Hello Readers! I had so much fun participating in the Trope-ical Readathaon hosted by JenJenReviews last month. I ended up reading 13 books—a good amount for me—contributing a total of 4916 points for my team, the Contemporary/Literary/Historical Fiction team. Unfortunately, it looks like we came in last place. 🤷‍♀️

I was able to fulfill 11 out of 13 of the Common Challenges, using a couple of novellas to satisfy two prompts on the last day. I ended up changing several of my choices and using ARCs I had due in April and May since they were stacking up quickly. And I read the two books for the Team Challenge, but I ended up not getting to read the Team Book. I realized when I sat down to read it that I’d already read it before (pre-Goodreads), and unfortunately it was too late to pick up the other option. You can check out My Trope-ical Readathon TBR, if you’d like to see what I originally planned to read. I am a little bummed that I didn’t get to read more of my backlist choices. Isn’t that the way it aways goes, though? 😉

Point System

• Common Challenges: 50 POINTS EACH – 550/650 points
• Team Challenges: 100 POINTS EACH – 200/200 points
• Team Books: 150 POINTS EACH – 0/150 points
• Pages Read: 1 POINT PER PAGE – My total = 4,166

Final total = 4,916 points

Common Challenges

There were two options for the Common Challenges: read a book with the given trope OR one that satisfies the alternate prompt. I was able to finish 11 out of 13! And most of the books also satisfied a prompt on my yearly reading challenge, as well. Here’s what I ended up reading!

(Link to Goodreads synopsis through book title.)

A book with multiple authors

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (368 pages)

My Review

A book you could use as a weapon (500+ pages)

Chain of Iron (The Last Hours, #2) by Cassandra Clare (688 pages)

My Review

A book with a one-word title

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams (352 pages)

Coming-of-Age

Burning Girls by Veronica Schanoes (61 pages)

Dystopia

I wasn’t able to complete this challenge.

Blast From the Past

Brat: An ’80s Story by Andrew McCarthy (240 pages)

My Review

Mixed Media

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee (400 pages)

An ebook

Odd Woman Out by Melanie Chartoff (248 pages)

My Review

Boarding School

I wasn’t able to complete this challenge.

A book you previously DNFed

Anchored Hearts by Priscilla Oliveras (352 pages)

Multiple POC characters

The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark (112 pages)

A genre you don’t usually read

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave (320 pages)

My Review

A book with a TV or movie adaptation

The Duke and I (Bridgertons, #1) by Julia Quinn (421 pages)

Team Challenge

Team Book

I was unable to complete this challenge.

Team Challenges

1. Read a book with “Bookish” themes – The Bookshop on the Corner by Jenny Colgan (332 pages) 4.25 Stars
2. Read a book featuring a historical figure – While I was reading Astrid Sees All by Natalie Standiford, I discovered there were various historical (famous) figures that make an appearance, including John F. Kennedy Jr. and Andy Warhol. (272 pages) 3.25 stars My Review

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Do you enjoy readathons? Did you participate in Trope-ical? Let me know in the comments!

Happy Wandering!