Hi witches and wizards, welcome to my sign-up and TBR post for yet another iteration of the Magical Readathon! The Magical Readathon is hosted by Gi of the Book Roast and she has been delighting us all with fun readathons since the first OWLs Readathon back in early 2018. This round we’re getting in the seasonal spirit because this one is all about Christmas at Hogwarts! I’m so happy to see another round of the readathon and take part in this one which is happening from 17th until 26th December – I’m sure it will really get me in the wintry spirit!
Gi has come up with a fantastic ‘choose your own adventure’ sort of set of challenges as you’ll see from the image below and the whole aim is to follow along the path, making your choice of festive activity as suits you (and your TBR), before everyone joins in for the Christmas Feast in the Great Hall. Super fun, right? If you want more info on what each of the challenge prompts mean, check out Gi’s readathon announcement and/or TBR video.
Readathon Challenges & My TBR
Finish your coursework – finish your current read
Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig / If We’re Not Married by Thirty by Anna Bell / Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (audiobook) by J.K. Rowling / whatever I’m reading come next Monday when the readathon starts!
Have a snowball fight with the Weasley twins – a book you think will be humorous
The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee
Visit 3 Broomsticks for mulled pixie wine – a read that should only take you a day/evening
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Attend a Yule Ball – book you’ve been preparing yourself for
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Bring a festive treat to Hedwig at the Owlery – animal on the cover/title/series name
Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik (dragon on cover!)
Edit (20/12/18)
I’ve already decided to go off-track after the Three Broomsticks, so here’s my amended TBR:
Exchange presents at your common room – read featuring/about friendship
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Fly around snowy Hogwarts grounds – building on the cover
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Attend the Christmas Feast – watch a Harry Potter movie
Well, that’s pretty much a given over the festive period. If ITV aren’t showing them like they ordinarily do, I can easily bust the ol’ DVD collection out and enjoy one (or seven).
So there we have it magical beings, there’s my TBR for the upcoming Magical Readathon round Christmas at Hogwarts. As always, I’ll likely be updating my progress throughout the readathon with a good old fashioned Twitter thread which I will link here once it’s up and running. Are you participating in this readathon or have you participated in the previous rounds? Or maybe you’re taking part in a different festive-themed readathon? Let me know in the comments and we can cheer each other on!
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3 responses to “Christmas at Hogwarts | Sign Up & TBR”
This looks like a great TBR – I’m planning to take the same route, actually! I hope you enjoy The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy, I think I liked it even more than The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, and I really want to try and read Children of Blood and Bone before the end of the year. It’s just so hyped it makes me nervous! Best of luck with this reading challenge – I hope you manage to get plenty of reading done!
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I’m doing this too and I am so excited! <3
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Great TBR, I know I am participating this round, but I think I might just wing my tbr.
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