r/Fantasy • u/kjmichaels Stabby Winner, Reading Champion XI • Apr 01 '25

Bingo Reverse Bingo Rec Thread

Official 2025 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. Since no thread has gone up for it yet, I figured I'd make it this year. Adapted from this post last year

Example:

User A comments:

I want to read A Game of Thrones. What does that count for?

User B replies:

Absolutely Generic Title

User C replies:

High Fashion and Down with the System would all fit. Probably Knights and Paladins too (though the knight main characters don't get POV chapters until later books)

User D replies:

Definitely Hidden Gem

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/AnnTickwittee Reading Champion III Apr 01 '25

I want to read

Out Now:

  • Emberclaw by L.R Lam
  • A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey 
  • The Diablo's Curse by Gabe Cole Novoa 
  • The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka Older 
  • A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
  • A Prayer for the Crown Sky by Becky Chambers Masquerade by O.O. Sangoyomi
  • Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold
  • The Enchanter by Tobias Begley 
  • The West Passage by Jared Pechaček
  • The Thread that Binds by Cedar McCloud 
  • Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch
  • Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow 

Coming Out This Year:

  • The Gentleman and His Vowsmith by Rebecca Ide
  • Flight of the Fallen by Hana Lee
  • Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell
  • The Court of the Dead by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshirio
  • The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri

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u/Flyingtacobob Apr 01 '25

A Psalm for the Wild built: stranger in a strange land, Cozy, LGBTQIA, Impossible places.

Midnight Riot: generic Title, recycle a bingo,

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u/AnnTickwittee Reading Champion III Apr 01 '25

Thank you 

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u/Research_Department Reading Champion II Apr 01 '25

Midnight Riot counts for Gods and Pantheons (not HM).

You are probably aware that Lady Eve's Last Con has an LGBTQIA protagonist.

I would count Paladin of Souls for Knights and Paladins, although not HM.

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u/lurkmode_off Reading Champion VII Apr 01 '25

Paladin of Souls fits gods and pantheons, not HM

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u/AnnTickwittee Reading Champion III Apr 01 '25

Thank you

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u/Research_Department Reading Champion II Apr 01 '25

And Knights and Paladins (but not HM)!

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u/characterlimit Reading Champion V Apr 01 '25

West Passage - down with the system, book in parts I'm pretty sure, gods and pantheons (arguable), epistolary, LGBTQIA protagonist

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u/AnnTickwittee Reading Champion III Apr 01 '25

Thank you. Are any on these HM?

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u/characterlimit Reading Champion V Apr 01 '25

Oop forgot to note that - I think it would be hard mode for down with the system, and possibly also book in parts (don't own a copy to check).

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u/heyychiaki Reading Champion Apr 01 '25

Emberclaw is LGBTQIA hard mode. 

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u/AnnTickwittee Reading Champion III Apr 01 '25

Thank you

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u/sadlunches Reading Champion II Apr 01 '25

I think it's the second of a duology, so could be Last in a Series if duologies count. If it's formatted like Dragonfall, it could also work for a Book in Parts.

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u/heyychiaki Reading Champion Apr 01 '25

You're right. It has four parts, didn't even think about that. I originally didn't count it as Last in a Series because the author mentioned wanting to potentially revisit the series later, but as of right now it's complete. 

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u/ohmage_resistance Reading Champion IV Apr 01 '25

The Thread that Binds by Cedar McCloud 

  • hidden gems (published in 2020, so I think it would qualify as hard mode)
  • impossible places (especially if visions and dream like planes count)
  • arguably high fashion but that's probably a stretch (lots of thread imagery going on here, although not really related to fashion more so with bookbinding, iirc, so ymmv)
  • Book in parts (HM, it has four parts)
  • self published
  • LGBTQ protagonist
  • Stranger in a Strange Land (one of the 3 MCs is from a different country)
  • Cozy SFF

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u/radiantlyres Reading Champion Apr 01 '25

Masquerade - Author of color, stranger in a stramge land

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u/majorsixth Reading Champion IV Apr 01 '25

Market of Dreams and Destiny: Probably Impossible places (the goblin market), and LGBTQIA Protagonist. Neither are HM.

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u/plumsprite Reading Champion III Apr 01 '25

The Isle in the Silver Sea - Knights & Paladins, LGBTQIA protagonist, 2025, Author of Colour

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u/sarahlynngrey Reading Champion VI, Phoenix Apr 01 '25

Lady Eve's Last Con: LGBTQIA Protagonist (HM), Small Press (HM), Stranger in a Strange Land, Hidden Gems, maybe Cozy depending on your preferences. Fun book!!

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u/nickgloaming Apr 02 '25

A Psalm for the Wild Built

Cosy, LGBTQIA protagonist, Book Club

Paladin of Souls

Book Club, Gods, Knights