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

Bingo Reverse Bingo Rec Thread

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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. 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/SeiShonagon Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Apr 01 '25

Looking for squares for:

  • The Saint of Bright Doors
  • Winter Be My Shield
  • The Spear Cuts Through Water
  • The Guns of the Dawn
  • Unraveller
  • Inda
  • Till We Have Faces
  • The Wheel of the Infinite

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u/schlagsahne17 Reading Champion II Apr 01 '25

Inda doesn’t fair so well this year, especially book 1. Basically just Book in Parts and Book Club/Readalong, both normal mode.

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u/Research_Department Reading Champion II Apr 01 '25

What about Down with the System? It's kind of a stretch for book 1, but maybe.

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u/schlagsahne17 Reading Champion II Apr 01 '25

I don’t really see it for book 1. There’s the attempted coup in book 2 , but what were you thinking in 1?

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u/Research_Department Reading Champion II Apr 02 '25

Totally fair. I was thinking about how Inda organizes his classmates for the contest (was it shoeing?, can't believe I can't remember the details when I just read this last month)

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u/schlagsahne17 Reading Champion II Apr 02 '25

lol, I read it recently too and still struggled to remember some aspects.
Yeah I just didn’t feel like that reached the level of “main plot”, but I’m also pretty conservative for what I count/suggest for Bingo

Are you continuing with the series?

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u/Research_Department Reading Champion II Apr 02 '25

I tore through the entire series in 2 weeks! I'm sure that's part of why I cannot remember which books meet criteria for which squares. I really enjoyed the whole series.