You can read more about it here, but essentially, it’s a reading challenge running from April to April where you have to read enough books belonging to those categories to get a Bingo, though most people try for a full card (or several). An author can only be used once, and only one reread is allowed. I’ve been a participant since its inception (in 2015) and I find it one of the most fun reading challenges out there.
This year, I will continue with only one card. As for the last few years, I want a nice, relaxed challenge. No giving a fuck about hard mode, no double or themed cards.
Links lead to reviews, greyed out title means a book hasn’t been read yet, HM indicates hard mode.
Current status: 2/25 (8%)
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Title With a Title: The Ruthless Lady’s Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner
Superheroes: Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn (HM)
Bottom of the TBR: Flesh and Spirit by Carol Berg (HM)
Magical Realism or Literary Fantasy: The Talented Ribkins by Ladee Hubbard (HM)
Young Adult: Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Mundane Jobs: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
Published in the 00s: The Etched City by K.J. Bishop (HM)
Angels and Demons: Carved from Stone and Dream by T. Frohock
Five Short Stories: Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight by Aliette de Bodard (HM)
Horror: Lone Women by Victor LaValle (HM)
Self-Published or Indie Publisher: Foxhunt by Rem Wigmore (HM)
Middle Eastern SFF: Escape from Baghdad! by Saad Z. Hossain (HM)
Published in 2023: To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (HM)
Multiverse and Alternate Realities: The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
POC Author: Wizard of the Crow by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Book Club or Readalong Book: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty (HM)
Novella: Witch in the Lighthouse by Azalea Forrest (HM)
Mythical Beasts: Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord (HM)
Elemental Magic: From Unseen Fire by Cass Morris (HM)
Myths and Retellings: Thorn by Intisar Khanani (HM)
Queernorm Setting: The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Older
Coastal or Island Setting: Deeplight by Frances Hardinge (HM)
Druid: Moonheart by Charles de Lint (HM)
Features Robots: The Alchemy of Stone by Ekaterina Sedia (HM)
Sequel: Deliverer by C.J. Cherryh (HM)