The Bookworm's Feast

August is soon upon us!

I particiapated in the OWLs Readathon back in April, hosted by the lovely BookRoast, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I managed to exceed my criteria to pass my OWLs by one book – I’ve been in a bit of slump lately though, so I guess we shall see how the NEWTs go!

My chosen career is Hogwarts Professor, which means I need to read a total of 7 books to pass my NEWTs exams – the criteria being:

• O (3 books) in the subject I’d like to teach (History of Magic)
• E (2 books) in Defence Against the Dark Arts
• A (1 book) in two additional subjects of my choice

So, based on this I’ve created the following TBR list:

O in History of Magic

A – Read a Fantasy Nevernight – Jay Kristoff

E – Read a book that includes a map Godsgrave – Jay Kristoff

O – Tom Riddle’s diary: fond memory, re-read a favourite (or read a classic) The Turn of the Screw – Henry James

E in Defence Against the Dark Arts

A – A book that’s black under the duct jacket The Slow Regard of Silent Things – Patrick Rothfuss

E – Gilderoy’s Memory Charm: (grab a pen!) first book that you remembered just now from your TBR Obsidio – Amie Kaufman & Jat Kristoff

A in two additional subjects of my choice

Charms

A – Read a book you think has a gorgeous cover The Binding – Bridget Collins

Potions

A – Polyjuice potion: read your friends favourite book Harry Potter is my friends favourite, so I’ll be reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

If you’d like to find out more, or participate, check out BookRoasts video about the NEWTs!