Hi all 💜

At the end of last year I shared this post with the resources for a Book Bingo created by myself and a few other Pagebound users. Since then, the amazing @Valouz has created a discord bot to keep track of bingo progress and award badges for achievements, and it has been so fun! It's been on our mind for a while to create a server dedicated to our little bingo, and it's finally happening!

Our intention is to cultivate a safe and welcoming environment for those that like to participate in reading challenges with others, but also to keep the social overwhelm to a minimum. We don't have any general chat channels, and all talk will be centred around the bingo. There are self-elected roles to indicate if you are open to having other users DM you. All book specific talk will take place in the PB forums, and any community building/general chatting can be done in other places (on PB or in DMs etc.). The server is 18+. This is a resource we want anyone to be able to use if they want, so I have linked a google drive folder with all of the assets here.

Now that we've gotten all the boring info out of the way, I just wanted to say how excited I am for this. It has been really fun so far and I am so keen to keep bingoing! Feel free to pop into the server and look around to decide if it's a good fit for you. The link is here. I won't bloat this post by sharing all the rules/details about the bingo here - that info is in the server, and also in the original post I linked in the first paragraph for those that want to use the resource independently.

Loving honks, Goosie 🪿

Hi everyone!

When I created this quest, I intentionally wanted it to span multiple genres, ranging from fantasy to lit fic to horror. Circuses can be such a great way for books to explore themes like transformation and marginalization even across these different genres.

So does a realistic, fantasy, or horror setting fit your ideal circus book vibe best?

Also! Coinciding with the official Summer Readalong, we will be having an unofficial readalong of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern! Get your holds ready for June 1st :)

Hello everyone!

I am making a new suggestion post because the original is a bit buried and I want to ensure it's easy to find the criteria for what does and does not qualify.

If you have a suggestion for books to add to this quest, please comment them here. Make sure to double check that it has not already been requested on this post. If your suggestion is already here, please upvote the existing comment as I will use the upvotes to gauge interest!

What qualifies a book for this quest? The books in this quest are structured around a game or trial rather than just including games/trials somewhere in the book. The entire narrative is about preparing for the games, the games themselves, and the aftermath of the games.

Examples of books that would not fit despite including a game/trial plot point:

• The Will of the Many by James Islington
• The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
• The Poppy War by R F Kuang

While the games/trials in these books are important to the story, the books are not about the games/trials.

10/28/25 note: I am currently focusing on adding diverse voices, especially BIPOC authors, to balance the quest a bit more.

12/15/25 note: All suggestions from the old post and one-off posts have been added as individual comments here. If yours was missed please create a separate comment on this post.

4/1/26 note: I will be reviewing options between now and June to add a few more to this quest!