I’m doing the 2024 Beat The Backlist Bingo challenge as well this year, and of course I’m going to go for the 52 prompt one as I like to torture myself. xD You can find a full list of backlist titles I’ve read in 2024 here, and this post will only focus on the BTB Bingo books.

So, what has been my process so far? Below the bingo card I will be updating each month as I add more books to it, and afterwards a full list of prompts and the books I’ve read (and maybe a few I’m planning to read).

> Last updated April 30th 2024 <<

ROW 1

  • fae or aliens (doesn’t matter which, just needs to include one of them in some way)
  • queer AF (there’s no mistaking this cast of characters as anything else)
  • 2023 debut novel Relentless by Michael Maloof (finished March 29th 2024) 2024
  • first in an unfinished series Authentically, Izzy by Pepper Basham (finished January 8th 2024) 2022
  • we have so much in common (you share something in common with the main character)
  • let’s circle back to this Cold As Hell by Lilja Sigurdardottir (finished January 26th 2024) 2019
  • that’s not my name (featuring a character who’s mistaken as someone else)

ROW 2

  • title contains a body of water Rivers Of London by Ben Aaronovitch (finished January 14th 2024) 2011
  • good vibes only Winnie-The-Pooh by A.A. Milne (finished January 10th 2024) 1926
  • bird is the word (on the cover, in the title, a character’s pet, as long as it’s a (type of) bird) 
  • on your TBR 5+ years (we all have those books that have been waiting, let’s read one!)
  • between 300 and 400 pages White As Snow by Lilja Sigurdardottir (finished March 2nd 2024) 2021
  • name that tune Missing You by Harlan Coben (finished March 2nd 2024) 2014
  • dance the night away (whether the characters want to or not, there will be dancing!)

ROW 3

  • 4-word title The Seven Years Slip by Ashley Poston (finished February 4th 2024) 2023
  • these woods hold secrets The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (finished February 1st 2024) 2022
  • writing about writing (a book about a writer/journalist/etc., written for writers, related to publishing, and so on)
  • coauthored or illustrated Break Your Glass Slippers by Amanda Lovelace (finished January 5th 2024) 2020
  • an unexpected inheritance The Museum Of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle (finished February 20th 2024) 2022
  • popular throwback No Exit by Taylor Adams (finished February 28th 2024) 2017
  • second chances One By One by Freida McFadden (finished March 18th 2024) 2020

ROW 4

  • travel by ship (there is travel done on a ship. what kind of ship is up to you) 
  • anything but a monarchy One by Eve Smith (finished March 11th 2024) 2023
  • live in infamy (about or inspired by an infamous figure in history (fictional history counts too))
  • free choice A Minute To Midnight by David Baldacci f(finished February 5th 2024) 2019
  • neon colored cover Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (finished January 15th 2024) 2023
  • sweet or spicy (is it food? is it something else? you decide!)
  • sibling showdown (what happens when siblings don’t get along and someone writes about it)

ROW 5

  • prominently features a desert (a desert is important to the plot in some way, whether your characters travel across it, it hides a secret, whatever fits the story)
  • space – the final frontier (set in space, exploring space, escaping space. there’s just one requirement here…)
  • blurbed by a fave author (one of your favorite authors has a little quote on the cover about how awesome the book is)
  • author last name starts with ‘v’ (that’s v as in violin or villain)
  • hotel, mansion, or castle Black Lake Manor by Guy Morpuss (finished March 31st 2024) 2022
  • 3+ point of views You Can’t See Me by Eva Bjorg Aegisdottir (finished February 6th 2024) 2021
  • I was framed! Daylight by David Baldacci (finished March 10th 2024) 2020

ROW 6

  • retelling of a classic In The Lives Of Puppets by T.J. Klune (finished January 13th 2024) 2023
  • walk through history The Fountains Of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (finished April 25th 2024) 2019
  • mentioned in a newsletter or podcast The Door-To-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn (finished April 14th 2024) 2020
  • it’s the end of the world as we know it The Marriage Act by John Marrs (finished March 20th 2024) 2023
  • share the love Lily And The Octopus by Steven Rowley (finished March 28th 2024) 2016
  • coffeehouse reads The Murmurs by Michael J. Malone (finished March 27th 2024) 2023
  • anthology or omnibus edition (either a collection of short stories or other volumes, as long as they’re all bound up together)

ROW 7 

  • small town vs big city The Inmate by Freida McFadden (finished February 22nd 2024) 2022
  • door on the cover Lost In The Moment And Found by Seanan McGuire (finished March 26th 2024) 2023
  • tickles your funny bone (a book that makes you laugh. a solid chuckle is acceptable too)
  • STEM stan Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (finished January 28th 2024) 2022
  • character name is a color Naturally Tan by Tan France (finished February 8th 2024) 2019
  • we all scream (for ice cream?) (horror or featuring ice cream in some way (maybe both?))
  • creature feature Winter’s Gifts by Ben Aaronovitch (finished January 1st 2024) 2023

Currently 30 out of 49 books read.

BONUS PROMPTS

  • released the 13th of any month Long Road To Mercy by David Baldacci (finished January 30th 2024) 2018
  • author and character share an initial All That We Never Were by Alice Kellen (finished February 12th 2024) 2019
  • written by or about a (fictional) celebrity (celebrity can be used loosely here)
  • published 100+ years ago (a perfect pairing with the retelling of a classic prompt)

Did you join the BTB Bingo challenge this year? How are you doing so far?

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