Trope-ical Readathon (March 2024) - hosted by jenjenreviews

Absent/Dead Parent(s) Trope
 Read a book where the main character’s parents are either absent throughout the book or have passed away prior to the start of the book. Alternatively, read a book with multiple authors.

Point Value: 50 points 
All books added
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Gideon the Ninth

The Locked Tomb #1

Tamsyn Muir

492 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Unseen Magic by Emily Lloyd-Jones

Unseen Magic

Emily Lloyd-Jones

7 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens fantasy middle grade
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

House of Flame and Shadow

Crescent City #3

Sarah J. Maas

816 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley

Sofi and the Bone Song

Adrienne Tooley

416 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ young adult emotional lighthearted medium-paced
Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For by Natalie C. Parker, Zoraida Córdova

Mermaids Never Drown: Tales to Dive For

Untold Legends #2

Natalie C. Parker, Zoraida Córdova

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Night Ship by Jess Kidd

The Night Ship

Jess Kidd

400 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous dark sad medium-paced
The Haters by Jesse Andrews

The Haters

Jesse Andrews

8 hours, 37 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary music young adult funny lighthearted medium-paced
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

Every Heart a Doorway

Wayward Children #1

Seanan McGuire

175 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev

Recipe for Persuasion

The Rajes #2

Sonali Dev

448 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful medium-paced
A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

A Gathering of Shadows

Shades of Magic #2

V.E. Schwab

512 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced