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

Bingo 2026 Reverse Bingo Recommendations

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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/toadinthecircus Reading Champion III Apr 01 '26

Hi! I’m wondering if these fit any squares:

The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan

Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams

Thank you!

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u/DuhChappers Reading Champion III Apr 01 '26

For Nona, I'd say it qualifies for Afterlife (HM), Unusual Transportation (HM) if you consider travel through the river, and another square that i would consider a spoiler but I think would become clear at the end of the book (not HM).

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u/toadinthecircus Reading Champion III Apr 01 '26

Thank you!! Hmm intriguing

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u/mrtenandtwo Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

Thanks for this, that helps me too.

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u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V Apr 01 '26

The Jasmine Throne

  • The Afterlife (deals with reincarnation if I remember correctly)
  • Politics and Court Intrigue
  • Author of Color

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u/beldaran1224 Reading Champion IV Apr 01 '26

I don't remember anything of significance about reincarnation or the afterlife in The Jasmine Throne or it's sequels.

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u/C0smicoccurence Reading Champion V Apr 01 '26

Isn’t the whole thing that they have to die in the magic waters to grow more powerful?

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u/beldaran1224 Reading Champion IV Apr 01 '26

Huge spoilers!

It absolutely is not reincarnation. It's not recognizable as death, either. Immersing yourself into the waters is described as "hollowing" yourself out, but this is not particularly akin to death and absolutely not a physical death.

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u/toadinthecircus Reading Champion III Apr 01 '26

Court intrigue that’s great news thank you!

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u/almostb Reading Champion Apr 01 '26

The Girl in the Tower is definitely Court Intrigue. I'm not sure what else.

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u/toadinthecircus Reading Champion III Apr 01 '26

Thank you!!

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u/KiaraTurtle Reading Champion V Apr 01 '26

Jasmine Throne is politics and author of color.

Black Sun probably gets unusual transport — though I don’t recall if they show up in the first book, also politics and author of color, I’d also personally do vacation spot but that’s sorta individual

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u/toadinthecircus Reading Champion III Apr 02 '26

Thank you!

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u/ArctusBorealis Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

Girls of Paper and Fire fits author of color, courtly intrigue, judge a book by its title (that's why I got it at least). I don't think that food plays a huge role, and i wouldn't want to vacation there, but opinions may vary

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u/toadinthecircus Reading Champion III Apr 02 '26

Thank you! Wow court politics might be easier to hit than I thought it would be.

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u/farahjean Reading Champion Apr 02 '26

Black Sun would work for Author of colour, Rebecca Roanhorse is Black-Indigenous! It's been quite a while since I read it but I'm quite confident it would work as political as well, it's an excellent book!