Absent/Dead Parent(s) Trope

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

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

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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde
Tia Williams

342 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Tia Williams

342 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

Me (Moth)
Amber McBride with Amber McBride (Narrator)

3 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction magical realism poetry young adult emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Me (Moth)

Amber McBride with Amber McBride (Narrator)

3 hours, 25 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction magical realism poetry young adult emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Grayson's Mate
The Borough Boys #1

Tamsin Baker

158 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance emotional fast-paced

Grayson's Mate

The Borough Boys #1

Tamsin Baker

158 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance emotional fast-paced

Girls Who Lie Together
Jessa Russo

301 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Girls Who Lie Together

Jessa Russo

301 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced

The Housemaid
The Housemaid #1

Freida McFadden

338 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

The Housemaid

The Housemaid #1

Freida McFadden

338 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Harklights
Tim Tilley

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Harklights

Tim Tilley

304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction childrens fantasy middle grade adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

The Will of the Many
Hierarchy #1

James Islington

630 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

The Will of the Many

Hierarchy #1

James Islington

630 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

The Hurricane Wars
The Hurricane Wars #1

Thea Guanzon

472 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous tense medium-paced

The Hurricane Wars

The Hurricane Wars #1

Thea Guanzon

472 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous tense medium-paced

All These Sunken Souls by Circe Moskowitz

All These Sunken Souls
Circe Moskowitz with Joelle Wellington, Donyae Coles (Contributor), Ryan Douglass (Contributor), Kalynn Bayron (Contributor), Brent Lambert (Contributor), Joel Rochester (Contributor), Ashia Monet (Contributor), Sami Ellis (Contributor), Liselle Sambury (Contributor)

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror short stories young adult dark emotional reflective medium-paced

All These Sunken Souls

Circe Moskowitz with Joelle Wellington, Donyae Coles (Contributor), Ryan Douglass (Contributor), Kalynn Bayron (Contributor), Brent Lambert (Contributor), Joel Rochester (Contributor), Ashia Monet (Contributor), Sami Ellis (Contributor), Liselle Sambury (Contributor)

256 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction horror short stories young adult dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire

Across the Green Grass Fields
Wayward Children #6

Seanan McGuire

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark fast-paced

Across the Green Grass Fields

Wayward Children #6

Seanan McGuire

208 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous dark fast-paced

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