2023 Reading Challenges Update: October

Posted November 4, 2023 by Jen in Reading Challenge Tags: , ,

This year I’m participating in five reading challenges! Here is my update for the past month (and cumulative totals).

Audiobook Challenge:

Image of books and headphones with text "Audiobook Challenge 2023" "Caffeinated Reviewer & That's What I'm Talking About"

Goal: 65 audiobooks, any genre.

October total: 6 books. Total for year: 53 books.

The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne, Narrated by Luke Daniels
The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne, Narrated by Luke Daniels
A Ghost in Amber by Anne Renwick, Narrated by Stella Hunter & Elliott Matthews
Masquerade in London by Emily L. Finch, Narrated by Polly Lee
A Blight of Blackwings by Kevin Hearne, Narrated by Luke Daniels & Xe Sands
Besieged by Kevin Hearne, Narrated by Luke Daniels

Goodreads Reading Challenge:

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Goal: 105 books, any format, any genre.

October total: 9 books. Total for year: 88 books.

The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne
The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne
Celestial Velocity by Mary Ashe
A Ghost in Amber by Anne Renwick
Maelstrom by Cara Bristol
Masquerade in London by Emily L. Finch
A Blight of Blackwings by Kevin Hearne
Besieged by Kevin Hearne
The Ex-Mas Holidays by Zoe Allison

COYER Challenge

Graphic for the COYER Challenge 2023 January 1 - December 31

I am participating in Chapter 3, which runs September through December. Books MUST be in an electronic format – ebook or audiobook. And the books must be FREE or NEARLY FREE! This includes review books, tour books, NetGalley, Edelweiss, etc. What’s nearly free? No more than $5 for ebooks and no more than $7.50 for audiobooks (or the equivalent currency). Library books, borrowed books, or Kindle Unlimited, Amazon Prime books, and Audible Plus Catalog books do not qualify.

Goal: 20 qualifying books.

October total: 7 books. Total for Chapter 3: 13 books.

#TBRChallenge

This is my second year attempting some of Wendy the Super Librarian’s #TBRChallenge 2023. This is a topic-optional challenge to read one book from your TBR each month. Click the image below for more info.

#TBRChallenge 2023, click image for details on monthly challenge topics

Goal: to participate in 8 of the challenges. Total to date: I’ve participated in 10 challenges.

October update: I read Maelstrom by Cara Bristol for the “Danger Zone” theme.

Romance Reading Challenge:

2023 Romance Reading Challenge Bingo Card with 21 of 25 boxes covered. Click the link in the post for more information.Goal: to cover all of the boxes, romance genre only. MORE INFO HERE.

October update: I completed the following boxes:

  • Holiday (not Xmas)
  • Christmas Setting