N.E.W.T.’s Magical Readathon TBR August List

Longtime followers of the blog will remember I participated in O.W.L.’s Magical Readthon back in April. I had a lot of fun and met the requirements of my chosen career as a Writer/Journalist. I also picked up a few extra O.W.L.’s. I wasn’t the best student, but since I was participating in Camp NaNoWriMo at the same time I think I did pretty well.

For those of you unfamiliar with the two part readathon I’ll leave a link to Book Roast’s YouTube announcement video. As the creator the readathons she’ll explain them better than I ever could.

As in the books series, the N.E.W.T. challenge is more difficult than the O.W.L. challenge. Since I’ve just began writing the sixth book in my Hemlock Wolf Pack Series and will be writing during August (when am I not writing?) I’ve been more strategic about what I want to do next month.

To Recap Which O.W.L.s I received in April:

AstronomyCare of Magical Creatures Charms HerbologyHistory of Magic Muggle Studies

I received 6 out of 12 O.W.L.s which isn’t too shabby. In August I’ll be focused on just 3 core subjects: History of Magic, Muggle Studies, and Astronomy.

Most readers are familiar with the N.E.W.T.’s grading scale, but for those of you who aren’t here’s the short version.

A for Acceptable.

E for Exceeds Expectations

O for Outstanding

I’ll be trying for an O in each of my chosen subjects. If I finish all 9 books needed for that I’ll look at prompts for the other subjects I received O.W.L.s in.

For my career as a writer/journalist in the wizarding world I’ll need:

History of Magic – Exceeds Expectations Muggle Studies – Acceptable One chosen subject (Astronomy) – Acceptable

TBR August 2019

History of Magic:

Acceptable: Read a Fantasy Book

The RiverKeep by Martin Stewart

Exceeds Expectation: Read a book with a map.

Yes, The Griffin Mage Trilogy is technically more than one book, but I own them as a collection.

Exceeds Expectations: Reread an old favorite or a classic

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Muggle Studies

Acceptable: A Cover that includes an actual photo element

Eleven Things I Promised by Catherine Clark

Exceeds Expectations: A Books set in our real world

I figured I’d need something to cheer me up after the Fault in Our Stars so I chose Comet’s Tale.

Outstanding: Book written by a person of Color

Willow Trees Don’t Weep

Astronomy

Acceptable: Moon on the cover or anywhere in the title

Out Run the Moon

Exceeds Expectations: Word night in the book title or series name

Dragon’s Oath a House of Night Novella

Outstanding: Read a scifi book or a book with stars on the cover

We are All Made of Stars

What wizarding career are you pursuing in August? Let me know in the comments!