Romance Audiobooks discussion

A-Z Title Challenge
Duration: 01/01/20 – 12/31/20
Progress: 30/26

A: After After We Collided After We Fell After Ever Happy B: Before Birthday Girl - 09/08 The Boy & His Ribbon - 03/31 C: The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden
01/04 Conceal -03/26 D: Daisy Jones & The Six - 05/24 The Deal - in progress The Destiny of Violet & Luke 01/17 Dear Wife 04/15 Dirty Like Me - 10/13 Dragonfly in Amber- in progress E: - Nov 2020 E: F: Fix Her Up - 01/29 First Touch 02/18 G: - Nov 2020 The Girl & Her Ren - 04/05 H: Hate Notes - 07/18/20 - Oct 2020 - Oct 2020 I: In Cold Blood - in progress J: K: L: Little Fires Everywhere - 05/03 Love Her or Lose Her
- 01/31
M: - Nov 2020 - in progress N: The Notebook - 08/01 O: Outlander - 01/28 One of Us Is Lying - 04/29 One True Loves - 08/05 The Outsiders - 10/16 P: Q: R: The Redemption of Callie & Kayden
01/07 - Nov 2020 Rusty Nailed Dec 2020 S: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Nov 2020 The Stranger - 02/09 The Silent Patient - 04/30 The Story of Us - 09/29 T: U: V: Verity 01/18 W: The Wall of Winnipeg and Me - 10/03 Wallbanger - Dec 2020 We Were Liars - 10/10 X:Y:Z:

A-Z Narrator Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 – 12/31/20
Progress: 30/26

A: Jake Abel - in progress Andi Arndt 03/26 MacLeod Andrews - 04/29 Lorelei Avelon- - in progress B: Leslie Bellair 01/04 Lynn Barrington - 07/18/20 Hayden Bishop 03/31 04/05 Barry Bostwick 08/01 Scott Brick - in progress C: Chris Andrew Ciulla 04/15 Alma Cuervo - Nov 2020 D: Callie Dalton - 10/03 Robbie Daymond - 04/29 Nikki Delgado - 09/29 E: Shane East Andrew Eiden - 09/08 Ava Erickson - 02/18 Ava Erickson - 10/13 F: Christian Fox - in progress Jim Fyfe - 10/16 G: Holly B. Goe 01/17 Rob Granniss - 10/13 Kim Mae Guest - 04/29 H: Jack Hawkins - 04/30 I: J: Vanessa Johanasson 01/18
K: L: Vivienne Leheny 04/15
Jennifer Lim -05/03 Elizabeth Louise M: Jennifer Mack - 09/08 Shannon McManus - 04/29 Ariadne Meyers - 10/10 Robin Miles - Nov 2020 N: Charlotte North - 01/29 - 01/31 George Newbern - 02/09
O: P: Davina Porter 01/28 - in progress
Q: R: S: Pete Simonelli 04/15 T: U: V: W: Zachary Webber Will M Watt 03/26 03/31 04/05 Julia Whelan - 08/05 Julia Whelan - Nov 2020 X: Y: Sebastian York- 07/28 Z:

Series Catch Up Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020
Level: Medium
Progress: 2/10

#1 Outlander Series - Diana Galbaldon
Outlander 01/28
Dragonfly in Amber- in progress
Voyager-
Drums of Autumn-
The Fiery Cross-
A Breath of Snow and Ashes-
An Echo in the Bone-
Written in My Own Heart's Blood-

#2 Hot and Hammered Series- - Tessa Bailey
Fix Her Up- 01/29
Love Her or Lose Her- 01/31
Tools of Engagement- December 2020

#3 Fifty Shades Series- - E. L. James
Fifty Shades of Grey- Done
Fifty Shades Darker- Done
Fifty Shades Freed- Done
Grey- November 2020
Darker-

#4 Off Campus Series- - Elle Kennedy
The Deal- in progress
The Mistake-
The Score-
The Goal-

#7 Dirty Series- Jaine Diamond
Dirty Like Me- 10/13
Dirty Like Brody- November 2020
Dirty Like Seth- November 2020
Dirty Like Dylan- December 2020
Dirty Like Jude- 619 mins-
Dirty Like Zane- 671 mins-

#6 The Selection Series- - Kiera Cass
The Selection- Done
The Elite- November 2020
The One-
The Heir-
The Crown-

#7- Forbidden Hearts Series- Alisha Rai
Hate to Want You- December 2020
Wrong to Need You- December 2020
Hurts to Love You-

#8- Cocktail Series - Alice Clayton
Wallbanger- December 2020
Rusty Nailed- December 2020
Screwdrivered-
Mai Tai'd Up-

#9- After Series - Anna Todd
After-03/05 (7th time) 08/08 (8th time) 09/01 (9th time) 10/19 (10th time)
After We Collided- 02/24 (7th time) 03/08 (8th time) 05/26 (9th time) 07/25 (10th time) 08/10 (11th time) 08/13 (12th time) 08/26 (13th time) 09/09 (14th time) 10/22 (15th time)
After We Fell- 02/29(again x 7th time) 03/10 (8th time) 05/31 (9th time) 07/31 (10th time) 10/26 (11th time)
After Ever Happy-03/19 (again 7th time) 06/05 (8th time) 08/23 (9th time) 10/28 (10th time)
Before- 03/21 (7th time)

#10 Twilight Saga - Stephanie Meyer
Twilight- Done
New Moon-Done
Eclipse-Done
Breaking Dawn-Done
Midnight Sun- in progress

Big Listen Challenge (> =15 hours)
Duration: January 1- December 31
Level: Hard
Progress: 13/12

Outlander - 01/28- 32.38 hours
After We Collided 19.16 hours (x 8 times)
After We Fell 24.28 hours ( x 5 times)
The Girl & Her Ren 04/05 - 18.15 hours
Dragonfly in Amber - 38.54 hours- in progress
Midnight Sun -25.49 hours- in progress

All About Romance Challenge
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2020

Listen to audiobooks in 2020 from any of these romance categories:

1. Sports Romance- -10/03
2. Historical Romance - Regency- - November 2020
4. Western Romance-
5. LGBT- - November 2020
6. Romantic Suspense- 01/18
7. Romantic Comedy- - 01/29
8. Paranormal Romance- - in progress
9. Historical Romance - America- - 08/01
10. Erotica- - November 2020
Level: Hard
Progress: 4/10

The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden- 497 mins Complete 01/04
The Redemption of Callie & Kayden- 540 min Complete 01/07
The Destiny of Violet & Luke- 625 mins Complete 01/17
Verity- 490 mins Complete 01/18
Outlander- 1,958 mins Complete 01/28
Fix Her Up- 599 mins Complete 01/29
Love Her or Lose Her- 520 mins Complete 01/31

Total Minutes------->5,229 mins

The Stranger - 583 mins- Complete 02/09
First Touch- 720 mins- Complete 02/18
After We Collided- 1156 mins- Complete 02/24
After We Fell- 1468 mins- Complete 02/29

Total Minutes---------> 3,927 mins

After- 1009 mins- Complete- 03/05
After We Collided- 1156 mins- Complete-03/08
After We Fell- 1468 mins- Complete- 03/10
After Ever Happy- 922 mins- Complete- 03/16
Before- 647 mins- Complete- 03/21
Conceal- 500 mins-Complete 03/26
The Boy & His Ribbon 844 mins- Complete 03/31

Total Minutes-------------> :) 6,546 mins

The Girl & Her Ren - 1095 mins- Complete 04/05
Dear Wife - 577 mins- Complete 04/15
One of Us Is Lying - 643 mins- Complete 04/29
The Silent Patient - 524 mins- Complete 04/30


Total Minutes------------------> 2,839 mins

Little Fires Everywhere- 687 mins- 05/03
Dragonfly in Amber- 2334 mins- in progress- 1854 mins
Daisy Jones & The Six- 543 mins- 05/24
After We Collided- 1156 mins- 05/26
After We Fell- 1468 mins- 05/31



Total Minutes---------------> 5,708 mins

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After Ever Happy-922 mins- Complete 06/05



Total Minutes--------------> 922 mins

Hate Notes- 497 mins- 07/18/20
After We Collided - 1156 mins- 07/25
After We Fell- 1468 mins- 07/31

Total Minutes------------->3,121 mins

The Notebook- 363 mins- 08/01
One True Loves- 485 mins- 08/05
After- 1009 mins- 08/08
After We Collided- 1156 mins- 08/10
After We Collided- 1156 mins- 08/13
After Ever Happy- 922 mins - 08/23
After We Collided- 1156 mins- 08/26


Total Minutes-------------->6,247 mins

After- 1009 mins- 09/01
Midnight Sun- 1549 mins- in progress- 983 mins completed
After We Collided- 1156 mins- 09/09
Birthday Girl- 793 mins- 09/08
The Story of Us - 762 mins- 09/29
After We Fell- 1468 mins- in progress- 415 mins completed
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me- 968 mins- in progress- 315 mins completed


Total Minutes--------------> 5,423 mins

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me- remaining 653 mins- 10/03
We Were Liars- 627 mins- 10/10
Dirty Like Me- 630 mins- 10/13
The Outsiders -308 mins- 10/16
In Cold Blood- 867 mins- in progress (10/16)- 587 completed
After- 1009 mins- 10/19
After We Collided- 1156 mins- 10/22
After We Fell- 1468 mins- 10/26
After Ever Happy- 922 mins- 10/28

Total Minutes-------------> 7,360 mins

In Cold Blood- remaining 280- in progress-
The Deal- 701 mins- in progress (11/02)



Total Minutes------------>

They Both Die at the End- 510 mins-
Gabriel's Inferno- 1224 mins-
Dirty Like Brody- 640 mins-
All the Light We Cannot See- 962 mins-
The Hate You Give- 700 mins-
Marry Me- 141 mins-
Virgin River- 744 mins-
The Great Gatsby- 289 mins-
Red, White & Royal Blue- 735 mins-
Room- 645 mins-
Intensity- 783 mins-
The Elite- 445 mins-
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- 732 mins-
Grey- 1133 mins-
Dirty Like Seth- 582 mins-
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- 709 mins-
The Secret Life of Bees- 594 mins-
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- 693 mins-
29 Seconds- 533 mins-
Emma- 501 mins-
Wallbanger- 832 mins-
Rusty Nailed- 614 mins-
Hate to Want You- 600 mins-
Wrong to Need You- 609 mins-
Tools of Engagement- mins-
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer- 607 mins-
Dirty Like Dylan- 780 mins-
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society- 486 mins-
Memoirs of a Geisha- 1074 mins-
One More Step- 658 pages-
Cinder- 602 mins-
Persuasion- 523 mins-


Total Minutes------------> + 658 pages

2020 POPSUGAR Challenge - Regular prompts
1. A book that's published in 2020-
2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author- Red, White and Royal Blue- December 2020
3. A book with a great first line- Outlander “It wasn't a very likely place for disappearances, at least at first glance.” – first line in Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon. 01/28
4. A book about a book club- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society- December 2020
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics- 04/30
6. A bildungsroman- - 10/16
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed-Intensity- December 2020
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover- Verity 01/18
9. A book with a map- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- December 2020
10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club- - 05/24
11. An anthology-
12. A book that passes the Bechdel test - 05/03
13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it- 02/18
14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name- All the Light we Cannot See- November 2020
15. A book about or involving social media- - 04/29
16. A book that has a book on the cover- - 08/05
17. A medical thriller- - 04/30
18. A book with a made-up language- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- December 2020
19. A book set in a country beginning with "C"- Room- December 2020
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention- - 10/13
21. A book published the month of your birthday- - 04/30
22. A book about or by a woman in STEM- Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals- December 2020
23. A book that won an award in 2019- Red, White and Royal Blue- December 2020
24. A book on a subject you know nothing about- 03/20
25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics- Room- December 2020
26. A book with a pun in the title- Red, White and Royal Blue- December 2020
27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins-The Great Gatsby - December 2020
28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character- Cinder- December 2020
29. A book with a bird on the cover-
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader-
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title- I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer- December 2020
32. A book by a WOC- The Hate You Give- November 2020
33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads- Gabriel's Inferno- November 2020
34. A book you meant to read in 2019- - 04/30
35. A book with a three-word title- - 05/03
36. A book with a pink cover- Red, White and Royal Blue- December 2020
37. A Western-
38. A book by or about a journalist- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo- December 2020
39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- December 2020
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge- 2019- A book published in 2019- - 05/24

2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s- They Both Die in the End- November 2020
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title- 29 seconds- December 2020
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)- All the Light We Cannot See- November 2020
4. A book set in the 1920s- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn- December 2020
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics- Memoirs of a Geisha- December 2020
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books- Intensity- December 2020
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban- December 2020
8. A book published in the 20th century- In Cold Blood- in progress
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books-
10. A book with a main character in their 20s- Persuasion- December 2020

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