O.W.L.s Results Are In!

And that's a wrap! April went by so so quickly and I honestly did incredibly well. I read almost eight books in the month, which is tripled my read books for the year. It did help that I was quarantined for two weeks.

Let's go over the books and O.W.L.s I took!

Charms: Lumos Maxima - white cover

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater  - I finished this series this month! It was such a strange and wonderful experience; I'm really glad I got to this book and this series. And it has a fair amount of white on the cover, so it definitely counts. 

Herbology: Mimbulus Mimbletonia - title starts with M

My Unscripted Life by Lauren Morrill - This is such a cute contemporary and a really quick read. I flew through it, just like the other Lauren Morrill books I've read. I checked off Herbology with this one.

Transfiguration: Animagus Lecture - book/series that includes shapeshifting

The Trials of Apollo: The Tyrant's Tomb by Rick Riordan - I totally forgot that Frank was a shapeshifter so this was a happy coincidence! I'd been waiting for this audiobook for months and it just became available this month. 

Arthimancy: Magical Qualities of #2 - read something outside your favorite genre

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell - I definitely like mystery/suspense/thriller but I wouldn't call it my favorite genre. I gravitate more toward fantasy and sci-fi. This book was so suspenseful and weird, I just had to keep reading to find out what happened. 

Potions: Shrinking Soluntion - book less than 150 pages
Runaways Vol. 3: That was Yesterday by Rainbow Rowell - I adore Runaways, and I have from the very beginning. I really like the story that's being told with some of my favorite characters.

Astronomy: Night Class - read majority of this book when it's dark outside

Runaways Vol. 4: But You Can't Hide by Rainbow Rowell - More Runaways, there can never be enough. I read this volume in one night before bed and it was definitely dark out. 

Care of Magical Creatures: Hippogriffs - creature with a beak on the cover
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend - My copy didn't have a beak on it, but there is an edition that has a crow on the cover so I'm counting it! This story is so whimsical and creative. I had a smile on my face almost the entire time I was reading it.

Defense Against the Dark Arts: Grindylows - book set at the sea/coast
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo - Okay so technically it shouldn't count because I finished it on May 2, but I'm counting it because I was so close and I can! I had to guess that the sea would be a part of this, partially because of the serpent on the cover and partially because of the title. And we spent about 50-100 pages on a ship, so I'm glad my guess paid off.

It looks like my dream of becoming an Auror is still in the cards! We'll have to wait until August to see if I can hack it during the N.E.W.T.s. And if that doesn't work out, I certainly completed enough O.W.L.s to find a new career calling. Until then, I'm extremely proud of how many books I read! Hope you all had a great reading month too!