The Book Nympho and Hot Listens are bringing their audiobook challenge back for a third year, and seeing how I KILLED my goals in 2014, I’ve decided to participate again. I didn’t quite make it to 50 (still holding strong at 46), so I’m keeping my target level the same, and who knows maybe I’ll end up surprising myself. Here are the deets.
Reading Challenge Details:
- Runs January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015. You can join at anytime.
- The goal is to find a new love for audios or to outdo yourself by listening to more audios in 2015 than you did in 2014.
- Books must be in audio format (CD, MP3, etc.)
- ANY genres count.
- Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
- You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, Shelfari, Booklikes, Facebook, LibraryThing, etc. We’ve created a Goodreads Group for the challenge, feel free to join.
- If you’re a blogger grab the button and do a quick post about the challenge to help spread the word. If you’re not a blogger you can help by posting on Facebook or Tweeting about the challenge.
Levels:
- Newbie (I’ll give it a try) 1-5
- Weekend Warrior (I’m getting the hang of this) 5-10
- Stenographer (can listen while multi-tasking) 10-15
- Socially Awkward (Don’t talk to me) 15-20
- Binge Listener (Why read when someone can do it for you) 20-30
- My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30-50
- Marathoner (Look Ma no hands) 50+
I’ll be tracking my progress on GoodReads, so feel free to stalk my audio-2015 shelf if you want to know what I’m listening to. Some of the titles that I plan on checking-out this year include:
- Ensnared by A.G. Howard, narrated by Rebecca Gibel
- Burned by Karen Marie Moning, narrated by Phil Gigante & Natalie Ross
- Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Renée Raudman
- Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Renée Raudman
- Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews, narrated by Renée Raudman
- Storm Front by Jim Butcher, narrated by James Marsters
- Fool Moon by Jim Butcher, narrated by James Marsters
- Dead of Winter by Kresley Cole, narrated by Emma Galvin
- Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Kiss of a Demon King by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Untouchable by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Pleasure of a Dark Prince by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Lothaire by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- MacRive by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Dark Skye by Kresley Cole, narrated by Robert Petkoff
- Nice Girls Don’t Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper, narrated by Amanda Ronconi
- The Dangers of Dating a Rebound Vampire by Molly Harper, narrated by Amanda Ronconi
- Heir to the Shadows by Anne Bishop, narrated by John Sharian
- Captivated by You by Sylvia Day, narrated by Jeremy York & Jill Redfield
- Staked by Kevin Hearne, narrated by Luke Daniels
- Eighth Grave After Dark by Darynda Jones, narrated by Lorelei King
- Fearless by Elliott James, narrated by Roger Wayne
Update Schedule:
- March 27th: 1st Quarter Update
- June 19th: 2nd Quarter Update – Giveaway included
- September 25th: 3rd Quarter Update
- December 18th: 4th Quarter Update and Wrap-up – Giveaway included
Audio Resources:
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