What I’ve enjoyed with my Book Bingo cards of late is reading whatever books through the year and come December seeing what I can put into my card, then trying to find something to read to fill in the final few boxes if there are any left. I think this time a few choices could be a bit stronger, and of course, one year this will backfire miserably, but for now we’re safe.
With 150+ books at my disposal to choose from I only managed to not fill in two. But the year is not finished yet, I could maybe do it, but I think we’ll call it and aim better next year. I’ll add that in as a new rule, what isn’t completed one year must be on the next year’s card. I vaguely recall that happening in the very beginning but all it resulted in is a lot of empty poetry boxes before I learnt my lesson.
Last year I was going to move more into fantasy, but I’ve not really gone the fantasy route instead there’s a lot of contemporary, my push to at least try a few romances, and of course my rereads were always fun. My diverse reads are getting better and I have found some amazing Aussie YA through my challenge and through the #LoveOzYA tag and website. Though, having said that, the point of the bingo card is to read widely so maybe I need to add poetry and fantasy back on and read more outside the norm.
I am keen to get into a new bingo card. I will say I am going to up my short story and anthology reads, I did have one, technically, but I also needed a Shakespeare spot filled and as it was a Shakespeare anthology it was a toss up which slot it should satisfy. Maybe in the final days of the year I can get through a Shakespeare adaptation and balance out the boxes. But for now, this is my list and I will link up to the reviews when they come out.
Debut Author: All I Ever Wanted by Vikki Wakefield
From Own Shelf: Rocking Horse Hill by Cathryn Hein
Romance: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
Chosen for the Cover: Flubby Will NOT Go To Sleep by J. E. Morris
Non-Fiction: A Night to Remember by Walter Lord
Aro/Ace Character: The Trouble by Daria Defore
Historical: The Paper Girl of Paris by Jordyn Taylor
Picked Up by Chance: The Bad Mother’s Book Club by Keris Stainton
New author: Dirty Laundry by Disha Bose
Lesbian: Say A Little Prayer by Jenna Voris
Non Human Main Character: The Duck Never Blinks by Alex Latimer
Free Choice: The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
Different Culture: Impossible Music by Sean Williams
Fairytale: The Beast Within by Serena Valentino
On TBR Pile: Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin
CBCA Book: How It Feels to Float by Helena Fox
Published This Year: The View From the Balcony by Janette Paul
Shakespeare Retelling: That Way Madness Lies by Dahlia Adler
Number in the Title: 100 Remarkable feats of Xander by Clayton Zane Comber
Own Voices: Green by Alex Gino
#LoveOZYA: Tin Heart by Shivaun Plozza
Reread A Series: Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde
TV/Movie Adaptation: The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
