September TBR and Hogwarts House Battles

Happy September, everyone!

Since things went so well with last month's Harry Potter themed read-a-thon, I decided to go ahead and jump in on a second on for this month. This month, I'll be taking part in the Hogwarts House Battles, hosted by Katie of BookMarked.

For this read-a-thon, there are challenges for each of fifteen Hogwarts subjects. To complete each course, you must read a book that fits the prompt for that course. Participants are sorted by house and then will earn points toward their respective house with each book completed as well as points for the number of pages read.

For additional points, participants can complete the House books and can complete the weekly challenges (one hosted by each house).

House Group Books
Read	House	Title	Author
	Ravenclaw	House of Salt and Sorrows	Erin A. Craig
	Slytherin	Wilder Girls	Rory Power
	Griffindor	With the Fire on High	Elizabeth Acevedo
	Hufflepuff	The Revolution of Birdie Randolph	Brandy Colbert

I am a Ravenclaw, so of course the only house book I can't seem to locate to get my hands on to borrow is House of Salt and Sorrows. This has started me off with a bit of frustration, but I'm going to attempt to read Wilder Girls and With the Fire on High to at least snag some of the group book points.

As for the class challenges, you can use the group books as part of them and you can use one book for multiple challenges. But we all know that Ravenclaws are notorious overachievers, so I have set my TBR for one book per challenge. We'll see how many I can accomplish this way. If all else fails, some of my books would qualify for more than one challenge in a pinch.

Along with the house books, I'm squeezing in my book club read for the month and the ARCs I have on my list to finish reading for September. I've tracked down a few audio books to meet some of the challenges and do potentially have some "on deck" to substitute in should I finish the three I currently have planned.

HHB Class Challenges
Read	Course	Challenge	Requirement	Title	Author
	Alchemy	New Forms	Read a recommendation from a friend	The Beginner’s Goodbye	Anne Tyler
	Ancient Runes	Ancients	Read a classic novel	Sense and Sensibility (audio)	Jane Austen
	Apparition	Teleportation	Only read this book in public	An Ocean of Minutes	Thea Lim
	Arithmancy	Numbers	Read a book with a number in the title	The Ten Thousand Doors of January	Alix E. Harrow
	Astronomy	Reading Under the Stars	Only read this book at night	Trapeze	Leigh Ansell
	Care of MC	The Beasts	Read a book with an animal on the cover	Maternal Instinct	Rebecca Bowyer
	Charms	Something New and Unexpected	Read a new-to-you book	This Tender Land	William Kent Krueger
	Defence DA	Can’t Last	Read a book you previously put down	All the Light We Cannot See (audio)	Anthony Doerr
	Divination	The Future	Read a predicted 5-star read	With the Fire on High	Elizebeth Acevedo
	Flying	Fly High	Read your most anticipated book	The Memory Thief	Lauren Mansy
	Herbology	Caring	Read a book that means a lot to you	Talking as Fast as I Can	Lauren Graham
	Hx of Magic	Historical	Read a book from another generation	Murder on the Orient Express (Audio)	Agatha Christie
	Muggle Studies	Blending In	Read a hyped book	Wilder Girls	Rory Power
	Potions	Mixing	Read a genre you wouldn’t usually pick up	Conclusion	Peter Robertson
	Transfiguration	Change	Read the last book you bought	Wild Beauty	Anna-Marie McLemore
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And...as if that weren't enough...I also have a small pile of extraneous and backup books. This includes an early October ARC I couldn't fit into any other categories not already occupied by an ARC, a book I have from the library that I didn't get in time for NEWTs, a book to qualify for the 5-Star Love Read-a-Thon later this month, and a book I need to finish for my current round of the Deal Me In Challenge.

 I am nothing if not a constant ball of reading crazy.

So...here's to September! Let's see how far I can get down this pile of nineteen reads!