Sapphic Book Bingo 2025 – Stats, winners & most-read books

As 2025 draws to a close, so does the Sapphic Book Bingo 2025. 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 2025 stats

Here’s a glimpse at some interesting stats about the Sapphic Book Bingo 2025:

• 3,077 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.
• 716 readers joined the Sapphic Book Bingo Goodreads group.
• 797 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 46,224 sapphic books were read for the Sapphic Book Bingo.
• The average number of books each reader read for the Sapphic Book Bingo was 58.
• 66% of participants completed not just a regular bingo card, but also at least one Micro-Tropes card, which represents harder-to-find genres and themes.
• The reader with the most books read for Sapphic Book Bingo read a total of 576 sapphic books in 2025!

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 helped expand their “reading horizon” and introduced them to new authors and new books they never would have found—or given a chance—otherwise.

 

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: Beth C., Danielle T., Jasmine C., Tina K., and Zee D.
• 5 winners who sent in a completed Micro-Tropes card. They each won 2 ebooks. The winners are: Alyson W., Ásta P., Courtney S., Maddy B., 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: Annalise J., Chelsea F., Dominique B., KC A., and Megan S.

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 2025

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 2025 categories. If the top 5 were very close together, I listed the top 4 or top 5.

Combines 2 tropes you love

• Vengeance Planning for Amateurs by Lee Winter
• The Snowball Effect by Haley Cass
• Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae

 

Trapped together

1. No Shelter But The Stars by Virginia Black
2. Holiday Hostage by Rita Potter
3. All at Sea by Cheyenne Blue

 

Witty banter

1. Saving Grace by Ruby Landers
2. Posing in Paradise by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod
3. The Breakup Before Christmas by Charlotte Barnes

 

Spicy or steamy romance

1. At Her Service by Anna Stone
2. A Christmas Chance by A. L. Brooks
3. About That Kiss by Harper Bliss AND Tangled Vows by Anna Stone

 

Entertainment industry

1. Tempting Olivia by Clare Ashton
2. Damage Control by Jae
3. Falls From Grace by Ruby Landers

 

Childhood friends-to-lovers romance

1. Chemistry Lessons by Jae
2. Take Two by Stephanie Shea
3. Yours for the Season by Kate Cochrane

 

Sapphic romantasy

1. A Game of Hearts and Heists by Ruby Roe
2. Let Me Be Yours by Lily X
3. Divine Deception by Elle Mae AND Architecti by Ruby Roe AND The Fall That Saved Us by Tamara Jerée

 

Characters are co-workers

1. Learning Curves by Rachel Lacey
2. The Anatomy of Forever by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod
3. Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae

 

Free book

1. A Shape-Shifter’s Guide to Romancing a Human by Jae
2. What Women Say by Milena McKay AND Intentions by Barbara Winkes
3. Caught with Zeus by Arizona Tape AND Match to Love by Johanna Gavez

 

Set Down Under

1. Sometimes We Fly by Cheyenne Blue
2. A Curious Woman by Jess Lea
3. The Temp by Donna Jay

 

New or new-to-you author

1. Jazz Forrester
2. Carrie Byrd
3. Darcy Liao

 

Sapphic shape-shifter novel

1. Enemies by Nature by Jae
2. A Witch for Solstice by Darva Green
3. Her Wolf in the Wild by Rien Gray AND A Wolf Steps in Blood by Tamara Jerée AND An Unlikely Partnership by Katie Trapp

 

Suspenseful book

1. The Scorpion by Gerri Hill
2. The Fixer by Lee Winter
3. Two Is a Pattern by Emily Waters

 

Sloth burn

1. The Love Project by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod
2. Damage Control by Jae
3. Jericho by Ann McMan AND Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton

 

Character rides a motorcycle

1. Single Player by Tara Tai
2. Don’t Call Me Hero by Eliza Lentzski
3. Ignis by KJ

 

Strong initial dislike

1. Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae
2. Graceless by Ruby Landers AND Loser of the Year by Carrie Byrd
3. Hotel Queens by Lee Winter AND Car Pool by Karin Kallmaker

 

Set on an island

1. Posing in Paradise by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod
2. See You Next Month by Jamey Moody
3. Lost in Paradise by Rachel Lacey AND Can’t Buy Me Love by Georgia Beers

 

Ice queen or grumpy character

1. Devil’s Advocate by TB Markinson & Miranda MacLeod AND Bachelorette Number Twelve by Jae
2. Strap In by Lou Morgan
3. Reverence by Milena McKay AND Discovering Nicola by Clare Ashton

 

Vegetarian or vegan character

1. Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao
2. The Fixer by Lee Winter AND Something in the Wine by Jae
3. The Wilding of Em’s Path by Ana K. Wrenn AND Heart Failure by Chris Zett

 

Includes an epilogue

1. The Princess Match by Clare Lydon
2. In the Distance There Is Light by Harper Bliss AND The Snowball Effect by Haley Cass
3. The Lily and the Crown by Roslyn Sinclair AND Don’t Forget Me by Eden Emory

 

Mental health rep

1. Hot Honey Love by Nan Campbell AND Battle Scars by Meghan O’Brien
2. Tea You at the Altar by Rebecca Thorne
3. Waltzing on the Danube by Miranda MacLeod AND Don’t Quit Your Daydream by Adrian J. Smith

 

Set during your favorite season

1. Learning Curves by Rachel Lacey AND Strawberry Summer by Melissa Brayden
2. Not Just Gal Pals by Elizabeth Luly AND Nochebuena by Stephanie Shea
3. Breakup Buddies by JJ Arias & Bryce Oakley AND Merry Weihnachten by E.J. Noyes

 

Hiking or camping

1. The View From the Top by Rachel Lacey
2. The Target by Gerri Hill
3. I Love You S’More by Auriane Desombre

 

Character has a big family

1. Midnight Rain by Haley Cass
2. Heart Trouble by Jae
3. Ribbonwood by Ruby Landers AND Yours for the Season by Kate Cochrane

 

Cat on the cover

1. A Purrfect Gift by Jae AND I Dare You to Love Me by Lori G. Matthews
2. Windburn by Milena McKay
3. Scaredy Cat by Robin Alexander

 

Join the Sapphic Book Bingo 2026!

I’ll be running another year-long reading challenge in 2026. 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 categories I picked!

I’ll post the rules and categories tomorrow (January 1) and the book recommendations for the first square on January 8.

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Here’s to another fantastic year of reading in 2026!

Jae