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message 1: by Alannah (new)

Alannah Clarke (alannahclarke) | 14425 comments Mod
It has been ten years since our first bingo challenge so I thought it would be fun to bring back.

You can update your progress within this thread or make your own within our 2025 Personal Challenges and Reads folder.

You are welcome to make this challenge as flexible as you can. You can choose to complete only a certain row or go extreme and try to complete the whole square as many times as possible.


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message 7: by Kim (last edited Apr 28, 2025 11:15AM) (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Reading Bingo 2025
Progress: 15/25

ROW 1:-
More than 500 pages - 717 pages:
George Orwell: A Life by Bernard Crick -
- FINISHED 22/3/25 - 3* (7/10)
Forgotten classic:
How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn
Became a movie:
Paper Towns by John Green
Published 2025 - 30/1/25:
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell -
- FINISHED 4/4/25 - 4+* (9+/10)
Number in title:
1984 by George Orwell -
- FINISHED 28/1/25 - 5* (9.5/10)

George Orwell A Life by Bernard Crick How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn Paper Towns by John Green Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell 1984 by George Orwell

ROW 2:-
Author under 30 - 21 yrs old:
The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker
Non-human characters:
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer -
- FINISHED 28/4/25 - 4* (8/10)
Funny book:
Bad Chili by Joe R. Lansdale -
- FINISHED 23/4/25 - 4* (9/10)
Female author:
The Map of Bones by Kate Mosse
Book with mystery:
For My Own Good by Vanessa Garbin -
- FINISHED 7/2/25 - 4* (9/10)

The First Day of Spring by Nancy Tucker Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Bad Chili (Hap and Leonard, #4) by Joe R. Lansdale The Map of Bones (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #4) by Kate Mosse For My Own Good by Vanessa Garbin

ROW 3:-
One-word title:
Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer -
- FINISHED 11/2/25 - 3* (6/10)
Short stories:
Quickly, While They Still Have Horses by Jan Carson -
- FINISHED 12/4/25 - 3* (7/10)
Free square:
You Are Here by David Nicholls -
- FINISHED 6/1/25 - 4* (8/10)
Different continent - USA:
French Braid by Anne Tyler -
- FINISHED 5/3/25 - 4* (9/10)
Non-fiction:
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

Absolution (Southern Reach, #4) by Jeff VanderMeer Quickly, While They Still Have Horses by Jan Carson You Are Here by David Nicholls French Braid by Anne Tyler The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

ROW 4:-
1st book by fav. author:
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson -
- FINISHED 14/4/25 - 4* (9/10)
Heard about online:
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
Best-seller:
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton -
- FINISHED 15/2/25 - 4* (9/10)
Based on true story:
The Librarian of Auschwitz: Based on the True Story of Dita Kraus by Antonio Iturbe
Bottom of TBR pile:
City of Dark Hearts by James Conan

Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson The Awakening (The Penguin English Library) by Kate Chopin Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton The Librarian of Auschwitz Based on the True Story of Dita Kraus by Antonio Iturbe City of Dark Hearts by James Conan

ROW 5:-
Book a friend loves - Sarah (Aussie Readers):
Taken by Dinuka McKenzie
Book that scares you:
Crawlspace by Dan Padavona
Over 10 years old - January 2014:
Upstairs at the Party by Linda Grant -
- FINISHED 16/4/25 - 3* (6/10)
2nd in series - Opal Fields #2:
Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr -
- FINISHED 18/4/25 - 4* (8.5/10)
Blue cover:
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig -
- FINISHED 22/3/25 - 4* (8/10)

Taken (Detective Kate Miles, #2) by Dinuka McKenzie Crawlspace by Dan Padavona Upstairs at the Party by Linda Grant Her Broken Bones (Opal Fields #2) by Fiona Tarr The Life Impossible by Matt Haig


message 8: by Tweedledum (last edited Mar 24, 2025 12:58PM) (new)

Tweedledum  (tweedledum) | 2163 comments Looks like a fun board.

Row 1

More than 500 pages
A Game of Thrones


A Forgotten Classic
Keep the Aspidistra Flying

Became a Movie
Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris

Published this year �2025
James by Percival Everett

Number in Title
V2: A Novel of World War II




Row 2

Written by someone under 30

Non-human characters
The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig(finished book)


A Funny Book
Witches Abroad (finished book)

A Female Author
Wuthering Heights

A book with a Mystery


Row 3

A book with a one word title
Croydonopolis A Journey to the Greatest City That Never Was by Will Noble (finished book)


A book of short stories
The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories by Penelope Lively

Free square � A journey � A Walk Through Paris

A book set on a different continent

Non-fiction
Patriot A Memoir by Alexei Navalny

Row 4

First book by a favourite author


Heard about online

Best Seller

Based on a true story


Book from bottom of TBR pile

Row 5

Book a friend loves
What You Are Looking For Is in the Library (finished book)


Book that scares you

Book over 10 years old (written before Jan 2015)

2nd in a series

Book with a blue cover


message 9: by ✨E� (new)

✨E✨ (hiya-ejb) | 100 comments Oh, this is different! I'm in 😉


message 10: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 1st of this Challenge with:-

Row 3 - Free square:
You Are Here by David Nicholls You Are Here by David Nicholls

Rated this one as 4* (8/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 11: by Claire (last edited Apr 01, 2025 09:33AM) (new)

Claire  | 69 comments /topic/show/...



Row 1

✔️1.More than 500 pages

The Crow Trap The Crow Trap (Vera Stanhope, #1) by Ann Cleeves ] Ann Cleeves 535 p.
Read 21 january 2025



✔️2.A Forgotten Classic

Good-Bye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton Good-Bye, Mr. Chips James Hilton 144 p. 22 february 2025


✔️3.Became a Movie

The House of Mirth The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton Edith Wharton 276 p. 31 january 2025

✔️4.Published this year �2025


Isaac's Song Isaac's Song by Daniel Black Daniel Black
320 p. Read: 3 february Published january 2025

✔️5.Number in Title

Hunting Zero Hunting Zero (Agent Zero, #3) by Jack Mars Jack Mars 332 p. Read: 6 february


Row 2

✔️1.Written by someone under 30

Kat & muis Kat & muis by Ian Rankin Ian Rankin 231 p. 19 march
Ian Rankin was 27 when this book was published


✔️2. Non-human characters

Achter de spiegel (Reckless, #1) by Cornelia Funke Cornelia Funke 296 p. Read jan 13 2025
Characters are also fairies, dwarfs,�

✔️3. AFunny Book

Het transgalactische liftershandboek Het transgalactische liftershandboek (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1) by Douglas Adams Douglas Adams 27 march 192 p.

✔️4. A Female Author De Japanse minnaar De Japanse minnaar by Isabel Allende Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende is a female author

✔️5. book with a Mystery
Rechercheur De Klerck en de sluier van de dood P. Dieudonné
How did the body got in the freezer and whose body is it.

Row 3

✔️1.A book with a one word title

Onmacht Onmacht by Yvonne Doorduyn Yvonne Doorduyn 334 p. 15 february 2025


2.A book of short stories


✔️3. Free square

Zie mij Zie mij by Jennifer Hillier Jennifer Hillier 384 p. 19 january 2025

✔️4. A book set on a different continent

The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman The Home for Unwanted Girls Joanna Goodman 384 p. Read: 18 january 2025 set in Quebec
set in America

✔️5.Dz-ھپDz

The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life—Before 8AM The Miracle Morning The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life—Before 8AM by Hal Elrod Hal Elrod 224 p. 9 february 2025



Row 4

✔️1. First book by a favourite author

Een van ons liegt Een van ons liegt by Karen M. McManus Karen M. McManus 300 p. 13 february 2025

✔️2. Heard about online

Het kamermeisje by Nita Prose Nita Prose 336 p. Read: 16 january 2025

✔️3. Best Seller

De erfenis De erfenis (De erfenis, #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Jennifer Lynn Barnes
392 p. 23 january 2025

✔️4. Based on a true story

Paris: de memoires van Abel Sikkink Paris de memoires van Abel Sikkink by Bert Wagendorp Bert Wagendorp 386 p. Read: 5 february
Story of the Commune in Paris (1870)

✔️5. Book from bottom of TBR pile

De pianiste De pianiste by Elfriede Jelinek Elfriede Jelinek 296 p. 28 february

Row 5

✔️1. Book a friend loves

De verzamelde levens van A.J. Fikry De verzamelde levens van A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin Gabrielle Zevin 224 p. 21 january 2028
Friend was very enthousiastic


✔️2. Book that scares you

Onze Moeder was een Seriemoordenaar Onze Moeder was een Seriemoordenaar by Gregg Olsen Gregg Olsen 442p. 12 february

The evil scares me
✔️3. Book over 10 years old (written before Jan 2015)

The ABC Murders read 9 january 2025

✔️4. 2nd in a series De kleuren van schaduw De kleuren van schaduw (Schemering, #2) by Victoria E. Schwab Victoria E. Schwab 560 p. 29 march

✔️5. Book with a blue cover

Once Hunted (Riley Paige, #5) by Blake Pierce Once Hunted Blake Pierce 192 p. 1 february 2025

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message 12: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 2nd of this Challenge with:-

Row 1 - number in title:
1984 by George Orwell 1984 by George Orwell

Rated this one as 5* (9.5/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 13: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 3rd of this Challenge with:-

Read a book with a mystery:
For My Own Good by Vanessa Garbin For My Own Good by Vanessa Garbin

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 14: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 4th and 5th of this Challenge with:-

Row 3 - One word title:-
Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer Absolution (Southern Reach, #4) by Jeff VanderMeer

Rated this one as 3* (6/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...

Row 4 - Best seller:-
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:
/review/show...


message 15: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 6th of this Challenge with:-

Row 3 - Different continent (USA):
French Braid by Anne Tyler French Braid by Anne Tyler

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 16: by Kathleen (last edited Apr 25, 2025 06:42AM) (new)

Kathleen | 399 comments This is a wonderful Bingo board! I can't resist.

✔️B1 More than 500 pages - Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison Finished 2/22/25
✔️I1 Forgotten classic - A Game of Hide and Seek by Elizabeth Taylor Finished 3/31/25
✔️N1 Became a movie - Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen Finished 3/23/25
G1 Published 2025 -
O1 Number in title -

B2 Author under 30 -
✔️I2 Non-human characters - The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury Finished 4/22/25
✔️N2 Funny book - Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Finished 3/3/25
✔️G2 Female author - Maud Martha by Gwendolyn Brooks Read 2/5/25
O2 Book with mystery -

✔️B3 One-word title - Augustus by John Williams Finished 2/9/25
✔️I3 Short stories - Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin Finished 2/28/25
N3 Free square -
G3 Different continent -
✔️O3 Non-fiction: Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America by Kurt Andersen Finished 1/19/25

✔️B4 1st book by fav. author - Recitatif by Toni Morrison Finished 1/20/25
✔️I4 Heard about online - It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis Finished 2/7/25
✔️N4 Best-seller - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver Finished 1/25/25
✔️G4 Based on true story - The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel
O4 Bottom of TBR pile -

✔️B5 Book a friend loves - The Chosen by Chaim Potok Finished 4/14/25
I5 Book that scares you -
✔️N5 Over 10 years old - Light in August by William Faulkner (1932) Finished 4/12/25
✔️G5 2nd in series - Girl with Green Eyes by Edna O'Brien (#2 in Country Girls Trilogy) Finished 3/17/25
✔️O5 Blue cover - Prelude by Katherine Mansfield Finished 4/18/25


message 17: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 7th and 8th of this Challenge with:

Row 5 - Blue cover:-
The Life Impossible by Matt Haig The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

Rated this one as 4* (8/10). My review is here;-
/review/show...

Row 1 - More than 500 pages - 717 pages:-
George Orwell: A Life by Bernard Crick George Orwell A Life by Bernard Crick

Rated this one as 3* (7/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 18: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 9th read of this Challenge with:-

Row 1 - Published in 2025 - 30/1/25:
Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell Nesting by Roisín O’Donnell

Rated this one as 4+* (9+/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 19: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 10th read of this Challenge with:-

Row 3 - Short stories:
Quickly, While They Still Have Horses by Jan Carson Quickly, While They Still Have Horses by Jan Carson

Rated this one as 3* (7/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 20: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 11th and 12th books of this Challenge with:-

Row 4 - 1st book by a favourite author:
Along Came a Spider by James Patterson Along Came a Spider (Alex Cross, #1) by James Patterson

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...

Row 5 - Book over 10 years old - 2014:
Upstairs at the Party by Linda Grant Upstairs at the Party by Linda Grant

Rated this one as 3* (6/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 21: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 13th read of this Challenge with:-

Row #5 - 2nd in a series - Opal Fields #2:
Her Broken Bones by Fiona Tarr Her Broken Bones (Opal Fields #2) by Fiona Tarr

Rated this one as 4* (8.5/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 22: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 14th read of this Challenge with:-

Row 2 - Funny book:
Bad Chili by Joe R. Lansdale Bad Chili (Hap Collins and Leonard Pine, #4) by Joe R. Lansdale

Rated this one as 4* (9/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 23: by Kim (new)

Kim (kimborams) | 495 comments Finished my 15th read of this Challenge with:-

Row 2 - Non-human characters:
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

Rated this one as 4* (8/10). My review is here:-
/review/show...


message 24: by Jade (new)

Jade | 673 comments Well done Kim! You are flying through the challenge.


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