The third week (and a half) of the magical readathon is over and now there's only five days left to complete the exams. I’m still on track with only one book remaining on my tbr and that is the illustrated edition of The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. I'm about half way through, taking my time to really appreciate all of the illustrations. I really love this readathon and I’m in awe of how much effort and soul G from Book Roast has put in to it. It truly is magical! Exams Completed This week I completed four exams. Two of which I loved, one I disliked and one that disappointed me. In addition to that, I've diverged from my original TBR as well. Sometimes for the better and sometimes … [Read more...]
A Magical Update #2: O.W.L’s Readathon 2019
The second week of this magical readathon is now over. It feels like time is moving so fast. I didn't finish as many exams this week as I did in the first week, but I still managed to read a couple of books. Right now I'm working my way through Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor for the Transfiguration exam. And guys, this book is exactly what I want right now. Why did I wait two years to read it?? Exams Completed As you can tell from the two exams I completed this past week, I went all out on the Ancient Greek front. My book for the History of Magic is pretty historic, which is kind of perfect. Not very magical though, but my pick for Ancient Runes was. I'm still on top of my tbr and … [Read more...]
A Magical Update #1: O.W.L’s Readathon 2019
The first week of O.W.Ls is almost over and it's time to do a quick update on how my exams are going. On Saturday I participated in Dewey's 24hr Readathon as well as the magical all nighter hosted by the lovely magical readathon creator, G from Book Roast. During that, I managed to complete three of the exams and start a fourth. As of writing I'm working on my ancient runes exam and I can already tell that Circe by Madeline Miller is going to be five stars! Exams Completed As I've already mentioned I managed to complete quite a few exams this past week. That means that I'm definitely on track to complete all twelve exams so I can pursue the career of alchemist. Arithmancy — My … [Read more...]
O.W.L’s Readathon 2019 TBR
O.W.L's is a Harry Potter themed readathon hosted by Book Roast on YouTube. It's happening the entire month of April, so it's not too late to join. If you're interested in what it's all about, you can watch the announcement here. Artwork by Book Roast Something new this year is careers. G from Book Roast has created this amazing PDF of different magical careers and which grades are required to pursue those careers. Since I'm an ambitious Slytherin, I've decided to have a go at the career with the most requirements. That's right, I'm going to try to complete all twelve exams (reading prompts) in order to hopefully become an Alchemist. Without further ado, here are the books I'm … [Read more...]
