#bookbingo

skipped week two, but somehow i already have three bingos

the last couple of weeks filled a lot of squares: almost kiss, don’t leave, memory wiped, you came back, that look again…

only a few left now

trying sci-fi this month has been interesting. i think i love it more on screen than on the page, but i’m still hoping one of these books proves me wrong

Finished Reading:

Thistlefoot

By GennaRose Nethercott

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Okay this is it. I'm always feeling like books read are really good but this was REALLY GOOD. like, it has earned a spot in my top 10 favorite books ever and it feels like at least as important for modern folk-tale literature as American Gods.

This is a story about stories, and how important they are. It is a story about memories, and how stories keep the memories alive - and what is remembered, lives.

The Yaga siblings have inherited a strange living house on legs.

Unknown, they have also inherited the monster that has been tracking down that house for 100 years.

A ghost story, kind of. A folk-lore fairy tale horror story for sure. The focus is on Jewish and Russian / Eastern European Folklore, blending into American Immigrant Folklore.

Dark and mesmerizing, yet hopeful. Book description in pictures, trigger warning for difficult subject matter. I haven't cried this much from a book in a long time, but it was worth it.

Another week, another bingo check-in!

I knew this month's theme would have me reaching for mafia and motorcycle club romances... but I forgot just how dark some of them can get. It's definitely slowed my reading down a bit, and I've ended up setting aside a few series that just weren't the right fit for me right now.

Even so, the board is coming along!

So far I've checked off: 🖤 Mama, I Can Fix Him 🖤 Worth the Trouble 🖤 Rule Breaker 🖤 Bad Idea Approved 🖤 Loyalty Above All Else 🖤 Can't Stay Away 🖤 Walking Red Flag

Still no bingos yet... but I'm so close. I have a feeling once the first line is finished, the rest will start coming together pretty quickly.

I'm not sure if I'll end up filling the entire board this month, but that's part of the fun. It's been pushing me to finally read books that have been waiting on my TBR and reminding me that it's okay to put a book down if it isn't the right one for me.

This month's bingo board is off to a pretty great start!

So far I've checked off: 🖤 Caught Staring 🖤 No Regrets... Maybe One or Two 🖤 Rule Breaker 🖤 Heart Over Common Sense 🖤 Trouble Follows Them 🖤 Bad Idea Approved 🖤 Born to Run 🖤 Trouble Looks Good on Them

I'm having so much fun with this theme. One of my favorite things about these monthly bingo boards is that they encourage me to finally pick up books that have been sitting on my TBR for a while instead of always reaching for the newest release.

So far, I'd call that a win.

i filled every square this month.

honestly, one of the best things about these bingo boards has been discovering books i probably wouldn't have reached for otherwise. i'm learning what i like, what i don't, and giving new authors and series a chance.

this month taught me that i love sci-fi a lot more in movies and shows than i do in books. at least so far.

but maybe that's just a sign that i should try writing the sci-fi story i wish existed.

on to next month's board.

week four of the may bingo board

i only have one square left now: we’re not alone

honestly i’ll probably finish the board tonight

this month also taught me that i love sci-fi more in movies and shows than in books… at least so far. maybe i just haven’t found the one that fully clicks for me yet

first week of the may bingo board

only had one day to read, but one book still filled three spots:

not human… still hot forced proximity that look again

i think this one is going to fill faster than i expect