TheAromaofBooks's blurb on I Love You, Bingo

Here's the #BookSpinBingo card! First, I put our official numbers (20 & 4) back in the mix. Then I drew them all out & wrote them down as I went, meaning the official numbers are just mixed into the card with the rest! As you can see, 21-25 are both labeled with their numbers & also as free spaces, so you can use them to match however you wrote your list. To score a bingo, just read books (in any order) that are in any row or column!! MORE INFO ⬇

TheAromaofBooks 1 - I‘m tagging everyone who specifically said they wanted to participate in the Bingo aspect of the challenge, but ANYONE IS WELCOME. So if you posted a #BookSpin list and now you think the Bingo looks fun – just jump right in!! If you actually didn't want to do Bingo & I tagged you, just ignore it - so sorry to bother you! ⬇ 3y

TheAromaofBooks 2 - Remember – NO PRESSURE!!!! If this starts to stress you out, just take that page right out of your journal and pretend it never existed!! This challenge is to encourage you to read, not to make you feel like reading is a chore!!!

3 - FREE SPACES can be filled with any book that is NOT already on your list!! ⬇
3y

TheAromaofBooks 4 & final - As a reminder, only the “official” numbers will count towards giveaway entries. I don‘t want the giveaway to be stacked against people who aren‘t able to read lots of books each month. So basically there is still a maximum of 2 entries possible per month no matter how many books you read from your list. This bingo card is just for fun & glory! 😁

Thanks for playing & happy reading!!!
3y

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TheSpineView Excited to get started! 3y

Lauram Thanks so much for doing this! It‘s going to be fun to take the next hour or so and plan out my reading for the month. 😄 3y

EadieB Ok I see you pulled numbers for the Bingo spaces. I understand now. @TheAromaofBooks (edited) 3y

Librarybelle Thanks again for such a fun challenge! 3y

Soubhiville Yay! Can‘t wait to put my bingo card together. It feels like this is going to be a good reading month! 3y

Allylu I know I say this every month, but I look forward to this so much! 💕📚🎶🎉 3y

Liz_M Yes! Now I know what January book to read first! 3y

Lauram I feel like I‘ve really found my people when I read the comments for this post. 😁 3y

TheAromaofBooks @EadieB - It kind of makes more sense when you see the process in action 😂 And basically the two official numbers (20 & 4) are the numbers from your list that you read in order to qualify for giveaway entries. The bingo card is just for fun for people who want to read more than 2 books from their lists. Just let me know if you have any other questions!! 3y

ElleSkel Thank you so much for doing this!! 3y

Julsmarshall Woohoo! Here we go! 😄 3y

EadieB @TheAromaofBooks Yes I am understanding more as I participate. 3y

Catherine_Willoughby These numbers were the two books I try to purchase this morning . They are charging full price . I think M for Magic is free on YouTube (no. 20) 3y

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm YAY!!! So happy to be back for bingo this month! Thank you so much for doing this challenge! ❤️ 3y

OriginalCyn620 Yay! So excited! 🤗 3y

EliNeedsMoreShelves I am GONNA get a bingo this year!!! 3y

squirrelbrain What @Lauram said in both her comments! I love putting my card together and I too feel like I‘m among my people when everyone else gets just as excited! 3y

Moray_Reads This will be my first #bookspin and I am excited to read some books that have been sitting on my shelves/Kindle for an absolute AGE 3y

BarkingMadRead Hooray!! 3y

Seuss.and.Tattoos I‘m so excited!! 3y

CaitZ Yay! I'm going to work on a book journal and will post a copy of the card later. 3y

Larkken I'm excited! This looks like a great way to whittle down my tbr. Thanks for putting it together! 3y

Caryl Thanks again for your excellent organizing of this challenge! 3y

Eggs Thanks Sarah ❣️ 3y

Jadams89 @Roary47 and here‘s the bingo board for January. 3y

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! BuJo time 🥰🥰🥰 3y

Librariana @Cinfhen 🙌 Yay for bullet journaling!! 😊 I get to start using my brand new Hello Kitty notebook and I am SO 👏 excited 👏 😊 As always, thank you @TheAromaofBooks for gamefying our reading in such a fun, casual, stress-free way! 3y

Helen19 Just checked my list and realised I only made it up to 19! Going well so far...! 3y

Gissy Yes!!!I need to create my page to post which are the books chosen for #BookSpinBingo 3y

TheAromaofBooks @Helen19 - It's one of those days already 😂 Feel free to sub in a different number if you need to!! 3y

Helen19 @TheAromaofBooks it really is! I started my day by getting a flat tyre in a pot hole! Oh I have plenty of books to fill the gap but slightly feels like cheating when I‘m knowingly choosing the spin book haha. 3y

TheAromaofBooks @Helen19 - Oh no, flat tires are the worst!!! Well, let me know if you want me to give you a different random number to read instead! 😆 3y

Crazeedi @EadieB @TheAromaofBooks I didn't realize you put numbers in the bingo, oops!! So my bingo card I made is irrelevant, I will scrap it! And put your numbers in, I'm sorry I didnt understand!! 3y

TheAromaofBooks @Crazeedi - It isn't a big deal!! The bingo is just for the fun & challenge, so some people prefer to do their own arrangement which works totally fine!! You're welcome to stick with what you made for this month & then next month you can do mine (there's a fresh card each month) or just whatever works best for you!!! 3y

EadieB @Crazeedi I fully understand the #bookspin and #doublespin but I‘m a little confused about the purpose of the bingo numbers. 3y

Crazeedi @TheAromaofBooks I'll just make a new one with your numbers!! 3y

KateReadsYA @TheAromaofBooks I did the same thing @Crazeedi hahaha so I am gonna post a new card lol. I like perfection so I'll post a new one soon to match your numbers. Learning as I go! 3y

Crazeedi @KateReadsYA yep me too, glad I'm not the only dummy 3y

Q84 @TheAromaofBooks can I still post my list tomorrow. I completely forgot to post. I wrote it in my journal. 3y

TheAromaofBooks @EadieB - Some people only want to read 1 or 2 books from their lists, so they stick with just the original BookSpin/DoubleSpin challenge. Others like to use this list as their TBR for the month & try to read more than 2 books, so the bingo is a fun way to do it. It's just all the numbers from the BookSpin list arranged randomly in a bingo card so you can check them off as you go!! 3y

TheAromaofBooks @Q84 - Definitely!!! You can jump in any time!! 3y

EadieB @TheAromaofBooks Thanks! So it doesn‘t matter what order you read the books on the Bingo card. It just helps with diminishing your TBR. I also decided to use the books for other challenges #Stackingtheseries and #Seriesread2021 (edited) 3y

TheAromaofBooks @Crazeedi @KateReadsYA @EadieB - It's a little confusing until you see the process in action 😂 Especially if you're a visual learner like I am!! 3y

EadieB @TheAromaofBooks January was learning time and by February I‘ll be a pro! lol 3y

Crazeedi @EadieB that's what I'm saying, learning January, pro February! @TheAromaofBooks !! 3y

TheAromaofBooks @EadieB - Yes, exactly, you can read them in any order... which is why I don't actually usually end up scoring a bingo on my own challenge 😂 3y

EadieB @Crazeedi Funny! 👍 3y

JoeMo Sweet, I finally found your profile and the explanation of Book Spin Bingo! I‘ve been randomly seeing the bingo cards and not fully understanding what was going on since I joined Litsy in September!🤣 Here‘s to hopefully joining in on the fun in February! 👍🥳 3y

TheAromaofBooks @JoeMo - Yay!! I tag anyone who wants to play about a week before I draw the numbers with a reminder to make their lists, so I'll add you to the tag list for February!! 3y

Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures Hooray!! I didn‘t do too well in December, but hopefully January will go better 🥳 3y

CSeydel I just found out about this! Is it too late to join? 3y

CSeydel Oh! Is there a new card every month? Please add me for February! 3y

TheAromaofBooks @CSeydel - Yes, there is a new card each month!!! I will definitely add you to February's list - I post a reminder about a week before the 2nd each month so everyone can get their lists together!!! 3y

CSeydel @TheAromaofBooks Yay! Thanks! So, do I make my own list of 20 to-reads, and then just fill them in on the proper places in the card when it‘s posted? 3y

TheAromaofBooks @CSeydel - that is EXACTLY correct!! The original challenge was BookSpin/DoubleSpin - I draw two numbers each month & everyone tries to read those books from their lists. Some people wanted to read more than two books, so that's how I ended up creating the Bingo part as well. You may have seen it already, but I do have a masterpost with some more details here - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 or just let me know if you have questions!! 3y

CSeydel @TheAromaofBooks oh thank you thank you! On Litsy it can be hard to backtrack from a cool hashtag post to find the original explanation. I doubt I‘ll read more than 2 a month but I‘ll definitely play along :) 3y

TheAromaofBooks @CSeydel - Right?!? I was lost for MONTHS when I first joined this site! 😂 It's worth the effort, though. Luckily everyone is so friendly - it helps when they're willing to point you in the right direction!! 3y

CSeydel Oh sorry one more question - I can work from the same list of 20 each month? Or should I replace the ones I read with new ones? 3y

TheAromaofBooks @CSeydel - no worries, as away!! All 20 numbers are in play each month, so if you don't replace the read books, you run the risk of me drawing a number that's an empty slot on your list. However, some people who don't do the bingo part, just the list, just double up books to fill in the blanks so they are still working the same list of 20 - i.e., this month's numbers were 4 & 20. Instead of replacing them, you could make book 3 be both 3 & 4, ⬇ 3y

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) & 19 be both 19 & 20. So my original list might be -
1. Devil's Cub
2. The Fifth Season
3. Active Defense
4. The Flip Side
5. Ways to Disappear

Then, since I read book 4, next month it's

1. Devil's Cub
2. The Fifth Season
3. Active Defense
4. Active Defense
5. Ways to Disappear

Basically this challenge is SUPER CHILL so however works best for you to get books checked off, I'm probably going to be cool with it haha 3y

CSeydel Oh yeah that makes total sense. I usually only read ~ 30 books a year anyway so that will work perfectly. Thanks!! This is going to be fun 3y

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