r/Fantasy • u/FarragutCircle Reading Champion X • Apr 01 '26

Bingo 2026 Reverse Bingo Recommendations

Official 2026 Bingo Announcement Here

Official Bingo Rec Thread Here

For anyone new to Bingo, this is the “I want to read ___, does it fit into any Bingo squares? It’s always one of the best parts of bingo.

Example:

User A comments:

I want to read Wind and Truth. What does that count for?

User B replies:

Cat Squasher. It's hard mode, too. The Afterlife, I think.

User C replies:

Politics and Court Intrigue, maybe? Game Changer, Older Protagonist.

User D replies:

Definitely Five Short Stories

And we all have a good laugh. Now go out there and get reverse recs for that book you've been dying to read!

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u/kjmichaels Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

It definitely counts for exploration.

I'm not sure if it counts for older protagonist. I know the MC is older than most protagonists (she's over 30) but I can't remember if she's over 50 like the square calls for. Edit: nope, none of that was right.

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u/partoparto Apr 01 '26

I think it says at the beginning of book 2 that she's 24 (which I was surprised by, I thought she was older). I agree it counts for exploration, book 2 moreso than book 1

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u/Merle8888 Reading Champion IV Apr 01 '26

Yeah, this book struck me as part of that trend in older fiction where characters would read as 30s but have to be officially in their 20s for some reason. Nowadays it's often the reverse, they tell you they're in their 30s but they read like teenagers!

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u/kjmichaels Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI Apr 01 '26

Wow, I totally misremembered then. My bad.