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~ 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


March 2025 Theme:

◈ What job is that?
Audiobooks with an MC in a profession you don't often encounter.
( each and every reader can choose whatever that means for them. Some don't read a lot of books with gardeners as MC, some don't read a lot of books with Navy officers as an MC, etc. etc.)

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)]

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This one is tricky!

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1

Books in category:
- fake medium
- owner of an aged care home

FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: (end of Feb was 7)
Audiobooks in monthly category read:

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "This one is tricky!.."

You don't say! 🤭

In. 😊

Total audiobooks read this year: 32

Audiobooks in monthly category read: 5
, 4 stars, magic policemen, god of a river
, 5 stars, poet
, 5 stars, vampire warlord
, 5 stars, Jurisfiction agent
, Galactic Innkeeper


Audiobooks NOT in category: 6
, 3,5 stars
10 Stars
, 4 stars
, 4 stars
, 5 stars
, 5 stars


MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

2025 Audiobook Challenge

Start of March
Total audiobooks read YTD: 10
Audiobooks in monthly category read YTD: 4
Total audio books to read in Mar: 5
Audiobooks in Mar category: 2

Books in category
1. Crucible of Gold (Temeraire, #7) by Naomi Novik - dragon aviator
2. When He Was Wicked (Bridgertons, #6) by Julia Quinn - earl
3. The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1) by Lynne Reid Banks WWI British army medic
4. The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1) by Meg Cabot princess
5. Salvage the Bones (Bois Sauvage, #2) by Jesmyn Ward dog fighter

Other books
1. The Body Farm (Kay Scarpetta, #5) by Patricia Cornwell
2. Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
3. Dumb Witness (Hercule Poirot, #17) by Agatha Christie
4. Whirlwind (The Asian Saga Book, #6) by James Clavell
5. Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
6. The Stolen Hours (Joe Talbert, #3) by Allen Eskens

End of March recap
Total audiobooks read this year: 21
Audiobooks in monthly categories read: 9

My March Recommendation (and why)
Indian in the Cupboard! The movie came out when my kids were the perfect age for it, and we all really enjoyed it and watched it multiple times. This is the first I've read the book, and it was a huge comfort read, bringing back some great memories of spending time with my lil guys. And the story itself is meaningful without being overly preachy.

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

Books in category:
Stone Blind: Medusa's Story
Lone Women- homesteader

FINISHED
: 3.5 stars; monster and gods


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

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Hmmm... Shall have to look for some obscure ones. Not often I see something I haven't seen plenty of times before (a hazard of reading so much different stuff, I guess 😆). Came across a brilliant one last month: Professional housesitter! I WANT that job! 😆

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 30
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 3

Books in category:

FINISHED

In Category:

- (view spoiler)[ exterminator of the human race (hide spoiler)] is not a very common job description! - 3.5 stars
- MC starts off as a prize fighter - 4 stars
- you know, I often read books with lawyers in them, but they are rarely the MC! - 4 stars
- A creator of a dating app. - 3 stars
- magical bookbinder - 3 stars
- newsreader - 3 stars
- ok, not a character, but still thought I should mention it because film music composer. Also, John Williams is the Man - 4 stars

Not in Category:

- reread - 5 stars
- the MCs don't technically work for a living! Great read though. - 4 stars
- thieves and gamblers are pretty common! - 4 stars
- goodness can these people dither!! - 3.5 stars
- fast becoming a "must read" author! - 4 stars
- ok, nothing mind-blowing - 3 stars
- stop teaching kids things wrong! - 32 pages
- meh - 2 stars
- police detectives are up there as one of the most common jobs! 😆- 4 stars
- I think about one 5th or so of books feature English teachers 😆 - 3.5 stars
- no MCs! - 3.5 stars
- dragon researcher. i'd say rare, but Lady Sybil! 😆 - 3 stars
- also no MCs - 4 stars
- spies/assassins are also pretty common! - 4 stars
- re-read - 4.5 stars
- not my first architect! - 3 stars
- meh - 2 stars
- dragon riders are also not uncommon.... - 3 stars
- no characters! - 4 stars
- also no characters
- 3 stars
- after listening to the entire book, I'm still not entirely certain what some of these MCs actually do for a living 😆 - 3 stars
- the second demon summoner MC I finished today! - 2 stars
- nope - 1 star


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: (54 read in Jan-Feb) + 31
Audiobooks in monthly category read: (7 read in Jan- Feb) + 7

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Monthly Audiobook Challenge
Duration: March 2025

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 55
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 3

Books in category:
Thank You for Listening (Audiobook Narrator)
When Grumpy Met Sunshine (Ghostwriter)
A Merry Little Meet Cute (Adult film star)

FINISHED

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

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 4
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: TBD

FINISHED

Books in category:

(Edwardian Investigator) 3 stars


(Edwardian Physician) 4.5 stars

Books NOT in Category

(female police officer who is more damsel in distress than smart lead, ugh) 3 stars

(former military police investigator) 3 stars

End of month
Total audiobooks read this year: 14
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 4

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why)

I came up one book short this month and also seemed to struggle with finding audiobooks that I found compelling; fortunately I had better luck in the print format. The only one that I read this month that I would recommend is Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Akroyd -- a classic whodunnit that breaks all the rules of the genre at that time. My three reads brings my total audiobooks for year to 14 and 4 in the category.

Monthly Audiobook Challenge: March 2025 Theme:

◈ What job is that?
Audiobooks with an MC in a profession you don't often encounter.
Books in category
(Chancellor) ⭐⭐⭐
(Lawyer) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Victorian Investigator) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Drug Dealer) 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Prison Guard) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Specialty Food Broker) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Governess) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Mini dollhouse maker) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Diver) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Pirate) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Bounty Hunter) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Queen) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Bartender) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Advice column writer) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(Family Blogger) 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Construction Worker) 🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Physics Professor)🌟🌟🌟🌟
(Art Importer) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Books not in Category
🌟🌟🌟🌟
🌟🌟🌟🌟
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌟🌟🌟🌟
⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌟🌟🌟


End of Month
Total audiobooks read in Jan: 27
Total audioboks read in Feb: 20
Total audiobooks read in Mar: 30
Audiobooks in Jan category: 3
Audiobooks in Feb Category: 12 (Probably a few stretching but can't be bothered to move)
Audiobooks in Mar Category: 18

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
Oh man I have 5 favorites
- Lit Fic and emotions are felt.
- Netgalley Read. Suprise love because its Historical Fiction. I love how complete the story was.
- Urban Fantasy, must I say more.
- Free Audible and I loved the unravel of the Climax.
- I loved the aspect of no family, to a whole lot instantly. Especially when they all have your qualities.

Start of Month

Total audiobooks to read: 10
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1
Audiobooks with an MC in a profession you don't often encounter.

Books in category:
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

FINISHED



End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 79
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 14

Avid's Monthly Audiobook Challenge: March 2025
Theme:◈ What job is that?
Audiobooks with an MC in a profession you don't often encounter. (each and every reader can choose whatever that means for them. )

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 12
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:

FINISHED
Books in category:

Other Books:

End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 39
Audiobooks in monthly category read (year): 13
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why): because it really made me think about how I look at the world

Here are my monthly recommendations for March

, 5 stars, I didn't care about the P&P retelling aspect, but I really loved this book
10 Stars, made me smile & cry, it is an utterly lovely book and the full cast narration worked very well for it
, 5 stars, so much fun with these 2 crazy Scots

March 2025 Theme:

Total audiobooks to read: 5
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2
Audiobooks with an MC in a profession you don't often encounter.

◈ What job is that?
Audiobooks with an MC in a profession you don't often encounter.
( each and every reader can choose whatever that means for them. Some don't read a lot of books with gardeners as MC, some don't read a lot of books with Navy officers as an MC, etc. etc.)
-Archeologist

Finished:


End of Month:3
Total audiobooks read this year: 19
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 1

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why): -She reads it and is hilarious.