This was the second time I attempted the Bingo challenge, the last time was in 2019 (didn’t attempt in 2020, and would have to abandon it anyway when I got sick). It was really fun, although since about half of the squares could be filled by books I was (almost certainly) going to read anyway, I guess this was a fairly easy challenge for me.

Anyway, here’s my bingo card with a mini-review of every book I read for this challenge.

First Row

• Five Short Stories - Mother of the Year by Rachel Aaron, Adela’s Origin by Elise Kova, Fireside Musings by Kayleigh Nicol, Pet by C.S. Pacat and The Return to Luminos **

ARC received from the the author in a giveaway that took place on r/Fantasy

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Introduction

I initially came across this book and the author when I was browsing a self-promotion thread on r/Fantasy and I thought the book sounded really interesting. A few weeks after that, I saw that the author was doing a giveaway of ARCs of this book, which I entered and managed to win a copy. And since I was in the mood from something different from what I’ve read recently, I decided to give this book a chance.

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Plot summary

*If you had told me that I, a lay-about squire with no ambition beyond draining tankards and laying on the hay with paid tavern wench after paid t

INTRODUCTION/ABOUT

At the time of publishing for this review, I have already finished the sequel to this book. However, the review for this book was as good as finished before I started reading the sequel. Most of the work done once I started reading the sequel was fine-polishing this review.

Genre: Young Adult, Epic Fantasy, Romance, Sword & Sorcery, Coming of Age

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BLURB

A library apprentice, a sorcerer prince, and an unbreakable magic bond…

The Solaris Empire is one conquest away from uniting the continent, and the rare elemental magic sleeping in seventeen-year-old library apprentice Vhalla Yarl could shift the tides of war.

Vha

I don't know why I started doing this, but after One Night in Karazhan was released I decided to keep track of what kind of decks I encountered on the wild ladder. And it turns out Wild is a pretty diverse format. Yes you encounter Secret Paladins sometimes, but you also encounter lots of crazy, unique stuff as well.

Some notes

• My highest rank ever is 11 (with time being the biggest limiter), so things may look different higher up on the ladder.

• I only keep track of unique decks, not how many of each I encountered.

• If a name doesn't make sense, it's because I had no other idea of what to call it.