Tuesday 30 December 2014

Wrap-up post: 2014 Book Bingo Reading Challenge

Having greatly enjoyed their Book Bingo Challenge in 2013, I was delighted when I discovered that Anne from Creativity´s Corner and Kristilyn from Reading in Winter not only were repeating their success, but had changed the Bingo Card somewhat, making it (at least for me) easier to complete the challenge).
The bingo card for 2014 looked like this:

I completed my first bingo card on the 26th of June and my second (because of course I had to complete another one, just to show off) on the 22nd of November.

Bingo Card 1: 

From your TBR Pile:
One book:
The Golem and the Jinni - Helene Wecker
Two books:
White Night - Jim Butcher
The Chocolate Heart - Laura Florand
Three books:
Poison Princess - Kresley Cole
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
When the Marquess Met His Match - Laura Lee Guhrke
Four books:
Stay with Me - Elyssa Patrick
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation - Lauren Willig
The Masque of the Black Tulip - Lauren Willig
Side Jobs - Jim Butcher
Five books:
The Chaos of Stars - Kiersten White
Fortune´s Pawn - Rachel Bach
Teori og praksis - Nikolaj Frobenius
The Firebird - Susanna Kearsley
A Company of Swans - Eva Ibbotson

Mix it up:
Non-fiction:
I Don´t Know What You Know Me From - Judy Greer
Classic:
Emma - Jane Austen
Re-read:
The Fiery Cross - Diana Gabaldon
Contemporary:
Play - Kylie Scott

Part of a series:
One book:
Archangel´s Legion - Nalini Singh 
Two books:
Small Favour - Jim Butcher
Scarlet - Marissa Meyer
Three books:
Endless Knight - Kresley Cole
Turn Coat - Jim Butcher
The Princess of the Silver Woods - Jessica Day George
Four books:
Hero - Alethea Kontis
Changes - Jim Butcher
Ghost Story - Jim Butcher
Innocent in Death - J.D. Robb
Five books:
Cold Days - Jim Butcher
Skin Game - Jim Butcher
The Deception of the Emerald Ring - Lauren Willig
The Seduction of the Crimson Rose - Lauren Willig
Skies of Gold - Zoe Archer

Genres:
Fantasy:
The Twistrose Key - Tone Almhjell
Historical fiction:
Haiene - Jens Bjørneboe
Mystery:
Creation in Death - J.D. Robb
Romance:
Romancing the Duke - Tessa Dare

New releases (out in 2014):

One book:
The Chocolate Temptation - Laura Florand
Two books:
The Girl with All the Gifts - M.R. Carey
Cress - Marissa Meyer
Three books:
The Undead Pool - Kim Harrison
Murder of Crows - Anne Bishop
Between the Devil and Ian Eversea - Julie Anne Long
Four books:
The Glass Casket - McCormick Templeman
Dreams of Gods and Monsters - Laini Taylor
Three Weeks with Lady X - Eloisa James
How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days - Laura Lee Guhrke
Five books:
The Kraken King - Meljean Brook
It Happened One Wedding - Julie James
Lost Lake - Sarah Addison Allen
Veronica Mars: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line - Rob Thomas and Jennifer Graham
Vixen in Velvet - Loretta Chase

Free squares - read whatever you want:
Square 1:
The Clockwork Scarab - Colleen Gleason
Square 2:
Innsirkling - Carl Frode Tiller

Bingo Card 2: 

From your TBR Pile:
One book:
Somewhere I´ll Find You - Lisa Kleypas
Two books:
Grave Mercy - Robin LaFevers
Spider´s Bite - Jennifer Estep
Three books:
It Had to Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Greywalker - Kat Richardson
Finding Colin Firth - Mia March
Four books:
Tell Me Lies - Jennifer Crusie
For Darkness Shows the Stars - Diana Peterfreund
The Silver Metal Lover - Tanith Lee
Hounded - Kevin Hearne
Five books:
Etiquette and Espionage - Gail Carriger
Divergent - Veronica Roth
Wicked as They Come - Delilah S. Dawson
The Wicked Wallflower - Maya Rodale
Anna Dressed in Blood - Kendare Blake

Mix it up:
Non-fiction:
The Kid: What Happened When My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant - Dan Savage
Classic:
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Re-read:
A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon
Contemporary:
You Had Me at Hello - Mhairi McFarlane

Part of a series:
One book:
Rumor Has It - Jill Shalvis
Two books:
Heaven, Texas - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Nobody´s Baby But Mine - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Three books:
Dream a Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
This Heart of Mine - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Match Me If You Can - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Four books:
Natural Born Charmer - Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Lola and the Boy Next Door - Stephanie Perkins
Across the Star-Swept Sea - Diana Peterfreund
Kiss of Steel - Bec McMaster
Five books:
X Marks the Scot - Veronica Roberts
Mind Games - Carolyn Crane
Double Cross - Carolyn Crane
Head Rush - Carolyn Crane
Blue Lily, Lily Blue - Maggie Stiefvater

Genres:
Fantasy:
The Hero and the Crown - Robin McKinley
Historical fiction:
The Outsiders - Susan E. Hinton
Mystery:
Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn
Romance:
Indigo - Beverly Jenkins

New releases (out in 2014):
One book:
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet - Bernie Su and Kate Rorick
Two books:
Landline - Rainbow Rowell
The Suffragette Scandal - Courtney Milan
Three books:
The Kiss of Deception - Mary E. Pearson
Magic Breaks - Ilona Andrews
Lead - Kylie Scott
Four books:
The Hidden Blade - Sherry Thomas
My Beautiful Enemy - Sherry Thomas
Isla and the Happily Ever After - Stephanie Perkins
The Winter Long - Seanan McGuire
Five books:
The Witch with No Name - Kim Harrison
Rock Addiction - Nalini Singh
Jackaby - William Ritter
Burn for Me - Ilona Andrews
Yes, Please - Amy Poehler

Free squares - read whatever you want:
Square 1:
The Season - Sarah Maclean
Square 2: 
It Takes Two to Tangle - Theresa Romain

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