2025 Audiobook Challenge Mid-Year Check-In

It’s the half-way mark for 2025 and time to check in on our Audiobook Challenge. This event is hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About. Are you on target? Perhaps you are ahead or fear all is lost? Check-in and be sure to enter the mid-year giveaway.

Just a refresher on 2025 Achievement Levels.

Achievement Levels

• • Newbie (I’ll give it a try) 1-5

• • Weekend Warrior (I’m getting the hang of this) 5-10

• • Stenographer (can listen while multitasking) 10-15

• • Socially Awkward (Don’t talk to me) 15-20

• • Binge Listener (Why read when someone can do it for you) 20-30

• • My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30+

• • Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands) 50+

• • Over-Achiever (Power Listener) 75+

• • The 100 Club (Audiobook Addict) 100+

• • I Can’t Hear You (earbuds always in) 125-150

• Audibly Addicted (listening to all the books 24/7) 150+

It's been a minute (actually, since May 7th) since I've last posted, but here I am, managing to post an update to my audiobook challange - which I'm acutally doing pretty well with!

I've listened to 12 books (2 - The Usual Mayhem is a DNF - too silly for me & The Glass Girl - DNFFN - good but not in the mood for this one atm).

I was aiming for Weekend Warrior but I have made it to Stenogropher level. Even though I really can't multitask while listening lol & it looks like I might make it to Socially Awkward (now that's me!).

The rest have all been winners. I wish I was in the mood to write reviews because there were a few here that I really loved and would want to say more about but...alas - I am being a summer slug lol Maybe one day the urge will hit.

Topic detour while you're here.....

So, I have a little bit of blog-ish news. Kevin and I bought a travel van and plan on taking extended/long weekend type trips with the dogs and I started a blog to post pics, talk about my travels. 

I feel - and have felt this for a long time - like I've outgrown FWIW and book blogging and want to start something completely new. I have the domain and all that but haven't set anything up yet but I will keep you all posted, if you are interested at all in following along. I will still talk books sometimes. Probably a wrap-up once a month.

I do have an IG account set up - @shamble_on (a nod to Kevin's love of Led Zepplin: Ramble On & zombies: shamblers IYKYK) and hope to start posting soon. Our first overnight will be at an alpaca farm lol 

I hope you are all having a good summer!

2025 Audiobook Challenge

I usually only participate in the basic Goodreads Challenge (this years goal at 12 books) but I get most of my reading done with audiobooks these days so it seems like a doable challenge for this year. 

It's also super laid back. Here are the basics:

The 2025 Audiobook Reading Challenge is hosted by Caffeinated Reviewer and That’s What I’m Talking About. Choose your level and get those audiobooks ready. JIAM is back for June and we’ll be hosting a special month long challenge. Grab your earbuds, decide on your goals, and sign up below!

Use hashtag #2025AudiobookChallenge on social media to alert others to your listens and progress!

Achievement Levels

• Newbie (I’ll give it a try) 1-5
• Weekend Warrior (I’m getting the hang of this) 5-10
• Stenographer (can listen while multitasking) 10-15
• Socially Awkward (Don’t talk to me) 15-20
• Binge Listener (Why read when someone can do it for you) 20-30
• My Precious (I had my earbuds surgically implanted) 30+
• Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands) 50+
• Over-Achiever (Power Listener) 75+
• The 100 Club (Audiobook Addict) 100+
• I Can’t Hear You (earbuds always in) 125-150
• Audibly Addicted ( listening to all the books 24/7) 150+

I'm going to go a little wild and optimistic and shoot for Weekend Warrior. I think I can get in 6-7 for the year. I am really weird in that I can't multi-task while listening, so that limits me to driving. Most books are about 11-ish hours long, so it takes me WEEKS to finish a book at about 1 hour 5 days a week lol 

Check out either Caffeinated Reviewer or That's What I'm Talking About for more details if you want to sign up!