October TBR including Magical Readathon Extra Credit

I was so pleased when G from Book Roast announced the week long Magical Readathon extra credit. There are 5 challenges that I'm going to attempt though I feel 4 is more realistic. The readathon takes place between October 8th-14th.

1. Alohamora: read a book that's first in a series- 

Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafron

2. Accio: a book that is the top of your TBR- 

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

3. Rictusempra: a book that "tickles you in the right way" (exciting trope/theme/genre) - 

I took this literally and found a funny book. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

4. Lumos: a book with a white/light cover- 

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (this is nearly 800 pages so not ideal for a readathon but I want to read it)

5. Incendio: a book that has "fire" or "flame" in the title/series name or has flames on the cover- I probably won't get to this challenge but if I do, my choice is Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan

For the rest of October I have chosen these books for my TBR:

1. Anything Goes by John Barrowman

2. Nobody's Girl by Barbara Amaya

3. Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

4. Tangerine by Christine Mangan

5. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar