Last month I decided to join a readathon for the very first time ever. I participated in Trope-ical Readathon March 2022, which you can read about here, including the books I chose for the prompts and challenges. I was initially a little intimidated because I thought there would be a lot of pressure. But it ended up being really fun and I enjoyed all of my reads. It helped to shrug off any lofty expectations for myself and instead just go with the flow. If I couldn’t read a ton, so what?

I read a total of five books during this readathon. All of them were for the Common Challenges. I didn’t keep track of my points, but I estimate that I generated around 1,975 points for Team Fantasy. Three of the five books I read also fall under the #BeatTheBacklog challenge.

Here is the blank Common Challenge image followed by the books I chose, with blue “X’s” indicating completion of a challenge.

I don’t have reviews up yet for all of them, but I’ve linked to any of the corresponding reviews I have published. The books I finished are:

• Out Front the Following Sea by Leah Angstman
• The Dragon Ring by Fil Reid
• The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
• The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna
• The Cicada Tree by Robert Gwaltney

I think it’s safe to say I’ve overcome my fear of readathons and may join more in the future!