book challenge – Marlena Marie

2019 Reading Challenges Final Totals: The Golden Trio

I’m SO Angry. I missed two prompts because I couldn’t get myself to read them. I was so close to completing it! Oh well. Here you go!

Books:

Harry:
Prompt: re-read a Harry Potter Book
Book Chosen: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling
Why: It’s the first book.
Ron:
Prompt: under 200 pages
Book Chosen: The Lost Sisters by Holly Black
Why: Its a novella.
Hermione:
Prompt: over 500 pages
Book Chosen: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
Why: Have you seen how big that book is?
Ginny:
Prompt: poetry book
Book Chosen: 2fish by Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo
Why: This was the first poetry book I read after deciding to do this challenge, as such I just put it on the list immediately.
Luna Lovegood:
Prompt: creativity or something unusual
Book Chosen: Sorcery for Beginners by Euphemia Whitmore with Matt Harry
Why: This book is a introductory book to magic as well as telling the story of a boy who is reading the book to get magic. Its unusual to tell a story in this way (and to have text book like experts on the side).
Fred & George:
Prompt: with twins
Book Chosen: The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic
Why: Andrew and Aaron, need I say more?
Fleur Delacour:
Prompt: translated from another language
Book Chosen: Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases by Nisioisin and translated by Andrew Cunningham from the original concept by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Original was in Japanese)
Why: I coulda picked a manga book, but I read this for OWLs in April, so I figured it was the best pick.
Dumbledore’s Army:
Prompt: social justice or a current issue
Book Chosen: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Why: This book is everything. Periodt.
Professor McGonagall:
Prompt: strong female lead
Book Chosen: Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Why: I really could have picked almost any one of the YA novels that I have read this year. All the girls have been strong, mostly. I could have picked the girls from We Rule the Night or Girls of Paper and Fire. However I gave this book a 5/5 so I picked it.
Dumbledore:
Prompt: involving a school or teacher
Book Chosen: City of Dark Magic by Magnus Flyte
Why: Our MC is a professor at a university in the states. Easy choice.
Gilderoy Lockhart:
Prompt: from a celebrity book club
Book Chosen: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Jimmy Fallon book club)
Why: It was on my list of books I wanted to read and it was in a book club. Easy pick here.
Umbridge:
Prompt: with a pink cover
Book Chosen: Torn by Margaret Haddix
Why: It is closer to purple, but we are going with it.
Snape:
Prompt: includes page 394
Book Chosen: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling
Why: This book is named for Snape, how could I not pick it?
Newt:
Prompt: containing a fantastic beast
Book Chosen: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
Why: Dragons.
Bathilda Bagshot:
Prompt: written by a woman
Book Chosen: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Why: I could have picked almost any of the books I read this year, but this was one of the first books I read around the time of deciding to do this challenge.
Godric Gryffindor:
Prompt: represents this founder’s values
Book Chosen: Redwall by Brian Jacques
Why: Traits: Chivalry, Daring, Bravery, Athletic, Courage, Nerve. Warrior mouse, learning to go use his courage to save the day. He has to fight a save his home and go on an adventure to find the sword to do this.
Helga Hufflepuff:
Prompt: represents this founder’s values
Book Chosen: All the Kings Men by Nora Sakavic
Why: Traits: Dedication, Hardworking, Fairness, Patience, Kindness, Tolerance, Modesty, Loyalty. Okay so hear me out here. Dedication, and hardworking make sense for Exy. Fairness comes from the fact that they win in the end. Patience and Tolerance, for the members and their issues, trying to understand them with Neil being understood by his new family (team). Kindness from the members to Andrew and Neil. Loyalty between the foxes. Modesty… well that’s probably the only one that doesn’t completely fit, but the rest does.
Rowena Ravenclaw:
Prompt: represents this founder’s values
Book Chosen: Spellslinger by Sebastien De Castell
Why: Trait: Intelligence, Wit, Wisdom, Creativity, Originality, Individuality, Sharpness, Acceptance. This took me a moment to decide, but I think that its a good example.
Salazar Slytherin:
Prompt: represents this founder’s values
Book Chosen: The Wicked King by Holly Black
Why: Traits: Resourcefulness, Cunning, Ambition, Determination, Leadership, Self-Preservation, Fraternity, Cleverness. Do I need to go into the dynamic between Jude and Cardan? Jude is fighting for her family, controlling Cardan, and controlling the world of the Fae all from the shadows. It’s a pretty Slytherin book.
The Chosen One:
Prompt: mentions Harry Potter in it
Book Chosen: The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Why: because it does?
He who must not be named:
Prompt: character that shares a name with a character from Harry Potter-verse
Book Chosen:
Why: Yeah… This didn’t happen. Or it did, but I didn’t realize the name was the same, so oops.
Deathly Hallows:
Prompt: symbol on the cover
Book Chosen: These Rebel Waves by Sara Raasch
Why: It does.
Gryffindor:
Prompt: recommended by a Gryffindor
Book Chosen: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Why: Recommended by my friend.
Hufflepuff:
Prompt: recommended by a Hufflepuff
Book Chosen: Rat Race by Dick Francis
Why: Recommended by my mom (for OWLs)
Ravenclaw:
Prompt: recommended by a Ravenclaw
Book Chosen: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
Why: The whole series was recommended, but I forgot if I used the others or not.
Slytherin:
Prompt: recommended by a Slytherin
Book Chosen: I’m A Spider, So What by Okina Baba (Webnovel)
Why: Recommended by my brother.
House Cup:
Prompt: has won an award
Book Chosen: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
Why: Lots of awards it has won on Good Reads.
Quidditch:
Prompt: involving a sport
Book Chosen: The Raven King by Nora Sakavic
Why: Exy.
Wizarding Radio:
Prompt: listen to an audiobook
Book Chosen: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by
Why: I had to for the NEWTs. I loved every minute of it!
Hogwarts Library:
Prompt: checked out from the library or borrowed from a friend
Book Chosen: Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
Why: I checked it out and then the book came in that I purchased. So it counts enough.
Herbology:
Prompt: related to nature
Book Chosen: The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
Why: snek
Potions:
Prompt: with potions, alchemy, or chemistry in it
Book Chosen: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
Why: Polyjuice Potion.
Astronomy:
Prompt: with a star on the cover or in the title
Book Chosen: A Bowlful of Stars by Florence Crannell Means
Why: Self explanatory
Defense Against the Dark Arts:
Prompt: about Good vs. Evil
Book Chosen: Shadow of the Conqueror by Shad M. Brooks
Why: The dichotomy of evil vs good is so interesting in this, considering the bad guy is the MC.
Transfiguration:
Prompt: about a huge change
Book Chosen: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Why: This book is the actual definition of change. It’s the entire plot.
History of Magic:
Prompt: historical fiction
Book Chosen: The Lost Queen by Signe Pike
Why: It takes place in the times of King Arthur and is Merlin’s origin story.
Charms:
Prompt: charming cover
Book Chosen: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling (Slytherin House Edition)
Why: At this point, I’m just trying to make sure I use all of them at some point.
Care of Magical Creatures:
Prompt: animal on the cover
Book Chosen: Mattimeo by Brian Jacques
Why: It does. It’s a mouse.
Arithmancy:
Prompt: number in the title
Book Chosen: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
Why: 20,000 is a number
Ancient Runes:
Prompt: set before you were born
Book Chosen: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh
Why: It takes place in the 1800s
Flying:
Prompt: bird on the cover
Book Chosen: The Merciful Crow by Margaret Owen
Why: Because it does.
Divination:
Prompt: includes prophecy or fortune telling
Book Chosen: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
Why: Introducing the entire plot of Harry Potter! The reason why Voldemort did what he did is in this book and it’s because of a prophecy.
Muggle Studies:
Prompt: memoir or biography
Book Chosen:
Why: lol didn’t do this either
Apparition:
Prompt: set somewhere you want to travel
Book Chosen: Beyond a Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake
Why: I love Ireland and want to go there one day.
Restricted Section:
Prompt: banned book
Book Chosen: The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn
Why: First classic I read this year that was also banned.
Durmstrang:
Prompt: with a boat in it
Book Chosen: Before the Broken Star by Emily R. King
Why: We are dealing with pirates!
Beaubatons:
Prompt: by a French author
Book Chosen: Serpent & Dove Shelby Mahurin
Why: It takes place in France, or a France Fantasy setting. Is that not good enough?
Ilvermorny:
Prompt: by an American author
Book Chosen: Winter Glass by Lexa Hillyer
Why: She’s American.
Gringotts:
Prompt: with gold foiling
Book Chosen: Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Why: It actually isn’t but its embossed and that’s about as good as we are going to get.
Flourish and Blotts:
Prompt: 2019 release
Book Chosen: Nocturna by Maya Montanye
Why: It released in May of 2019.
The Dark Mark:
Prompt: dark cover
Book Chosen: Onyx & Ivory by Mindee Arnett
Why: It was pretty dark to me at least. (image wise, not color wise, like it’s a dark concept.)
Hogwarts-A History:
Prompt: that intimidates you
Book Chosen: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Why: Do you have any idea how long it took me to convince myself to read this book? Too long, that’s how long.