I am SO excited for the NEWTs readathon! A couple of months ago, I participated in the OWLs readathon, and this one is the follow up to that. These readathons are so incredible (my all time favourite), and they were created by G from Book Roast, so I suggest that you go and check out everything about the readathon on her booktube channel, because it will be explain so much better than I can.
So essentially, once you have completed your OWLs, you can continue with further ‘examinations’. BUT you can only continue in the exams that you passed in the OWLs readathon in April, and it’s harder now, because there are three challenges for each subject (acceptable, exceeds expectations, outstanding), and you should complete these in order. If you are aiming for particular career, there are specific requirements. I’m aiming for a Wandmaker, which actually only requires an O in Herbology, an E in Care of Magical Creatures, and an A in Charms. But because I am an over achiever, I’m trying to get an O in every exam (5) that I passed in the OWLs that was applicable to my ‘career’, if that makes sense. That means reading 15 books, which is doable.
I’m only going to include the challenges for Herbology, Care of Magical Creatures, Charms, Ancient Runes and Arithmancy, so I highly recommend checking out the announcement video to really know what is going on.
Herbology
Acceptable: Read an audio book or a book with a green cover
~ Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Exceeds Expectations: Read a book between 350 and 390 pages
~ A Woman of War by Mandy Robotham
Outstanding: Read a book with a flower on the cover
~ Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
Care of Magical Creatures
Acceptable: Read a book with a title that starts with ‘A’
~ Anna of Kleve: Queen of Secrets by Alison Weir
Exceeds Expectations: Read a book under 300 pages
~ Tithe by Holly Black
Outstanding: Read a book with a bird on the cover
~ The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
Charms
Acceptable: Read a book with a gorgeous cover
~ Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff
Exceeds Expectations: Read a comic/graphic novel/manga/under 150 pages
~ A Little Light Mischief by Cat Sebastian
Outstanding: Read a paperback
~ The Red Wyvern by Katherine Kerr
Ancient Runes
Acceptable: Read a book recommended by a friend
~ Ironside by Holly Black
Exceeds Expectations: Read a book written in the past tense
~ The Black Raven by Katherine Kerr
Outstanding: Read a book that’s been on your tbr for ages
~ The Fire Dragon by Katherine Kerr
Arithmancy
Acceptable: Read a book that ends on an even page number
~ Valiant by Holly Black
Exceeds Expectations: Read a standalone
~ Blanca & Roja by Anna Marie McLemore
Outstanding: Read a book longer than 350 pages
~ Kingsbane by Clare Legrand
Basically, this tbr is me trying to read some books that have been on my shelves for a while and haven’t been read, or books that I bought recently that are getting dangerously close to being ignored for the next three years. This is obviously only tentative – I am utterly terrible at following tbrs, but these are the books I am taking with me over the summer to either read or look at mournfully.
I am beyond excited for August now! Let me know if you are participating in this readathon. What books are you hoping to get to?
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