Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

How to Participate:

The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the Audiobook Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.

There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!


1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post

2. During the month, read the audiobooks that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year


Then start a new post for the next month!


FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE:


Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:

Books in category:

FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

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EXAMPLE : (under spoiler)(view spoiler)[

Start of Month

Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2

Books in category:


FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 9
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 1

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Great story about women, culture and love set in Nigeria. I loved the characters and the setting, and the audio narrator was great with the different voices and bringing the story to life (hide spoiler)]

~ Monthly Audiobook Challenge ~

Each month we will have a different theme of audiobook for you to listen to.
Read one, two, three, or thirty. Up to you! Just post at the start of the month which books you will read in the category, update through the month and post a link to your Goodreads review (no links to external sites).

Let's find some great audiobooks together!

Duration: Monthly


November 2023 Theme:

Audiobooks which have been read by other challenge participants this year!

Fun! I'm looking forward to see who is in for November so I can scan shelves :)

--edit-- and I'm very sorry I don't shelve my audios separately!!! But if you find something on my shelf I can confirm which media I used. The majority of my books I get on audio along with a kindle/paperback so it's probably good odds

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Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 3

Books in category:
Will be choosing from these:

From Melindam


From Sammy


From Kristie


From Alisha


FINISHED

from Kristie
from Alisha
from Sammy
from Mel

End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 77
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 4

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why): They were all so good, but hard to go past . Julia Whelan writing a book about audiobook narrators.... it just can't get better

I am in! 😊

And ready to stalk your bookshelves.

Here is my shelf: Audiobooks

I will also finish Scalzi's Starter Villain by Friday for the October challenge.

Started listening today. It's very funny. :)

In, though can't guarantee I'll have the time to go hunt for every book, lol.

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 20
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 5

Books in category:

FINISHED


In Category:

- read by Mel - 5 super fun stars!
- read by Mel - another 5 super geeky stars.

Not in category:

- back to st Mary's! - 5 stars
- and again! - 5 stars
- another re-read - 4 stars
- and another - 5 stars
- ok, but not the best in the series - 3 stars
- another re-read - 3 stars
- too childish for me - 2 stars
- still excellent re-read - 5 stars
- not terrible - 3 stars
- quite engaging - 4 stars
- charming book with a surprisingly likable MC - 4 stars
- not my favourite Dostoevsky - 3 stars
- really came together in the end - 4 stars
- very good once it got going - 4 stars
- very good, want more! - 4 stars
- not bad but dull middle portion - 3 stars
- better than I was expecting - 4 stars
- Really compelling story - 4 stars
- surprised how much I enjoyed it - 4 stars
- still not my favourite... - 2.5 stars
- boring boring boring snooooooooze - 2 stars
- ok, but not as good as The Forest - 3 stars
- shelved as humour, but not so much - 2 stars
- oh look, a re-read! - 4 stars
- and another - 3 stars
- one more - 4 stars
- enjoyed this a lot! - 4 stars
- guess what? another re-read - 4 stars
- so dry and dull! - 1 star
- LOVED the book, but narration too overblown for me - 4.5 stars
- better narration, but preferred The Poppy war overall - 4 stars
- the things we read for challenges... - 1 star
- ditto - 1 star
- rather charming - 4 stars
- alright, but definitely done with the series now - 3 stars
- was expecting more - 3.5 stars
- delightful! - 4.5 stars
- really good! - 4 stars
- ok, not brilliant - 3 stars
- surprised by the amount of humour! - 4 stars
- still a great read - 4 stars
- an extra star on second read - 4 stars
- also not as good as The Forest - 3.5 stars


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: + 45
Audiobooks in monthly category read: + 2

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

I had a good browse on your 2023 shelf, Sammy. And now I am torn.... I found at least 5 I would/should/want to read. Sigh.

Will see, but will probably opt for Charles Dickens: A Life and Dangerous Liaisons.

And I see Karen has also read Red, White & Royal Blue. I did too, but not the audiobook version which I bought on a sale this year.

Decisions... decisions ....

I definitely think you'll enjoy the Dickens biography! I thought it was well-written and told in an engaging way.

But having said that, I doubt Charlie and I would have been friends 😂

Sammy wrote: "I definitely think you'll enjoy the Dickens biography! I thought it was well-written and told in an engaging way.

But having said that, I doubt Charlie and I would have been friends 😂"

😂

That's Mr Dickens to you. 🤭

If I can justify buying some more audible credits next month, I'm definitely getting . I've been wanting to read that for aaaaages, so thanks for getting there before me so I can use it Mel, lol.

Also starter Villain, of course.

Melindam wrote: "That's Mr Dickens to you. 🤭"

Hey, at least I didn't call him Chaz! 😂

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Fun! I'm looking forward to see who is in for November so I can scan shelves :)

--edit-- and I'm very sorry I don't shelve my audios separately!!! But if you find something on my shelf I can confi..."

Ditto. As Mel already discovered, I have a 2023 shelf

The majority of them are audio, but generally you should be able to tell by the square icons (although some are rectangles too!).
If anyone wants further info, just holler.

Sammy wrote: "If I can justify buying some more audible credits next month, I'm definitely getting . I've been wanting t..."

🥰

Melinda wrote: "That's Mr Dickens to you. 🤭"

Hey, at least I didn't call him Chaz! 😂

😂😂

Sammy wrote: "Melindam wrote: "That's Mr Dickens to you. 🤭"

Hey, at least I didn't call him Chaz! 😂"

lol!

I really want to read which is somewhat surprising to me! Anyone reading that in Oct? ;)
It is narrated by Michelle Williams too....

Probably not as I'm not allowed to buy any more books this year, lol.

But if you read it, lemme know if it's any good for when my ban ends😁

Sammy wrote: "Probably not as I'm not allowed to buy any more books this year, lol.

But if you read it, lemme know if it's any good for when my ban ends😁"

haha
I would have bought it this week but it has no letters that work for our Wheel spell it out! *pout* so need to wait for our next spin

Sammy
Did you read these on audio? (I just did a compare shelves to what I have as to-read that you read in 2023!)

I will give it a try.

November 2023

Theme: Audiobooks which have been read by other challenge participants this year!

Start of Month:
Total audiobooks to read: 4
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1
Total audiobooks read for monthly challenge this year: 13
Total audiobooks read this year: 70

Books in category:

Melinda:


Karen:


Sammy:


FINISHED:


End of Month:
Total audiobooks read this month: 2
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 0
Total audiobooks read for monthly challenge this year: 13
Total audiobooks read this year: 72

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why): My recommendation would be A Brighter Flame. It was just a wonderful story of family, growth, and forgiveness.

The only book read for the category was Fourth Wing, but I didn't finish it. I had company for the week of Thanksgiving in the US and ended upwardly reading anything this month. I am enjoying it a lot, but needed an extra day or two to finish. I also still intend to read Starter Villain, hopefully soon.

woohoo. Now I can stalk your shelves too, Kristie😁

Karen,

should you choose Clean Sweep, or whenever you get to it, I very much recommend the Graphic Audio, full cast production.
It's a lot of fun! :)

Start of Month

Books in category:

Sammy's Shelf:


Karen's shelf:


FINISHED:


End of Month

Total audiobooks read this year: (was 74 end of October)
Audiobooks in monthly category read:

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why)

Melindam wrote: "Karen,

should you choose Clean Sweep, or whenever you get to it, I very much recommend the Graphic Audio, full cast production.
It's a lot of fun! :)"

Thanks!!

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Sammy
Did you read these on audio? (I just did a compare shelves to what I have as to-read that you read in 2023!)
[bookcover:The Suspect by Michael Robotham|14..."

Yes on all three! :D

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "woohoo. Now I can stalk your shelves too, Kristie😁"

Yup! Most of mine are audio too. :)

Karen - Were either of these audio?

Audiobooks which have been read by other challenge participants this year!
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 10
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 3

Books in category:
Melindam ★
Sammy
Alisha ★
Michelles Empty Nest★
Avid Reader and Geek Girl

FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 204
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 60

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Sammy
Did you read these on audio? (I just did a compare shelves to what I have as to-read that you read in 2023!)
[bookcover:The Suspect by Michael Robotham|14..."

And in case you're interested, I'm listening to books 4-7 this week for those lovely Z narrator letters 😁

My audios aren't shelved separately but about 95% of what I've read this year is audio. My shelf

Avid's Monthly Audiobook Challenge: November 2023

Theme: Audiobooks which have been read by other challenge participants this year!

Total audiobooks to read: 13
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1
Alisha's shelf:

Books in category:
Alisha's shelf:

FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 154
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 7

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
- great social commentary and a twist ending I didn't see coming!

Sammy wrote: "And in case you're interested, I'm listening to books 4-7 this week for those lovely Z narrator letters 😁
..."

oh, good tip!

Kristie wrote: "Karen - Were either of these audio?

"

Just the Fourth Wing

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I really want to read which is somewhat surprising to me! Anyone reading that in Oct? ;)
It is narrated by Michelle Williams too...."

I read it in October!

My Shelf

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:

Books in category:

Melinda --

FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Nothing But Reading Challenges
Monthly audiobook challenge: November 2023
Duration: 11/1/2023 - 11/30/2023

Progress: 14 out of 9

How to Participate:
(view spoiler)[The Audiobook Challenge is designed to not only help you to read your audiobooks, but to also find out about other great audiobooks from other challenge participants!

Though you may pop in/out at any time, the Audiobook Challenge will run on a monthly basis so you are able to see progress being made.

There are no minimum page requirements, and you can read abridged or unabridged audiobooks!

1. At the beginning of the month, post :
a: How many audiobooks in total you want to read for the month
b: How many audiobooks in the monthly category you want to read
c: Post the audiobooks (as you decide on them) by linking them to Goodreads in your post

2. During the month, read the audiobooks that you can AND update your post with your reviews. (You can do this after each book or wait until the end of the month.)

3. At the end of the month, update your post and with:
a: What books you read
b: Link(s) to your review(s) - note: can only be linked to Goodreads and not an external site
c: How many audiobooks you have read for this challenge this year

Then start a new post for the next month!

FORMAT YOU CAN COPY AND PASTE: (hide spoiler)]

Theme: Audiobooks which have been read by other challenge participants this year!

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read:
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:

Books in category:

FINISHED

End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:

1. Enemies by Tijan - ***** - 11/2/2023 - 379 Pages
2. The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang - *** - 11/3/2023 - 323 Pages
3. The Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen - **** - 11/5/2023 - 2 Pages
4. You Can't Joke About That: Why Everything Is Funny, Nothing Is Sacred, and We're All in This Together by Kat Timpf - **** - 11/5/2023 - 248 Pages
5. Miss Frost Solves a Cold Case by Kristen Painter - *** - 11/8/2023 - 198 Pages
6. Finding Perfect by Colleen Hoover - ***** - 11/9/2023 - 128 Pages
7. Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships by Nina Totenberg - **** - 11/12/2023 - 320 Pages
8. Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo - ***** - 11/15/2023 - 461 Pages
9. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler - ***** - 11/17/2023 - 244 Pages
10. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black - ***** - 11/18/2023 - 370 Pages
11. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi - **** - 11/25/2023 - 272 Pages
12. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow - **** - 11/28/2023 - 374 Pages
13. Junkyard Bargain by Faith Hunter - **** - 11/29/2023 - 166 Pages
14. Junkyard War by Faith Hunter - ***** - 11/30/2023 - 200 Pages




MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Alisha wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I really want to read which is somewhat surprising to me! Anyone reading that in Oct? ;)
It is narrated by Michelle Williams too...."

I read i..."

Woo hoo! Thanks Alisha!! 👏

Question...

Does it have to be only people participating this month, or can it be anyone that has participated this year?

Sammy wrote: "Question...

Does it have to be only people participating this month, or can it be anyone that has participated this year?"

I was thinking those in this month, but happy to take alternate views :)

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Karen - Were either of these audio?

"

Just the Fourth Wing"

Perfect! I just started that one. :) Thanks.

Kristie wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "woohoo. Now I can stalk your shelves too, Kristie😁"

Yup! Most of mine are audio too. :)"

Were either of these audio?

Mel, you didn't listen to The Making of a Marchioness as an audio, did you?

I did, but I am not sure it was this year

Melindam wrote: "I did, but I am not sure it was this year"

You're right, it says 2023, but when you look at the last read it says 2022. Dangit!

I enjoyed it though 😁

I am glad you did. I also like it. :)

Avid Reader and Geek Girl wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "woohoo. Now I can stalk your shelves too, Kristie😁"

Yup! Most of mine are audio too. :)"

Were either of these audio?

[bookcove..."

I read Happy Place on audio!

I have finished

so heartbreaking.! I couldn't be happier she is now free to tell her own story and live her life how she wants to

also

Which I loved so much. All the feels. Julia Whelan is such a great narrator and to have her write and narrate her own book about audiobooks was so fun!

My review of The Woman in Me

I finished from Sammy's shelf and loved it (5 stars from me), though I am joining Sammy's "loving the books, but NOT the man who wrote them" Club. 🤣

Melindam wrote: "I finished from Sammy's shelf and loved it (5 stars from me), though I am joining Sammy's "loving the books, but NOT the man who wrote them" Club. 🤣"

We should have t-shirts printed 😂

Cool. ;)

lol

Anyone get to on audio before me? 😁