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N.E.W.T.s Magical Readathon | TBR

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Let the NEWTs commence!

I’ve been in a bit of a reading slump recently, but there’s nothing better than a readathon and challenges to kick me into gear. Enter Book Roast’s NEWTS readathon.

So, my soft goal is to go for Hogwarts Professor, with will mean reading 7 books. That’s super manageable if I’m in a normal mood, but on par for my reading recently. I’ll focus on Transfiguration exams, but also include Potions and Charms exams. (For the full list of challenges and other details, check out Book Roast’s list here.

But if I get my ~groove~ back soon, I’ll shoot for the stars 🌌 and attempt earning enough NEWTs to be an Alchemist (aka reading 19 books).

But for this TBR’s purposes, I’m going with the Hogwarts Professor path:

Into the TBR!

Transfiguration

Book with Queer Rep: Dreadnought by April Daniels

Book in a Series: The Dragon Republic by RF Kuang

Book over 500 pages: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

Potions

Book that’s a friend’s favorite: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Defense Against the Dark Arts

Book that’s black under the dust jacket: Packing For Mars by Mary Roach

Book that First Comes to Mind: TBD

Charms

Book with a Beautiful Cover: Rosewater by Tade Thompson

So, let the reading begin! Are you participating in the NEWTs readathon? What career are you working toward?

Friday reads | Footnotes No. 1

I was feeling the Friday afternoon slump at work today, so I snuck in some audio while waiting for my next meeting 🤫

What are you reading this weekend? I’m hoping to finish The Prey of Gods, which is a sci-fi/fantasy story set in a future South Africa that I’m really enjoying so far. You follow a bunch of different characters from a young girl coming into new abilities, a delightfully ruthless demi goddess trying to reclaim power, and several characters who experience a new hallucinogen sweeping the country. I’m eager to see how all of these storylines come together!

PS: I’m trying out a new posting format. Sometimes I find that posting during the week can be stressful to manage with work etc., so I thought quick thoughts and photos would be a great way to connect with you all more often. Let me know what you think! Like it/hate it/that’s what Bookstagram is for/ anything at all!

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Nonfiction November TBR | Readathon

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Happy Tuesday, book worms! Today I’m bringing you my Nonfiction November TBR. This is a readathon that’s hosted by Olive (A Book Olive) and Gemma (Non Fic Books). I really enjoy reading nonfiction, but I also revamped my love of SFF books this year so I haven’t read nearly as many as I wanted to so far in 2018.  I won’t be reading only nonfiction (I’ll be throwing in some fiction as my buddy reads), but I do want to read a majority nonfiction.

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Weekly Wrap-up (A Belated WWW Wednesday)

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It’s WWW Wednesday, a tag hosted on Taking on a World of Words It’s easy to do, just answer the three questions below! Work is crazy busy and stressful right now and will be until after the election, so apologies in advance that my posting is going to get more erratic for a few weeks.

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My shelves hate me | October Book Haul

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Hello, bookworms. Time for my monthly book haul. I wasn’t planning on this many books coming into my life and onto my shelves this month, but things happen (all the fall library sales) and you deal with it (I have no self-control when the books are $1).

So, without further ado, let’s jump into the books!

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