Sapphic Book Bingo 2024 – Stats, winners & most-read books

As 2024 draws to a close, so does the Sapphic Book Bingo 2024. I hope you enjoyed participating as much as I did organizing it!

A heartfelt thank-you goes out to all the readers who joined the reading challenge, to the authors who generously donated books for the big giveaway, and to Erin, who tirelessly helped compile blurbs and links for each post.

 

Sapphic Book Bingo 2024 stats

Here’s a glimpse at some interesting stats about the Sapphic Book Bingo 2024:

• 3,138 readers downloaded a Sapphic Book Bingo card, with many more following the weekly book recommendation posts to find new books to read, even if they didn’t officially participate in the Sapphic Book Bingo.
• 880 readers joined the Sapphic Book Bingo Goodreads group.
• 804 readers sent in a book bingo card. Note: Cards are still arriving in my inbox, but I only counted the books that were send in within one hour after the deadline (10 a.m. German time on December 31).
• A remarkable 49,044 sapphic books were read for the Sapphic Book Bingo.
• The average number of books each reader read for the Sapphic Book Bingo was 61.
• 65% of participants completed not just a regular bingo card, but also at least one Hidden Gem card, which represents harder-to-find genres and themes.
• The reader with the most books read for Sapphic Book Bingo read a total of 624 sapphic books in 2024!

 

More important than the numbers, though, is how much readers enjoyed the Sapphic Book Bingo. I heard from many readers who said the reading challenge introduced them to new authors and new books they never would have found—or given a chance—otherwise.

I got dozens of reader emails that said something like “there were several prompts that really forced me to try something new and different from what I’d normally try, and I was pleasantly surprised by some of them,” or “I have enjoyed so many of the books and I’m grateful that the challenge forces me out of my comfort zone to explore books that I might not otherwise read.”

 

The winners of the Sapphic Book Bingo giveaway

Using a random number generator, I drew 15 winners from this year’s participants:

• 5 winners who sent in a bingo card with one complete line. They each won 1 ebook. The winners are: Anette R., Isa T., Lori S., Trix A., and Vickie B.
• 5 winners who sent in a completed Hidden Gems card. They each won 2 ebooks. The winners are: Caillie M., Elena, Jonna H., Kacie M., and Sarah E.
• 5 winners who sent in a completed regular bingo card. They each won a bundle of 5 books (ebooks or paperbacks or a mix of both—winner’s choice). The winners are: Amy Z., Ange A., Finley F., Marisol G., and Nicole M.
• Congratulations! If you are one of the winners, keep an eye on your in-box. I’ll email you today to send you the list of book prizes to choose from.

 

The most-read books for Sapphic Book Bingo 2024

As completed cards rolled in, I tracked the most popular reads for each main bingo category and put together a list of the top 3 most-read books for each category of the main bingo cards.

Here are the top 3 books for the Sapphic Book Bingo 2024 categories. If the top 5 were very close together, I listed the top 4 or top 5.

 

Must-read sapphic book

1. Backwards to Oregon by Jae
2. The Brutal Truth by Lee Winter
3. Those Who Wait by Haley Cass

 

Medical romance

1. Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae
2. Irregular Heartbeat by Chris Zett
3. Ask, Tell by EJ Noyes
4. Fated Love by Radclyffe

 

Started out as fan fiction

1. Truth and Measure by Roslyn Sinclair
2. The Brutal Truth by Lee Winter
3. Second Chances by Eliza Lentzski

 

Valentine’s Day romance

1. Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae
2. Charm City by Monica McCallan
3. The No-Romance Rule by Jae

 

IHS Best of the Best:

1. Can’t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne
2. Turbulence by EJ Noyes
3. The Roommate Arrangement by Jae
4. Those Who Wait by Haley Cass
5. Read Between the Lines by Rachel Lacey

 

Speculative fiction

1. No Shelter But the Stars by Virginia Black
2. The Lily and the Crown by Roslyn Sinclair
3. Second Nature by Jae
4. Aurora’s Angel by Emily Noon
5. House of Crimson Hearts by Ruby Roe

 

New or new-to-you author

1. Carrie Byrd
2. Virginia Black
3. Jen Lyon
4. Ruby Landers
5. Deanna Grey

 

Hurt/comfort

1. The Roommate Arrangement by Jae
2. Chaos Agent by Lee Winter
3. Broken Beyond Repair by Emily Banting

 

Free book or free choice

1. Whining & Dining by Jae
2. Two Tickets by Ruby Landers
3. A Road Through Mountains by Miranda MacLeod

 

No third-act breakup

1. Wrong Number, Right Woman by Jae
2. Say Cheese by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod
3. Reality In Check by Emily Banting
4. Aubrey McFadden Is Never Getting Married by Georgia Beers
5. Magdalene Nox by Milena McKay

 

Rivals-to-lovers romance

1. A Dare to Remember by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod
2. Just a Touch Away by Jae
3. It’s in Her Kiss by Rachel Lacey
4. Bad Beat by L.M. Bennett
5. Guava-Flavored Lies by J.J. Arias

 

Spunky grandparent

1. Howl by Lucy Bexley
2. Departure from the Script by Jae
3. A Lesbian’s Guide to Women by Erica Lee

 

Character with a disability

1. Hearing Red by Nicole Maser
2. Just Physical by Jae
3. What the Heart Sees by KC Luck

 

Competency is sexy

1. Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter
2. Tempting Olivia by Clare Ashton
3. Like They Do in the Movies by Nan Campbell
4. The Brutal Truth by Lee Winter

 

Sporty sapphics

1. Hoops & Heartstrings by Eliza Lentzski
2. The Senator’s Wife by Jen Lyon
3. Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner
4. How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly

 

Found family

1. Jericho by Ann McMan
2. The Number 94 Project by Cheyenne Blue
3. No Strings by Lucy Bexley

 

Kiss in the rain

1. Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun
2. Requiem for Immortals by Lee Winter
3. Conned by Sharon K. Angelici
4. Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli

 

Fall/autumn cover

1. Not Just Gal Pals by Elizabeth Luly
2. Something in the Wine by Jae
3. Fall Into You by Georgina Kiersten

 

Historical fiction

1. Backwards to Oregon by Jae
2. Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban
3. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
4. In the Shadow of the Past (Shadow Series Book 1) by J.E. Leak

 

Coming out later in life

1. Stars Collide by Rachel Lacey
2. About That Kiss by Harper Bliss
3. A Perfect Fit by Kellan McKnight

 

Fierce sapphics

1. Unbreakable by Cari Hunter
2. Leverage series by EJ Noyes
3. Keepers of the Cave by Gerri Hill

 

Foster care or adoption

1. Heart Trouble by Jae
2. How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly
3. Never Say Never by Rachael Sommers

 

Character is a CEO

1. The Fixer by Lee Winter
2. Boss of Her by Anna Stone
3. Heart of Ice by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod

 

Holiday romance

1. Under a Falling Star by Jae
2. Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
3. Don’t Marry Me at Christmas by Clare Lydon
4. A Break in Communication by Lily Seabrooke

 

Join the Sapphic Book Bingo 2025!

I’ll be running another year-long reading challenge in 2025. It will be another Sapphic Book Bingo, and you can again choose between two different bingo cards. I can’t wait to see what you’ll think of the brand-new second bingo card option!

I’ll post the rules and categories tomorrow (January 1) and the book recommendations for the first square on January 2.

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Here’s to another fantastic year of reading in 2025!

Jae