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April - June 2026

Let's play Genre BINGO!

Read books that could fit in each of the genres to make bingos. The books do not need to be tagged the genre to work. If you believe the book fits into the genre, then count it.

Bingos must be 5 categories in a straight line (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally).

Please post finish dates for each book.

Report completed bingos as you go.




B1 WWII
B2 Contemporary
B3 Thriller
B4 Animal
B5 Books About Books

I1 Romance
I2 Science Fiction
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult
I5 Art

N1 Historical
N2 Biblical
N3 Free Space (Any book)
N4 Women's Fiction
N5 Classic

G1 Mystery
G2 Crime
G3 Beach
G4 Men's Fiction
G5 Fantasy

O1 Cozy
O2 Suspense
O3 Mountain
O4 Children's Fiction
O5 Travel

A.M.
Andrea
Annette
Bonny
Bridget
Carissa
Crystal
Hannah Beth
Jan
Karen
Kate
Lynnette
Missy

I'm in.

B1 WWII
B2 Contemporary
B3 Thriller
B4 Animal
B5 Books About Books

I1 Romance - A Very Merry Matchup (4/1/26)
I2 Science Fiction
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult
I5 Art

N1 Historical - Love and Order (4/25/26)
N2 Biblical
N3 Free Space (Any book)
N4 Women's Fiction
N5 Classic

G1 Mystery - Echoes From a Missing Generation (4/4/26)
G2 Crime
G3 Beach
G4 Men's Fiction
G5 Fantasy

O1 Cozy
O2 Suspense
O3 Mountain
O4 Children's Fiction
O5 Travel

I'm in, this looks fun.

I'm in! Love this one! I'll start with a BINGO that has my favorite genres and then see if I want to do another. Fun!

✅DONE!
N1 Historical The Witch of Blackbird Pond 4/10/2026
N2 Biblical If the Tree Could Speak: The Story of the Cross That Saw It All 4/11/2026
N3 Free Space (Any book) Fallout 4/3/2026
N4 Women's Fiction The Stories We Carry: A Contemporary Southern Novel Set in a North Carolina Bookstore 4/19/2026
N5 Classic Persuasion 4/12/2026

I think I'll try G as well!
G1 Mystery
G2 Crime
G3 Beach
G4 Men's Fiction
G5 Fantasy

Almost done with N, so I'll try O next!
O1 Cozy The Cat Who Sniffed Glue 5/2/2026 GM, some swears, non-Christian worldview
O2 Suspense
O3 Mountain Appalachian Song 5/23/2026
O4 Children's Fiction Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 5/26/2026
O5 Travel Up the Amazon Without a Paddle (GM) 5/11/2026 and
The Hawaiian Quilt 5/16/2026

I'm in! This is going to be good!

(view spoiler)[
B1 ~ WWII ~ Mists over the Channel Islands (finished 4 May)
B2 ~ Contemporary ~ His Wyoming Baby Blessing (finished 10 April)
B3 ~ Thriller ~
B4 ~ Animal ~ Peekaboo Rex! {GM children's} (finished 12 May)
B5 ~ Books About Books ~ The Second Story Bookshop (finished 7 April)

I1 ~ Romance ~ Sense and Suitability
I2 ~ Science Fiction ~ Through Each Tomorrow (finished 15 April)
I3 ~ Psychological ~ The Lumber Baron's Wife (finished 24 May)
I4 ~ Young Adult ~ The Railway Children {GM mid-grade/YA clean} (finished 17 May)
I5 ~ Art ~ Where Trees Touch the Sky: A Redwood National Park Novel (finished 23 April)

N1 ~ Historical ~ Short-Straw Bride (finished 17 April)
N2 ~ Biblical ~
N3 ~ FREE SPACE ~ The Last Valentine (finished 24 April)
N4 ~ Women’s Fiction ~
N5 ~ Classic ~

G1 ~ Mystery ~ Dying for Love (finished 13 May)
G2 ~ Crime ~ Edge of Truth (finished 27 April)
G3 ~ Beach ~
G4 ~ Men’s Fiction ~ The Christmas Hummingbird (finished 8 April)
G5 ~ Fantasy ~ To Love a Beast (finished 7 May)

O1 ~ Cosy ~ Someone to Trust (finished 19 May)
O2 ~ Suspense ~
O3 ~ Mountain ~ These Tangled Threads (finished 11 May)
O4 ~ Children’s Fiction ~ 'Twas the Morning of Easter (finished 5 April)
O5 ~ Travel ~ All the Tea in China (finished 22 April)
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I'm in!

B1 WWII
B2 Contemporary
B3 Thriller
B4 Animal
B5 Books About Books: Write Your Novel From the Middle: A New Approach for Plotters, Pantsers and Everyone in Between 4/1

I1 Romance
I2 Science Fiction
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult
I5 Art

N1 Historical
N2 Biblical
N3 Free Space (Any book)
N4 Women's Fiction
N5 Classic

G1 Mystery
G2 Crime
G3 Beach
G4 Men's Fiction
G5 Fantasy

O1 Cozy
O2 Suspense
O3 Mountain
O4 Children's Fiction
O5 Travel

I'm in

B1 WWII
B2 Contemporary
B3 Thriller
B4 Animal
B5 Books About Books

I1 Romance
I2 Science Fiction
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult
I5 Art

N1 Historical
N2 Biblical
N3 Free Space (Any book)
N4 Women's Fiction
N5 Classic

G1 Mystery
G2 Crime
G3 Beach
G4 Men's Fiction
G5 Fantasy

O1 Cozy
O2 Suspense
O3 Mountain
O4 Children's Fiction
O5 Trave

I’m in! Sounds fun.

B1 WWII
B2 Contemporary:When Dreams Cross by Terri Blackstock (05/09/26)
B3 Thriller: Beauty in Flight by Robin Patchen (04/17/26)
B4 Animal
B5 Books About Books: The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter (04/14/26)

I1 Romance: To Love a Beast by Karen Witemeyer (05/12/26)
I2 Science Fiction
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult: The Neverborn: A Young Adult Dystopian Novel by B.B. Brighton (05/01/26)
I5 Art

N1 Historical: The Lumber Baron's Wife by Lynn Austin (05/19/26)
N2 Biblical: In the Shadow of Jezebel by Mesu Andrews (05/07/26)
N3 Free Space (Any book): Always On Sunday: An Inside View of Ed Sullivan, the Beatles, Elvis, Sinatra & Ed's Other Guests by Michael Harris (04/18/26)
N4 Women's Fiction
N5 Classic

G1 Mystery: The Hunted Heir by Jayna Breigh (04/06/26)
G2 Crime: Breaker's Reef by Terri Blackstock (04/02/26)
G3 Beach: Sweet Waters by Julie Carobini (05/21/26)
G4 Men's Fiction: One Step Back by Luana Ehrlich (05/25/26)
G5 Fantasy: Stealthy Steps by Vikki Kestell (04/21/26)

O1 Cozy: Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney (04/10/26)
O2 Suspense: When a Heart Stops by Lynette Eason (04/24/26)
O3 Mountain: Trial by Twelve by Heather Day Gilbert (05/24/26)
O4 Children's Fiction: I can be who God has called me to be: From A to Z by Toluwalola Kasali (05/22/26)
O5 Travel
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✔️Bingo #1 - Diagonal, lower left to upper right
B5 Books About Books: The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter (04/14/26)
I4 Young Adult: The Neverborn: A Young Adult Dystopian Novel by B.B. Brighton (05/01/26)
N3 Free Space (Any book): Always On Sunday: An Inside View of Ed Sullivan, the Beatles, Elvis, Sinatra & Ed's Other Guests by Michael Harris (04/18/26)
G2 Crime: Breaker's Reef by Terri Blackstock (04/02/26)
O1 Cozy: Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney (04/10/26)

✔️Bingo #2 - G Column
G1 Mystery: The Hunted Heir by Jayna Breigh (04/06/26)
G2 Crime: Breaker's Reef by Terri Blackstock (04/02/26)
G3 Beach: Sweet Waters by Julie Carobini (05/21/26)
G4 Men's Fiction: One Step Back by Luana Ehrlich (05/25/26)
G5 Fantasy: Stealthy Steps by Vikki Kestell (04/21/26)

BINGOS COMPLETED



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BINGOS I'm working on!

(Across)
I1 Romance
Finished 04/02/26


N1 Historical
Finished 04/29/26

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(Down)
B2 Contemporary
Finished 04/05/26


B3 Thriller
Finished 04/17/26


B4 Animals
Finished 04/21/26

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(Across)
B3 Thriller
Finished 04/17/26


G3 Beach
Finished 05/22/26

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I’m in!

I’m in please.

B1 WWII➖Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 5/26/26
B2 Contemporary➖Pelican Point by Irene Hannon 4/8/26
B3 Thriller➖Dark Design by Nancy Mehl 5/15/26
B4 Animal➖Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy (GM-Clean Cozy) 4/30/26
B5 Books About Books➖All Booked Up by Melody Carlson 4/21/26

I1 Romance➖A Welcome at Our Door by Amy Clipston 4/2/26
I2 Science Fiction➖Silenced: The Wrath of God Descends by Jerry B. Jenkins 5/17/26
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult➖Waiting for Peter by Elizabeth Musser 5/7/26
I5 Art

N1 Historical➖The Letter by Edwina Kiernan 4/11/26
N2 Biblical➖Tender Mercies Elizabeth's Story by Texie Susan Gregory 4/17/26
N3 Free Space (Any book)➖The Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard by Kristin Schell 4/3/26
N4 Women's Fiction➖South of Somewhere by T.I. Lowe 4/6/26
N5 Classic➖Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 4/9/26

G1 Mystery➖Shattered Sanctuary by Nancy Mehl 5/2/26
G2 Crime➖Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace by Terri Roberts 4/14/26
G3 Beach➖Is It Any Wonder by Courtney Walsh 4/15/26
G4 Men's Fiction➖Calico Joe by John Grisham (GM-Language) 5/12/26
G5 Fantasy➖The Cupid Chronicles by Courtney Walsh 4/10/26

O1 Cozy➖Divine Decisions by Hope Callaghan 4/4/26
O2 Suspense➖Chase by Cami Checketts 4/7/26
O3 Mountain➖The Lady and the Mountain Man by Misty M. Beller 5/4/26
O4 Children's Fiction➖The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 4/22/26
O5 Travel

I'm in.

B1 WWII
B2 Contemporary
B3 Thriller
B4 Animal
B5 Books About Books

I1 Romance
I2 Science Fiction
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult
I5 Art

N1 Historical
N2 Biblical
N3 Free Space (Any book)
N4 Women's Fiction
N5 Classic

G1 Mystery
G2 Crime
G3 Beach
G4 Men's Fiction
G5 Fantasy

O1 Cozy
O2 Suspense
O3 Mountain
O4 Children's Fiction
O5 Travel

I'm in!

B1 WWII
B2 Contemporary
Finished 4/29/26
B3 Thriller
B4 Animal
Finished 4/2/26
B5 Books About Books

I1 Romance
Finished 4/20/26
I2 Science Fiction
Finished 4/9/26
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult
Finished 4/8/26
I5 Art

N1 Historical
Finished 4/24/26
N2 Biblical
Finished 4/18/26
N3 Free Space (Any book)
Finished 4/11/26
N4 Women's Fiction
N5 Classic
Gather Together in My Name by Maya Angelou(not linked because of sexual content) Finished 4/30/26

G1 Mystery
G2 Crime
G3 Beach
G4 Men's Fiction
G5 Fantasy
Finished 4/22/26

O1 Cozy
O2 Suspense
O3 Mountain
O4 Children's Fiction
4/23/26
O5 Travel

BINGO #1
➖’N’ COLUMN➖

N1 Historical➖The Letter by Edwina Kiernan 4/11/26
N2 Biblical➖Tender Mercies Elizabeth's Story by Texie Susan Gregory 4/17/26
N3 Free Space (Any book)➖The Turquoise Table: Finding Community and Connection in Your Own Front Yard by Kristin Schell 4/3/26
N4 Women's Fiction➖South of Somewhere by T.I. Lowe 4/6/26
N5 Classic➖Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 4/9/26

Yay!!! I've been longing for the return of genre bingo!!!

B1 WWII
B2 Contemporary
B3 Thriller
B4 Animal
B5 Books About Books

I1 Romance
I2 Science Fiction
I3 Psychological
I4 Young Adult - Front and Center (GM) 4/3/2026
I5 Art

N1 Historical - Yankee Doodle Boy 4/23/2026
N2 Biblical - Mary Magdalene 4/5/2026
N3 Free Space (Any book)
N4 Women's Fiction
N5 Classic

G1 Mystery
G2 Crime
G3 Beach
G4 Men's Fiction
G5 Fantasy

O1 Cozy
O2 Suspense
O3 Mountain
O4 Children's Fiction
O5 Travel

Welcome, all!

Great job, Annette!

BINGO! (diagonal from upper left to lower right)


B1 ~ WWII ~ Mists over the Channel Islands (finished 4 May)

I2 ~ Science Fiction ~ Through Each Tomorrow (finished 15 April)

N3 ~ FREE SPACE ~ The Last Valentine (finished 24 April)

G4 ~ Men’s Fiction ~ The Christmas Hummingbird (finished 8 April)

O5 ~ Travel ~ All the Tea in China (finished 22 April)

Great job, Kate! So fun seeing my little book in the mix. :)

There's a reason I chose it for the 'free space'. 😉💜

I so wanted to include Romantic Tragedy as one of the genres, but there aren't enough clean books in that genre yet, so I refrained.

Bingo #2
➖’G’ COLUMN➖

G1 Mystery➖Shattered Sanctuary by Nancy Mehl 5/2/26
G2 Crime➖Forgiven: The Amish School Shooting, a Mother’s Love, and a Story of Remarkable Grace by Terri Roberts 4/14/26
G3 Beach➖Is It Any Wonder by Courtney Walsh 4/15/26
G4 Men's Fiction➖Calico Joe by John Grisham (GM-Language) 5/12/26
G5 Fantasy➖The Cupid Chronicles by Courtney Walsh 4/10/26

Great job!

Got my second BINGO (diagonal from lower left to upper right), and my third (4 corners plus middle square):


B5 ~ Books About Books ~ The Second Story Bookshop (finished 7 April)

I4 ~ Young Adult ~ The Railway Children {GM mid-grade/YA clean} (finished 17 May)

N3 ~ FREE SPACE ~ The Last Valentine (finished 24 April)

G2 ~ Crime ~ Edge of Truth (finished 27 April)

O1 ~ Cosy ~ Someone to Trust (finished 19 May)


B1 ~ WWII ~ Mists over the Channel Islands (finished 4 May)

B5 ~ Books About Books ~ The Second Story Bookshop (finished 7 April)

N3 ~ FREE SPACE ~ The Last Valentine (finished 24 April)

O1 ~ Cosy ~ Someone to Trust (finished 19 May)

O5 ~ Travel ~ All the Tea in China (finished 22 April)

Great job!

Got my 'I' column bingo!


I1 ~ Romance ~ Sense and Suitability

I2 ~ Science Fiction ~ Through Each Tomorrow (finished 15 April)

I3 ~ Psychological ~ The Lumber Baron's Wife (finished 24 May)

I4 ~ Young Adult ~ The Railway Children {GM mid-grade/YA clean} (finished 17 May)

I5 ~ Art ~ Where Trees Touch the Sky: A Redwood National Park Novel (finished 23 April)

Great job!

Bingo #3
“B” Column

B1 WWII➖Number the Stars by Lois Lowry 5/26/26
B2 Contemporary➖Pelican Point by Irene Hannon 4/8/26
B3 Thriller➖Dark Design by Nancy Mehl 5/15/26
B4 Animal➖Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy (GM-Clean Cozy) 4/30/26
B5 Books About Books➖All Booked Up by Melody Carlson 4/21/26

Great job!

I forgot to post my first Bingo, completed 05/01/26.

Bingo #1 - Diagonal, lower left to upper right
B5 Books About Books: The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter (04/14/26)
I4 Young Adult: The Neverborn: A Young Adult Dystopian Novel by B.B. Brighton (05/01/26)
N3 Free Space (Any book): Always On Sunday: An Inside View of Ed Sullivan, the Beatles, Elvis, Sinatra & Ed's Other Guests by Michael Harris (04/18/26)
G2 Crime: Breaker's Reef by Terri Blackstock (04/02/26)
O1 Cozy: Dying to Read by Lorena McCourtney (04/10/26)

Bingo #2 completed 05/25/26.

Bingo #2 - G Column
G1 Mystery: The Hunted Heir by Jayna Breigh (04/06/26)
G2 Crime: Breaker's Reef by Terri Blackstock (04/02/26)
G3 Beach: Sweet Waters by Julie Carobini (05/21/26)
G4 Men's Fiction: One Step Back by Luana Ehrlich (05/25/26)
G5 Fantasy: Stealthy Steps by Vikki Kestell (04/21/26)