Hello fellow bookworms. Welcome to my Audiobook Challenge 2021 page!
I joined in with this challenge last year and surprised myself by logging 39 audio listens! I’m now loving the audiobook experience so much that I’m actually thinking of switching from eBooks. (Hoping it will help reduce the number of ocular migraines I get too. 🤷♀️ )
The lovely Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer co-hosts this annual Audiobook Challenge with Jen @ That’s What I’m Talking About and this page will track my progress towards my goal.
Achievement 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 multitasking) 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+
- Marathoner (look Ma no hands) 50+
- Over-Achiever (Power Listener) 75+
- The 100 Club (Audiobook Elite) 100+
If you’re taking part in this challenge, I’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment at the bottom of the page.
Finally, I’m linking my reviews for the audiobooks that I listen to as part of this challenge as they’re published here on my blog. Click on the book title to read it and you’ll be whisked away to a new tab. 😉
~ January ~
- The Lasaran by Dianne Duvall ~ Narrated by Kirsten Potter (Re-Listen 4th Jan)
- Besieged by Kevin Hearne ~ Narrated by Christopher Ragland (8th Jan)
- Psychic Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter ~ Narrated by Ava Lucas (11th Jan)
- The Segonian by Dianne Duvall ~ Narrated by Kirsten Potter (20th Jan)
- Consumed by Suzanne Wright ~ Narrated by Justine Eyre and P.J. Ochlan (22nd Jan)
- Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken ~ Narrated by Hollie Jackson (25th Jan)
- White Trash Warlock by David R Slayton ~ Narrated by Michael David Axtell (28th Jan)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 7
- Challenge Total = 7
- Level Achieved = Weekend Warrior (I’m getting the hang of this) 5-10 ✅
~ February ~
- Magical Midlife Dating by K. F. Breene ~ Narrated by Nicole Poole (9th Feb)
- Halfway There by Eve Langlais ~ Narrated by Nicole Poole (re-listen 13th Feb)
- Sucks To Be Me by Kristen Painter ~ Narrated by B. J. Harrison (re-listen 17th Feb)
- New Witch on the Block by Louisa West ~ Narrated by Johanna Parker (18th Feb)
- Magical Midlife Invasion by K. F. Breene ~ Narrated by Nicole Poole (21st Feb)
- On My Way by Eve Langlais ~ Narrated by Nicole Poole (28th Feb)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 6
- Challenge Total = 13
- Level Achieved = Stenographer (can listen while multitasking) 10-15 ✅
Woop! That re-listen to Sucks to be Me took me into Stenographer territory. Although, if I do multitask while listening to a story I miss so much that I have to rewind and re-listen to whole chapters! Lol! 😉
~ March ~
- Grimoires and Gingerbread by Danielle Garrett ~ Narrated by Amanda Ronconi (6th Mar)
- The Unnaturals by Jessica Meigs ~ Narrated by Kristin James (7th Mar)
- A Glimmer of Death by Valerie Wilson Wesley ~ Narrated by Diana Blue (13th Mar)
- Suck It Up, Buttercup by Kristen Painter ~ Narrated by B.J. Harrison (21st Mar)
- Daemon Grudge by Stacey Brutger ~ Narrated by Eva Wilhelm (27th Mar)
- Pam by Teresa Gabelman ~ Narrated by Jeffrey Kafer (31st Mar)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 6
- Challenge Total = 19
- Level Achieved = Socially Awkward (don’t talk to me) 15-20 ✅
Woop! I’m into Socially Awkward level. But hey, couldn’t that apply to all us bookworms! 😉 Onwards and upwards audio fans.
~ April ~
- The Wrong Girl by C. J. Archer ~ Narrated by Lucy Rayner (9th Apr)
- Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher ~ Narrated by James Marsters (15th Apr)
- Two Witches and a Whiskey by Annette Marie ~ Narrated by Cris Dukehart (16th Apr)
- Magical Midlife Love by K. F. Breene ~ Narrated by Nicole Poole (20th Apr)
- Fall of Night by Lara Adrian ~ Narrated by Hillary Huber (25th Apr)
- Dungeon Crawl by Annie Bellet ~ Narrated by Hollie Jackson (27th Apr)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 6
- Challenge Total = 25
- Level Achieved = Binge Listener (why read when someone can do it for you) 20-30 ✅
Why, yes, thank you, I am a Binge Listener. I binge eat, watch Nexflix shows, of course, I’m gonna binge-listen too! 😉 On to the next level…
~ May ~
- Midnight Labyrinth by Elizabeth Hunter ~ Narrated by Sean William Doyle (2nd May)
- Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie ~ Narrated by Cris Dukehart (7th May)
- River Of No Return by Annie Bellet ~ Narrated by Hollie Jackson (17th May)
- Dark Alpha’s Obsession by Donna Grant ~ Narrated by Victoria McGloven (23rd May)
- The Alchemist and an Amaretto by Annette Marie ~ Narrated by Cris Dukehart (27th May)
- The Promised Queen by Jeffe Kennedy ~ Narrated by Gabrielle Baker (31st May)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 6
- Challenge Total = 31
- Level Achieved = My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30+ ✅
Amazing! I listened to 39 audiobooks in 2020, we’re not halfway through the year and I’ve just reached My Precious level. I haven’t had my buds surgically implanted but I do wear hearing aids. If I could afford the ridiculously expensive Bluetooth aids…
~ June ~
- Witchy Weddings by Danielle Garrett ~ Narrated by Amanda Ronconi (6th Jun)
- Fractured by Suzanne Wright ~ Narrated by Justine Eyre and P.J. Ochlan (7th Jun)
- Don’t Stop Believing by Eve Langlais ~ Narrated by Nicole Poole (11th Jun)
- Balancing The Scales by Annie Bellet ~ Narrated by Hollie Jackson (13th Jun)
- Blood Hunt by Jessica Wayne ~ Narrated by Mia Madison and Roger Clark (17th Jun)
- Cupcakes, Trinkets and Other Deadly Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge ~ Narrated by Caitlin Davies (21st Jun)
- Witches’ Bane by Pippa DaCosta ~ Narrated by Paul Woodson (29th Jun)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 7
- Challenge Total = 38
- Level Achieved = My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30+ ✅
~ July ~
- Making Midlife Magic by Heloise Hull ~ Narrated by Kitty Hendrix (5th Jul)
- When He’s Dark by Suzanne Wright ~ Narrated by Samantha Cook (11th Jul)
- Magical Midlife Meeting by K. F. Breene ~ Narrated by Nicole Poole (17th Jul)
- Dragon Mine by Donna Grant ~ Narrated by Antony Ferguson (24th Jul)
- Runaway Fate by Elizabeth Hunter ~ Narrated by Kitty Hendrix (27th Jul)
- Cliff’s Descent by Dianne Duvall ~ Narrated by Kirsten Potter (31st Jul)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 6
- Challenge Total = 44
- Level Achieved = My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30+ ✅
Wow! If I keep on at this level I should reach my target of Marathoner by the end of next month!!
~ August ~
- Jealousy’s A Witch by Louisa West ~ Narrated by Johanna Parker (4th Aug)
- Gypsy Magic by H.P. Mallory and J.R. Rain ~ Narrated by Kelley Huston (12th Aug)
- Sweatpants and Spells by Keira Blackwood ~ Narrated by Traci Odom (14th Aug)
- Vampire Fight Club by Larissa Ione ~ Narrated by Justine Eyre (17th Aug)
- Perfect Mate by Mina Carter ~ Narrated by Emily Beresford (19th Aug)
- Sucker Punch by Kristen Painter ~ Narrated by B.J. Harrison (24th Aug)
- Southern Bred and Dead by Angie Fox ~ Read by Tavia Gilvert (28th Aug)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 7
- Challenge Total = 51
- Level Achieved = Marathoner (look Ma no hands) 50+
Woop!Woop! I’m so happy to have achieved the Marathoner level. Especially as there are still four months to go.
🍂 ~ September ~ 🍂
- The Noose of a New Moon by Helen Harper ~ Read by Shaun Grindell (3rd Sept)
- Taming Demons for Beginners by Annette Marie ~ Read by Cris Dukehart (5th Sept)
- In Still Darkness by Dianne Duvall ~ Read by Arika Rapson (6th Sept)
- Phantom Embrace by Dianne Duvall ~ Read by Arika Rapson (7th Sept)
- Three Half Goats Gruff & Dragons Don’t Eat Meat by Kim McDougall ~ Read by Hollie Jackson (12th Sept)
- Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie ~ Read by Cris Dukehart (27th Sept)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 6
- Challenge Total = 57
- Level Achieved = Marathoner (look Ma no hands) 50+
We’re in the last quarter of the year and I’m 18 listens away from the next level – Over-Achiever (Power Listener) 75+
🎃 ~ October ~ 🎃
- Brimstone Bound by Helen Harper ~ Read by Ruth Urquhart (5th Oct)
- The Ghost of Marlow House by Bobbi Holmes ~ Read by Romy Nordlinger (20th Oct)
- Druid Vices and a Vodka by Annette Marie ~ Read by Cris Dukehart (31st Oct)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 3
- Challenge Total = 60
- Level Achieved = Marathoner (look Ma no hands) 50+
Well, it looks as though taking part in #Blogtober also had an impact on how many audiobooks I listened to. 😥 If I want to achieve the next level (75+ audiobooks) I’m going to have to step up.
~ November ~
- Haunted Homecoming by Angie Fox ~ Read by Tavia Gilbert (5th Nov)
- A Ghost in the Glamour by Elizabeth Hunter ~ Read by Melissa Moran (6th Nov)
- Ronan by Teresa Gabelman ~ Read by Jeffrey Kafer (7th Nov)
- Infernal Enchantment by Helen Harper ~ Read by Ruth Urquhart (13th Nov)
- When He’s An Alpha by Suzanne Wright ~ Read by Samantha Cook (20th Nov)
- The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds by Bobbi Holmes ~ Read by Romy Nordlinger (22nd Nov)
- Viktor by Teresa Gabelman ~ Read by Jeffrey Kafer (25th November)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 7
- Challenge Total = 67
- Level Achieved = Marathoner (look Ma no hands) 50+
OK, I’m 8 audiobooks away from the next level (75+ audiobooks), I’ve got lots of audios on my device so the only thing stopping me is … me … life … the usual. Lol! 😂
🎄 ~ December ~ 🎄
- Hunting Fiends for the Ill-Equipped by Annette Marie ~ Read by Cris Dukehart (2nd Dec)
- The Redemption of Boaz Pritchard by Hailey Edwards ~ Read by Sofia Willingham (5th Dec)
- We Witch You A Merry Christmas by Louisa West ~ Read by Johanna Parker (6th Dec)
- Wolfsbane and Mistletoe Anthology Edited by Charlaine Harris and Toni L P Kelner ~ Read by Nicole Poole and Kevin T Collins (17th Dec)
- Hogfather by Terry Pratchett ~ Read by Tony Robinson (18th Dec)
- Dervishes Don’t Dance by Helen Harper ~ Read by Hollie Jackson (21st Dec)
- Lost Talismans and a Tequila by Annette Marie ~ Read by Cris Dukehart and Teddy Hamilton (27th Dec)
- The Ghost Who Wasn’t by Bobbi Holmes ~ Read by Romy Nordlinger (31st Dec)
- Total Audiobooks Listened to This Month = 8
- Challenge Total = 75!!
- Level Achieved = Over-Achiever (Power Listener) 75+ ✅
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Too late. But I look forward to what you put up for 2022.
I’ve been trying my best to get into more audio books but right now I’m spending most of my time catching up on ebook ARCS. I’m just happy that my kindle has text to voice!
Lol! I hear ya, Kaili! I had to get on top of mine first too. (Shhh! I stopped browsing Netgalley a year ago – it works!)
Good luck with the challenge!
Thanks Sophie. It’s never a problem to listen to enough books, it’s the writing reviews that takes time! Lol!
Thanks Sophie, you too.
Good luck on this challenge!! May 2021 bring you many amazing books!! Happy New Year!!
Thanks Mikky. I’m really confident with this one. May this year bring you many amazing books too.