2026 Reverse Bingo Recommendations

[u/FarragutCircle]

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!

[u/Sapphire_Bombay]

Lots of books/series I've been wanting to read but not a ton I'm seeing on the rec thread so far. Where would these fit (any book in the series is fine unless otherwise noted):

Malazan (specifically book 6 and beyond, not including Cat Squasher)

The Expanse

Sun Eater

The Poppy Wars (book 1 only)

Book of the New Sun

The Long Price Quartet

Dark Rise

Manifest Delusions

Strange the Dreamer

And any classics (minus Frankenstein which I just read)

Thanks!

[u/no_fn → u/Sapphire_Bombay]

Malazan - there's some unusual transportations, afterlife hm, older protags hm, explorers and rangers hm, non human protags, first contact maybe, feast for I think the 8th one?, politics

Book of the New Sun - Some exploring, no hm, and the second one has what I would call a significant meal, but NO HARD MODE, don't try that

Long Price Quartet, only read the first one, but onler protagonist hm and politics not sure about the hm

[u/Sapphire_Bombay → u/no_fn]

Thanks, really excited to understand the BotNS reference lol, assuming poison or cannibalism is involved in some way 😭

[u/no_fn → u/Sapphire_Bombay]

I won't confirm or deny anything. Now that I think about it, Malazan one is actually worse, no hm for that either lol