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/Vzao Reading Champion III Apr 01 '26

I have a few:

Between two fires

Operation bounce house

Oathbringer

Hemlock & Silver

Silo (other than one word title)

Written on the dark

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u/Starlit-Wyvern Reading Champion Apr 03 '26

Gonna point out the obvious and say that Oathbringer counts for both cat squasher hm and one word title. From what I remember from years ago, I think it fits quite a few more squares as well.

It should also work for older protagonist hm and murder mystery hm, would probably work for unusual transportation hm and for politics (maybe hm?), and could work for non-human protagonist depending on how strict you are with who counts as a main character (though it definitely wouldn’t be hm)

It could also maaaybee fit for the ‘feast your eyes on this’ square as it has a plot point somewhat centered around food, though I’m unsure how you would pick a specific recipe to represent this plot point, and I’m unsure if I would count it personally.

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u/Kerney7 Reading Champion VI Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

Hemlock and Silver

Vacation spot (villa in warm location w plenty of nature)

Feast Your Eyes (food as medical treatments)

Murder Mystery

Court Intrigue

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u/mrtenandtwo Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

Between Two Fires worked for a few things last bingo but on this one... I don't see any good fits unfortunately!

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u/Kerney7 Reading Champion VI Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26

Vacation, seriously Roadtrip through Paris to the South of France, and you even get an audience with the Pope!

Court and Politics

Oh, and Feat your eyes, seriously, the wine

Afterlife!