The Challenge Factory discussion

Welcome to Book Bingo!

The goal is to read 2 or 3 books. The 2 or 3 books can be in a horizontal, vertical, or a diagonal row.

Notice the FREE SPACE in the middle of the board. If your row of books goes through the FREE SPACE square, you only need to read 4 books to make a Bingo.

Time Frame: Dec. 1 - 31, 2025

The Rules:
* There is no page limit.
* Find a row you want to complete. It can be up and down, across or diagonal.
* The book must connect to the number or word in the space in some way.
* Books must be finished during the challenge period.
* When you have finished your four or five in a row, call BINGO!

December is a busy month. So let's make it an easy Bingo month. Only 9 spaces this time and you can use any vowel in place of the E.

I'm in.
Duration: 12/1 - 12/31

D - Dunn, Sharon Zero Visibility 12/7 ***
any vowel - My Jasper June - set in Altanta, Georgia 12/6 ***
C - Cynthia Voight Young Fredle 12/23 ***

any vowel tagged 'Inspirational" God Wants A Powerful People 12/9 ****
FREE SPACE
M -

B - tagged 'book club' The 13th Day of Christmas 12/15 ***
any vowel - A Texas Kind of Christmas 12/14 ***
R - tagged 'Regency' Silence in the Library 12/29 ***

December Book Bingo

Bingo Blackout!
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D - author - Absolute Power by David Baldacci 8/12 3★
Any vowel: (U) author - An Author Bites the Dust by Arthur W. Upfield 3/12 4★
C - Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis 10/12 5★

any vowel: (E) MC Eve - Festive in Death by J.D. Robb 1/12 4★
FREE SPACE - Liar Bird by Lisa Walker 9/12 3★
M - MC Martin - The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell 5/12 4★

B - MC Anita Blake - Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton 7/12 3★
Any vowel: E (author) - Sassinak by Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon 11/12 3★
R - MC Reacher - Tripwire by Lee Child 13/12 4★

I'm in too, but I do have a clarifying question. Wouldn't three books make bingo?

D -
any vowel-using the sometimes y rule You Deserve to Know
C -

any vowel
FREE SPACE
M -

B -
any vowel
R

Lynnette wrote: "...I do have a clarifying question. Wouldn't three books make bingo?"

You're right, of course. I forgot to change the instructions. Thank you.

I'm in!

December Book Bingo

D: Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre by Max Brooks (Title)
any vowel
C -

any vowel: I, Medusa by Ayana Gray - Finished: 12/4 (Title)
FREE SPACE
M: The Whistler by Nick Medina - Finished: 12/7 (ALN)

B -
any vowel
R -

BINGO
3 across - A-Free-M
going for Blackout

December BINGO

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D - Dunnett
X Marks the Scot by Kaitlyn Dunnett
Finished 12/6/25

Vowel - Alex Cross main character
Merry Christmas, Alex Cross by James Patterson
Finished 12/16/25

FREE Space

M - Macomber
Dear Santa by Debbie Macomber
Finished 12/10/25

B - Brown
Outfox by Sandra Brown
Finished 12/20/25

Vowel - I - In
In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren
Finished 12/27/25

December Bingo
December 2025

My Book Bingo Challenge (msg 9)

Going for Blackout!
Books Read ❱❱ 9

Column 1

☑️🎀D Davidson, MaryJanice ❱❱ Sleeping with the Fishes ❱❱ 12.18 ★★★
☑️🎀any vowel ❱❱ Undeniable Rogue ❱❱ 12.04 ★★★
☑️🎀any vowel ❱❱ An Introduction to Pleasure ❱❱ 12.12 ★★★

Column 2

☑️🎀any vowel ❱❱ Out of the Blue ❱❱ 12.13 ★★★
☑️🎀free space ❱❱ The Sleigh Bells Chalet ❱❱ 12.09 ★★★
☑️🎀B ❱❱ Between a Jock and a Hard Place ❱❱ 12.25 ★★★

Column 3

☑️🎀C ❱❱ Christmasly Obedient ❱❱ 12.27 ★★★
☑️🎀M ❱❱ Mistletoe Mafia ❱❱ 12.03 ★★★
☑️🎀any vowel ❱❱ All Wrapped Up in You ❱❱ 12.15 ★★★★

Never done book bingo before but a nine tile board seems nice and approachable...

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D - A Deadly Education 12/18 (title)
E - The Bullet Swallower 12/7 (author's first name: Elizabeth)
C - The Great Santa Search 12/10 (series: the Christmas Chronicles)

O - The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant 12/12 (main character: Olivia)
Free - Holiday Changeup 12/25
M - The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom 12/6 (genre: memoir)

B - The Briar Club 12/11 (title)
A - A Grandmother Begins the Story 12/18 (title)
R - The Gold Eaters 12/4 (author: Ronald Wright)

Bingo! at msg 4

Catsalive wrote: "Bingo! at msg 4"

Yay!!! Do you think you could go for a blackout?

Lanelle wrote: "Catsalive wrote: "Bingo! at msg 4"

Yay!!! Do you think you could go for a blackout?"

I should have said, Bingo Blackout!

Book Bingo! (December)

9/9 DONE Bingo Blackout!

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d Deserving Henley Susan Stoker 12/15
e Escaped Kathleen Brooks 12/12
c Chronicles of After and Before: Sequel to The Ozimord Project Vera Mont 12/13

e Evil Bones Kathy Reichs 12/4
free Karma Wears Versace Rod Palmer 12/7
m Mirror, Mirror J.D. Robb 12/6

u Unraveled Maggie Sefton 12/7
b Book 'Em, Eddie Laurie Cass 12/2
o Offed in the Orchids Dale Mayer 12/2

Blackout!! Woohoo - thanks Lanelle!!
Updated post: My Book Bingo Challenge (msg 9)

Going for Blackout!
Books Read ❱❱ 9