Book Bingo Challenge 2024 @My Reader's Journey

 My second time doing this one. A Hard Mode is also available.

Bingo Challenge Normal Mode:

Note: You can substitute 2 squares if you consider them too difficult to find a book for.

First Row:
Novella: Home--Toni Morrison
Rainbow: LGBT+: If You're Out There--Katy Loutzenhiser
500+ Pages: The Forgotten Garden--Kate Morton
Jumping Cat: Book with a cat on the cover or title: The Cat Who Saved Books--Sosuke Natsukawa
Red or White: Book with Red or White on the cover or title: Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard

Second Row

Robot: Non-Human character: Lone Wolf--Kathryn Lasky

Black or Grey: Book with Black or Grey on the cover or title: The Black Flamingo--Dean Atta

Castle: Fantasy, Romance or Castle on the cover: The Leper of St. Giles--Ellis Peters

Green or Purple: Book with Green or Purple on the cover or title: Greenglass House--Kate Milford

Rocket: Spaceship on the cover or with Aliens: This is How You Lose the Time War--Amal El-Mohtar & Max Galdstone

Third Row:
Number in the Title: Five Survive--Holly Jackson
Out Of Your Comfort Zone: A book in a genre you don’t usually read: Gmorning, Gnight!--Lin-Manuel Miranda
Free Space: Check & Mate--Ali Hazelwood
Favorite Author: It's Better This Way--Debbie Macomber
Poetry, Nonfiction or Graphic Novel: Killers of the Flower Moon--David Grann

Fourth Row:
Christmas or Halloween--A book set during Christmas or Halloween: Winter Stroll--Elin Hilderbrand
Record Player: A book written before you were born: The Clue of the Gold Coin--Helen Wells
By An author you never read before: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek--Kim Michele Richardson
Knot: Book with a twist: Reckoning--Catherine Coulter
A Book In Translation: Persian Letters--Montesquieu

Fifth Row:
Detective: Book with a mystery: Fatally Frosted--Jessica Beck
BIPOC Author: Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous--Suzanne Park
One Book: A Standalone: Apocalypse Baby--Virginie Despentes
Gothic or Feminist: Weyward--Emilia Hart
Dragon: Book with a dragon on the cover or title: Tess of the Road--Rachel Hartman

Challenge completed on September 7

Gingerbread Humor

In honor of my gingerbread door and window decorations, and the planned gingerbread door decoration to begin at the center tomorrow. Some old and new ones. 

Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2024

 Another favorite up for next year. I always get as many books as possible for this one.

20th Century Reader - 2 books
Victorian Reader - 5 books
Renaissance Reader - 10 books
Medieval - 15 books
Ancient History - 25 books
Prehistoric - 50+ books

My Books:

1. Bluebeard--Kurt Vonnegut
2. Weyward--Emilia Hart
3. The Address--Fiona Davis
4. The Forgotten Garden--Kate Morton
5. Last Night at the Telegraph Club--Malinda Lo
6. Persian Letters--Montesquieu
7. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek--Kim Michele Richardson
8. Behold the Dreamers--Imbolo Mbue
9. Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard
10. Songs of Willow Frost--Jamie Ford
11. The Magnolia Palace--Fiona Davis
12. Home--Toni Morrison
13. The Snow Child--Eowyn Ivey
14. Flights--Olga Tokarczuk
15. Scandal--Amanda Quick
16. Mystique--Amanda Quick
17. Zillah & Me--Helen Dunmore
18. Euphoria--Lily King
19. River Sing Me Home--Eleanor Shearer
20. Temptation's Darling--Johanna Lindsey
21. The Girl From the Train--Irma Joubert
22. Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker--Jennifer Chiaverini
23. Queen of the Sea--Dylan Meconis
24. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood--Quentin Tarantino
25. The Jane Austen Society--Natalie Jenner
26. Can I Get There by Candlelight?--Jean Slaughter Doty
27. The House of Eve--Sadeqa Johnson
28. Prometheus Bound--Aeschylus
29. Picture Bride--Yoshiko Uchida
30. The Fiery Cross--Diana Gabaldon
31. The Leper of St. Giles--Ellis Peters
32. Whistling Past the Graveyard--Susan Crandall
33. Bunkie Spills--Bradley K. Rosen
34. When We Believed in Mermaids--Barbara O'Neal   
35. These Happy Golden Years--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
36. Emma Brown--Clare Boylan
37. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store--James McBride
38. Countdown--Deborah Wiles
39. Angel--Johanna Lindsey
40. The First Four Years--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
41. The Music Shop--Rachel Joyce
42. Middle England--Jonathan Coe
43. The Devil's Novice--Ellis Peters
44. The Idiot--Elif Batuman
45. Rebecca--Daphne Du Maurier
46. New From Here--Kelly Yang
47. The Captive--Victoria Holt
48. Freewater--Amina Luqman-Dawson
49. The Sentence--Louise Erdrich
50. King and the Dragonflies--Kacen Callender
51. The Days I Loved You Most--Amy Neff
52. Girl at War--Sara Novic
53. Dancing on the Wind--Mary Jo Putney
54. Memphis--Tara M. Stringfellow
55. The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina--Zoraida Cordova
56. Swing Time--Zadie Smith
57. Something Wilder--Christina Lauren
58. All My Rage--Sabaa Tahir
59. The Other Americans--Laila Lalami
60. Guapa--Saleem Haddad
61. Inseparable--Simone de Beauvoir

Challenge completed on December 31

December Bookish Bingo

 Here is the new card.

*Note for the Listen to Podcast square: This could be a character listens to \ talks about \ creates a podcast OR you, the reader, listen to a book-related podcast.  

My books:

1. The Seven Purposes--Margaret Cameron (2 squares): E-Book, Number on Cover
2. The Shepherd, the Angel and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog--Dave Barry (2 squares): Audiobook, Book Club Read
3. The Lions of Little Rock--Kristin Levine (4 squares): Physical Book, Not in a Series, Historical Fiction, Lessons Learned
4. Cold As Ice--Sarah Mlynowski (3 squares): In a Series, Royalty, Remake/Retelling
5. Sherlock: The Great Game--Mark Gatiss (1 square): Listens to a Podcast
6. Santa's Sweetheart--Janet Dailey (8 squares): Library Book, Holiday Romance, Set in Winter, Snow on Cover, Christmas-y Cover, Not a New Release, Gifts/Presents, Free Space
7. The Elf on the Shelf's Nightmare Before Christmas--Chanda A. Bell (1 square): Read While Traveling (Shopping)
8. Kinetic Sculpture Racing--Hobart Brown (2 squares): Free Book, Book Gifted to You
9. Tragic Toppings--Jessica Beck (1 square): Shelf Love
10. Cherry Ames, Student Nurse--Helen Wells (1 squire): Finished in Time to Count for 2023

25 squares completed on December 31

2024 Nonfiction Reader Challenge

 Doing this one again.

The aim of the Nonfiction Reader Challenge is to encourage you to make nonfiction part of your reading experience during the year.

HOW IT WORKS

You can select, read and review a book from the categories listed below during the year for a total of up to 12 books; OR select, read and review any nonfiction book. A book may be in print, electronic or audio format.

Choose a goal:

Nonfiction Nipper: Read & review 3 books, from any 3 listed categories

Nonfiction Nibbler: Read & review 6 books, from any 6 listed categories

Nonfiction Nosher: Read & review 12 books, one for each category

Nonfiction Grazer: Read & review any nonfiction book. Set your own goal

Categories:

1. History: Lifting as We Climb--Evette Dionne
2. Memoir/Biography: Paris: The Memoir--Paris Hilton
3. True Crime: Killers of the Flower Moon--David Grann
4. Science: Thunderstruck--Erik Larson
5. Health: Another Kind of Madness--Stephen P. Hinshaw
6. Food: Rebel Chef--Dominique Crenn
7. Culture: Branded by the Pink Triangle--Ken Setterington
8. Transportation: Transportation Technology--Wendy Hinote Lanier
9. The Future: The Mountain is You--Brianna Wiest
10. Pets: Favorite Dog Stories--James Herriot
11. Architecture: Italian Villas and Their Gardens--Edith Wharton
12. Published in 2024: All in the Family--Fred Trump

Challenge completed on December 11

2024 Build Your Library Reading Challenge

 This is the third year I will be participating in this one. This year's theme is "Reading Through History."

1. War story: The Girl From the Train--Irma Joubert
2. About a turning point in history: Lifting as We Climb--Evette Dionne
3. About revolution: Countdown--Deborah Wiles
4. By a favorite author: These Happy Golden Years--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
5. About an inspiring person: Ruth Objects--Doreen Rappaport
6. About civil rights: Whistling Past the Graveyard--Susan Crandall
7. About a woman who ruled: Lilibet--Carolly Erickson
8. A new release: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store--James McBride
9. Book based on your family's history or culture: Italian Villas and Their Gardens--Edith Wharton
10. About royals: Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard
11. Set in the Southern Hemisphere: The Forgotten Garden--Kate Morton
12. Graphic novel: Lumberjanes: Out of Time--Noelle Stevenson
13. Set in your state/province/city: Last Night at the Telegraph Club--Malinda Lo
14. Based on mythology or folklore: The Painted Queen--Elizabeth Peters and Joan Hess
15. Non-fiction book: Sourdough Sagas--Herbert L. Heller
16. Subgenre you don't normally read (historical mystery, historical horror, etc): The Leper of St. Giles--Ellis Peters
17. Set in the aftermath of a major event: When We Believed in Mermaids--Barbara O'Neal (after a fire)
18. Set during ancient times: Prometheus Bound--Aeschylus
19. About a journey or quest: Watership Down--Richard Adams
20. "Time" in the title: This is How You Lose the Time War--Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
21. About a disaster: Thunderstruck--Erik Larson
22. Published the year you were born: The First Four Years--Laura Ingalls Wilder (reread)
23. Epistolary novel: Persian Letters--Montesquieu
24. Set in the Victorian era: Scandal--Amanda Quick
25. About a poet or writer: Savage Beauty--Nancy Milford
26. About a historical event that happened in your lifetime: New From Here--Kelly Yang
27. Set in the Medieval era: Mystique--Amanda Quick
28. About a plague: Remote Control--Nnedi Okorafor
29. Alternate history story: Queen of the Sea--Dylan Meconis
30. About the Space Race: Space Walks--Dana Meachen Rau
31. Memoir or biography: Rolling Warrior--Judith Heumann
32. About a major discovery or invention: Broad Band--Claire L. Evans
33. A classic: The Pilgrim's Progress--John Bunyan
34. Book written from multiple perspectives: Weyward--Emilia Hart
35. "History" in the title: Kid's Guide to Native American History--Yvonne Wakim Dennis & Arlene Hirschfeld
36. Featuring time travel: Can I Get There by Candlelight?--Jean Slaughter Doty
37. Set in more than one timeline: Reckoning--Catherine Coulter
38. By a BIPOC author: Blue Sky, White Stars--Sarvinder Naberhaus
39. About refugees: Love is an Ex-Country--Randa Jarrar
40. About LGBTQIA+ history: Branded by the Pink Triangle--Ken Setterington

Challenge completed on December 5

2024 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

 I always look forward to this one. 

Main

1. A book with the word "leap" in the title: Leap of Faith--Danielle Steel
2. A bildungsroman book: The Black Flamingo--Dean Atta
3. A book about a 24-year-old: Into the Wild--Jon Krakauer
4. A book about a writer: Savage Beauty--Nancy Milford
5. A book about K-Pop: Celebrity Superhero--Jennie Bennett
6. A book about pirates: Pirate Passover--Judy Press
7. A book about women's sports and/or by a woman athlete: Rise--Lindsey Vonn
8. A book by a blind or visually impaired author: The Story of My Life--Helen Keller
9. A book by a Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing author: Girl at War--Sara Novic
10. A book by a self-published author: Bunkie Spills--Bradley K. Rosen
11. A book from a genre you typically avoid: How to See--Thich Nhat Hanh
12. A book from an animal's POV: Watership Down--Richard Adams
13. A book originally published under a pen name: By the Light of the Study Lamp--Carolyn Keene
14. A book recommended by a bookseller: The Idiot--Elif Batuman
15. A book recommended by a librarian: All That's Left in the World--Erik J. Brown
16. A book set 24 years before you were born: The Girl From the Train--Irma Joubert
17. A book set in a travel destination on your bucket list: The Summer Getaway--Susan Mallery
18. A book set in space: This is How You Lose the Time War--Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
19. A book set in the future: Remote Control--Nnedi Okorafor
20. A book set in the snow: The Snow Child--Eowyn Ivey
21. A book that came out in a year that ends with "24": The Summer Book Club--Susan Mallery
22. A book that centers on video games: My Video Game Ate My Homework--Dustin Hansen
23. A book that features dragons: Tess of the Road--Rachel Hartman
24. A book that takes place over the course of 24 hours: Five Survive--Holly Jackson
25. A book that was published 24 years ago (2000): Zillah & Me--Helen Dunmore
26. A book that was turned into a musical: Frog and Toad Are Friends--Arnold Lobel
27. A book where someone dies in the first chapter: Fatally Frosted--Jessica Beck
28. A book with a main character who's 42 years old: Rebecca--Daphne Du Maurier
29. A book with a neurodivergent main character: Every Last Word--Tamara Ireland Stone
30. A book with a one-word title you had to look up in a dictionary: Piranesi--Susanna Clarke
31. A book with a title that is a complete sentence: It Starts With Us--Colleen Hoover
32. A book with an enemies-to-lovers plot: It Ends With Us--Colleen Hoover
33. A book with an unreliable narrator: Burn for Burn--Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian
34. A book with at least 3 POVs: Apocalypse Baby--Virginie Despentes
35. A book with magical realism: Red Queen--Victoria Aveyard
36. A book written by an incarcerated or formerly incarcerated person: Policing the Black Man--Angela Davis
37. A book written during NaNoWriMo: Evvie Drake Starts Over--Linda Holmes
38. A cozy fantasy book: Greenglass House--Kate Milford
39. A fiction book by a trans or nonbinary author: The Fabulous Zed Watson!--Basil Sylvester
40. A horror book by a BIPOC author: The House in the Pines--Ana Reyes
41. A memoir that explores queerness: Growing Up Trans--Lindsay Herriot & Kate Fry (eds.)
42. A nonfiction book about Indigenous people: Apple: Skin to the Core--Eric Gansworth
43. A second-chance romance: Happy Place--Emily Henry
44. An autobiography by a woman in rock 'n' roll: Year of the Monkey--Patti Smith
45. An LGBTQ+ romance novel: She's Too Pretty to Burn--Wendy Heard

Advanced

1. A book in which a character sleeps for more than 24 hours: Mistress of All Evil--Serena Valentino
2. A book with 24 letters in the title: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood--Quentin Tarantino
3. A collection of at least 24 poems: This Wound is a World--Billy-Ray Belcourt
4. The 24th book of an author: Home--Toni Morrison
5. A book that starts with the letter "X": XOXO--Axie Oh

 

Challenge completed on December 11