I know I haven't done anything new in a bit, I've been in a weird mood where I'm a month ahead of schedule with my reading so I'm just slacking and thinking it's ok.
but but but but!!!! this readathon!!!! I. AM. STOKED!!!!
So, the booktuber Gintare, over at Book Roast created this Harry Potter themed read-a-thon centering around O.W.L's or Ordinary Wizarding Levels which she named the Magical Readathon!
She even created a letter!!!!
This letter has all the challenges but let me summarize it for you here:
The Read-a-thon goes from April 2nd to April 29th.
There are 12 challenges and you will be "graded" on how well you do on these challenges.
Pretty much the challenges are the type of O.W.L's you want to take - so based on classes.
The failing grades are:
P - Poor: you only completed one of your O.W.L's
D - Dreadful: you started but didn't complete any of your O.W.L. tasks - didn't finish a book coinciding with the challenge
and
T - Troll: you didn't even show up to your O.W.L's -ie you didn't bother with the read-a-thon
The passing grades are:
A - Acceptable: you passed two of your O.W.L's
EE - Exceeded Expectations: you completed three or more of your O.W.L's
O - Outstanding: you completed five or more of your O.W.L's
There are 12 challenges, each challenge coincides with a class, Gintare made it clear that we cannot double up on challenges. SO if a book works for multiple challenges we can only count it for one, however, anything Goodreads deams as a book is acceptable: graphic novels, comics, novella's.
Now Gintare went further and looked up what O.W.L's she "had" to take for a specific "job" she wants in the Wizarding World. She also suggests to be wary of the subjects you choose as they'll coincide with your N.E.W.T's (another read-a-thon she is planning on) that will delve deeper into the subjects you took for your O.W.L's
Now for my O.W.L's I'm too figured out my tbr based on my career path of a Magizooligist/Wizard Naturalist, think Newt Scamander. In which my "core exams" will be: Care of Magical Creatures, Charms and Herbology, and the rest I am picking that I would have actually really really really wanted to take had I gotten my Hogwarts letter like I was supposed to... so my "elective exams"
Anyway...
I know I typically don't do TBR's but I think you'll realize that for Read-a-thon's I'll make an exception.
So I'm no Hermione. If I had a workable time turner I'm sure I could do all 12 O.W.L's and only come out half as well as Hermione did when she took her 11.
but being I'm kind of a slow reader and consider 6 an exciting amount of books to read in a month I suppose that's what I'll try to stick with.
My O.W.L's TBR:
Core Exams
Care of Magical Creatures: Read a book featuring magical creatures or has one on the cover.
So because I'm still in the midst of the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini I figured this would just fit nicely.
Brisingr by Christopher Paulini
This series is centered around Dragons and those able to ride them. This particular book is the third one in the series, and it's taking me a bit to get into so I'm hoping this read-a-thon helps give me the push I need.
Herbology: Read a book with a nature related word in the cover.
How about two? ...words not books
Snow & Rose by Emily Winfield Martin
This seems like a good middle grade book to hopefully be a quick paced read within this read-a-thon.
Now already if I manage to read these three books I'd be getting at EE on my O.W.L's for Exceeding Expectations....But I'll put up a couple more O.W.L's in case I change my mind/my mood changes.
Charms: Read a Fantasy Book
Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice
Note: this will be an audiobook
Elective Exams
Transfiguration: Read a book that deals with transfiguration/shape-shifting or a similar theme or a book that has a cat on the cover.
With this challenge I'm going with a book that I've been itching to pick up and that's:
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
I recently just hauled this from Book of the Month and I've been hearing some really good things about it. It follows Leigh Chen Sanders who's mother committed suicide but Leigh believes that her mother turned into a bird and travels to Taiwan to try and find her. This book has magic realism, it has mental health issues, I'm really excited to read this one.
Astronomy: Read a science fiction book.
The Space Between the Stars by Anne Corlett
History of Magic: Read a historical fiction.
The Dollhouse by Fiona Davis
Ancient Runes: Read a book with a symbol on the cover.
Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo
So that is my TBR for the Magical Read-a-thon to complete my O.W.L's
I'm hoping to get three done at least. So wish me luck.
The Magical Readathon has a twitter if you'd like to follow it Here
If you'd like to follow me on any other platform my links or in the side bar.
I am trying to get video's up on youtube, I'm hoping to post this TBR at some point in the first week of April and will post that Here when it is active.
Until Next Time!
Litta
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