title (previously The Guest now moved to on tbr for over a year)
House of Many Ways - part in a series
Ninth House - Academic Setting
The Virgin Suicides - 1990s

[jolly ore]

Obc buddy read - The Darkest Hour

[static spire]

The Fox Wife for read for the cover

[sacred panther]

Pet Sematary for family theme

[cosmic knoll]

I forgot to update

I finished the divine comedy, dead souls and read a bunch of short stories by h.p Lovecraft

[marsh otter]

Bingo!!

[frank bison]

Agentes secretos y el mural de Picasso by Mira Canion for short book (<300 pages)

Something I read for my Spanish class lolol

[elfin frost]

Beautiful Darkness by Fabien Vehlmann for 'Revenge Story' lmao

[clever fossil]

Junji ito Frankenstein for author I’m thankful for (I love Junji ito )

[stone shard]

I finished two books in the last two days, Poison and Fear Me, Love Me and I updated the card with all my reads since the challenge started. Bingo is one book away!

I swear I read other genres not just romance lol, but that's been a mood lately.

[static spire]

I mean, live your life friend haha

[mortal hinge]

Oooh, nice

[little fossil]

Vampires of El Norte for a book that's been on my tbr for over a year

[charred patio]

oh wow how was the sun down motel? (was it better than the book of cold cases )

[little fossil]

No not really. I did like the vibe of the run down motel setting, but I actually found the mc’s motivations to be even weirder than in the first one. I did like the mystery though, I thought it was actually pretty satisfying. Just more of that “true crime obsessed millennial” lol

[wide solstice]

there there for indigenous author

[uneven zealot]

A Sunny Place for Shady People: Stories by Mariana Enríquez - nominated for an award (longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction)
Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram - short book
Only 2 left

[elfin frost]

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi for 'Abrupt Ending'

[pseudo swift]

Candide by Voltaire for Philosophical Read
How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix as Family Themes

[jolly ore]

Published in October - Wrath of the Dragon King

[static spire]

Lord of the Flies for a classic

[swift skiff]

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler for a banned book

[hard marsh]

whaaat how did that get banned

[swift skiff]

I think for the graphic content

[hard marsh]

crazy

[swift skiff]

Actually no.. online says it’s the portrayal of Black female protagonists and its exploration of racism, hierarchies, and Afrofuturism

[hard marsh]

oh, that's even worse

[swift skiff]

Ya..

[full ice]

Added mmis beta read for a revenge story!

[clever fossil]

Added Danganronpa ultimate hope luck and despair for leaves on the cover! (There’s a bunch of hibiscus and leaves in the background)

[uneven zealot]

Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz - family theme

[mortal hinge]

Lovely cozy family theme

[solemn kiln]

"The Anxious Geenration" for Cover is Orange

[iron walrus]

It has been a while. Had a bit of a reading slump

∙ The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones - a revenge story
∙ The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - a classic
∙ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë - two word title

[uneven zealot]

The Maid by Nita Prose for sweet as candy romance
And done! I got at least 4 books of my physical TBR with this bingo card and many more from ebooks I wanted to read anyway. Very happy I somehow managed to stay mostly with my TBR instead of adding 25 new books

[jolly ore]

I read so slowly compared to y'all

Atp I'll never get a bingo

[wide solstice]

last night at the telegraph club for 'night' in the title

[swift skiff]

The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket for an author I’m grateful for

[crude elbow]

Discoveered in OBC
Interrmezzo 430 pgs

part in a series
tastes like candy 350 pgs

Been forgetting to post

[full ice]

Added "C" beta read for protagonist that isn't human

[little fossil]

A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet for aliens

[gritty oxide]

Sula by Toni Morrison for banned book.

[marsh otter]

Progress!

[uneven zealot]

Outline by Rachel Cusk - Characters travel by plane
Nuptials (Noces) by Albert Camus - Title starts with an N

[mortal hinge]

I added Outline for the academic setting 😆 A bit of an outstretch but okay.

[uneven zealot]

Nah there was school and teaching, completely valid

[elfin frost]

Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro for 1990's

[wide solstice]

whats not to love for academic setting

[jolly ore]

Witches or magic: Master of the Phantom Isle

[solemn kiln]

ACOTAR for "Witches or Magic"

[glacial depot]

cujo by SK for author youre thankful for
a psalm for the wild built by becky chambers for queer protagonist
dark places by gillian flynn for discovered in obc

[crude elbow]

its okay if my expected 5 star read is actually 4.5 stars right?

[frank bison]

God is Not One by Stephen Prothero for cover is orange

[stone shard]

Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda for short book

[little fossil]

The Ruin of Kings for a book published after 2010, and Never Let Me Go for a book that starts with N

[earnest surge]

yes i know that Jana didnt rate hers that highly since it was a disappointment

[low swallow]

yeah I had expected intermezzo to be a 5 star read but it was not

[little fossil]

Mine wasn’t either

[uneven zealot]

I mean it was EXPECTED 5 star so even if you rated it 0/5 later it doesn't change the fact you expected 5 so final rating doesn't count for this prompt (mine wasn't either)

The Apple in the Dark by Clarice Lispector - Author You're Thankful For (I really liked her other books, this one was not it )

[wide solstice]

tj powar has something to prove for a revenge story

[little fossil]

Mrs Dalloway for an abrupt ending

[cosmic knoll]

OBC-Read: The great Gatsby

[clever fossil]

Toilet bound hanuko kun for protagonist around my age. (Correct ss this time😅)

[uneven zealot]

Roadside Picnic by Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky - Aliens

[static spire]

Added some stuff: The Bee Sting for Protag my age (one of the four is in her thirties), Night Circus for Sweet as candy romance (as close to it as I ever read), The Wood at Midwinter for Leaves on the cover, moved Covenant of Water to Multiple timelines, and Coup de Grace (my next read) for short book. I also moved There There to Nominated for an award

I might actually finish this card

[solemn kiln]

#1278684790467330088 for "Indigenous Author"

[jolly ore]

"Night" in the title - Midnight

[stone shard]

When the Moon Hatched - Witches or Magic

[full ice]

Added a Sorceress Comes to Call for a book published after 2010 and The Ruins for a book on my tbr for over a year

[iron walrus]

• Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - title starting with 'N'
• Annihilation by Jeff van der Meer - abrupt ending
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling - academic setting

[oblique lotus]

Lord of the Flies for A classic

[uneven zealot]

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers - Published after 2010

[little fossil]

Got a few new ones today. Sharp Objects for an author I'm thankful for. Ring Shout for an OBC buddy read. The Hacienda for the free space, and The Witches for witches and magic

I’m really struggling with an author everyone has read but me

[glacial depot]

felix ever after for sweet as candy romance i figured this would be the hardest one it could fit into for me to fill since i dont usually read romance books LOL

[swift skiff]

Slippery slope by Lemony Snicket for an expected 5 star read (4.5 star)

[lofty apex]

Update on the card

I have 5 left. A d 3 of them I have o kdea what books to read

[rough shale]

I have 5 left. A
d 3 of them I have o
kdea what books to read

- littlesuperme

[lofty apex]

Thank you Haiku

[uneven zealot]

Candide by Voltaire - Cover is Orange

[pseudo swift]

TRICK: A Pocket Full of Rye as the Abrupt Ending (multiple characters met abrupt ends)
TREAT: The Immortal Part of Myself by MJ James as the Multiple Timelines (jumps between past and present) AND Death Note Vol 1 for Nominated for An Award (2007? Eagle Award)

[swift skiff]

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman for a protagonist around my age (Amy Wheeler… if I had to guesstimate)

[gusty veldt]

May the gods forgive me for updating two books at a time

I read Never Whistle at Night to get into the October spooky season, rated it 5 stars!!

And then today I finished my father's eyes, my mother's rage for the #1299126736918675486

ACTUALLY i might do a swap, and move Never Whistle at Night to Indigenous author, but idk yet

[wide solstice]

spectacular for published in october

[gloomy owl]

cracks neck OKAY
So I've been updating this but I keep forgetting to post it but Trick Bingo is done!
I have
Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson for Published In October. This was a fantastic BR even if I didn't care much for the book and Jana is hosting another of her novels opening today! #1306891093543092245

Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie for Halloween! #1288040205164740649 A perfect fit and my first ever Agatha Christie read!

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt for Characters Travel by Plane. I adored this book, a 5 ⭐ read for me#1265935834423758861

Keanu Reeves Is Not In Love With You by Becky Holmes for Published After 2010. This actually came out earlier this year. It's a nonfiction book that balances comedy with a harrowing account of the devestation and legal murkiness that comes from romance fraud.

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo for Starts with the letter N. Our polarising November BOTM! I for one was on the side of enjoying it, we still have a little less than a week for you to join in #1299696976862117979

And finally my free space is: Fairy Tale by Stephen King I love this book.

[gloomy owl]

And thankfully while I was trying to finish Trick, I had managed to fill a few prompts for Treat
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf for A Classic. My second attempt with Woolf, it went better than I thought it would! #1281294274964750337

i fell in love with hope by Lancali for Been On Your TBR For Longer Than A Year- I picked this up from a handwritten recommendation around Christmas two years ago and there it remained. I sobbed

Me: A Novel by Tomoyuki Hoshino for A Philosophical Read. I can absolutely assure you of two things: 1. I loved this book. 2. I have no idea how to describe this book, the synopsis does not prep you for what actually happens.

Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin for Queer Protagonist. My beloved rin recommended this book to me and I fell in love with it. I'm actually reading another book by Emily Austin due to how much I enjoyed this one.

The Long Way To A Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers for Discovered on OBC. My heart can't hold my adoration for this book, thank you OBC!
#1281888236028821517
We're also going to read the sequel book #1309132667723190282

The Girl From Rawblood by Catriona Ward for Multiple Timelines. and how . This was the final entry in my mini Catriona Ward event! I loved reading these with everyone and I think Catriona Ward has a lifetime fan.

Finally Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn for Newest Entry on your TBR. After being wowed by Gone Girl I decided to join the BRs for both Dark Places and #1280429795817295873. I didn't initally intend to pick them up but they joined my TBR because of my beloved Alex and Kit's enthusiasm.

[glacial depot]

Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn for A mystery novel

[mortal hinge]

I have DNF'd two books for the Protagonist around your age prompt. It's obviously cursed

[low swallow]

omg, good luck lioness

[uneven zealot]

Just finished 2 heavy (good) books today and I need a break Onto something very cozy tomorrow ( #1302897933737394187 )
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray - Free Space
*Islands of Decolonial Love: Stories & Songs *by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson - Indigenous Author

[mortal hinge]

For the Indigenous Author I'd also like to recommend this one that I'm currently reading

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/3da8a4ac-499f-443c-b4f2-15af04802809

[little fossil]

Did some rearranging. Moved Ring Shout to two-word title and added Long Live Evil for OBC Buddy Read. Also added An Academy for Liars for academic setting, and Pet Semetary for a book where characters travel by plane

Finally got a bingo but I still don't know what to do for author everyone's read but me

[pseudo swift]

Maybe something that was adapted (even loosely) into a movie/tv show? On the line of thought that “maybe not everyone read it, but at least some writers did and maybe caused some interest in the source material.”

[gritty oxide]

What about one of those authors that have books you'll likely find in a thrift shop because they have a ton of books.

like John Grisham or Dean Koontz

[little fossil]

Oh wait I have an idea

@gloomy owl you're a Grady Hendrix fan right? If I give him a second chance, can I use it for my "author eeryone's read but you"?

[gloomy owl]

Oh absolutely

[little fossil]

Yessss. I will join the "How to Sell a Haunted House" br cause it's available on libby

[elfin frost]

The Full Moon Coffee Shop for Cat prompt, Death note volume 1 for 2 word title prompt

[static spire]

Sula for Theme of Family, In Cold Blood for OBC BR

[uneven zealot]

Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono - a cat

[onyx trench]

wish i could continue this but the rules say i can only add one at a time and uh, its definitely been a while :')

good luck

[ivory delta]

-# you can do a big update if you need to

[onyx trench]

hi brocli !! are you sure?

[little fossil]

Oh yeah I do it sometimes. Stuff comes up, we understand

[ivory delta]

Vaude did one yesterday so it's totally a-okay

also hi

[onyx trench]

thank you brocli & tink

__added __
into the wild - a cat
the watchers - pub in october
the book thief - free space (i just wanted it to be on here, it's magnificent </3)
weyward - witches or magic

[strange jay]

"Ninth House" for OBC buddy read

[little fossil]

Reposting with An Academy for Liars actually added this time lol

Last time I swear, lol

[covert hollow]

i keep forgetting to update this, but when it comes dont react to the amount of half naked guys book covers

[solemn kiln]

I honestly love that for you

[gritty oxide]

Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson for characters travel by plane.

[gritty oxide]

Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner for two word title.

[crude elbow]

I’ve been forgetting to update this

[swift skiff]

Ohh did you like creation lake? It’s on my TBR

[gritty oxide]

It was okay I guess. It's kinda the least thrilling thriller I've ever read.

[stone shard]

Read The Lottery for the banned book

[jolly ore]

Read wrapped up in a blanket - Champion of the Titan Games

[gusty veldt]

Short book / under 300 pages
My Year of Rest and Relaxation

I'll probably aim to finish the second row!

Oh man the bingo ends next month

[crude elbow]

You can do it spicy!!!

[gloomy owl]

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion for Sweet as Candy Romance. I loved this I don't often care about romances but aaaaaaa it's also a trilogy, I'm definitely going to continue!!!
The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Mieville for Poetry or Novel In Verse. Kind of a warmup for #1307669136318402581 and I also adore Keanu. There were long sections of poetry in this book for sections involving the past of the MC.

[uneven zealot]

The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa - OBC buddy read

[stone shard]

Gild by Raven Kennedy for a book that's been on your tbr over a year

[cosmic knoll]

MY FIRST BINGO

[pseudo swift]

(The cowboy hats are hiding two WIPs)

A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie as Orange Cover
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo as Academic Setting
Long Live Evil by Sarah Rees Brennan as Published after 2010

[solemn kiln]

Ninth House for "Title starts with an N"

[wide solstice]

games untold for been on your tbr for over a year

[lofty apex]

Update

[uneven zealot]

The Night Circus and Other Stories by Uršuľa Kovalyk - "Night" in the title

[solemn kiln]

#1306891093543092245 for "An Abrupt Ending"

[solemn kiln]

#1309132390169313334 for "A Classic"

[wide solstice]

the wishing spell for witches or magic

[gusty veldt]

Rearranged Never Whistle at Night to be Indigenous author,
and then I read Collections 2: My Hand Over the Years for author you're thankful for

And then I recentlt started The Kamogawa Food Detectives for the cat prompt 🐈 and then I'll have a bingo

[little fossil]

How to Sell a Haunted House for an author everyone's read except you

[lofty apex]

Why is Aliens books si hard to find slmething I want to read

[little fossil]

Small Things Like These for a short book

[little fossil]

Have you read A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet yet? Br is still ongoing

Oh wait it ended a few days ago

[crude elbow]

this is my updated very latest version

only got 5 more prompts

[wide solstice]

the housemaid for an author everyone has read except for you

[rough shale]

the housemaid for
an author everyone has
read except for you

- ravenclaw_bookworm

[static spire]

Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq for Novel in verse

[frank bison]

America: A Narrative History by David Emory Shi for published after 2010 😭

[stone shard]

Coexistance by Billy-Ray Belcourt for Indigenous Author

[gloomy owl]

A Psalm For The Wild-Built by Becky Chambers for Nominated For An Award. And won! It won the Hugo Award for best novella in 2022 AND it's a buddy read right now. #1148522262887145522
Mythos by Stephen Fry for Family Theme. I'm so glad I started this series! I love Greek mythology and Stephen Fry is so charming.
Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadano for Read for the cover. LOOK AT THAT COVER, it's so CUTE. My first 5 ⭐ cosy read, I wholeheartedly recommend getting to it if you can. #1302897933737394187 A very quick and lovely read.

[iron walrus]

∙ Doctor Sleep by Stephen King - a cat
∙ The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo - 'night' in the title

[uneven zealot]

I didn’t expect to pull it off, but I did.
Salvation of a Saint by Keigo Higashino - A Revenge story

This challenge definitely helped me read more—October was my best reading month this year! I had a reading slump from May to July, so my stats only improved from there. Thanks to this Autumn Bingo, I managed to tackle a lot of my TBR, including physical books that have been sitting on my shelf forever It was fun reading with you all, as always!

[solemn kiln]

loves it!

[jolly ore]

Free space - Spirits, Spells, and Snark

[static spire]

Beatrice & Virgil by Yann Martel for Been on my TBR over a year

[sacred panther]

coup de grace for discovered on obc
the night she disappeared for free space, so I now have a bingo

wait....i forgot ninth house.....

[onyx trench]

do the obc server events count as 'obc buddy reads'?

[little fossil]

Yeah I think so

Like the War Cats?

[onyx trench]

yeah, mines for a series of unfortunate events though : )

[little fossil]

Yeah those are buddy reads, they’re just like mega buddy reads

[onyx trench]

obc buddy read
#a-very-unfortunate-bookish-event - #1265370663795953755

'night in the title'
dragons of winter night by tracy hickman & margaret weis

[marsh otter]

Progress!!

[little fossil]

Added Kiki's Delivery Service for a cat, Last Night at the Telegraph Club for a book with night in the title, Full Moon Coffee Shop for an orange book (mostly orange), and Exhalation for a non-human protagonist

[iron walrus]

∙ Dracula by Bram Stoker - protagonist isn't human
∙ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling - witches or magic

Bingo! First time finishing a bookish game

[lofty apex]

OBC buddy read Lord of the flies

Now two to go…..

[swift skiff]

Updates!
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney for academic setting
Dopesick by Beth Macy for published after 2010

[gritty oxide]

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King for free space.

[static spire]

This Must be the Place for Read wrapped in a blanket. It finally got cold enough to do this prompt!

[wide solstice]

murder of roger ackroyd for an abrupt ending

[solemn kiln]

"Shout" by Laurie Halse Anderson for "Banned Book"

[gusty veldt]

SLAY

BINGO!!!!!

[marsh otter]

Done!

[gusty veldt]

lemonslay

[little fossil]

Ooooops realized I had a case of mistaken identity with my Indigenous author entry. I’m reading a different book and will upload when I’ve finished

[cosmic knoll]

Free Space: Lord of the flies

[solemn kiln]

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas for "Protagonist isn't Human"

[swift skiff]

Human acts by Han Kang for a book with 2 word title

[static spire]

Cahokia Jazz for my Free Space

[gloomy owl]

Fighting for my life to finish the second one; thankfully I read a LOT in October that fits the prompts
(Also I know this is for fun but it's really satisfying when you finish a card )

Days of Utter Dread by Graham Matherson & Dawn G Harris for Published in September. One of the best and most uncomfortable horror anthologies I've read this year.

Last Night At The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo for OBC Buddy Read!
#1297841452533022730 this actually ends in like 1 more day but I thoroughly recommend it for it's unique storyline, setting and unique queer coming-of-age story!

Interesting Facts About Space by Emily Austin for Read Wrapped Up In a Blanket. I feel like in my experience most of Emily Austin's books are best enjoyed this way.

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn for A Mystery. Part of the duo of Buddy Reads hosted here for Gillian Flynn, I've yet to experience a Gillian Flynn read that I haven't enjoyed.

Heaven by Mieko Kawakami for Academic Setting. It's set in a Japanese high school and revolves around bullying.

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher for Leaves on the Cover. Spooky tree on the cover! I thought this was...OK. Not my favourite of her stuff, had some interesting premises but the characters got on my nerves lmao

Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North by Rachel Joyce for Part In A Series. This is the final part of Harold Fry's tale and it's set many years after the fact focusing on his wife's own journey. While I wasn't in floods of tears reading this one, I definitely got choked up.

[solemn kiln]

#1311029730526363698 for "Night in the Title"
Finito!

[marsh otter]

Bingo!

[swift skiff]

Moved some books from the tricks edition so that I have more chance of finishing this one

[solemn kiln]

so close!! well done

[sacred panther]

new entries!

• Educated for been on your TBR for over a year
• A Christmas Carol for a classic
• Part of Your World for part in a series (the first book!)
• Just for the Summer for expected 5 star read (it's 4 )
• Ninth House for Academic Setting
• The Goldfinch for Nominated for an award

[little fossil]

Kind of forgot about this tbh. There, There for indigenous author

[little fossil]

Finished for realsies this time

[onyx trench]

i'm not going to be able to finish this

[mortal hinge]

I'm stuck on the Sweet romance prompt, I never had a chance to actually finish this card

[gloomy owl]

Okay, 3 prompts added and 3 prompts left!

I've got:
The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese for a slightly cheeky Protagonist is around your age. The protagonists change often and it's often around various points of their lives too, so #1265977720639328298 it took me a little bit to get into this book but in the end I definitely recommend it even if it's chunky.

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell for Author You're Thankful For. Yeah I love this lady. She's a lot of fun to read and very much a comfort author for me. While I had problems with #1311029730526363698, I still think really highly of her and had a good time in general.

If You Live to Be 100, You Might As Well Be Happy by Rhee Kun Hoo for Short Book <300. This read is just under 200 pages I also wrote a little review about it here:
#book-reviews message

[elfin frost]

Death note volume 2 for part in a series, ninth house for published in october and A christmas carol for a classic prompt

[pseudo swift]

I stopped my Treat card and scavenged it to fills some gaps in my Trick Card, then read Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank as my Everyone’s Read But You (Emojis covering two In Progress)

[ivory delta]

I have no idea when I last updated my card but I've finished

[rough shale]

I have no idea
when I last updated my
card but I've finished

- abi 🥦

[ivory delta]

I finished this one too

if I'm feeling less lazy I'll post my books in #spam-box and link here

[rough shale]

if I'm feeling less
lazy I'll post my books in
spam-box and link here

- abi 🥦

[solemn kiln]

I never doubted you would well done abi! you motivate me

[static spire]

On Beauty by Zadie Smith for Academic Setting and a finished card! My first one since I joined OBC, so that's cool

[stone shard]

Here's my updated card with last week's reads. I'm still delusional I can finish this in time.

[jolly ore]

Free space - Return of the Dragon Slayers

[gusty veldt]

Best I can do at least it's a bingo

[swift skiff]

All Fours by Miranda July for an author everyone had read

I thought I’d finish the treat card but now it’s not looking like it’s possible

[onyx trench]

is the goal to get one line of bingo or do we have to complete the entire board for it to count?

[covert hollow]

you can do all or lines

just some*

[sacred panther]

i dont think i can finish another book in a full 24hours, but here's my update!

6 lines

[gloomy owl]

YAY I did it

The Southern Book Club's Guide To Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix for 1990s. It's very much set in the 1990s and I was due a reread, so

A Prayer for The Crown-Shy by Rebecca Chambers for Expected 5 Star Read. #1158739660323946566 is going on right now Can confirm that it's the only comfy series that I actually like.

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle for Free Space. Because why not? Who knew that in our year of the lord 2024 I could consider myself an honest to God Chuck Tingle fan.

[stone shard]

Finished A Dark and Secret Magic for "Halloween" last night and moved Midnight Mayhem to "night in the title"

[dusky blade]

yeyyy! My free space was a Chuck Tingle book too! :D

[pseudo swift]

Did one more swap, finished my last audiobook, and fin

15/25 were actually BRs lol

[gloomy owl]

🤝 I'm really looking forward to Camp Damascus now, I'm ngl

[rough shale]

🤝 I'm really looking
forward to Camp Damascus
now, I'm ngl

- Santa Vaude🖤