Starting from April 2nd through the 29th, those of us willing to join Gintare over at Book Roast will be taking our O.W.L.s.  It’s been a while since I’ve gotten excited about a reading challenge, but as soon as I saw this one, I knew I had to pull a Hermione and sit all 12 exams!  I spent yesterday coming up with a tentative TBR based on the requirements for each subject and I chose the 5 I will complete first (bolded in the list below) so that I’ll be allowed to take the N.E.W.T.s for those subjects on my path to becoming a Librarian.  Madam Pince has to retire at some point, right?

• Ancient Runes: The Heart of the Revolution by Noah Levine
• Arithmancy: The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers
• Astronomy: The Word Exchange by Alena Graedon
• Care of Magical Creatures: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
• Charms: The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
• Defense Against the Dark Arts: Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
• Divination: Child of the Prophecy by Juliet Marillier
• Herbology: The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
• History of Magic: The Queen’s Fool by Phillipa Gregory
• Muggle Studies: Voices of Freedom by Eric Foner
• Potions: The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
• Transfiguration: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones