Here we are first day of 2019. I think I'll give this new Audiobook Challenge a try. No promises that I will get to #12 by the end of this year. (And I might skip around!). I have my own personal audiobook challenge I've followed now for several years, and that is listening to all the books narrated/performed by my favorite actor, Richard Armitage. Armitage is always goal #1.
Tomorrow, January 2, I go back to work from my holiday break 😒and I know just what I will be listening to for Challenge #1.
Runs January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2018. You can join at anytime.
The goal is to find a new love for audios or to outdo yourself by listening to more audios in 2018 than you did in 2017.
Books must be in audio format (CD, MP3, etc.)
ANY genres count.
Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are allowed.
You do not have to be a book blogger to participate; you can track your progress on Goodreads, Facebook, LibraryThing, etc.
If you’re a blogger grab the button and do a quick post about the challenge to help spread the word. If you’re not a blogger you can help by posting on Facebook or Tweeting about the challenge.
Updates plus a giveaway will be posted twice during the year. First update in June 30, 2018 and last update in December 15, 2018
So last year, 2018, I joined the Audiobook Challenge (see above)and challenged myself to listen to 12 books. I ended up listening to 16 by the end of the year. Right at the end on December 30 I finished my 16th book, The Snowman by Michael Morpurgo, performed by Richard Armitage. I listen to audiobooks on my commute to and from work, and sometimes on the weekend at home when puttering around the apartment. My Updated List - Audiobooks I listened to in 2018: The Christmas Hirelings - narrated by Richard Armitage The Snowman (by Michael Morpurgo) - narrated by Richard Armitage Heads you Win - narrated by Richard Armitage The Man from St. Petersburg - narrated by Richard Armitage Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - narrated by Jeff Woodman The Lizard's Bite (Nic Costa Book#4) - narrated by Saul Reichlin The Sacred Cut (Nic Costa Book #3) - narrated by Saul Reichlin Their Lost Daughters (Jackman and Evans series) -narrated by Richard Armitage The Murderer's Son (Jackman and Evans series) - narrated by Richard Armitage The Fourth Friend (Jackman and Evans series) - narrated by Richard Armitage A Season for the Dead (Nic Costa series) - narrated by Sean Baker The Tattooist of Auschwitz - narrated by Richard Armitage The Martian Invasion of Earth (adaptation of The War of the Worlds - audio play) - performed by Richard Armitage and Cast Wanderlust - narrated by Richard Armitage and Grace Grant The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter) - narrated by Richard Armitage and Emilia Fox The Villa of Mysteries (Nic Costa series) - narrated by Christopher Kay A Quiet Flame (Bernie Gunther series) - narrated by Paul Hecht
The One from the Other (Bernie Gunther series) - narrated by John Lee _______ I ended up listening to 18 audiobooks by the end of 2018, exceeding the Audiobook Challenge goal I had set for myself of 12-15. I've chosen to highlight the narrators on the list for 2018 because as I listen to more and more audiobooks I'm more and more aware of the difference a good narrator can make. Especially if, like me, you're listening to books from a book series that have different narrators, as I am with the Nic Costa series (by David Hewson) and the Bernie Gunther series (by Philip Kerr). I want to thank my Book Guru and favorite actor and narrator/performer ("fantastic audiobook performer" stuff.co.nz) Richard Armitage for guiding me to discovering two now favorite mystery/thriller writers, David Hewson and Joy Ellis (Jackman and Evans).
