I have decided to jump on the r/fantasy bingo bandwagon this year. I am going all out and doing not only the hero mode which is to review the books on the blog but to do the hard mode which is an extra prompt to original one. Here is the link. reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1bt4iqf/official_rfantasy_2024_book_bingo_challenge.
This is what the bingo board looks like. I will go row by row and tell you the hard modes, which will be in ( ).
I am missing a few squares, but they will come as I find the perfect match.
Row one
First in a Series. (The series must be longer than 3 books). Furies of Calderon By: Jim Butcher. This book is a reread for me, but I want to finish the 6-book series and get this series.
Alliterative Title (3 words with the same letter). The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi By: Shannon Chakraborty
Under the Surface (50% under the surface). Rolling in the Deep By: Mira Grant
Criminals (must have a heist). Locklands By: Robert Jackson Bennett
Dreams (normal or nightmare). ??
Row Two
Entitled Animals (fantasy or Sci-Fi animal) Dragon Rider By: Cornelia Funke
Bards (the character is explicitly a bard) A River Enchanted By: Rebecca Ross
Prologues and Epilogues (must have both). Peace and Turmoil By: Elliot Brooks
Self-Publish/Indie Publisher (under 100 reviews on Goodreads/ AMA r/fantasy)??
Romantasy (main character is LGBTQIA+) Faebound By: Saara El-Arifi
Row Three
Dark Academia (must be a mundane school) An Education in Malice By: S.T. Gibson I have already read this book.
Multi POV (5+POV’S) The Dragon Reborn By: Robert Jordan
Published in 2024 (debut novel)??
Character with a disability (main character must have the disability) Bride By: Ali Hazelwood. I am not sure this one will fit but I do have another option if I need to switch out.
Published in the ’90’s (still publishing within last 5 years) The Green Mile By: Stephen King. I have also read this book.
Row Four
Orcs, Trolls and Goblins Oh My (main character must be one of them) Bookshops and Bonedust By: Travis Baldree
Space Opera (marginalized gender) The Fated Sky By: Mary Robinette Kowal
Author of Color (debut published in the last 5 years) Kaikeyi By: Vaishnavi Patel
Survival (no superviruses or pandemics)??
Judge a book by its cover (pick a book by cover information only. Don’t read the back.)??
Row Five
Set in Small Town (Real or fiction town but must be in this world) The Southern book club’s guide to slaying vampires. By: Grady Hendrix
Five Short Stories (Read the entire collection) The Memory Librarian and other stories of dirty computer By: Janelle Monae
Eldritch Creatures (The book is not related to the Cthulhu mythos)??
Reference Materials (2 types of reference’s) Babel By: R.F. Kuang
Superheroes (not related to DC or Marvel) Arch Enemies By: Marissa Meyer
I switched this prompt out which was book club or read along. You are allowed to switch out one prompt for a pass prompt as long as it doesn’t double up.
That is a lot of reading for me, and it will also help get some much-needed books off my tbr shelve. Are you doing this bingo board? You have from April 1, 2024, to March 31,2025 to finish the board. Let’s see if I can do it. Until next time, keep reading.
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