#RamadanReadathon 2019 – Non Western Setting Books Recommendation

Ramadan is almost here and it’s almost time for the Ramadan Readathon!

For this years readathon there is also a bingo card and there will be several posts over the course of the week sharing book recommendations for each of the prompts! So keep an eye out on the Ramadan Readathons social media page to read them all and help you choose what books to read this month!

This post covers the non-western setting prompt for the pilgrimage pillar. So here are my recommendations:

1 The Weight of our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

2 The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

3 The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

4 Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

5 Ayesha Dean – The Istanbul Intrigue by Melati Lum

6 A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

7 Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed

8 Escape from Aleppo by N.H. Senzai

These books are set all over the world from Syria to Pakistan to Afghanistan. I have read most of these and loved them and the others are on my to read pile!

Are you doing this prompt for the readathon? What book have you picked?

My Magical Readathon TBR

I decided to take part in the Magical Readathon which is hosted by Book Roast and you can check out her video where she explains everything here. It will also have all the pdfs for you to decide what you will be reading.

So the magical readathon is based around Harry Potter and being a huge HP fan I just had to take part! In April we will be taking our O.W.L.S based on our chosen careers. And then in August we will be taking our N.E.W.T.S!

So this readathon starts April 1st and runs for the whole month.

After much deliberation I decided on my career and to pursue being a Healer! Seeing as I work in healthcare I thought it was the closest to what I would actually like to do! Yes, I am very serious about choosing my magical career lol

So the O.W.L.S I need to take and what I will be reading:

Herbology (Plant on the cover) – The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Charms (Read an adult work) – The Dark Vault by V.E. Schwab
Defence Against The Dark Arts (Title starts with R) – Renegades by Marissa Meyer
Potions (Sequel) – The Extinction Trials Rebel by S.M. Wilson
Transfiguration (Sprayed edges/red cover) – We Are Blood and Thunder by Kesia Lupo

3 other subjects of your choice:

Ancient Runes (Retelling) – Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
Care of Magical Creatures (Land animal on cover) – The Devils Thief by Lisa Maxwell
Divination (Set in the future) – This Splintered Silence by Kayla Olsen

So these are the books I will be reading. Hopefully I will get through all of them!

Will you be taking part? What career did you pick?