Monday, 19 August 2019

N.E.W.Ts Magical Readathon Mid Month Check In

You may or may not be aware that August is the month of the N.E.W.Ts Magical Readathon. I really enjoyed taking part in the O.W.Ls back in April so of course I'm taking part in the N.E.W.Ts this month too. 

 Today's post is a mid month check in to let you know how I'm getting on so far with this readathon, what I've read so far and what I still need to read to achieve my Magizoologist career. 
Care of Magical Creatures 

Acceptable: Book title that starts with the letter A, for Aragog. 
A Dress for the Wicked by Autumn Krause 

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My first read of the month. I really liked this one, it was super fun. I gave it 4 stars.

Exceeds Expectations: A book under 300 pages. 

All the Things We Do in the Dark by Saundra Mitchell

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This was a really powerful read. It was very raw and emotional. I gave this one 4 stars too.

Outstanding: Grab onto Fawkes tail - A book with a bird on the cover. 

The Sacrifice Box by Martin Stewart 

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Unfortunately I was disappointed with this one. It went to crazy 80s horror story for my liking. I gave this one 2 stars. 

Charms


Acceptable: Read a book you think has a gorgeous cover.
The Bone Garden by Heather Kassner 

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A macabre but magical story suitable for adults and children alike. Another 4 star read.  

Exceeds Expectations: Read a comic/graphic novel/manga (or a book under 150 pages). 

The Encyclopedia of Early Earth by Isabel Greenberg


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 I finally found a graphic novel I enjoyed! I liked that this was focused on the story telling and I liked the interesting twist on familiar myths and tales from religion. Again 4 stars. 

Herbology 


Acceptable: Mandrake - Listen to an audiobook (if not green on the cover). 
The Edge by Tim Lebbon

Exceeds Expectations: Read a book between 350 and 390 pages. 

The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis 
I'm really pleased with how my reading is going so far this month. As well as this books above I've also read another full novel and a graphic novel so, by half way through August I've already read 5 novels and 2 graphic novels. I hope I can keep up the pace for the second half of the month. 

How many books have you read so far this month? I'd love to hear about your favourite. 

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8 comments:

  1. Caffeinated Fae19 August 2019 at 15:21

    Oh this is fun! I love this idea! I’ll have to look into participating next time.

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  2. Nadene @Ttly Addicted 2 Reading20 August 2019 at 01:58

    You are doing well. Great job.

    Totally Addicted to Reading

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  3. Whispering Stories20 August 2019 at 09:50

    Great job, keep going. I've not read any of your choices but they look like fun reads.

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  4. Mandi Schneck20 August 2019 at 13:06

    I've always wanted to participate in OWLs and NEWTs but never do. Looks like you had a great TBR for the readathon!

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  5. Katiria20 August 2019 at 16:23

    Great post and it looks like you are doing amazingly well in the N.E.W.T.S. Readathon. Thank you so much for sharing your awesome post.

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  6. Amanda McGill20 August 2019 at 18:15

    That's awesome! Hope you can keep up the pace!

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  7. Robin Loves Reading21 August 2019 at 04:59

    Awesome you were able to participate.

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  8. Lady In Read21 August 2019 at 05:29

    love the look of that first book.. and everytime i see this update here, i want to join in..

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