I signed up for the 2024 Romance Reading Challenge hosted by Carole @ Carole Rae’s Random Ramblings, Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About, and Blodeuedd @ Book Girl of Mur-y-Castell.

The challenge is to read a book and check the boxes. I did it!!

BOXES ON THE BINGO CHART

• SciFi/Fantasy – Only Hard Problems by Jennifer Estep
• Non-US/UK setting (real country) – Raiders of the Lost Heart by Jo Segura (mostly in Mexico)
• Xmas setting – Snow is Falling by Sarah Bennett
• Main character name starts with S – Frostbitten by Rebecca Zanetti (MC is Scott Terentson)
• Blue dress on cover – If the Duke Dares by Darcy Burke
• Necktie on cover – My Vampire Plus-One by Jenna Levine
• Animal on cover – Flash of Fear by Asa Maria Bradley
• Food on cover – A Legend in the Baking by Jamie Wesley (cupcake)
• Arranged/Marriage of Convenience – Bride by Ali Hazelwood
• Non-wolf shifter – Dragon Kiss by Donna Grant (dragon shifter)
• Celebrity for at least one the MCs – The Striker by Ana Huang (football star)
• Waterfront on cover – Cold Curses by Chloe Neill
• Medical professional for at least one of the MCs – The Fake February Rake by Charlie Lane
• Royal main character(s) – My Royal Showmance by Lexi Blake
• Small town – The Reason I Married Him by Meghan Quinn
• STEM/Bluestocking – Good Duke Gone Wild by Bethany Bennett
• Witch/Warlock – The Dragon of Cecil Court by Genevieve Jack
• Borrowed from the library – Better Hate Than Never by Chloe Liese
• Sports – Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey
• Fake Relationship – The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata
• Single parent for at least one of the MCs – Dr. Single Dad by Louise Bay
• Romantic Suspense – Liar’s Point by Laura Griffin
• LGBTQ – Everything for You by Chloe Liese
• Audiobook – I listened to the Re: Dracula podcast, which is a faithful adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Not quite an audiobook, but I’m counting it.
• On your TBR list for over 1 year – Home Sweet Christmas by Susan Mallery

RULES

• It MUST BE a romance novel (HFN/HEA).
• One box per book. (If your book meets a couple of these, you have to pick just one.)
• No changing the box. Once you put a book in a box, you can’t move it.
• Books can be used in other challenges. (examples: Goodreads, Library Love, TBR, Audiobook, etc.)
• You have to get at least one BINGO! (see levels below)
• Starts 1/1/2024 and ends 12/31/2024.
• You may join whenever.

BINGO LEVELS

• 1 or 2 Bingos: Beginner
• 3 Bingos: You’re getting the hang of this!
• 4 Bingos: Expert Level
• Entire Sheet: Supreme Ruler of Bingo!

If you’re interested in joining this Romance Reading Challenge in 2024, click on one of the host links at the start of this post.