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October to December 2022

GOODREADS

I’ve read 30 books so this year.

GOALS

I’ve done quite well with reading books I already own and backlist titles, but this month I also enjoyed a recent release.
I added books to my Beat the Backlist challenge and updated my bingo card and also managed to add more to my Bookforager bingo card.
I’m continuing my monthly update posts to record my reading and any challenge progress I’ve made.

So concludes December’s Reading Review. See you again next ~~month~~ year.

Challenge Check-In: October to December 2022

December 27, 20225 Comments

Welcome to my fourth and final Challenge Check-In of 2022 (the first, second, and third are here, here, and here). This year I attempted a couple of reading challenges which feature bingo cards, so I decided to create a check-in style post to post updated versions of each card and see how I progressed with my challenges. I’ve managed to add more books to each of my bingo cards since my last update. So, here’s how my reading challenges and bingo cards have ended up as 2022 comes to an end…

First, a quick glance at my total number of books read this year.

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 16
Total Own Books Read 2022: 14
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 30

MY BOOK OF THE CHECK-IN

WhatMovestheDead

I’m going with the first book that came to mind for my final Book of the Check-In and that’s What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. It’s the first book I’ve read by this author but I doubt it will be the last. It is a relatively short story and a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher. It’s creepy, mysterious, with a vivid setting and some great characters. I had a great time reading it, even when things started to get a bit, well, gross (can‘t really think of a more fitting word, but don‘t be put off, it‘s such a good story).

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is 24 books read. I’ve read:

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Buried (DC Jack Warr #1) by Lynda La Plante
The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower #4.5) by Stephen King
Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie
Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie
The Hollows by Mark Edwards
The Midnight Man by Caroline Mitchell
Billy Summers by Stephen King
An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter #6) by Chris Carter
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
Hunting Evil (Robert Hunter #10) by Chris Carter
Witch by Finbar Hawkins
The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter #1) by Chris Carter
The Executioner (Robert Hunter #2) by Chris Carter
Practical Magic (Practical Magic #1) by Alice Hoffman
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
The Night Crossing by Robert Masello
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. My original idea was to make the 24-prompt card my main focus, but in the end I managed more than I first expected on the 52-prompt card. Here are updated versions of both cards showing my final progress update of the challenge (both original cards can be viewed here) and a collection of covers that fulfil a prompt on either of the cards featured:

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BtbBingo52OctDec

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow – A book about siblings
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw – Novella
Buried (DC Jack Warr #1) by Lynda La Plante – One word title
The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower #4.5) by Stephen King – Your favourite trope on the page
Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie – Murder, mystery – or both!
Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett – New-to-you author
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Discovered via social media
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas – Indie or self published
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie – You watched the show or movie first
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie – Forgotten on your shelf or eReader
The Hollows by Mark Edwards – a book set in the season you read it in (for example, reading a book primarily set in winter during the winter season)
The Midnight Man by Caroline Mitchell – title is an alliteration (the title features at least 2 words starting with the same letter back to back)
Billy Summers by Stephen King – superheroes/villains OR character in disguise (a story about superheroes/villains or one that features a character in disguise)
An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter #6) by Chris Carter – a book in a genre you never/rarely read
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers – set in space OR on/in the ocean
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard – a book about books
Hunting Evil (Robert Hunter #10) by Chris Carter – everyone has read it but you
Witch by Finbar Hawkins – Debut novel
The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter #1) by Chris Carter – First in a series you’ve been putting off
The Executioner (Robert Hunter #2) by Chris Carter – Second or fourth book in a series
Practical Magic (Practical Magic #1) by Alice Hoffman – involves family secrets
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury – Classic novel

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

You can find out more about the Picture Prompts Book Bingo over at Bookforager, where you can also view the original bingo card. I like that this challenge is so open to interpretation based on the pictures provided. In my final update for this challenge I’m happy to report that I made a little more progress and managed to fill in a few more of the prompts. Here’s my last progress update and a list of the titles I’ve used:

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The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie
The Hollows by Mark Edwards
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
Hunting Evil (Robert Hunter #10) by Chris Carter
An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter #6) by Chris Carter
The Night Crossing by Robert Masello
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

GOODREADS

I’ve read 30 books so far this year.

So concludes my final Challenge Check-In of 2022.

Reading Review: November 2022

November 29, 20227 Comments

BOOKS I’VE READ

SomethingWicked WhatMovestheDead

Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

Total Loaned Books Read This Month: 1
Total Own Books Read This Month: 1
Overall Total Books Read This Month: 2

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 14
Total Own Books Read 2022: 13
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 27

MY READ OF THE MONTH

WhatMovestheDead

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I loved it. I definitely want to read more, and I didn’t want this one to end. It’s a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher and it was eerie, mysterious, and full of horrors towards the end. I loved the setting, the characters, the writing; there’s no way this one wasn’t going to be my Read of the Month.

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is currently 22 books read. So far I’ve read:

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

BTB-2022-24-Prompts-Bingo

This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. While my main focus is the 24-prompt card I may choose a few from the 52-prompt list as well (both cards can be viewed here).
I recently posted updated versions of each of the cards for my progress from January to March, April to June, and July to September, which can be viewed over at my Challenge Check-In posts.
Here is a collection of covers that fulfill a prompt on either of the cards featured:

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

BookForagerPicBingo

You can find out more about the Picture Prompts Book Bingo over at Bookforager. Unfortunately I have no progress to report on this card for this month but I have recently posted an updated version of my progress so far over at my latest Challenge Check-In post. I have managed to fill 10 of the picture prompts so far with:

You can view a recent update of my progress on this bingo card over at my Challenge Check-In post.

Challenge Check-In

GOODREADS

I’ve read 27 books so far this year.

GOALS

I’m still progressing through a number of backlist books, but this month I also enjoyed a recent release.
Discovered a new-to-me author in T. Kingfisher.
I added another book to my Beat the Backlist challenge and updated my bingo card.
I’m continuing my monthly update posts to record my reading and any challenge progress I’ve made.

So concludes November’s Reading Review. See you again next month.

Reading Review: October 2022

October 28, 2022November 9, 20227 Comments

BOOKS I’VE READ

The Executioner (Robert Hunter #2) by Chris Carter

The Wehrwolf by Alma Katsu

Practical Magic (Practical Magic #1) by Alice Hoffman

Total Loaned Books Read This Month: 1
Total Own Books Read This Month: 2
Overall Total Books Read This Month: 3

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 13
Total Own Books Read 2022: 12
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 25

MY READ OF THE MONTH

There’s something of a theme forming in my ‘Read of the Month’ section at present and they’re all books from the Robert Hunter series. This month its’s The Executioner that I must give a mention to. I really hope this series stays as good as it’s been so far. Sometimes I can’t wait to pick up the next in the series, then I want to hold on for a while to make my series-read last longer.

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is currently 21 books read. So far I’ve read:

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

BTB-2022-24-Prompts-Bingo

This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. While my main focus is the 24-prompt card I may choose a few from the 52-prompt list as well (both cards can be viewed here).
I recently posted updated versions of each of the cards for my progress from January to March, April to June, and July to September, which can be viewed over at my Challenge Check-In posts.
Here is a collection of covers that fulfill a prompt on either of the cards featured:

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

BookForagerPicBingo

You can view a recent update of my progress on this bingo card over at my Challenge Check-In post.

Challenge Check-In

GOODREADS

I’ve read 25 books so far this year.

GOALS

I’m still progressing through a number of books from my backlist, although this month I read a recent title as well.
I’ve enjoyed #RIPXVII.
I added books to my Beat the Backlist challenge this month and updated my bingo card.
I’m continuing my monthly update posts to record my reading and any challenge progress I’ve made.

So concludes October’s Reading Review. See you again next month.

Reading Review: September 2022

September 28, 20223 Comments

BOOKS I’VE READ

Witch CrucifixKiller NightWhispers

Witch by Finbar Hawkins

The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter #1) by Chris Carter

The Night Whispers (Slayton Thrillers #2) by Caroline Mitchell

Total Loaned Books Read This Month: 2
Total Own Books Read This Month: 1
Overall Total Books Read This Month: 3

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 12
Total Own Books Read 2022: 10
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 22

MY READ OF THE MONTH

CrucifixKiller

Last month’s Read of the Month was a book from the Robert Hunter series and this month it’s another book from the same series. The Crucifix Killer is the first book in the series and I enjoyed it just as much as the other two I’ve read so far. I’m surprised I’ve not come across the series before now, but at least that means there are plenty of books still to pick up. I’m also surprised how much I’m enjoying something so gruesome because this book definitely has its moments, but I still found it hard to put down.

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is currently 19 books read. So far I’ve read:

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

BTB-2022-24-Prompts-Bingo

This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. While my main focus is the 24-prompt card I may choose a few from the 52-prompt list as well (both cards can be viewed here).
I recently posted updated versions of each of the cards for my progress from January to March, April to June, and July to September, which can be viewed over at my Challenge Check-In posts.
Here is a collection of covers that fulfill a prompt on either of the cards featured:

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

BookForagerPicBingo

You can view a recent update of my progress on this bingo card over at my Challenge Check-In post.

Challenge Check-In

GOODREADS

I’ve read 22 books so far this year so I‘ve managed to meet the target of 20 books I originally set for myself. Now it’s a matter of how many more I’ll be able to add over the next few months.

GOALS

I’m still progressing through a number of books from my backlist, although this month I added in a more recent title as well.
I’ve made a good start on #RIPXVII and am already thinking about books I’d like to read next month.
I added books to my Beat the Backlist challenge this month and updated my bingo card.
I posted a new Challenge Check-In, with the latest versions of the bingo cards for each challenge I’m attempting this year.
I’m continuing my monthly update posts to record my reading and any challenge progress I’ve made.

So concludes September’s Reading Review. See you again next month.

Challenge Check-In: July to September 2022

September 26, 202210 Comments

Welcome to my third Challenge Check-In (the first and second are here and here). This year I’m attempting a couple of reading challenges which feature bingo cards, so I decided to create a check-in style post to post updated versions of each card and see how I’m getting on with my challenges. I’ve certainly managed to add a few books to each of my bingo cards since my last update. So, here’s how my reading challenges are progressing so far this year…

First, a quick glance at my total number of books read this year.

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 12
Total Own Books Read 2022: 10
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 22

MY BOOK OF THE CHECK-IN

Choosing my book of the check-in is as difficult as ever, and I’ve still not managed to narrow it down to a single book.
Instead, I want to give a mention to Billy Summers by Stephen King, which I really enjoyed, but I’m giving Book of the Check-In to…

EvilMind HuntingEvil

…the duo that is An Evil Mind and Hunting Evil by Chris Carter. You can’t really read one without the other as both tell the story of Robert Hunter and his encounters with one of the most evil characters I’ve come across in my recent reading. These books are tense, gruesome, and exciting, and a great change from my usual reading choices, and they’ve left me wanting to read the rest of the Robert Hunter series.

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is currently 19 books read. So far I’ve read:

The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Buried (DC Jack Warr #1) by Lynda La Plante
The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower #4.5) by Stephen King
Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie
Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie
The Hollows by Mark Edwards
The Midnight Man by Caroline Mitchell
Billy Summers by Stephen King
An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter #6) by Chris Carter
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
Hunting Evil (Robert Hunter #10) by Chris Carter
Witch by Finbar Hawkins
The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter #1) by Chris Carter

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. My original idea was to make the 24-prompt card my main focus, but, for now at least, I seem to be doing better with the variety of the 52-prompt card. Here are updated versions of both cards showing my progress so far (both original cards can be viewed here) and a collection of covers that fulfil a prompt on either of the cards featured:

BtbBingo24JulSep

BtbBingo52JulSep

OnceandFutureWitches NothingButBlackenedTeeth Buried
WindThroughtheKeyhole MurderisEasy Foundryside
BeautifulOnes RoomintheAttic DeathontheNile
DeathComesastheEnd Hollows MidnightMan
BillySummers EvilMind AngryPlanet
NothingMan HuntingEvil Witch
CrucifixKiller
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow – A book about siblings
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw – Novella
Buried (DC Jack Warr #1) by Lynda La Plante – One word title
The Wind Through the Keyhole (The Dark Tower #4.5) by Stephen King – Your favourite trope on the page
Murder is Easy by Agatha Christie – Murder, mystery – or both!
Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett – New-to-you author
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Discovered via social media
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas – Indie or self published
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie – You watched the show or movie first
Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie – Forgotten on your shelf or eReader
The Hollows by Mark Edwards – a book set in the season you read it in (for example, reading a book primarily set in winter during the winter season)
The Midnight Man by Caroline Mitchell – title is an alliteration (the title features at least 2 words starting with the same letter back to back)
Billy Summers by Stephen King – superheroes/villains OR character in disguise (a story about superheroes/villains or one that features a character in disguise)
An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter #6) by Chris Carter – a book in a genre you never/rarely read
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers – set in space OR on/in the ocean
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard – a book about books
Hunting Evil (Robert Hunter #10) by Chris Carter – everyone has read it but you
Witch by Finbar Hawkins – Debut novel
The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter #1) by Chris Carter – First in a series you’ve been putting off

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

You can find out more about the Picture Prompts Book Bingo over at Bookforager, where you can also view the original bingo card. I like that this challenge is so open to interpretation based on the pictures provided. I’m still making slow progress with this one but I have managed to add a couple more since my last update. Here’s my progress so far and a list of the titles I’ve used:

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The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie
The Hollows by Mark Edwards
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
Hunting Evil (Robert Hunter #10) by Chris Carter
An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter #6) by Chris Carter
Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

GOODREADS

I’ve read 22 books so far this year.

So concludes my third Challenge Check-In of 2022. See you again soon.

Reading Review: August 2022

August 28, 2022August 26, 20225 Comments

BOOKS I’VE READ

EvilMind AngryPlanet
NothingMan HuntingEvil

An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter #6) by Chris Carter

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers

The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard

Hunting Evil (Robert Hunter #10) by Chris Carter

Total Loaned Books Read This Month: 1
Total Own Books Read This Month: 3
Overall Total Books Read This Month: 4

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 10
Total Own Books Read 2022: 9
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 19

MY READ OF THE MONTH

EvilMind

An Evil Mind (Robert Hunter #6) by Chris Carter. I couldn’t put it down. The battle of wits between a detective on loan to the FBI and a prolific serial killer who until now no one knew existed was tense and exciting. There was so much going on, so many twists and increasing stakes that I flew threw the latter half of the book. Also of note, I don’t think I’ve ever encountered such an evil character as the killer in this book in my recent reading, so a very apt title as well. And, there’s a sequel, which I enjoyed just as much.

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is currently 17 books read. So far I’ve read:

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

BTB-2022-24-Prompts-Bingo

This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. While my main focus is the 24-prompt card I may choose a few from the 52-prompt list as well (both cards can be viewed here).
I recently posted updated versions of each of the cards for my progress from January to March, and April to June, which can be viewed over at my Challenge Check-In posts.
Here is a collection of covers that fulfill a prompt on either of the cards featured:

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

BookForagerPicBingo

You can find out more about the Picture Prompts Book Bingo over at Bookforager. I have some good progress to report again this month. I’ve added another four books to this card (which I’ll update fully at my next Challenge Check-In). I have managed to fill 10 of the picture prompts so far with:

You can view a recent update of my progress on this bingo card over at my Challenge Check-In post.

Challenge Check-In

GOODREADS

I’ve read 19 books so far this year.

GOALS

I’m still making progress through my backlist books. Everything I read this month was from the backlist so…
… I added four books to my Beat the Backlist challenge this month and managed to add each of them to my bingo cards too.
I added four more books to the Bookforager Picture Prompt Bingo card which is the most I’ve managed in one month so far.
I’m continuing my monthly update posts to record my reading and any challenge progress I’ve made.

So concludes August’s Reading Review. See you again next month.

Reading Review: July 2022

July 28, 20224 Comments

BOOKS I’VE READ

Hollows MidnightMan BillySummers

The Hollows by Mark Edwards

The Midnight Man by Caroline Mitchell

Billy Summers by Stephen King

Total Loaned Books Read This Month: 2
Total Own Books Read This Month: 1
Overall Total Books Read This Month: 3

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 9
Total Own Books Read 2022: 6
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 15

MY READ OF THE MONTH

BillySummers

This really is quite difficult this month as it’s been a month of great books but in the end I’m going with Billy Summers by Stephen King. I always look forward to a new Stephen King book and this didn’t disappoint. It’s a tale of two halves, the first being quite leisurely paced, the second far more action-packed, and I really liked Billy and Alice, the two main characters.

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is currently 13 books read. So far I’ve read:

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

BTB-2022-24-Prompts-Bingo

This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. While my main focus is the 24-prompt card I may choose a few from the 52-prompt list as well (both cards can be viewed here).
I recently posted updated versions of each of the cards for my progress from January to March, and April to June, which can be viewed over at my Challenge Check-In posts.
Here is a collection of covers that fulfill a prompt on either of the cards featured:

OnceandFutureWitches NothingButBlackenedTeeth Buried
WindThroughtheKeyhole MurderisEasy Foundryside
BeautifulOnes RoomintheAttic DeathontheNile
DeathComesastheEnd Hollows MidnightMan
BillySummers

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

BookForagerPicBingo

You can find out more about the Picture Prompts Book Bingo over at Bookforager. I have progress to report again this month. I’ve added one more book to this card (which I’ll update at my next Challenge Check-In). I have managed to fill six of the picture prompts so far with:

You can view a recent update of my progress on this bingo card over at my Challenge Check-In post.

Challenge Check-In

GOODREADS

I’ve read 15 books so far this year.

GOALS

I’m making progress on my backlist books. Everything I finished this month was backlist and that means…
… I added three books to my Beat the Backlist challenge this month and managed to add to my bingo cards too.
I added one more book to the Bookforager Picture Prompt Bingo card.
I’m continuing my monthly update posts to record my reading and any challenge progress I’ve made.

So concludes July’s Reading Review. See you again next month.

Challenge Check-In: April to June 2022

July 5, 202213 Comments

Welcome to my second Challenge Check-In (the first is here). This year I’m attempting a couple of reading challenges which feature bingo cards, so I decided to create a check-in style post to post updated versions of each card and see how I’m getting on with my challenges. Progress remains fairly slow but I have filled in a few more prompts since my last update, mostly on my Beat the Backlist card. So, here’s how my reading challenges are progressing so far this year…

First, a quick glance at my total number of books read this year.

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 7
Total Own Books Read 2022: 5
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 12

MY BOOK OF THE CHECK-IN

Choosing my book of the check-in is as hard this time as it was last time. Yet again I’ve gone back and forth between at least two different books but after much consideration I’m choosing…

DeathontheNile

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie. I loved the atmosphere, the exotic setting, all the little mysteries tied in with the main murder mystery, and of course Poirot being able to eventually sort out all the tangled threads. Can’t believe I didn’t pick this book up sooner, and even knowing the solution it’s one I would be tempted to read again.

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is currently 10 books read. So far I’ve read:

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

BtbBingo24AprJun

BtbBingo52AprJun

OnceandFutureWitches NothingButBlackenedTeeth Buried
WindThroughtheKeyhole MurderisEasy Foundryside
BeautifulOnes RoomintheAttic DeathontheNile
DeathComesastheEnd

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

You can find out more about the Picture Prompts Book Bingo over at Bookforager, where you can also view the original bingo card. I like that this challenge is so open to interpretation based on the pictures provided. I’m still making slow progress with this one but I have managed to add a couple more since my last update. Here’s my progress so far and a list of the titles I’ve used:

BookForagerPicBingoCompleted-2

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie
Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Room in the Attic by Louise Douglas
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

GOODREADS

I’ve read 12 books so far this year.

So concludes my second Challenge Check-In of 2022. See you again soon.

Reading Review: May 2022

May 28, 2022October 7, 20227 Comments

BOOKS I’VE READ

DeathontheNile DeathComesastheEnd MurderbytheSeaside

Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot #17) by Agatha Christie

Death Comes as the End by Agatha Christie

Murder by the Seaside by Cecily Gayford

Total Loaned Books Read This Month: 2
Total Own Books Read This Month: 1
Overall Total Books Read This Month: 3

Total Loaned Books Read 2022: 7
Total Own Books Read 2022: 5
Overall Total Books Read 2022: 12

MY READ OF THE MONTH

DeathontheNile

Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. I had such a good time reading this, and I cannot believe I waited so long to finally pick it up. I loved the exotic location, the little mysteries surrounding so many of the characters, and the characters themselves. Even knowing the outcome I would be tempted to read this again.

BEAT THE BACKLIST

My total for this challenge is currently 10 books read. So far I’ve read:

Beat The Backlist Bingo Progress

BTB-2022-24-Prompts-Bingo

This year Bingo is back with a great collection of prompts. While my main focus is the 24-prompt card I may choose a few from the 52-prompt list as well (both cards can be viewed here).
I recently posted updated versions of each of the cards for my progress from January to March, which can be viewed over at my Challenge Check-In post.
Here is a collection of covers that fulfill a prompt on either of the cards featured:

OnceandFutureWitches NothingButBlackenedTeeth Buried
WindThroughtheKeyhole MurderisEasy Foundryside
BeautifulOnes RoomintheAttic DeathontheNile
DeathComesastheEnd

PICTURE PROMPT BOOK BINGO

BookForagerPicBingo

You can view a recent update of my progress on this bingo card over at my Challenge Check-In post.

Challenge Check-In