Friday, September 29, 2017

Halloween Bingo 2017 | Update #5 -- Mid Game!


Halloween Bingo 2017


I think I made pretty good progress this week, finishing three Bingo books, and filling in one column and one row.  My Red Eyes Penni frame around the Bingo Card is filling in, with three squares left, one of which I'm working on right now, and the other two will be forthcoming... hopefully.

No Bingo in sight yet, though I was never really aiming for an early Bingo anyway.  Still, all I need is to wait for the next square to be called and see if it will be the one I need.


Updated Marked Card:




Called Square:  Green Square Border
Read Square:  Red Eyes Penni
Called and Read Square:  Red Eyes Penni in a Green Box

See also the table below for some spreadsheet goodness.

Reviews pending:  Blue Dahlia; Black Rose; The Lotus Palace




Squares/Books/Called Dates/Other Links:


Progress:  13 squares called || 13 books read || 9 squares completed || 0 BINGOs
(on my card only)

Squares called that I do not have:
9/17 - Modern Masters of Horror
9/27 - Terror in a Small Town

Bingo Calls Thread
The Best and Worst of Halloween Bingo 2017

September Group Read | Discussion Thread
October Group Read (link coming soon)


Bingo Square
Called (date)
Title
Author
Read (Date)
How it Fits








Magical realism

Gaiman, Neil
26-Sep
tagged 'magical realism' on GR

Classic noir

Hammett, Dashiel
17-Sep
hard-boiled, classic noir mystery & group read
Ghost
1-Sep
Blue Dahlia
Roberts, Nora
14-Sep
ghostly Harper Bride

Supernatural

Arnett, Mindee
7-Sep
supernatural school for magic creatures
Diverse voices
21-Sep
The Lotus Palace
Lin, Jeannie
27-Sep
author is Chinese







Cozy mystery
3-Sep
Peters, Elizabeth
7-Sep
tagged 'cozy mystery' on GR

Witches
13-Sep
Protecting His Witch
Forward, Zoe

female MC is a witch

Vampires

The Dead Travel Fast
Raybourn, Deanna

Transylvania and vampires

Country house mystery

The Decagon House Murders
Ayatsuji, Yukito

closed circle of suspects
Haunted houses
23-Sep
Black Rose
Roberts, Nora
25-Sep
ghostly Harper Bride haunts mansion







Aliens
29-Sep
Castle, Jayne
3-Sep
dust bunnies!!

Genre: horror
7-Sep
Smoke and Mirrors
Gaiman, Neil

tagged 'horror' on GR

Free Space
N/A





Monsters

Her Fierce Warrior
Tyler, Paige

female MC is an animal shifter
In the dark, dark woods
5-Sep
Holt, Victoria
17-Sep
woods are significant








Amateur sleuth

Just Past Midnight
Stevens, Amanda

female MC is a psychologist

Werewolves
15-Sep
Jaxson
Woods, Alisa

book about wolf shifters

Gothic

Nine Coaches Waiting
Stewart, Mary

tagged 'gothic' on GR

Romantic suspense

Hit and Run
Brennan, Allison

romance + suspense + mystery present

Darkest London

Quick, Amanda
12-Sep
setting = Victorian London







Murder most foul
11-Sep
Cole, Emma
16-Sep
there is a murder and a mystery
Serial/spree killer
25-Sep
Novak, Brenda
20-Sep
summary mentions serial killer

Classic horror




October Classic horror group read

Terrifying women
19-Sep
Red Lily
Roberts, Nora

ghostly Harper Bride; haunting; written by a woman
Locked room mystery
9-Sep
Shimada, Soji
10-Sep
death/murder in a locked room


Currently Reading:




Tentative Bingo Hopefuls:


Magical Realism:  The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Classic Noir:  The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett
Ghost:  Blue Dahlia by Nora Roberts
Supernatural:  The Nightmare Charade by Mindee Arnett
Diverse Voices:  The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin

Cozy Mystery:  The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters
Witches:  Protecting His Witch by Zoe Forward
Vampires:  The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn
Country House Mystery:  The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji
Haunted House:  Black Rose by Nora Roberts

Aliens:  Canyons of Night by Jayne Castle
Genre: Horror:  Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman
Free Space:
Monsters:  Her Fierce Warrior by Paige Tyler
In the Dark, Dark Woods:  On the Night of the Seventh Moon by Victoria Holt

Amateur Sleuth:  Just Past Midnight by Amanda Stevens
Werewolves:
Gothic:  Nine Coaches Waiting by Mary Stewart
Romantic Suspense:  Hit and Run by Allison Brennan and Laura Griffin
Darkest London:  Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick

Murder Most Foul:  Every Secret Thing by Emma Cole (a.k.a. Susanna Kearsley)
Serial/Spree Killer:  Dear Maggie by Brenda Novak
Classic Horror:
Terrifying Women:  Red Lily Nora Roberts
Locked Room Mystery:  The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada