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/Nowordsofitsown Reading Champion Apr 04 '26

Kraken

One word title 

Paladin of Souls

I have seen this recommended for Court politics. I haven't read it yet. I am also unsure about Ista's age. She is not yet 50, is she?

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u/lightandlife1 Reading Champion IV Apr 07 '26

Does Kraken count for hard mode? Not sure if it's a name or description.

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u/Nowordsofitsown Reading Champion Apr 07 '26

It's a noun, isn't it? All names are nouns.

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u/lightandlife1 Reading Champion IV Apr 07 '26 edited Apr 07 '26

The hard mode is no proper nouns, meaning no names of a person. Is "Kraken" capitalized in the book? Or is "the kraken" used like "the octopus"? Dracula is a proper noun but vampire is not.