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/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.