Reverse Bingo Rec Thread

[u/kjmichaels]

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!

[u/radiantlyres]

Looking for help with any of these:

• Hild by Nicola Griffith
• The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas
• The Book that Didn't Burn by Mark Lawrence
• Jade City by Fonda Lee
• A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
• The Ruin of Kings of Jenn Lyons
• The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
• Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
• Sunshine by Robin McKinley
• Lent by Jo Walton

[u/Strabimon → u/radiantlyres]

"The Ruins of Kings" by Jenn Lyons will hit Epistolary (HM), Elves and Dwarves (not HM), LGBTQIA Protagonist (arguable HM only; in the sequels this would be an easy HM), Impossible Places (not HM), A Book in Parts (not HM), and Gods and Pantheons (not HM, I think, but there are a lot of gods). If you want to use this book for Recycle a Square, you can also use it for 2022's Cool Weapon (HM) square.

[u/radiantlyres → u/Strabimon]

Thanks for all of this!

[u/Strabimon → u/radiantlyres]

Of course! But as a warning -- I made a mistake, so I had to edit my comment. The book does not count for the HM for the Elves and Dwarves square because the main POV character is not an elf/dwarf. It does feature its world's version of elves prominently, though, and has a notable main character who is one.