2026 SF/F BINGO Challenge > Likes and Comments

Use this thread to plan out your BINGO slots!

B1: Alternate Form ~ (Elric)
B2: Gothic Reading ~ The Portrait of Dorian Gray
B3: Published in the 70's ~ Elric of Melniboné
B4: Cover has a Tree on it ~ The Elric Saga Part I
B5: Features a Feline ~ Starter Villain

I1: Anthology ~ (Tales of the White Wolf - OpenLibrary)
I2: Second Book in a Series ~ The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
I3: Features an Assassin ~ (The Way of Shadows)
I4: Cover that is Orange ~ (Elric)
I5: Published in 2026 ~ (Twelve Months)

N1: Award Winner ~ The Knight of the Swords
N2: Features a Canine ~ The Navigating Fox
N3: FREE ~ Out of Oz
N4: Features Memories ~ Pattern
N5: Features a Duo ~ (Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser)

G1: Features a Magical Sword ~ Stormbringer
G2: Takes Place in Central America ~ Mexican Gothic
G3: Post-Apocalyptic ~ (Songs in the Year of the Cat)
G4: New to You Author ~ The Poet Empress
G5: Romantasy ~ Reckless

O1: Translated ~ ???
O2: Cyberpunk ~ ???
O3: Features Something White ~ The Bane of the Black Sword
O4: Features an Antihero ~ The Vanishing Tower
O5: Re-read ~ To Journey in the Year of the Tiger


Other Goodreads Challenges

Winter:
- Choice Archive ~ Mexican Gothic
- Lasting Reads ~ Where the Crawdads Sing
- Tale Spinners ~ Spear
- Challenge Favs ~ Sunrise on the Reaping
- Black Heritage ~ Our Vicious Oaths
- Swoony Stories ~ Our Vicious Oaths
- Persona Picks ~ Sunrise on the Reaping
- Star Selections ~ ---
- Her Story ~ ---


Spring:

- Community Picks ~ The Woman in Cabin 10
- Trending Books ~ The Poet Empress
- Editors' Picks ~ A Dowry of Blood
- Books on Books ~ The Paris Library
- AAPI Heritage ~ The Poet Empress
- Summer Reads ~ The Testaments
- Escapist Reads ~ The Testaments
- Pride ~ The Red Winter
- Marathon Reader ~ ---

Summer
- Community Picks ~ The Red Tent
- Challenge Favs ~ Hamnet
- Chart Toppers ~ The Unicorn Hunters
- Staff Shelves ~ Hamnet
- Worlds Away ~ Starter Villain
- Fact or Fiction ~ Hamnet
- Literally Summer ~ The Summer War
- Summer Encore - The Unicorn Hunters

Fall
???

B1: Alternate Form ~
B2: Gothic Reading ~
B3: Published in the 70's ~ The Sword of Shannara
B4: Cover has a Tree on it ~ The Name of the Wind ✔
B5: Features a Feline ~

I1: Anthology ~ Legends: Stories By The Masters of Modern Fantasy
I2: Second Book in a Series ~ The Obelisk Gate ✔
I3: Features an Assassin ~
I4: Cover that is Orange ~
I5: Published in 2026 ~ The Last Contract of Isako

N1: Award Winner ~ Mistborn: The Final Empire ✔
N2: Features a Canine ~
N3: FREE ~ The City of Brass ✔
N4: Features Memories ~ The Name of the Wind ✔
N5: Features a Duo ~

G1: Features a Magical Sword ~ The Priory of the Orange Tree ✔
G2: Takes Place in Central America ~
G3: Post-Apocalyptic ~ The Fifth Season ✔
G4: New to You Author ~ The Poppy War ✔
G5: Romantasy ~ A Deal with the Shadow King ✔

O1: Translated ~ The Last Wish
O2: Cyberpunk ~
O3: Features Something White ~
O4: Features an Antihero ~ The Bone Season ✔
O5: Re-read ~ The Hunger Games ✔

B1: Alternate Form ~ Shield of Thunder
B2: Gothic Reading ~ The Witching Hour ✔
B3: Published in the 70's ~ The Princess Bride ✔
B4: Cover has a Tree on it ~ Green Rider ✔
B5: Features a Feline ~ Summon the Keeper

I1: Anthology ~ Starship Librarians
I2: Second Book in a Series ~ Elusive ✔
I3: Features an Assassin ~ Tsalmoth ✔
I4: Cover that is Orange ~ The Human Division ✔
I5: Published in 2026 ~ Twelve Months ✔

N1: Award Winner ~ A Dance with Dragons
N2: Features a Canine ~ A Night in the Lonesome October
N3: FREE ~ The Dissonance
N4: Features Memories ~ Zoe's Tale ✔
N5: Features a Duo ~ A Touch of Treachery

G1: Features a Magical Sword ~ The Lord of the Rings
G2: Takes Place in Central America ~ Certain Dark Things
G3: Post-Apocalyptic ~ MaddAddam ✔
G4: New to You Author ~ Femme Feral
G5: Romantasy ~ Silver & Blood ✔

O1: Translated ~ Planet of the Apes ✔
O2: Cyberpunk ~ Altered Carbon
O3: Features Something White ~ The Little White Horse ✔
O4: Features an Antihero ~ Villain ✔
O5: Re-read ~ Sweep of the Heart ✔

B1: Alternate Form ~ Who Goes There?: Filmed as The Thing
B2: Gothic Reading ~ Grimm Curiosities
B3: Published in the 70's ~ Gateway
B4: Cover has a Tree on it ~ Born at Midnight
B5: Features a Feline ~ Bait and Witch

I1: Anthology ~ A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology
I2: Second Book in a Series ~ A Grim Reaper's Guide to Cheating Death
I3: Features an Assassin ~ Starter Villain
I4: Cover that is Orange ~ Witches of Dubious Origin
I5: Published in 2026 ~

N1: Award Winner ~ The Spellshop
N2: Features a Canine ~ City
N3: FREE ~ What Stalks the Deep
N4: Features Memories ~ Garden Spells
N5: Features a Duo ~ The Affair of the Mysterious Letter

G1: Features a Magical Sword ~ Brigands & Breadknives
G2: Takes Place in Central America ~ Gods of Jade and Shadow
G3: Post-Apocalyptic ~ The First Thousand Trees
G4: New to You Author ~ The Best Kind of Magic
G5: Romantasy ~ The Enchanted Greenhouse

O1: Translated ~ Shubeik Lubeik
O2: Cyberpunk ~ Song of Scarabaeus
O3: Features Something White ~ Diviner's Bow
O4: Features an Antihero ~ Poison Study
O5: Re-read ~ Written in Red

B1: Alternate Form ~
B2: Gothic Reading ~
B3: Published in the 70's ~ Hrolf Kraki's Saga by Poul Anderson?
B4: Cover has a Tree on it ~
B5: Features a Feline ~

I1: Anthology ~
I2: Second Book in a Series ~ A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett
I3: Features an Assassin ~ Dreams of Steel by Glen Cook
I4: Cover that is Orange ~ Foundation by Isaac Asimov
I5: Published in 2026 ~

N1: Award Winner ~ The Moons Is a Harsh Mistress?
N2: Features a Canine ~
N3: FREE ~ Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee?
N4: Features Memories ~
N5: Features a Duo ~ The Emerald Storm by Michael Sullivan

G1: Features a Magical Sword ~ Avempartha by Michael Sullivan (book 2 of Riyria Revelations)
G2: Takes Place in Central America ~
G3: Post-Apocalyptic ~
G4: New to You Author ~
G5: Romantasy ~

O1: Translated ~ War with the Newts by Capek or I Burn Paris by Jasienski
O2: Cyberpunk ~
O3: Features Something White ~ Dreamthief's Daughter, Skrayling Tree or Son of the White Wolf
O4: Features an Antihero ~ Shadow Games by Glen Cook (Book 4 of Black Company)
O5: Re-read ~

So on the side I've been seeing what Goodreads challenges I could achieve without going out of my way, especially if it was a book I already owned or one I wanted to read or one that was on my to-read list anyway (e.g. to complete a series). Out of the 9 winter challenges I read 7, not bad.

I also got through 7 for our own BINGO read, though no BINGO's yet.

Started planning for the Spring challenge, at least the ones they uncovered so far.

G1: Features a Magical Sword ~ ..
G2: Takes Place in Central America ~
G3: Post-Apocalyptic ~ We Are Not Blood: A Found Family Post Apocalyptic
G4: New to You Author ~ The Poet Empress
G5: Romantasy ~

12 books done, so nearly halfway. I seem to always read books in such an order that even at the halfway point I still haven't gotten a single BINGO yet.

Andrea wrote: "12 books done, so nearly halfway. I seem to always read books in such an order that even at the halfway point I still haven't gotten a single BINGO yet."

I am in the exact same situation!

13 now, still no completed rows or columns. But I do have one column that hasn't even been started - the N column.

I just discovered that I still have the Published in 2026 slot left to fill! I thought I'd finished, but I guess not! On to a new book!

Georgann wrote: "I just discovered that I still have the Published in 2026 slot left to fill! I thought I'd finished, but I guess not! On to a new book!"

At least now there is a half year's worth of books to pick from :) If there was a slot to leave till the end this might be the one to give more time for something good to be published.

Ha ha!! You are so right! I also found a list I'd been keeping of possibles - 17 until I forgot about it!

Farmer in the Sky is the 16th book for this year's Bingo, and it completes the number 1 row. This is the only row or column completed so far.

I'm up to 16 books now too, and no BINGO's yet. You'd think one year I wouldn't max out the number of books you can have before you get one BINGO, its not like I do this on purpose LOL

Andrea wrote: "I'm up to 16 books now too, and no BINGO's yet. You'd think one year I wouldn't max out the number of books you can have before you get one BINGO, its not like I do this on purpose LOL"

Truly, it does seem like that's a harder challenge!

The maximum number of books you can read without completing any rows or columns is 20, so 17 (at minimum) is a good effort.