Flourish & Blotts Reading Challenges

2023 Flourish and Blotts Reading Challenge

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Updated: 1/1/2023

1) Quidditch - involving a sport:

2) Quidditch World Cup - set in a country you've never been to:

3) Quidditch Pitch - set in nature:

4) Quidditch Throughout the Ages - a historical fiction:

5) Golden Snidget - includes a magical creature:

6) Quaffle - with a title including the letter Q:

7) Bludger - a book you think will knock your socks off:

8) Snitch - a book with a golden aspect:

9) Catching the Snitch - a book with ISBN# that includes 1, 5, and 0:

10) Nimbus 2000 - set or written before 2000:

11) Nimbus 2001 - set or written after 2001:

12) Firebolt - contains a special gift:

13) Quidditch Gloves - set in winter:

14) Quidditch Goggles - includes a character that wears glasses:

15) Chaser - a hard to catch book:

16) Beater - includes a competition:

17) Keeper - includes a character you fall in love with:

18) Seeker - includes a found family:

19) Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland - set in the British Isles:

20) Applebee Arrows - related to archery:

21) Ballycastle Bats - a regency era book:

22) Chudley Cannons - includes a battle:

23) Holy Head Harpies - includes a group of strong females:

24) Pride of Portree - related to the LGBTQIA + community:

25) Puddlemere United - with multiple points of view:

26) Tutshill Tornados - includes a weather event:

27) Wingtown Wanderers - includes travel or adventure:

28) Hogwarts House Cup - includes a celebration:

29) Gryffindor - related to Gryffindor house/traits:

30) Hufflepuff - related to Hufflepuff house/traits:

31) Ravenclaw - related to Ravenclaw house/traits:

32) Slytherin - related to Slytherin house/traits:

33) Harry Potter - includes a celebrity:

34) Oliver Wood - includes a fanatical character:

35) Angelina Johnson - written by a BIPOC author:

36) Katie Bell - includes a character who gets cursed:

37) Alicia Spinett - written by a female author:

38) Fred Weasley - read a duology (book 1):

39) George Weasley - read a duology (book 2):

40) Ginny Weasley - a poetry book:

41) Cho Chang - written by an Asian or AAPI author:

42) Marcus Flint - involves a fire:

43) Cedric Diggory - includes vampires:

44) Viktor Krum - with a character who speaks a different language:

45) Draco Malfoy - a book that has a large fandom following:

46) Weasley is our King - contains royalty:

47) Starfish Stick - related to the sea:

48) Wronski Feint - includes misdirection:

49) Slothgrip Roll - a book that's taken you a long time to read:

50) Dionysus Dive - contains a character with a vice:

51) Body Blow - with a body part on the cover:

52) Double Eight Loop - written by multiple authors

Bonus - a book that mentions Harry Potter:

2022 Flourish and Blotts Reading Challenge

Hosted on Facebook

Updated: 1/1/2023

Ancient Runes

1) Ancient Runes - A book in translation: A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende

2) Deathly Hallows - Symbol on the cover: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

3) Tales of Beedle the Bard - Fairy tale retelling: Fierce Fairytales by Nikita Gill

4) Mistranslation - Title translated differently: Brides of Rome by Debra May Macleod

5) Parseltongue - Contains fictional language: Pestilence by Laura Thalass

Arithmancy

1) Arithmancy - Number on cover or in the title: The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey

2) Golden Trio - Part of a series: Heir by Katee Robert

3) Hoggy Warty Hogwarts - Involves music: Just Like Heaven by Julia Quinn

4) Magical Numbers - Relates to magical numbers (pi(e), 7, 3, 13, etc.): The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert

5) Mad Eye Moody - Multiple POVs: Stalked by the Kraken by Lillian Lark

Astronomy

1) Astronomy - Set in outer space: The Lady Astronaut of Mars - Mary Robinette Kowal

2) Star Gazing - Star on cover or in title: Hang the Moon by Alexandria Bellefleur

3) Star Struck - About celebrity: One Life by Megan Rapinoe

4) Sirius Black - Character with a celestial name: Electric Idol by Katee Robert

5) Telescope - Book spotted on social media: Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon

Care of Magical Creatures

1) Care of Magical Creatures - Includes magical creatures: The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

2) Niffler - Shiny cover: Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert

3) Fantastic Beasts - Animal on the cover: Dinotopia: Windchaser by Scott Ciencin

4) Unicorn - Most anticipated book of the year: The Kraken's Sacrifice by Katee Robert

5) Monster Book of Monsters - Scary looking book: The Demon's Bargain by Katee Robert

Charms

1) Charms - By a favorite author: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

2) Cheering Charm - Funny or happy book: All the Feels by Olivia Dade

3) Flitwick - Short book or book of short stories: A Line of Driftwood by Diane Glancy

4) Wingardium Leviosa - Contains a feather: Three of Hearts by Lillian Lark

5) Time Turner - Dual timeline: The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark

Defense Against the Dark Arts

1) DADA - Featuring good versus evil: War by Laura Thalassa

2) Dark Arts - Featuring dark magic: Famine by Laura Thalassa

3) Death Eaters - Dark cover: The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Takuda-Hall

4) Magical Me - Incompetent character: The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian

5) Remus Lupin - Paranormal book: Sacrifice by Katee Robert

Divination

1) Divination - Set in the future: Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

2) Trelawney - Featuring a prophet: Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole 

3) Star Chart - Related to my zodiac sign (Aquarius): The Woman in Red by Diana Giovinazzo

4) Unfogging the Future - Mystery or thriller: 

5) The Grim - Contains a death: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang

Herbology

1) Herbology - Plant on cover or in title: Accidental Honeymoon by Miranda MacLeod

2) Pomona Sprout - Character with herbology related name: On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn

3) Greenhouse - Green cover: Dinotopia: River Quest by John Vornholt

4) Mandrake - Made you cry: In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren

5) Neville Longbottom - Character who is an underdog: Queen by Katee Robert

History of Magic

1) History of Magic - Mentions historical witch or wizard: The Book of Viking Myth by Peter Archer

2) Harry Potter - Mentions HP: This Place of Wonder by Barbara O'Neal

3) Hogwarts, A History - Historical fiction: A Night Like This by Julia Quinn

4) Helena Ravenclaw - Novella or prequel: The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett

5) Cuthbert Binns - A book you "slept" on: Alex & Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz

Muggle Studies

1) Muggle Studies - Own voices book: The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

2) Flying Car - Related to STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Art, Math): The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal

3) Hogwarts - Set at a school: Dinotopia: Hatchling by Midori Snyder

4) Daily Prophet - Non-fiction book: The Course of History by Struan Stevenson

5) Rubber Duck - Yellow cover: Millie and the Marksman by Kari Trumbo

Potions

1) Potions - A book that includes poison: Murder by Chocolate by Rosie A. Point

2) Amortentia - Includes romance: Barbarian Lover by Ruby Dixon

3) Severus Snape - Book with page 394: The Sum of All Kisses by Julia Quinn

4) No Foolish Wand Waving - Without magic: The Secrets of Sir Richard Kenworthy by Julia Quinn

5) Liquid Luck - Choose a book randomly: Sari, Not Sari by Sonya Singh

Transfiguration

1) Transfiguration - A book to screen adaptation: A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett

2) Animagus - Includes a shapeshifter: Prey by LV Lane 

3) Switch Spell - Cover and dust jacket are different colors: All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

4) Minerva McGonagall - Strong female character: Barbarian Alien by Ruby Dixon

5) Vanishment Spell - A bestseller: The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

2021 Flourish and Blotts Reading Challenge

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Updated: 12/28/2021

Book 1: Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone

1) "No post on Sunday" - with a (written letter in it): To Sir Phillip, With Love by Julia Quinn

2) "Harry - yer a wizard" - a character discovers an identity/ability: The Awakened Kingdom by NK Jemisin

3) "A muggle... it's what we call non-magical folk" - non-fiction: Decluttering at the Speed of Life by Dana White

4) "Fame clearly isn't everything" - by a celebrity: 

5) "Happy Christmas" - set at a holiday: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

6) "Fear of the name" - character with a name I can't pronounce: Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

7) "It takes a great deal of bravery" - includes a brave character: The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec

Book 2: Chamber of Secrets

1) "that ruddy owl" - bird on cover: The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo

2) "Enemies of the heir" - enemies to friends or friends to enemies: Ariadne by Jennifer Saint

3) "Hearing voices" - includes a haunting: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

4) "What have you done?" - mystery novel: Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

5) "You're killing off students" - a funny book: My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Jodi Meadows

6) "When in doubt, go to the library" - a borrowed book: City of Light, City of Poison by Holly Tucker

7) "Dobby is free" - clothing on the cover: Caverns of Pleasure by Em Brown

Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban

1) "Don't let the muggles get you down" - read a guilty pleasure: Lord Barclay's Seduction by Em Brown

2) "Turn to page 394" - includes page 394: The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn

3) "I solemnly swear..." - includes a solemn vow: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

4) "Make it quick, Remus" - character that is imprisoned: An Offer From a Gentleman by Julia Quinn

5) "three turns should do it" - re-read a book: A Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole

6) "Expecto patronus" - source of light on the cover: Neon Gods by Katee Robert

7) "Your father's son" - parent/child relationship: Escorting the Billionaire by Leigh James

Book 4: Goblet of Fire

1) "Ireland wins" - involving sport: Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

2) "into the Goblet of Fire..." - mistaken identity: Romancing Mister Bridgerton by Julia Quinn

3) "readers love a rebel" - rebel character: Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

4) "twitchy little ferret" - shapeshifter: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim

5) "I'm not ashamed" - Own Voices book: Love in Color by Bolu Babalola

6) "we've taken what you'll sorely miss" - theft: The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

7) "differences of habit and language" - book in translation: 

Book 5: Order of the Phoenix

1) "You're just as sane as I am" - fantasy novel: Circe by Madeline Miller

2) "Hem, hem" - pink cover: The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

3) "Have a biscuit" - includes food: Jolene by Mercedes Lackey

4) "good people and Death Eaters" - social justice book: 

5) "emotional range of a teaspoon" - under 100 pages: Lion by Candace Robinson and Amber Duell

6) "give her hell from us" - features an uprising: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

7) "expects we fools who love to act" - love story: After Hours by Cara McKenna

Book 6: Half-Blood Prince

1) "Your mother, Lily Evans" - flower on the cover: It's in His Kiss by Julia Quinn

2) "Don't count your owls" - number in title/on cover: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton

3) "It was like having friends" - featuring strong friendship: The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

4) "No need to call me 'sir'" - set in a school: Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

5) "not a baboon brandishing a stick" - featuring an animal: Megabat by Anna Humphrey

6) "the Chosen One" - Chosen One trope: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

7) "turned magically to song" - involves music: Lives of Saints by Leigh Bardugo

Book 7: The Deathly Hallows

1) "we're identical" - includes twins: These Feathered Flames by Alexandra Overy

2) "I'm 'ideous" - ugly cover: The Beast by Katee Robert

3) "I open at the close" - first or last book in a series: Desperate Measures by Katee Robert

4) "we heard 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'" - retelling: Tin by Candace Robinson and Amber Duell

5) "he greeted Death" - character death: When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn

6) "Always" - something on your TBR list forever: Princesses Behaving Badly by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

7) "had not pained" - happy ending: Unbound by Cara McKenna

Bonus: Harry Potter book or a book that mentions Harry Potter