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Beat the Backlist Bingo (Epic) - Update

Another BTB update and I am well on my way to completing the epic card this year. 




 

  1. book with a love triangle – Halfway Home by Hugh Howey

  2. didn’t live up to the hype – Inkmistress by Audrey Coulthrust

  3. published before you were born – Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice

  4. main character with a disability – After Darkness by J F Johns

  5. title is also a song title – Scandalous Liaisons by Sylvia Day

  6. set in a city you want to visit – In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami

  7. genre mash-up– Wilder Girls by Rory Power

  8. from your childhood – Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney

  9. the sequel was better – Curse of the Bane by Joseph Delaney

  10. book with diary entries – Night of the Soulstealer by Joseph Delaney

  11. opening line contains a color – Almost Transparent Blue by Ryu Murakami

  12. book with no romance – City of Ghosts by V E Schwab

  13. own voices author - Callgirl: Confessions of a Double Life by Jeannette Angell

  14. book rec from a friend – Tunnel of Bones by V E Schwab

  15. good book, bad cover – The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace

  16. a modern classic – Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

  17. graphic novel or manga – Username: Evie by Joe Sugg

  18. middle grade

  19. book with less than 200 pages – Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K Dick

  20. author you want to meet – The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

  21. book mentioned in gilmore girls

  22. the slowest burn – The Spook’s Destiny by Joseph Delaney

  23. FREE – Sea Planes Fly at Night by Jeff and Clare Curtis

  24. book with a quest

  25. lgbtqia+ rep

  26. one word title – Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

  27. twisted fairy tale re-telling

  28. wish it had a sequel – Slither’s Tale by Joseph Delaney

  29. genre you never/rarely read – The Five by Hallie Rubenhold

  30. title includes word “strange”

  31. cover redesign is better – The Spook’s Mistake by Joseph Delaney

  32. wish you had read it sooner – Mindhunter by John E Douglas & Mark Olshaker

  33. book turned movie/show – Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

  34. companion novel

  35. non-human main character – Obsidio by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

  36. a book released sometime in the years 2010-2019 – The Seventh Blessing by R L Baxter

  37. pirates or set at sea

  38. star(s) on the cover

  39. features your #1 OTP – Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

  40. author with a middle initial

  41. FREE – The Witch Doesn’t Burn in This One by Amanda Lovelace

  42. dystopian that could happen

  43. book with 600+ pages – Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

  44. memoir

  45. story involves a heist

  46. the 4th+ book in a series – The Spook’s Battle by Joseph Delaney

  47. a book set in one season

  48. author who writes multiple genres – Piercing by Ryu Murakami

  49. historical not set in UK - The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

  50. shocking plot twist – The Spook’s Sacrifice by Joseph Delaney

  51. owned for over 2 years

  52. pink cover

  53. title starts with the letter “Z”

  54. a top 10 read of the year

  55. indie book

  56. main character has a pet – The Spook’s Nightmare by Joseph Delaney

  57. new to you author – The 10 Worst Serial Killers by Victor McQueen

  58. author you’ve read 5+ books by – I am Grimalkin by Joseph Delaney

  59. book that shares your zodiac sign

  60. social media made you read it – The Mermaid’s Voice Returns in This One by Amanda Lovelace

  61. by 2+ authors

  62. book with a meet cute

  63. book by an INTL (to you) author – The Internet Ideology by Massimo Moruzzi

  64. almost made you cry

  65. from myth or legend - The Black God's Drums by P. Djèlí Clark

  66. book with chapter titles – The Spook’s Blood by Joseph Delaney

  67. unusual science

  68. morally gray main character

  69. book with or talking about recipes

  70. written before 2010 – American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

  71. book you never finished before

  72. plant(s) on the cover

  73. space travel

  74. book containing a fandom

  75. murder mystery – Are You Sleeping by Kathleen Barber

  76. author shares your initials

  77. happily ever after

  78. last book in a series

  79. black and white cover

  80. book of poems or short stories – Dear Wallflower by Sara Secora

  81. title words start with same letter - Username: Uprising by Joe Sugg

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