Blogmas Day Twenty-Six: Amanda’s End of Yearathon TBR

Hello, lovelies! It’s that time of year again, the always wonderful Vicky (from What Vicky Read) and I are back to host another end-of-the-year, last-minute readathon. Like all the previous years, the only thing we care about for this readathon is that you read with us to close out the year! But, for those of you like me, we have five prompts that we change a smidge each year. This year’s prompts are shared below. I’m also sharing the book I think I’ll read for this, but I’ve been mood reading so I might not follow them this year.

You can follow the readathon’s Twitter which is run by Vicky.
You can follow Amanda’s Bookstagram, which is where I’ll be posting about this.

read a 2022 release
One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
This was sold to me as a comp fir For the Wolf, which we all know is my favorite. I have high hopes for this book and it’s the perfect time of year to read it.

read a book with an lgbtqia+ character
A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
I know two things about this book: something about Dracula and it’s queer.

read a book in a series
The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons
I’m more than excited to continue this series.

read a book under 200 pages
Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia
This is cheating a smidge because it’s 207 pages, but it’s the shortest book on my physical tbr. Also, I make the rules and I say it’s allowed.

read a book with snow on the cover
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
Who doesn’t love an emotionally devastating book for the holidays? I’m rereading this because I’ve finally gotten my hands on a hardcover copy and I want to tab it. Also, the new book in the series is out now and I’d like to reread book two before reading the new release.

Are you participating? If yes, share your tbr with me! If no, what books are you reading to close out the year?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Amanda’s Clear Ur Sht Y3 Readathon TBR

Hello, lovelies! I’m back to share some more books that I may or may not actually read for this readathon. This is my favorite readathon, so I’m very excited to pick out my books for all of the prompts.

Meet Cute // a book with a romance plot

Birds of California by Katie Cotugno

Date Night // a book you could read in one night

Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey

Spicy Night // a book that’s sexy under the covers

An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X.R. Pan

Kidnapped! // a book with a quest for a lost person or item

The Perishing by Natasha Deón

Soulmate Rescue // mini boss battle // read a book in a different genre from my last read

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

Happily Ever After // a feel good book

Just Like Magic by Sarah Hogle

Discover Your Powers // “secret world” trope

When Life Gives You Vampires by Gloria Duke

Training Montage // a book with a journey

Invictus by Ryan Graudin

Find Your Team // a book with a group cast

The Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons

Bonding Time // side quest

Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

Arch Nemesis // a book with an epic battle

City of the Plague God by Sarwat Chadda

Victory Parade // free space

to be determined when I need to pick something to mood read.

Giant’s Books // your longest or physically largest book

The Memory of Souls by Jenn Lyons

Useless MC // a sequel you have low hopes for

The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin
I know I’m going to love this book, but I’m not going to read a sequel I don’t think I’m going to like, sorry Narrator.

Age Gap MC // a book with a trope you hate

Sister Stardust by Jane Green

Beanstalk // green cover or book with plant themes

The Walled Garden by Robin Farrar Maass

Clout Readers // mini boss battle

tbd.

Time to Nap // free space

tbd.

Cryosleep // a book you keep forgetting is on your tbr

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match by Sally Thorne

Robot Side Characters // a book featuring robots or tech

The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Crash Landing // a book set on another planet

The Name of All Things by Jenn Lyons

Capitalistic Hellscape // a book that was or looks expensive

Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb

Missing Parts // continue a series

Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

Escape! // a book with found family

The High House by Jessie Greengrass

Spooky! // a book with a dark cover

Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May

Slasher is coming // a book with a supposed twist

Little Eve by Catriona Ward

RUN // a fast paced or short book

Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton

everything is a-ok // free space

tbd

Final Battle // final boss battle

tbd

Always Double Tap! // read a book from another strength/weakness prompt

tbd

SURPRISE ENDING // don’t worry about this one

well, that’s reassuring Narrator…

This is hopefully what I’ll be reading for the rest of the year.

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Blogmas Day Twenty-Four: Amanda’s End of Year-A-Thon TBR

Hello, lovelies! End of Year-A-Thon has arrived! Check out my announcement post or Vicky’s announcement post for all the details. This readathon starts the day after Christmas, the 26th, and will run right up until 11:59pm on the 31st. We have some totally optional prompts if you like to have prompts to create a TBR list. That’s what I’m going to be sharing with you all today. I like to have prompts to pick options from my unread books, so let’s get into the books I’ve picked to go with our five prompts.

A book that was published in 2021

Float Plan by Trish Doller

A book from a series you’ve already started, but haven’t finished

Tarnished Empire by Danielle L. Jensen

A book by an own voices author

The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

Your most recently acquired book (bought, borrowed, gifted, etc.)

The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities by Rick Riordan & other authors

A book with gold on the cover

Beneath the Citadel by Destiny Soria

There we have it. These are the five books that I’m hoping to read in this final week of 2021. Are you participating in my readathon? If you are, share your TBR list in the comments so I can see them!

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

End of Year-A-Thon: Round Four!

Hello, lovelies! Can you believe we’re already almost at the end of 2021? I absolutely cannot. This year has totally flown by. There has been good and bad for me. We moved and found out that we’re having another baby. So, it’s certainly been an exciting year. As for reading, it’s been a pretty good year for me, but there are always more books to read. And to help with that, Vicky and I are bringing End of Year-A-Thon back for its fourth year! If you’ve been a follower of this blog for a while you’ll know what that is. But if you’re new here, let me explain!

End of Year-A-Thon runs from December 26th to December 31st, starting and ending at midnight in your local time zone. Vicky from What Vicky Read and I thought it would be fun to create a readathon for the final days of the year to read just a few more books. I don’t know about you, but I definitely haven’t read all the books from my ‘books I’m going to read in 2021’ lists I made back in January. I also am going to need that final push to meet my GoodReads reading challenge. So, we’ve planned five prompts to help us read those books we were definitely going to read in 2021, but haven’t yet. This is a super flexible readathon, so use the prompts or don’t, just read with us as we close out the year!

Read a book released in 2021

Read a book from a series you’ve started but haven’t finished

Read a book by an own voices author

Read one of your most recently acquired books (whether bought, borrowed, gifted, etc.)

Read a book with gold on the cover

Well, there you have it. End of Year-A-Thon is back for its fourth year and these are our five prompts for this year. You can find the End of Year-A-Thon Twitter where Vicky and I will be hosting some reading sprints and sharing other readathon related things. Let me know in the comments if you think you’ll be participating this year!

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Blogtober Day Twenty-Nine: Amanda’s Gothtober Wrap Up

Hello, lovelies! I know that there’s still a few days left in October. But I’ve managed to finish all of the books I was planning to read for Gothtober and I wanted to share that with you all! I had to change a few of my choices for the prompts because I DNF’d some of the books that were on my original TBR (you can find that here.)

Mythology
Pahua and the Soul Stealer by Lori M. Lee

Omens
The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

Found Family
The Bronzed Beasts by Roshani Chokshi

Dark Romance
A Shadow in the Ember by Jennifer L. Armentrout

LGBTQ+ Representation
Into the Dying Light by Katy Rose Pool

Murder
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Classics
Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood

BIPOC Representation
The Dating Dare by Jayci Lee

Disability Representation
The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones

I’m pretty proud of myself for actually managing to complete all these prompts. I DNF’d two of my original choices, so it’s not identical to the TBR I shared at the beginning of the month. But I managed to read books for all the prompts and I think that’s what counts. How did you do?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Amanda’s Magical Readathon: Orilium – The Novice Path TBR

Hi, lovelies! G has returned to us with a brand new version of The Magical Readathon! I’m honestly beyond excited about this because I loved the Magical Readathon in the past years when I did it. But with the author of the series that inspired the readathon being hugely transphobic, G has recreated this readathon with a brand new world of her own creation. I’m in awe of the amount of time and effort that it must have taken to think up and plan and organize everything for this. You can check out G’s announcement video with all of the details and stuff you need to know here!

Above is the ‘Novice Path’ which is the path I must take if I want to make it to Orilium and attend the academy there. To successfully venture on the Novice Path, I must complete two prompts, but I’m going to go for all seven. Each prompt must have their own book. So, here are the books I’m planning to read to complete the Novice Path and make it to Orilium.

The Novice Path Entrance: read a book with a map

The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Ashthorn Tree: a book that keeps tempting you (or the book on top of your TBR)

Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

The Mist of Solitude: read a standalone

The Twin Paradox by Charles Wachter

Ruin of the Skye: read a book featuring ghosts/haunted house, or other supernatural elements

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

Obsidian Falls: read a thriller or mystery book

Holdout by Jeffery Kluger

Tower of Rumination: read a five star prediction

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Orilium Academy Arc: a book with a school setting

How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao

There are also a few prompts that have to so with creating my character (which I plan to use in future rounds of this readathon) so, I am planning to attempt these prompts as well this month.

Background

Wildling: read a book largely set in a forest/outside

The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Province

Irtheria: read a book that features fae or elven characters

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

Heritage

Earthling: read a book with elemental magic or an element work in the book/series title (air, fire, earth, or water)

The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin

So, these are all of the prompts that I am hoping to complete this month (if you read my TBR jar post, you may have noticed that I definitely borrowed from that list too. What are you reading this September?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Amanda’s Tome Topple TBR

Hi, lovelies! I’ve just seen the announcement for Sam’s latest round of Tome Topple (watch the announcement video here.) You can find all of the hosts of the readathon here: Sam from Thoughts on Tomes, Adri from Perpetual Page, Sam 2 from Will Read For Booze, Gaia from @lalettricesegreta on Instagram, Tori from Tori Morrow, Jocelyn from Yogi With A Book. I love this readathon because it’s a great motivator for me to finally pick up some of the bigger books that I have on my TBR. The rules for this readathon are simple: read books that are 500 pages or longer. There is a fun bingo board for this round and I will list the prompts below. This round of Tome Topple will run from March 15th-28th.

Tome that’s been on my TBR the longest
The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
This has been on my TBR for so long and I’ve put it on several TBR’s for previous Tome Topple rounds. I honestly probably won’t get to this one, but I like to have options when I make TBR’s like this.

An audiobook tome
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore
I’ve been rereading this series via audiobook so that I can read the newest release (Winterkeep), so this is the perfect choice for this prompt.

Tome with the most pages
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
Technically, the next book in this series is the tome with the most pages that’s on my TBR. But obviously I have to finish this one first. This one will count for several prompts too since I will probably continue the audiobook that I started the last round of Tome Topple.

Seasonally colored cover
Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
Yellow is a springtime color right? I’m going with it.

Read one tome
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
I’ve been working my way through a reread of all the books in the Grishaverse so that it’s all fresh in my mind for both the Netflix adaptation release in April and the publication of the second book in the Nikolai duology, which is coming in the end of March.

Tome by a BIPOC author
The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winters
I don’t know that I’ll get to this one, but I’ve heard incredible things about this book so I’m excited to read it.

Tome in a genre I don’t usually read
Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare
Historical fiction/fantasy? I read some historical fiction/fantasy, but it’s definitely one of the genres I read the least from.

Tome from a series I haven’t read in a while
Gilded Serpent by Danielle L. Jensen
This is an eARC that’s on my TBR and the only ARC I have that’s more than 500 pages. I haven’t read this series since the second book was released, so I’m excited to get back into this world.

Tome that I started in a previous Tome Topple round
The Fiery Cross by Diana Gabaldon
I started this in the last Tome Topple. I’m trying really hard to finished what’s published in this series this year, but sometimes these books are just so slow. I’ve heard things pick up again toward the end of this book.

Are you going to participate in this round of Tome Topple? What’s on your TBR? If not, what books over 500 pages are you hoping to read soon?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

End of Year-A-Thon Wrap Up

Hello, fellow book lovers! We are here today to talk a bit about the End of Year-A-Thon readathon that Amanda hosts with her friend, Vicky. We both participated, though Antonia joined a day or two late. So, we wanted to share with you the books we read in the final week of 2020. Let’s dive right in and share our list!

Read a 2020 release

Amanda
The Ravens by Danielle Paige & Kass Morgan
Teen Titans: Beast Boy by Kami Garcia & Gabriel Picolo

Antonia
The Awakening by Nora Roberts

Read a book written by a BIPOC author

Amanda
Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia

Read your most recently acquired book (borrowed, bought, gifted, etc.)

Amanda
How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black
Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I by Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb

Antonia
The Awakening by Nora Roberts

Read a book with a star on the cover

Amanda
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Read a book from a series you’ve already started, but haven’t finished

Amanda
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams 

These are all of the books that we read during the End of Year-A-Thon! Did you participate in the readathon? If yes, did you complete any of the prompts? If no, what was the last book you read in 2020?

End of Year-A-Thon: Round Three!

Hello, lovelies! If you’ve been here a while you might already know what this announcement post is about (since it’s the third year this is being done), but if you’re new here hello! and welcome! Today I am here to talk about a readathon that I co-host with the wonderful Vicky over at What Vicky Read. We are back for the third year of End of Year-A-Thon, the last hoorah of readathons to get those books you said you were definitely going to read back in January. We’re here to help you add a few more ‘read’ books to that GoodReads goal of yours. If neither of those things are on your list of concerns, then for you we’re just here to give you a chance to read some books with friends before 2020 ends.

Let’s get into the details. End of Year-A-Thon will start on December 26th (at midnight in your timezone) and it will end on December 31st (again, at midnight in your timezone–Happy New Year!) We have five prompts this year that we’ve changed a bit. Feel free to use the prompts or not. This is a pretty flexible readathon, so you may combine as many prompts as you want. If you have one book that fits all five, great! Any kind of book will count, so grab those graphic novels, pick up your headphones and start listening to those audiobooks you’ve been meaning to start. Or don’t do anything of those things and just pick some books at random and read along with us!

Prompts

Read a 2020 release

Read a book written by a BIPOC author

Read your most recently acquired book (borrowed, bought, gifted, etc.)

Read a book with a star on the cover

Read a book from a series you’ve already started, but haven’t finished

So, these are the prompts we’ve chosen. I will personally be choosing one book for each prompt because, as I’ve said in the past, I like to have options when I’m doing readathons because I’m a mood reader. I can’t wait to see what everyone will be choosing for their TBR’s. I’ll be posting my TBR toward the beginning of December, but feel free to post yours whenever and don’t forget to link Vicky and me so we can see it! I’m going to link some stuff down below so you can all make sure to get all the updates. Let me know if you’re thinking of participating in the comments!

Amanda’s Twitter

Vicky’s Twitter

End of Year-A-Thon Twitter

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Blogtober Day Thirty: Gothtober Wrap Up

Hello, lovelies! I wanted to wrap up the books that I managed to read for Gothtober (see my TBR here for more details about the readathon) because I’m pretty pleased with what I managed to read!

LGBTQ+

Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass

BIPOC Author

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

Disability Rep

The Castle School by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

Lies

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

Female Protagonist 

Horrid by Katrina Leno

Foreign Country

Slayer by Kiersten White

Modern Retelling

Bewitching by Alex Flinn

Bones

The Wicked +The Divine, Vol. 9: Okay by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, & Matt Wilson

Oldest Purchased 

An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard

Red

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Undead Character

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Grey Morality 

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Dark Academia

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

These are all the books I managed to read for Gothtober! I think I did pretty well for this readathon with sticking to my TBR (something I almost never manage to do hah!) I definitely switched some books for different prompts, but I still count that as reading books on my TBR. Did you do any readathons this month?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Blogtober Day Four: Gothtober Readathon

Hello, lovelies! There are so many fun readathons this month, but one in particular caught my eye. I love the title. I love the prompts. I love the books I’ve chosen for the prompts. This month I am participating in the Gothtober Readathon. You can find all the information for the readathon here on their twitter. It’s running all month long, so I have plenty of time to read the books on this list and also read the books on my other TBR lists. Though some books made more than one list. Let’s get right into it.

LGBTQ+

Surrender Your Sons by Adam Sass

BIPOC Author

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

Disability Rep

Seven Devils by Laura Lam & Elizabeth May

Lies

The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth Ware

Female Protagonist

Horrid by Katrina Leno

Forgien Country

Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Modern Retelling

Slayer by Kiersten White

Bones

The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart

Oldest Purchased

Bewitching by Alex Flinn

Red

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Undead Character

Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia

Grey Morality

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

Dark Academia

A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

These are the books I’m hoping to read for the Gothtober Readathon. I love this readathon and I’m so so excited to pick up all of these books.

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Amanda’s Pop Culture ReadAThon TBR

Hello, lovelies! Today I’m here with another TBR list, is anyone surprised? Well, this one is a fun one and I have a huge list because there are a ton of prompts. There are four bingo boards to choose from and I decided to choose the team for Family Affair. I love all the movies on this list and I loved the prompts with them too. If you’re interested in more details about the readathon the whole information thread is here. I’m going to leave the bingo board I’m hoping to complete here in my post, but there are three others to choose from.

Matilda – Read a middle-grade book:

Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe by Carlos Hernandez

The Addams Family – Found family trope:

The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan

Kevin  McCallister – Read a standalone:

Each of Us a Desert by Mark Oshiro

“Welcome to Good Burger” – Read a book that is related to food:

What I Like About You by Marisa Kanter

The Parent Trap – Read a book that is written by more than one  author:

Eve of Man by Giovanna & Tom Fletcher

Space Jam – Read a science fiction book:

The XY by Virginia Bergin

Jumanji – Read a book set in a “wild” landscape:

The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker

Now and Then – Read a book with multiple timelines or points of view:

The Deck of Omens by Christine Lynn Herman

The Little Rascals – Read a book 200 pages or less:

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

Thomas J – Read a tear jerker:

Wild Blue Wonder by Carlie Sorosiak

Wednesday Addams – Book with a dark cover:

Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles

The Mighty Ducks – Read a book with a competition:

The Ballad of  Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Addams Family Values – Read a domestic thriller:

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

Dr. Dolittle – Book with a character that has a special ability:

Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning

“You’re Killing Me Smalls” – Read a book involving sports:

Lifestyles of Gods & Monsters by Emily Roberson (this is a huge stretch but it’s the closest I’ve got)

Billboard Dad – Read a book with  matchmaking:

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

I’m really excited for this readathon. It’s going to be a ton of fun. I’m glad to have a huge TBR too because it gives me lots of options to pick up whatever I’m in the mood for and maybe I’ll actually follow my TBR this time.

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Amanda’s Olympic Games TBR

Hiii, lovelies! I’m back with another TBR post. I’ve been trying not to do so many readathons this year because I feel like it stressed me out a bit too much last year. I’ve done some low key without posting anything about it (aside from on Twitter). But this one sounds like too much fun and I have to participate. Here is the link to their twitter which has all the specifics for this readathon. It’s taking place for the entire month of June. I’ve taken the quiz from Uncle Rick’s website and I am a child of Hades (is anyone surprised by this? Because I’m not.) So, there are a few fun prompts and I’ll be listing them with what I  intend to read below (but if you’ve been here before you know I’ll probably read a completely different list of books.) Let’s get into the challenges.

Hades Challenges:

The Ghost King: Read a book featuring the undead.

This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers

Bring a book back from the dead by reading something you have already read before.

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman

The Underworld is a dark and dreary place. Read a book with a dark cover.

Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth

Death comes randomly and without warning. Choose a book from your TBR at random. 

The Wicked + The Divine, Vol. 4: Rising Action by Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie, & Matt Wilson

Hermes is the only Olympian free to visit the Underworld. Complete a prompt that honors Hermes. [Caduceus: Read a book with a snake on the cover.]

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Optional Advanced Challenges:

Sword & Shield: A book featuring a character whom you would not get along with.

The Lovely War by Julie Berry

Monster Fighting: A book featuring magical creatures.

5 Worlds: The Sand Warrior by Mark Siegel, Alexis Siegel, Xanthe Bouma, Matt Rockefeller, & Boya Sun

I’m very excited about this list of books, so hopefully, I’ll manage to mostly stick to this TBR. Are you participating in this readathon? If so, who is your godly parent and what will you be reading?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

 

Amanda’s O.W.L.s Readathon Wrap Up

Hello, lovelies! I’m here today to share how I did on the OWLs this year! The magical readathon is one of my favorite readathon’s every year. G, our hostess, puts so much thought and effort into this event and I’m so grateful to her for giving the world this fun and fabulous reading event. So, this year I was aiming for the career of “Trader of Magical Tomes” which required the completion of four specific OWLs. I managed to complete those and more. See my TBR post to get the full details about what I needed to complete. Let’s talk about which OWLs I managed to pass this month!

Ancient Runes – Heart Rune: heart on the cover or in the title

I See London, I See France by Sarah Mlynowski

Arithmancy – Magical qualities of number 2: balance/opposites – read something outside your favorite genre

The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

Astronomy – Night Classes: read the majority of this book when it’s dark outside

The Guy on the Right by Kate Stewart

Care of Magical Creatures – Hippogriffs: a creature with a beak on the cover

Kaijumax Season Three: King of the Monstas by Zander Cannon

Charms – Lumos Maxima: white cover

Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden

Defense Against the Dark Arts – Grindylows: a book set at the sea or coast

Kaijumax Season Two: The Seamy Underbelly by Zander Cannon

Divination – Third Eye: assign numbers to your TBR and use a random number generator to pick your read

The Martian by Andy Weir

Herbology – Mimbulus Mimbletonia: title starts with M

I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After by Skottie Young, Jean-François Beaulieu, & Dean Rankine

(I’m counting this because the title of the volume is ‘madly ever after’ and I don’t have anything else to use for this prompt.)

History of Magic – Witch Hunts: a book featuring witches or wizards

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

Muggle Studies – Book from the perspective of a muggle (contemporary) 

If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

Potions – Shrinking Solution: a book under 150 pages

I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 2: Fluff My Life by Skottie Young & Jean-François Beaulieu

Transfiguration – Animagus Lecture: book or series that includes shapeshifting

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Did you participate in the OWLs this month? Did we read any books in common? What did you read this month?

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.

Amanda’s O.W.L.’s Readathon TBR List

Hey, lovelies! I’ve been trying to chill out with the readathons this year and I think I’ve done pretty well. I’ve participated (low key without posting anything) in a few but nothing too crazy. I’m feeling like I’m heading into a reading slump so I thought the OWLs would be a good way to keep me motivated. If you’re interested here’s the link to G’s announcement video which is where you can find all the details and links.

For the 2020 OWLs, I’ve decided to go with the career of “Trader or Magical Tomes” because doesn’t that just sound wicked cool? The description for this career that G has created literally starts off “Have books always been your one true love?” Like yes, sign me the hell up. I have to pass four OWLs to succeed in this readathon. I’ll explain which four and what their prompts are below, as well as what books I’ll be reading for each subject.

Ancient Runes – Heart Rune: heart on the cover or in the title

I See London, I See France by Sarah Mlynowski

Charms – Lumos Maxima: white cover

Are You Listening? by Tillie Walden

History of Magic – Witch Hunts: a book featuring witches or wizards

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

Transfiguration – Animagus Lecture: book or series that includes shapeshifting

Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout

These are the books I’m (loosely) planning to read for the OWLs, but if you’ve been here before you know that I don’t usually stick to my TBR lists. We shall see how it goes this month since it is a smaller TBR. I might even try to manage some of the other prompts if I finish these ones.

What are you going to be reading in April? Let me know in the comments!

Keep on reading lovelies, Amanda.