Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Book Nympho's 2013 Audio Book Challenge




The Book Nympho is hosting an Audio Book Reading 
Challenge for 2013.  There are several levels, but I know I'm 
an audio book addict, so I'm going for the gusto and aiming 
for the highest level:  
Plugged In (I can quit anytime) - 15+ books

First Quarter (January - April):
1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer 
        Finished: 1/7/13
        Book: 5★s  Narration: 3★s
2. How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper
        Finished: 1/15/13
        Book: 4.5★s  Narration: 5★s
3. The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper 
        Finished: 1/19/13
        Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 5★s
4. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill
        Finished: 1/25/13
        Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 2.5★s
5. Bloody Jack by L. A. Meyer
        Finished: 1/27/13
        Book: 5★s  Narration: 5★s 
6. Hounded by Kevin Hearne 
        Finished: 2/8/13
        Book: 4.5★s  Narration: 5★s
7. Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones 
        Finished: 2/16/13
        Book: 3★s  Narration: 4★s
8. Animal Magnetism by Jill Shalvis 
         Finished: 2/23/13
        Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 4★s
9. Confession of an Improper Bride by Jennifer Haymore
        Finished: 2/27/13
        Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 4★s
10. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 
          Finished: 3/19/13
          Book: 5★s  Narration: 5★s 
11. The Good, the Bad and the Undead by Kim Harrison 
          Finished: 4/3/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 4★s
12. The Demon Under the Microscope by Thomas Hager
          Finished: 4/7/13
          Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 3.5★s
Total Read in First Quarter: 12 

Second Quarter (April - July)
13. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
          Finished: 4/14/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 4★s 
14. Girl Walks into a Bar... by Rachel Dratch
          Finished: 4/22/13
          Book: 5★s  Narration: 5★s 
15. Storm Front by Jim Butcher
          Finished: 4/22/13
          Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 4★s 
16. The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan
          Finished: 4/23/13
          Book: 5★s  Narration: 5★s 
17. The Restorer by Amanda Stevens
          Finished: 5/2/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 4★s 
18. Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris
          Finished: 5/14/13
          Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 5★s 
19. On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
          Finished: 5/18/13
          Book: 5★s  Narration: 2.5★s 
20. One Dance with a Duke by Tessa Dare
          Finished: 5/21/13
          Book: 4.5★s  Narration: 4★s 
21. Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris
          Finished: 5/30/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s 
22. The Kingdom by Amanda Stevens
          Finished: 6/8/13
          Book: 5★s  Narration: 5★s 
23. The Prophet by Amanda Stevens
          Finished: 6/24/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s 
24. How to Dance with a Duke by Manda Collins
          Finished: 6/29/13
          Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 3★s 
25. How to Romance a Rake by Manda Collins
          Finished: 7/2/13
          Book: 3★s  Narration: 3★s 
26. Hexed by Kevin Hearne
          Finished: 7/25/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s 
27. Hammered by Kevin Hearne
          Finished: 7/25/13
          Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 5★s
28. Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth
          Finished: 7/25/13
          Book: 5★s  Narration: 5★s
29. Tricked by Kevin Hearne
          Finished: 7/30/13
          Book: 4.5★s  Narration: 5★s
Total Read in Second Quarter: 17 Books Read!

Quarter Three (July - October)
30. Two Ravens and a Crow by Kevin Hearne
          Finished: 7/31/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s 
31. The Bridegroom Wore Plaid (listened and read)
          Finished: 8/9/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 2.5★s 
32. Rainshadow Road by Lisa Kleypas
          Finished: 8/13/13
          Book: 4.5★s  Narration: 4.5★s 
33. Hunting Ground by Patricia Briggs
          Finished: 8/17/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 4★s 
34. Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
          Finished: 8/22/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 3.5★s 
35. Where Dreams Begin by Lisa Kleypas (listened and read)
          Finished: 8/27/13
          Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 4★s 
36. Visions of Heat by Nalini Singh
          Finished: 9/3/13
          Book: 3★s  Narration: 4★s
37. Grimoire of the Lamb by Kevin Hearne
          Finished: 9/5/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s
38. Libriomancer by Jim C. Hines
          Finished: 9/16/13
          Book: 3★s  Narration: 2★s
39. Trapped by Kevin Hearne
          Finished: 9/22/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s
40. Cooked by Michael Pollan
          Finished: 10/4/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s
41. Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh (listened and read)
          Finished: 10/11/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 2.5★s
Total Read in Third Quarter 3: 12

Quarter Four:
42. Surrender by Pamela Clare
          Finished: 10/31/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s
43. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin
          Finished: 11/2/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s
44. Shades of Honor by Wendy Lindstrom
          Finished: 11/12/13
          Book: 4.5★s  Narration: 4★s
45. All the Queen's Men by Linda Howard
          Finished: 11/19/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 3.5★s
46. Crystal Cove by Lisa Kleypas
          Finished: 12/6/13
          Book: 3.5★s  Narration: 5★s
47. The Longing by Wendy Lindstrom
          Finished: 12/9/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s
48. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
          Finished: 12/17/13
          Book: 4★s  Narration: 5★s
49. Hunted by Kevin Hearne (listening now)
          Finished: 
          Book:      Narration: 
Total for Fourth Quarter: tbd (8 I hope - I'd like to get to 50 for the year :))

9 comments:

  1. Great start! You're almost done.

    I love Harper and Jones' books on audio.

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    1. Thanks! I'm still on the fence with the Charley Davidson books (not the narrator - she was great), but I love the Molly Harper books. I just saw that another Naked Werewolf book is coming soon and I have her vampire series on my tbl for someday. :-D

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  2. Outlander!!! One of my top 5, it should be worth 3 books :)
    Great job!

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  3. It was fabulous and I know I'll listen to it again. I only read five books last month, which is unheard of for me and I think it was Outlander's fault. :-D I was so immersed in the book that it took me a long time to get excited to start something else.

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    1. I totally understand! Oh boy, I feel a re-listen might in order :)

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    2. Good plan! I'm going to listen to Dragonfly in Amber this month, but I"m going to wait until mid month to start so I can actually get through some of the other books on my plan. I have a feeling I'm going to get immersed in Jamie and Claire's story again and have a hard time getting back to my other books. :)

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  4. Great job again! I need to continue with Kevin Hearne's books...I need to stop doing re-listens...LOL

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    1. Yeah, I highly recommend them, Loupe. They are so much fun -- especially when Oberon is involved! Are you doing re-listens on books you read first or ones you have already listened to? I've enjoyed the former, because it's such a different experience listening vs. reading. I haven't re-listened to any audiobooks yet, but there are some I would like to!

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    2. Some times when someone mentions a book I love I feel like re-listening to it..LOL (if it has been a long time since I read/listened). Most of the books I re-visit I have read. I have bought on audio everything I read and I loved., I agree, it's such a different experience.

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