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Monthly Audiobook Challenge: July 2025
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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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Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 29 (end of June was 25)
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 0 failed this month. just too much going on
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
Start of MonthTotal 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):
Will have to see what I can dig up!Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 30
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 5
Books in category:
FINISHED
In Category:
- set in UK winter - 3 starsNot in Category:
- 3 stars
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- 2 stars
- reread - 4.5 stars
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- 2 stars
- 4.5 stars
- 3 stars
- 4 starsEnd of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: (191 in Jan-Jun) + 40
Audiobooks in monthly category read: (56 in Jan-Jun) + 1
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
I'll take a look.Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 6
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1
Books in category:
FINISHED
In category:
Not in category:
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 46 (June)
Audiobooks in monthly category read: # this month
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
Total audiobooks read this year so far: 64Audiobooks in monthly category read: 2
Audiobooks NOT in category read: 3
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MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
Start of Month: JulyTotal audiobooks to read: 10
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 3 - this will be tough for me since i don't read too much out of season and i don't have as many winter books in my tbr but how fun!
Books in category: at a glance i have
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
JULY 2025Books set in Fall/Winter (I live in USA and it is Summer)
Books in category:
FINISHED
In category:3
Not in category:21
End of Month
Total audiobooks read in Jan: 27
Total audioboks read in Feb: 20
Total audiobooks read in Mar: 30
Total audiobooks read in Apr: 34
Total audiobooks read in May: 25
Total audiobooks read in June: 26
Total audiobooks read in July: 24
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
Audiobooks in Apr Category: 23
Audiobooks in May Category: 11
Audiobooks in June Category: 15
Audiobooks in July Category: 3
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why): I am shocked how many books do Not describe the season the story is in, unless it is specific for the story line.
I recommend
by Sarah Sundin I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this book so much. A stand alone Historical Fiction/ Romance. Well written, storyline was entertaining and fast going. Audio was entertaining enough.My favorite Audiobook not in category was
by Amy Chua and
by Jessa Hastings
Monthly Audiobook ChallengeDuration: July 2025
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 78
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2
July Category:
◈ Upside Down
Read an audiobook set in, or with a theme of, your opposite.
Read an audiobook set in Winter
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year:
Audiobooks in monthly category read:
My Monthly Reccommendation (and why):
Start of MonthTotal audiobooks to read: 15
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 1
Read an audiobook set in Winter
Books in category:
★
★
★
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 170
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 21
July Audiobook ChallengeStart of July
Total audiobooks read YTD: 81
Audiobooks in monthly category read YTD: 49
Total audio books to read in July: 10
Audiobooks in July category: 0 (my TBR is already overfull, and there are no winter-themed stories on it)
Books in category (winter themes/settings)
Other books
1. The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
2. Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
3. Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1) by Katherine Arden
4. Four Blind Mice (Alex Cross, #8) by James Patterson
5. The Last Camel Died at Noon (Amelia Peabody, #6) by Elizabeth Peters
6. Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins
7. Moloka'i (Moloka'i, #1) by Alan Brennert
8. 11/22/63 by Stephen King
9. The King's Deception (Cotton Malone, #8) by Steve Berry
10. The Red House Mystery by A.A. Milne
11. Point of Origin (Kay Scarpetta, #9) by Patricia Cornwell
12. The Trap by Melanie Raabe
13. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
14. The Clinic by Cate Quinn
15. Shades of Grey (Shades of Grey, #1) by Jasper Fforde
16. Ramona and Her Mother (Ramona Quimby, #5) by Beverly Cleary
17. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
18. Saturday the Rabbi Went Hungry (The Rabbi Small Mysteries, #2) by Harry Kemelman
19. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog (Amelia Peabody, #7) by Elizabeth Peters
20. Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2) by Jasper Fforde
21. Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (The Rabbi Small Mysteries, #5) by Harry Kemelman
22. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (Hercule Poirot, #22) by Agatha Christie
23. Presumed Innocent (Kindle County, #1) by Scott Turow
24. The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
End of July recap
Total audiobooks read this year: 105
Audiobooks in monthly categories read: 49
My July Recommendation (and why): Hands down, Presumed Innocent. This is an excellent legal thriller on its own, and having it read by Edward Herrmann (I miss him!) just made it all that much better. HIghly recommend.
Avid's Monthly Audiobook Challenge: July 2025Theme: ◈Upside Down
July is either the height or summer or winter depending on where in the world you live. Read an audiobook set in, or with a theme of, your opposite.
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 12
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2
FINISHED
Books in category:
Other Books:
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 97
Audiobooks in monthly category read (year): 29
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why): of all the books I read, my favorite was
a humorous romance with a plus-sized FMC.For one that fits the theme, I recommend
, but only if you have a dark sense of humor.
July 2025 Theme:◈Upside Down
July is either the height or summer or winter depending on where in the world you live. Read an audiobook set in, or with a theme of winter
Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 3
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:
Books in category:
FINISHED
End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 15
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 0
MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Book of Night Women (other topics)Tuesday the Rabbi Saw Red (other topics)
Presumed Innocent (other topics)
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (other topics)
Red Side Story (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Agatha Christie (other topics)Scott Turow (other topics)
Marlon James (other topics)
Amy Chua (other topics)
Sarah Sundin (other topics)
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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
July 2025 Theme:
◈Upside Down
July is either the height or summer or winter depending on where in the world you live. Read an audiobook set in, or with a theme of, your opposite.
i.e. if you live in the southern hemisphere you are looking for summer themed/setting books.
If you live in the northern hemisphere you are looking for winter themed/setting books.