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 
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A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab

A Conjuring of Light

Shades of Magic #3

V.E. Schwab

624 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark medium-paced
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution by R.F. Kuang

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical literary challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuire

Beneath the Sugar Sky

Wayward Children #3

Seanan McGuire

174 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous fast-paced
Rise of the World Eater by Jamie Littler

Rise of the World Eater

Frostheart #3

Jamie Littler

502 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous medium-paced
The White Guy Dies First by Terry J. Benton-Walker

The White Guy Dies First

Terry J. Benton-Walker

320 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction horror short stories young adult dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage

W. Somerset Maugham

704 pages • first pub 1915 (editions)

fiction classics emotional reflective slow-paced
Reading Angel: The TV Spin-off with a Soul by David Lavery, Sarah Swan, Janine R. Harrison, Jennifer Stoy, Rhonda V. Wilcox, Sara Upstone, Stan Beeler, Phil Colvin, Michaela D.E. Meyer, Roz Kaveney, Matt Hills, Rebecca Williams, Sharon Sutherland, Tammy A. Kinsey, Stacey Abbott, Matthew Mils, Janet K. Halfyard

Reading Angel: The TV Spin-off with a Soul

David Lavery, Sarah Swan, Janine R. Harrison, Jennifer Stoy, Rhonda V. Wilcox, Sara Upstone, Stan Beeler, Phil Colvin, Michaela D.E. Meyer, Roz Kaveney, Matt Hills, Rebecca Williams, Sharon Sutherland, Tammy A. Kinsey, Stacey Abbott, Matthew Mils, Janet K. Halfyard

256 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Eragon

The Inheritance Cycle #1

Christopher Paolini

503 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous medium-paced
Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi

Defy Me

Shatter Me #5

Tahereh Mafi

368 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction dystopian romance young adult adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford

The High Mountain Court

The Five Crowns of Okrith #1

A.K. Mulford

354 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional medium-paced