#AYearAThon Harry Potter Readathon Wrap-up

This is the first readathon that I feel I've done really well in. I have a habit of setting myself a high amount of books to read and I've never completed all of them. I didn't finish my goals this time either but I read far more than I thought I would and that's OK with me.

Here's how I did during the week 3-9 of February:

Day One:

Started Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - 48 pages

Was by far my worst day. I only read the first four chapters of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.

Total pages read on day one = 48

Day Two:

Completed Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone - 175 pages
Started and completed Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 251 pages

Total pages read on day two = 426

Day Three:

Started and completed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 317 pages
Started Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 28 pages

Total pages read on day three = 345

Day Four:

Continued Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 332 pages

Total pages read on day four: 332

Day Five:

Completed Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 276 pages
Started Harry Potter and the Order of Pheonix - 218 pages

Total pages read on day five: 504

Day Six:

Continued Harry Potter and the Order of Pheonix - 240 pages

Total pages read on day six: 240

Day Seven:

Continued Harry Potter and the Order of Pheonix - 308 pages
Started Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - 80 pages 

Total pages read on day seven: 388

Week Wrap-Up: 

Number of books completed: 5
Number of books started: 6
Number of pages read: 2043

Harry Potter and the Order of Pheonix by J.K Rowling

About the Book:

Picture taken by @AphroditesBooks

Book Five in the Harry Potter Series

Rating: Amazing (5/5 stars)

Pages: 766

Released: 2003

Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing

-information from Goodreads

Synopsis:

"Harry Potter is due to start his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is desperate to get back to school and find out why his friends Ron and Hermione have been so secretive all summer. However, what Harry is about to discover in his new year at Hogwarts will turn his world upside down."

First Line:

"The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive." 

Review:

This year is a tough one for Harry as this book becomes a lot darker in its themes and content than the previous books. With this change in theme and content brings the realization of the struggles and trials these characters now face and will have to face in the next books. Again, this book takes a darker turn then its predecessors which also foreshadows the theme of the next books. Harry's relationship with other characters deepens somewhat in this book. His friendships with Ron and Hermione gets stronger, his relationship with his godfather Sirius becomes deeper as Harry begins to see Sirius more and more as a father figure, and finally Harry's relationship with Headmaster Dumbledore becomes clearer. Again, another brilliant installment. 

Recommended Audience:

Everyone even if you've read the book before! 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling

Picture taken by @AphroditesBooks

About the Book:

Book Four in the Harry Potter Series

Rating: Amazing (5/5 stars)

Pages: 636

Released: 2000

Published by: Bloomsbury Publishing

-information from Goodreads

Synopsis:

"It is the summer holidays and soon Harry Potter will be starting his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is counting the days: there are new spells to be learnt, more Quidditch to be played, and Hogwarts castle to continue exploring. But Harry needs to be careful - there are unexpected dangerous lurking..." -blurb from back of book

First Line:

"The villagers of Little Hangleton still called it 'the Riddle House', even though it had been many years since the Riddle family had lived there."

Review:

I think this book is Harry's 'coming of  age' book where his character really develops and you discover just what drives him onward and what he's really like. I think the three tasks were great at highlighting Harry's character. You also see Ron and Hermione develop as characters as well. This year also brings the introduction of love connections and how the three main characters handle the murky depths of romance. This was a more complex story line which made for highly enjoyable reading. 

Recommended Audience:

Everyone.