I will admit triumph may be a big word to use but given the circumstances and the difficulties (can we call them that?) of the previous couple years I think having most of my card filled in is a triumph. Though looking at the last couple years an almost filled card seems to be as far as I go, I haven’t had a filled card since 2018 but whether officially a win is getting a line or a full card who knows what’s right and what isn’t. My card my rules I think at this point; a win is what I decide it is and to be honest I think I change my own rules every year.
I came close with to a few bingos and managed one which is pretty good. I used to think I should try and plan to read books that fit these boxes but that never works out despite that being the entire point of a Book Bingo. I was, however, once again quite delighted to see how many I managed to fill in without any actual trying on my half. I like that I read books with such wide genres and characters that I could easily have many choices for a lot of these boxes. I’ve listed which books fall under which category below and I’m quite keen to start up the 2022 card and see what different categories I can include. Maybe this year I will do it properly and actively read books that fill the categories.
Did you partake in any book bingos last year? Are you doing one this year? Let me know in the comments.
Reread Between The Lives by Jessica Shirvington
2021 Realease The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
Debut Author Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Transgender MC Being Emily by Rachel Gold
Anthology All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by Saundra Mitchell
POC Author The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert
Own Voices Annie on my Mind by Nancy Garden
Fairytale Retelling Interstellar Cinderella by Deborah Underwood
Free Choice Loveless by Alice Oseman
Non Fiction You’re Not Broken: Break free from trauma and reclaim your life by Sarah Woodhouse
Gay MC History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
Finish A Series Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell
Lesbian MC The Flywheel by Erin Gough
Classic retelling Sword in the Stars by A. R. Capetta
Movie The Lightning Thief by Rick Riodan
Non Human The Capture by Kathryn Lasky
TBR Autoboyography by Christina Lauren
Classic The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolken
So my AWW plans for 2021 derailed so far there isn’t even a good analogy or example to describe how badly it failed. NEVERTHELESS! Originally I thought I only had 7 but I went through my reads of last year and found a few more bringing it up to a grand total of 14. Yay… They’re also mostly picture books which is a weird one, wasn’t expecting that. But from my plan of reading 40 and reviewing 35 I am just glad I’ve gotten something. It was a shame too because 2021 was the last year of the challenge (the official challenge, you can still do your own AWW challenge) and it would’ve been nice to go out on a win. I have included some that were read previously but I reviewed in 2021 so blurring some lines there but at this point I need to take what I can get.
When Zimdalamishkermishkada starts a new school, he knows he’s got to do something about his long name. 
The sequel to Once & Future that featured in last year’s list and it did not disappoint. It picks up after book one and takes you on another amazing adventure that is full of mythology, space, love, action and adventure and honestly every time I think about the world and narrative Capetta and McCarthy have created I am in awe of their talent. If you love the Arthurian legend and want all kinds of diverse representation and a kick-arse story than you MUST pick up this series but you also have to start with book one.
I ADORED this story. Absolutely adored it. Oseman tells a beautiful story about growing up, self discovery and finding your place in the world and it’s filled with a range of characters that are delightful to get to know.
I love the entirety of The Adventure Zone podcast but this was also my least loved arcs so I was surprised to see how much I loved the graphic novel. I mean I still loved it, but it never stuck with my the ways the others did. But seeing it visually play out reignited my admiration for Griffin’s storytelling and Clint’s ability to convert an audio into a visual medium. The memorable, quotable moments are there and it’s another step in this journey we’re going on with this little band of misadventurers and I can’t wait to keep going.
