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Time for #NEWTsReadathon2018! (August TBR!)

Hello friends! This August I'm participating in a reading challenge called the NEWTsReadathon2018! It's a super fun and involved Harry Potter-based magical readathon created by Book Roast, and the premise is something so many HP fans wish they could do -- take the N.E.W.T. exams!

There are different categories for each "Subject" you take, and you have to read a book in each category to get a particular "Grade" - A for Acceptable, E for Exceeds Expectations, and O for Outstanding! The "grades" are on a scale, so you have to read the "A" book first, then the "E" book, and THEN the "O" book! Of course, it's all just for fun - no real grades!

You can out all about the #NEWTsReadathon2018 challenge on Book Roast's youtube HERE!

And you can follow the Magical Readathon on Twitter HERE!

Now, without further ado: here is my reading list for the month!

Care of Magical Creatures

I'm trying for an "E" but will read the "O" book if I can!

A -- Animal on cover

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater

E -- Book under 160 pages

Knights of the Dinner Table, Bundle of Trouble vol. 8 by Jolly Blackburn

O -- Includes dragons in any way

Eon by Allison Goodman

Charms

I'm trying for an "O"!

A -- Read a book with magic in it

Spindle Fire by Lexa Hillyer

E -- Cover that charmed you

The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson

O -- A book you think will leave a mark

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

Divination

I'm trying for an "O"!

A -- Set in the future

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

E -- Under 200 pages

Knights of the Dinner Table, Tales From The Vault vol. 4 by Jolly Blackburn

O -- Mythology book

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

History of Magic

I'm trying for an "E" but will read the "O" book if I can!

A -- Book you think would fit in at the Hogwarts' library

A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

E -- Published at least 5 years ago

Linger by Maggie Steifvater

O -- Book at least 400 pages long

The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon

Transfiguration

I'm trying for an "O"!

A -- Book with a grey cover

Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick

E -- Read a book from an author you've never read before

Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

O -- Book set in a kingdom/has royals

Daughters of Ruin by K.D. Castner

Thats it! Obviously if I try to get "O" grades for each that will be a grand total of 15 books read in August, which is a LOT! I'm aiming for 13 books - three "Outstanding" grades and two "Exceeds Expectations" grades. 13 is still a lot of books to get through, but it will be fun seeing how far I get!

Are you participating in the NEWTsReadathon? What's on your August TBR? Let me know in the comments!


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