Ahoy Mateys!!
I have been hoping that Ali from @BooksWithAli would do the Scallywagathon again for so many years and she is finally doing it again this year. Here is a link to her video where she explains the prompts and everything for this year's Readathon: SCALLYWAGATHON 2025 🏴☠️ find your TBR in the Drifted World. It will be taking place throughout the entire month of July.
Below, I have explained through each of the steps that I took to choose my TBR. The prompts are then listed below them. My TBR is a bit ambitious, but I'm highly looking forward to reading all of the books.
Steps to for my TBR
~ Step 1: I decided to do the Fated Destinations Instructions where I have to use dice to pick my path throughout the map. I'm using my d20 dice to complete this. (This is all explained in Ali's video linked above and on her website: Scallywagathon.
~ Step 2: I have to first pick from the three starting Points which are 1-3. For these, I labeled them with Success (the one I want to do most and will be 1-5 on the dice), Adequate (the one I want to do second best and will be 6-15 on the dice), and Fail (the one I want to read least and will be 16/20 on the dice).
~ Step 3: My first roll was a 9 so I have to do my Adequate pick which is number 3 from the prompts: Captain's Orders- a book someone else picked for you.
~ Step 4: The next step on my adventure is picking three more numbers. I am going to pick 4-6, which I have labeled with Success, Adequate, and Fail.
~ Step 5: My roll this time was 2 which would be a Success roll so I get my top choice which is #5: Sea Legends- a book based on/has myths or fairytales.
~ Step 6: Next up is picking another three numbers. My picks this time are going to be 7, 9, 10.
~ Step 7: My third roll is 8 so it would be an Adequate roll. I will be doing the prompt #9 Seeing Double- a book by an author who shares your first initial.
~ Step 8: For my next step, I have to pick one of the letter destinations. My letters are going to be A, E, and F
~ Step 9: My final roll is a 7, so that would be an Adequate roll. My final destination before the Lost City is going to be Letter A Assessing the Booty- a recently hauled book.
~ Step 10: Finally! I have reached the Lost City. My final prompt is going to coincide with my first one which was number 3. So, I will be doing Raise Your Flag- a book that makes me feel powerful. Below I have listed all of the prompts which are color coded to go along with the steps and I have also edited Ali's map so that it shows my root. My destinations are marked with a pirate hat and a number to show the order.
Prompts: I have color coded each of the numbers I have taken on my path to go along with the steps above. My choices have a pirate flag in front of them.
1. A Grave Not Your Own - a book that centers on someone on a journey- Success
2. Trust & Treachery - a book involving betrayal, loyalty, or testing alliances- Fail
1- 🏴☠️ 3. Captain’s Orders – a book someone else picked for you- Adequate
4. Dead Men Tell No Tales - a mystery, thriller, or dark fantasy- Adequate
2- 🏴☠️ 5. Sea Legends - a book based on/has myths or fairytales- Success
6. Dragon's Breath - a book that has red and orange on the cover- Fail
7. Siren's Song - a book with a beautiful cover- Success
8. Cursed Waters - a book that has an unreliable narrator
3- 🏴☠️ 9. Seeing Double - a book by an author who shares your first initial- Adequate
10. At World's End - a book about isolation or survival- Fail
11. Mutiny - a book with a rumored plot twist
4- 🏴☠️ A. Assessing The Booty - a recently hauled book- Adequate
B. Lost at Sea - a book that has a light source on the cover
C. Davy Jones Locker - a book with a non-human horror
D. Taking on Water - a book that is over 400 pages
E. Skeleton Crew - a book set in the past- Success
F. Walk The Plank - a book you've seen someone unhaul- Fail
G. Fairies Stage - a book that is sporror (spore-horror)
Lost City (pick one or use the one that corresponds to your starting #)
1. Fate's Desire - a book that was gifted to you
2. Buried Treasure - a book on your TBR that you think will be 5 stars
5- 🏴☠️ 3. Raise Your Flag - a book that makes you feel powerful
I cannot wait to go through this adventure and see the story I create along the way. I highly suggest checking out Ali's video if this sounds interesting to you at all. Her readathons are always so much fun and this time it is even more involved. Love the story element! I know I am highly looking forward to it.
My TBR for the Scallywagathon:
🏴☠️ 3. Captain’s Orders – a book someone else picked for you:
- The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde: This was picked for me by my mother.
🏴☠️ 5. Sea Legends - a book based on/has myths or fairytales:
- My Salty Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows: Part of this book is based on "The Little Mermaid." Great Pirate book for the Scallywagathon.
🏴☠️ 9. Seeing Double - a book by an author who shares your first initial:
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte: Starts with a C like my name Carrie.
🏴☠️ A. Assessing The Booty - a recently hauled book:
- The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists by Gideon Defoe: This is one of the most recent books I have bought.
🏴☠️ 3. Raise Your Flag - a book that makes you feel powerful:
- Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson: With how busy my month is going to be, I'll definitely feel powerful if I get this done. I cannot wait to read this book.
