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: 8/25 (32%)
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A Book from r/Fantasy’s Top LGBTQIA List
- The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler
Weird Ecology
- Call of the Bone Ships by R.J. Barker (HM)
Two or More Authors
- Daughter from the Dark by Sergey & Marina Dyachenko
Historical SFF
- Under the Poppy by Kathe Koja (HM)
Set in Space
- Precursor by C.J. Cherryh (HM)
Standalone
- The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia(HM)
Anti-Hero
- Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard
Book Club OR Readalong Book
- Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Cool Weapon
- The Hourglass Throne by K.D. Edwards
Revolutions and Rebellions
- Bitter by Akwaeke Emezi (HM)
Name in the Title
- The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlyn Starling(HM)
Author Uses Initials
- The Unbalancing by R.B. Lemberg
Published in 2022
- Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
Urban Fantasy
- Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell
Set in Africa
- Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko (HM)
Non-Human Protagonist
- The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey
- The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
Five SFF Short Stories
- The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin (HM)
Mental Health
- In the Serpent’s Wake by Rachel Hartman (HM)
Self-Published OR Indie Publisher
- The Sign of the Dragon by Mary Soon Lee (HM)
Award Finalist, But Not Won
- The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie (HM)
BIPOC Author
- The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach (HM)
Shapeshifters
- Aurora’s Angel by Emily Noon (HM)
No Ifs, Ands, or Buts
- Two Dark Moons by Avi Silver (HM)
Family Matters
- Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
To Other Worlds 