N.E.W.T.S Magical Readathon Wrap-Up!


Wow what a month it has been! I have never participated in a readathon before so I wasn't sure what to expect but man was this readathon intense! Not sure if all readathons are like this or if it was just that my TBR for it was so BIG!!! 36 books in total! I definitely didn't get to all of them but I did manage to read 30 books!!! I managed to finish with 7 outstandings, 4 exceeds expectations and 1 acceptable. Now I'll break it down so you can see which books I finished for which class, my scores for each class and my star rating for the books:

 Ancient Runes - OUTSTANDING
  • Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro ****
  • All the little Pieces - Jilliane Hoffman ****
  • Against Nature - Joris Karl Huysmans ***
Arithmancy - OUTSTANDING 

  • Top 10 - Katie Cotugno ***
  • Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy - Ally Carter ****
  • Fractured Jewell - Brenda Hiatt ****
Astronomy - EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

  • Starbound - Brenda Hiatt ****
  • The Sky is Everywhere - Jandy Nelson ***
Care of Magical Creature - OUTSTANDING

  • The Wasp Factory - Ian Banks (didn't rate)
  • Saga Volume 2 - Brian K Vaughan ***
  • The Last Namsara - Kristen Chicharelli ****
Charms - EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

  • Legendary - Stephanie Garber   *****
  • Always Never Yours - Emily Whibberley ***
Defence Against the Dark Arts - OUTSTANDING

  • Starfall - Brenda Hiatt *****
  • And A Happy New Year - Holly Bourne ***
  • The Darkest Minds - Alexandra Bracken ****
Diviniation - OUTSTANDING

  • The Uglies - Scott Westerfell ****
  • Saga Volume 1 - Brian K Vaughan ****
  • The Lost Hero - Rick Riordan ****
Herbology - ACCEPTABLE

  • Windfall - Jennifer E Smith ****
History of Magic - OUTSTANDING

  • Fantastic Beast & Where to Find Them - Newt Scamander *****
  • Playing for Keeps - R L Mathewson ****
  • Possession - Byatt ***
Muggle Studies - EXCEED EXPECTATIONS

  • Love & War - Melissa De La Cruz ****
  • Notes from a Small Island - Bill Byson ***
POTIONS - OUTSTANDING

  • White Lies - Linda Howard ****
  • On the Road - Jack Kerouac ***
  • Everything all at once - Katrina Leno ****
TRANSFIGURATION - EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS

  • Salt to the Sea - Ruta Sepetys ****
  • Random Acts of Trust - Julia Kent *
I will definitely be doing this readathon again next year and encourage you all to do it too as it is so much fun!!!

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