Book Bingo 2016

New and improved for 2016! My goal for this New Year is to read 65 books (which is just one less than what I read this year). Since I recently discovered a love for audio books I feel like this will be an easy challenge to complete. So, in addition to the 25 Book Bingo books, I have an additional checklist on the side. If your goal is smaller, just black out what you don't want to use :) 

As for the rules, last year there was some confusion:

1. You can only use a book once, even if it would work for multiple squares.

2. You don't have to report back to me -- but I'd love to know what you're reading.

3. Audio books count, physical books count, eBooks count. (Picture books don't really count, except for that one square)

Looking for some book recommendations? Check out what I read in 2015 on Goodreads! Become my friend, I love new Goodreads friends! 

Last Bingo Update 2014

Wow, has it ever been a year! Some of these BINGO squares were SO much harder than I anticipated, especially because I put them off until the end. I would say I was totally successful, but there are some picture books there in the end. Oh well, there is always this year :)

1. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

A Book with a Blue Cover

2. Leader's Eat Last by Simon Sinek

A Book of Non-Fiction

3. Cress by Marissa Meyer

A Book with a One Word Title

4. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

A Book You Heard About Online

5. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

A Book with a Mystery

6. Starling by Lesley Livingston

A Book by a Female Author

7. Legend by Marie Lu

A Book Written by an Author Under Thirty

8. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

A Book with More than 500 Pages

9. The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman

The Second Book in a Series

10. The Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

A Book with Non-Human Characters

11. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

A Book that Scares You

12. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

A book published this year

13.  Earth Girl by Janet Edwards

A book your friend loves

14. Mystic City by Theo Lawrence

A book from the bottom of your 'to-read' pile

15. Renegade by J. A. Souders

not a part of Bingo

16. Cinder and Ella by Kelly Oram

not a part of Bingo

17. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chosky

A book that became a movie

18. Silver Bells Collection

A book of short-stories

19. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

A Best-Selling Book

20. Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

First book by your favorite author

21. The Iron Trial by Cassandra Clare and Holly Black

not a part of Bingo

22. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

A book set on another continent

23. The Velveteen Rabbit 

A forgotten classic

24. The Golden Compass

A book that is more than 10 years old

25. Mustache Baby by Bridget Heos

A Funny Book

26. The Hueys in None the Number by Oliver Jeffers

A book with a number in the title

27. Awaken

A book based on a true story (okay, a stretch, but it is based on the Persephone myth)

28. The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni

Free Square

29.  Dead Beautiful by Yvonne Woon

not a part of Bingo

30. The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

not a part of Bingo

Bingo Update

1. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

A Book with a Blue Cover

2. Leader's Eat Last by Simon Sinek

A Book of Non-Fiction

3. Cress by Marissa Meyer

A Book with a One Word Title

4. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

A Book You Heard About Online

5. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

A Book with a Mystery

6. Starling by Lesley Livingston

A Book by a Female Author

7. Legend by Marie Lu

A Book Written by an Author Under Thirty

8. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

A Book with More than 500 Pages

9. The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman

The Second Book in a Series

10. The Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

A Book with Non-Human Characters

11. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

A Book that Scares You

12. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

A book published this year

13.  Earth Girl by Janet Edwards

A book your friend loves

14. Mystic City by Theo Lawrence

A book from the bottom of your 'to-read' pile

15. Renegade by J. A. Souders

not a part of Bingo

16. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

not a part of Bingo

17. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chosky

A book that became a movie

18. Silver Bells Collection

A book of short-stories

Book Bingo: August Update

1. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

A Book with a Blue Cover

2. Leader's Eat Last by Simon Sinek

A Book of Non-Fiction

3. Cress by Marissa Meyer

A Book with a One Word Title

4. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

A Book You Heard About Online

5. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

A Book with a Mystery

6. Starling by Lesley Livingston

A Book by a Female Author

7. Legend by Marie Lu

A Book Written by an Author Under Thirty

8. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

A Book with More than 500 Pages

9. The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman

The Second Book in a Series

10. The Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

A Book with Non-Human Characters

11. These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

A Book that Scares You

12. Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

A book published this year

13.  Earth Girl by Janet Edwards

A book your friend loves

Reading Bingo - May Update

1. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

A Book with a Blue Cover

2. Leader's Eat last by Simon Sinek

A Book of Non-Fiction

3. Cress by Marissa Meyer

A Book with a One Word Title

4. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

A Book You Heard About Online

5. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

A Book with a Mystery

6. Starling by Lesley Livingston

A Book by a Female Author

7. Legend by Marie Lu

A Book Written by an Author Under Thirty

8. Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor

A Book with More than 500 Pages

9. The Wells Bequest by Polly Shulman

The Second Book in a Series

10. The Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

(Review forth coming)

A Book with Non-Human Characters

Bingo Update

1. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

A Book with a Blue Cover

2. Leader's Eat last by Simon Sinek

A Book of Non-Fiction

3. Cress by Marissa Meyer

A Book with a One Word Title

4. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

A Book You Heard About Online

5. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

A Book with a Mystery

6. Starling by Lesley Livingston

A Book by a Female Author

7. Legend by Marie Lu

A Book Written by an Author Under Thirty

Bingo Update

Okay, I'm starting to like my Bingo Card now that things are moving along :) Check out the update!

1. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

2. Leader's Eat last by Simon Sinek

3. Cress by Marissa Meyer

4. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

5. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

6. Starling by Lesley Livingston

Bingo Card

While I'm aiming for blackout, I'm not making quick progress on my Bingo Card.

1. Frozen by Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston

2. Leader's Eat last by Simon Sinek

3. Cress by Marissa Meyer

4. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger

2014 Reading Goal

Thanks to Retreat by Random House, I have a new goal for this year. After not passing my yearly reading goal two years in a row I need a new plan. Introducing the reading bingo card. With a mere 24 squares of interesting reading goals I'm quite confident that I'll beat my goal this year :)

I'm starting with "A Book with a Blue Cover" - The Coldest Girl in Town by Holly Black :) I'll let you know how it is :)