Trope-ical Readathon Round 6 : TBR

Round 8 of Trope-ical Readathon (Round 6 of the month-long version) will begin March 1, 2023.

“The readathon will be a team-based readathon throughout the entire month of March. There are six teams to choose from:

• Team Romance
• Team Science Fiction
• Team Fantasy
• Team Mystery/Horror/Thriller
• Team Contemporary/Literary/Historical Fiction
• Team Non-Fiction/Poetry

There are 13 common challenges that everyone can do and 2 team-specific challenges, making a total of 15 possible challenges to complete. Each challenge is based on a common trope found in books. Additionally, each team has “Team Books” in their genre that they (and anyone else) can read for extra points.”

Full details can be found on the Information Page.

The Sims Readathon: Round 2 TBR

The Sims readathon (@simsreadathon) is a monthlong readathon for February 2023 created by @ashleysreads. For this round, the prompts are based on the expansion packs from The Sims 2.

January 2023 TBR – @BeSureAthon & #WhodunnitReadathon

I’ll be starting 2023 with a whole bundle of books I’m really excited to read, two yearlong challenges, and two fun January readathons – one I’ve enjoyed before and one that’s new to me. I’m really looking forward to this month’s reading.

Golden Girls 2023 Possibility Pile

I really love Rachael’s Golden Girls readathons, so I was completely thrilled to see she was returning for another full, yearlong bingo challenge.

Announcement Video here.

However… I’m really struggling with some of these prompts and could use a hand because I’m desperate to participate!

I’m really not sure about many of these to be honest. The ones I’m sure I’ll read, I’ll probably read anyway, but I’d love recommendations for literally all of the prompts!

I’d especially, especially love any suggestions for books you enjoyed and think would fit January, May, August, October, November or December.

I really love Rachael’s Golden Girls readathons, so I was completely thrilled to see she was returning for another full, yearlong bingo challenge.

Announcement Video here.

However… I’m really struggling with some of these prompts and could use a hand because I’m desperate to participate!

I’m really not sure about many of these to be honest. The ones I’m sure I’ll read, I’ll probably read anyway, but I’d love recommendations for literally all of the prompts!

I’d especially, especially love any suggestions for books you enjoyed and think would fit January, May, August, October, November or December.

2023 SFF Title Challenge

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This yearlong reading challenge — the 2023 SFF Title Challenge — is being hosted by A Dance With Books. More information is available at the blog announcement here.

It’s a bingo board style challenge, with prompts to find in book titles (and series titles at a push). Look how adorable this board is!

Of the 25 prompts, I’ve got about half from books I already own or had already planned to read next year. Some I’m less sure of than others, and might change if something more intriguing comes along. That still leaves me with about a dozen spots to fill, and I’d really love any recommendations to help my check them off. I’ve put the prompts below, along with the books I’m considering and the spaces where I’m looking for some suggestions.

Once I have all 25 decided on (or, more likely after we get a month or two into the year) I’ll do another post to update you on how the challenge is going.

The Eras Readathon TBR

I said no December readathons this year, but I thought this one looked so much fun, and I just couldn’t help myself. All the details are available on the official Twitter account, but basically, you use your favourite Taylor Swift songs to create a playlist, then earn them a spot on the ‘official readathon setlist’ by reading the relevant prompt.

Official Twitter Account.

There’s honestly no real hope of my reading thirteen books from the 13th to 26th December, but that’s the ‘suggested’ number of prompts on the readathon graphics, so I’m going to pretend and pick out enough books anyway.

Since the point of the readathon is more about the songs, I deliberately picked those out first, ignoring the prompts so, if I need to, I’ll be a little more generous in my interpretation for filling them that I might usually be, so as to stick to the spirit of the challenge, instead of picking out my prompts the other way around.

Clear Ur Sht 2022 TBR

I love the ClearUrSht Readathon because the creators get so into the characters and making the 2-month-long challenge feel really interactive and fresh for the entire duration.

The aim of the readathon is to clear the books you already. I think I have one or two upcoming releases here, but since they’re pre-ordered, they count as owned (in my book lol). Apart from those, I’ve made a real point of using books already on my shelf or (what ended up as the bulk), already languishing on my Kindle.

I’m going into this one knowing that I won’t manage all 30 prompts — I’m off to Manchester for a bit in November, there’s NaNoWriMo to attempt, the regular Dec/Jan insane period at work, and I’ll be visiting family over the holidays, including a week in London (although the travelling itself might give me some decent reading time? We’ll see…) My (more) realistic aim is to read all the prompts by the end of January instead.

Golden Girls Round 11 (Murder Mystery!) TBR

@GoldenGirlsRead is one of my favourite readathons. There’s a couple of rounds a year and I’m currently taking part in the ‘yearlong’ challenge too (which I really hope comes back in 2023). Round 11 goes back to the murder mystery format, which is a little like Cluedo/Clue, with each prompt earning you either a culprit, weapon, or murder scene.

My plan this year is to pick a book for each prompt, but realistically there’s no way I’ll manage 15 books in a fortnight. Most of the prompts I’ve manged to line up with Gothtober though, so I’ll just start reading my TBR for that at the start of October and, when Golden Girls Round 11 starts in the middle, I’ll be making the Cluedo guesses for the prompts that I happen to be in the mood for in the moment.

Each mystery book can be counted for up to three prompts as long as the book fits them.

@GoldenGirlsRead is one of my favourite readathons. There’s a couple of rounds a year and I’m currently taking part in the ‘yearlong’ challenge too (which I really hope comes back in 2023). Round 11 goes back to the murder mystery format, which is a little like Cluedo/Clue, with each prompt earning you either a culprit, weapon, or murder scene.

My plan this year is to pick a book for each prompt, but realistically there’s no way I’ll manage 15 books in a fortnight. Most of the prompts I’ve manged to line up with Gothtober though, so I’ll just start reading my TBR for that at the start of October and, when Golden Girls Round 11 starts in the middle, I’ll be making the Cluedo guesses for the prompts that I happen to be in the mood for in the moment.

Each mystery book can be counted for up to three prompts as long as the book fits them.

Gothtober 2022 TBR

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The Gothtober readathon is back for another round and I’m excited to get started!

This year has a special ‘Final Girl’ edition theme, and there’s an interactive online game that lets you pick out your final girl path — (summer camp, derelict warehouse, or gothic manor) — to generate a selection from 50+ potential prompts.

All the information can be found at LadetteM’s announcement post.

Mythothon Round 7 TBR

Mythothon Round 7 will run throughout September 2022 and all the information you need can be found HERE.