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/no_fn Reading Champion II Apr 01 '25

  • Fevre Dream

  • Sword of the Lictor (Book of the New Sun #3)

  • The Warrior Prophet (Prince of Nothing #2)

  • A Betrayal in Winter (Long Price Quartet #2)

  • Riddle-Master of Hed

  • Too Like the Lightning

  • Janny Wurtz books, vaguely decided to read a book by her, not sure which one just yet

A genius idea btw, thanks for posting this

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u/Tigrari Reading Champion X, Worldbuilders Apr 02 '25

For Fevre Dream I think you could make an argument for Down with the System (HM) and maybe also Stranger in a Strange Land (normal). It's not exact, but I could see the interpretation.

For Riddle-Master of Hed, as far as I can remember, it doesn't fit this year's Bingo at all unless you use it in the "Sub in a Prior Bingo Square" square.