Joyce's Personal Challenge Log 2020

[Joyce]

I plan on keeping up with this year. Now to go to the challenges and see what I want to check out

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[Joyce]

Cumulative listening

January 2020
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The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness ★★★★★
Finished 1/10/2020 - Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda
23 hours 53 minutes (1433 min)

The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde ★★★★☆
Finished 1/14/2020 - Narrator: Simon Vance
10 hours 54 minutes (654 minutes)

Hogfather by Terry Pratchett ★★★★☆
Finished 1/20/2020
9 hours 46 mintues (582 minutes)

Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks by Trevor Baxendale ★★★☆☆
Finished 1/19/2020
Narrated by: Nicholas Briggs
Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins (387 minutes)

Doctor Sleep by Stephen King ★★★★★
Finished 1/29/2020
Narrated by: Will Patton
Length: 18 hours 34 mins (1114 min)
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Subtotal: 4170 minutes

February
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Doctor Who: The Stone Rose by Jacqueline Rayner ★★★★☆
Finished 2/2/2020
Narrated by: David Tennant
Length: 2 hours 22 minutes (142 min)

Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons by Ashli St. Armant ★★★★☆
Finished 2/2/2020
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 4 hours 5 min (245 min)

In the Company of Others by Julie E. Czerneda ★★★★☆
Finished 2/10/2020
Narrated by: David Marantz
Length: 20 hours 38 mins (1238 min)

Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket by Justin Richards ★★★☆☆
Finished: 2/14/2020
Narrated by: David Tennant
Length: 2 hours 24 min (148 min)

Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead by Christiana Miller ★★★★★
Finished 2/25/2020
Narrated by: Marie Rose
Length: 8 hours 24 min (504 min)
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Subtotal: 2277 min

March
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Doctor Who: The Feast of the Drowned by Stephen Cole ★★★☆☆
Finished 3/1/2020
Narrated by: David Tennant
Length: 2 hours 28 min (148 min)

Sleeping Beauties by Stephen King ★★★★☆
Finished 3/6/2020
Narrated by: Marin Ireland
Length: 25 hr 22 min (1522 min)

Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich ★★★★★
Finished: 3/10/2020
Narrated by: Lorelei King
Length 6 hrs 12 mins (372 min)

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir ★★★★☆
Finished: 3/15/2020
Narrated by: Moria Quick
Length: 16 hrs 50 min (1010 min)

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley ★★★☆☆
Finished: 3/19/2020
Narrated by: Cara Gee, Jackie Sanders
Length: 10 hrs 22 min (622 min)

Doctor Who: The Stealers of Dreams by Steve Lyons ★★★★☆
Finished: 3/26/2020
Narrated by: Camille Coduri
Length: 5 hours 9 min (309 min)

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman ★★★★☆
Finished: 3/29/2020
Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Joanna Wyatt, Rupert Degas, Alison Dowling, Douglas Blackwell, Jill Shilling, Stephen Thorne, Sean Barrett, Garrick Hagon, John O'Connor, Susan Sheridan
Length: 10 hr 39 min (639 min)
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subtotal: 4622 min

April
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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar andMax Gladstone ★★☆☆☆
Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell & Emily Woo Zeller
Finished: 4/1/2020
Length: 4 hrs 16 min (256 min)

Creation in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★★
Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
Finished 4/11/2020
Length: 12 hours 19 min (739 min)

Narcissus in Chains by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★☆☆
Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
Finished: 4/14/2020
Length: 22 hrs 52 mins (1372 mins)

Fortunately, the Milk by Neil Gaiman ★★★★★
Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
Finished: 4/15/2020
Length: 58 min

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown ★★★★★
Finished 4/25/2020
Narrated by: Richard Poe
Length: 18 hours 28 min (1108 mins)

Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu ★★★★★
Finished: 4/29/2020
Narrated by: Phoebe Fox, Rose Leslie, David Tennant, David Horovitch, James Wilby, Susan Wooldridge, Hannah Genesius
Length: 2 hr 22 min (142 min)Jacqueline Rayner

Doctor Who: The Winner Takes All by Jacqueline Rayner ★★★★☆
Finished: 4/29/2020
Narrated by: Camille Coduri
Length: 5 hrs 28 min (388 min)
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Subtotal: 4063 min

May
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Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts ★★★★☆
Finished: 5/7/2020
Narrator: Julia Whelan
Length: 13 hrs 42 mins (822 min)

Stone Mattress: Nine Tales by Margaret Atwood ★★★★☆
Finished 5/12/2020
Narrator: Margaret Atwood (Author, Narrator), Rob Delaney , Mark Bramhall, Lorna Raver, Arthur Morey , Emily Rankin , Bernadette Dunne
Length: 10 hrs 2 min (602 min)

Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist ★★★☆☆
Finished 5/21/2020
Narrator: Nicholas Guy Smith
Length: 17 hours 16 mins (1036 min)
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Subtotal: 2460 minutes

June
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River Marked by Patricia Briggs ★★★★★
Finished: 6/2/2020
Narrator: Lorelei King
Length: 8 hrs 56 min (536 min)

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie ★★★☆☆
Finished 6/5/2020
Narrator: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox
Length: 3 hours 17 min (197 min)

Awaken Me Darkly by Gena Showalter ★★★★☆
Finished 6/10/2020
Narrator: Justine Eyre
Length: 8 hrs 58 min (538 min)

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine ★★★★☆
Finished 6/18/2020
Narrator: Amy Landon
Length: 15 hours 37 min (937 min)

On a Pale Horse byPiers Anthony ★★★★☆
Finished 6/25/2020
Narrator: George Guidall
Length: 12 hrs 49 mins (769 min)
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subtotal: 2977 min

July (view spoiler)[
Light My Fire by Katie MacAlister ★★★★☆
Finished: 7/1/2020
Narrator: Barbara Rosenblat
Length: 9 hour 14 mins (554 min)

Mean Streets by Jim Butcher ★★★★★
Finished: 7/11/2020
Narrators: Dion Graham, Richard Poe, Mia Baron, T. Ryder Smith
Length: 10 hrs 33 min (633 min)

Junkyard Cats by Faith Hunter ★★★★★
Finished 7/20/2020
Narrator: Khristine Hvam
Length: 5 hrs 2 min (302 min)

Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★★
Finished: 7/20/2020
Narrator: Susan Ericksen
Length: 13 hrs 13 min (793 min)

Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore ****
Finished 7/23/2020
Narrator: Fisher Stevens
Length: 10 hrs 34 min (634 min)
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Subtotal: 2916

August
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Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels Volume 4: 10th Doctor Novels
Doctor Who: The Taking of Chelsea 426 by David Llewellyn ★★★★☆
Narrator: Christopher Ryan
Doctor Who: Autonomy by Daniel Blythe ★★★★☆
Narrator: Georgia Moffett
Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm by Christopher Cooper ★★★★☆
Narrator: Will Thorp
Finished: 8/6/2020
Length: 16 hrs 30 minutes(990 min)

Elysium by Jennifer Marie Brissett ★★★★☆
Finished: 8/11/2020
Narrator: Jamye Meri Grant
Length: 7 hr 49 min (469 mins)

The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan ★★★★★
Finished: 8/18/2020
Narrator: Kate Reading
Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins (639 mins)

Doctor Who: The Price of Paradise by Colin Brake ★★★★☆
Finished 8/24/2020
Narrator: Shaun Dingwall
Length: 2 hrs 32 mins (152 min)

Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich ★★★★☆
Finished: 8/25/2020
Narrator: Lorelei King
Length: 6 hrs 12 mins (372 min)
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Subtotal: 2622

September
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Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb ★★★★★
Finished 9/11/2020
Narrator: Susan Ericksen
Length: 13 hrs 55 mins (835 min)

Magic Burns by Ilona Andrews ★★★★☆
Finished 9/17/2020
Narrator: Renee Raudman
Length: 9 hurs 38 mins (578 min)

Nobody Knows by Mary Jane Clark ★★★★☆
Finished 9/22/2020
Narrator: Fran Tunno
Length: 5 hr 57 mins (357 mins)

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins ★★★★★
finished 9/30/2020
Narrator: Laura Aikman, Daniel Weyman, Imogen Church
Length: 11 hrs 32 min (692 min)
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Subtotal: 2462 mins

October
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Doctor Who: The Deviant Strain by Justin Richards★★★☆☆
Narrator: Stuart Milligan
Finished: 10/2/2020
Length: 6 hrs 3 min (363 min)

The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen ★★★★☆
Finished: 10/7/2020
Narrator: Anna Fields
Length: 9 hrs 5 mins (545 min)

The Trouble With Witches by Kristen Painter ★★★★★
Finished: 10/14/2020
Narrator: B.J. Harrison
Length: 9 hr 5 min (545 min)

Cross Bones by Kathy Reichs ★★★★★
Finished: 10/21/2020
Narrator: Michele Pawk
Length: 11 hrs 27 min (687 min)

Full Scoop by Janet Evanovich ★★★★★
Finished: 10/27/2020
Narrator: Lorelei King
Length: 7 hrs 10 min (430 min)
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Subtotal: 2570 minutes

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[Joyce]

COMPLETED
Female Narrator Quarterly Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 - 3/31/20
Level: Hard
Progress: 7/7 plus

1) The Book of Life Finished 1/10/2020 Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda
2) Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons Finished 2/2/2020 Narrated by Bahni Turpin
3) Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead Finished 2/26/220 - narrated by Marie Rose
4) Sleeping Beauties Finished 3/6/2020 Narrated by Marin Ireland
5) Explosive Eighteen Finished 3/10/2020 Narrated: Lorelei King
6) Gideon the Ninth Finished 3/15/2020 Narrated by Moria Quick
7) The Light Brigade Finished 3/19/2020 Narrated by Cara Gee, Jackie Sanders

[Joyce]

January Listener of the Month - ☘KathyD☘
Duration: 1/1/20 - 1/31/20
Progress: 1/2

1)The Book of Life Finished 1/10/2020

February Listener of the Month Sandra ~ ♥ Cross My Heart ♥
Duration 2/1/20-2/29/20
Progress 0/2

1) Lover Enshrined
2) Creation in Death

March Listener of the month -Jodie
Duration: 3/1/20 - 3/31/20
Progress: 0/2

1 TBD
2 TBD

[Joyce]

A-Z Title Challenge
Duration: 01/01/20 – 12/31/20
Progress: 22/26
For the letters “Q”, "X" and “Z”, book titles with those letters in them are acceptable.

A: Angels & Demons 4/25/2020
B: The Book of Life 1/10/20
C: Creation in Death 4/11/2020
D: Doctor Sleep 1/29/2020
E: Elysium 8/11/2020
F: The Fourth Bear -1/14/2020
G: The Ghost Collector 3/9/2020
H: Hogfather- 1/20/2020
I: In the Company of Others 2/10/2020
J: Junkyard Cats 7/20/2020
K: Doctor Who: The Krillitane Storm 8/6/2020
L: The Light Brigade 3/19/2020
M: Murder In The Multiverse 3/1/2020
N: Narcissus in Chains 4/14/2020
O: Of Blood and Bone 5/7/2020
P: Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks 1/20/2020
Q:
R: Doctor Who: The Resurrection Casket 2/14/2020
S: Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead 3/1/2020
T: This Is How You Lose the Time War 4/2/2020
U:
V: Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons 2/2/2020
W: Working Stiffs 3/15/2020
X: Explosive Eighteen 3/10/2020
Y:
Z:

[Joyce]

A-Z Narrator Challenge
Duration: 1/1/20 – 12/31/20
Progress: 21/26

last name
For the letters “Q” and "X", any name with the letter Q or X in it is acceptable.

A: Narcissus in Chains Narrator: Kimberly Alexis 4/14/2020
B: Doctor Who: Prisoner of the Daleks Narrator: Nicholas Briggs 1/20/2020
C: Doctor Who: The Stealers of Dreams Narrator: Camille Coduri 3/26/2020
D: Stone Mattress: Nine Tales Narrator: Margaret Atwood, Rob Delaney , Mark Bramhall , Lorna Raver, Arthur Morey, Emily Rankin, Bernadette Dunne
E: Creation in Death Narrator: Susan Ericksen 4/11/2020
F: Carmilla Narrator: Phoebe Fox, Rose Leslie, David Tennant, David Horovitch, James Wilby, Susan Wooldridge, Hannah Genesius
G: The Light Brigade Narrator: Cara Gee, Jackie Sanders 3/19/2020
H: Junkyard Cats Narrated: Khristine Hvam 7/20/2020
I: The Book of Life Narrated by Jennifer Ikeda- 1/10/20
J:
K: Explosive Eighteen Narrator: Lorelei King 3/10/2020
L: A Memory Called Empire Narrator: Amy Landon 6/18/2020
M: In the Company of Others- Narrator: David Marantz 2/10/2020
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O:
P: Hogfather- Narrator Nigel Planer 1/20/20
Q: Gideon the Ninth Narrator: Moira Quick 3/15/2020
R: Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She's Dead -Marie Rose 2/25/2020
S: Magician: Apprentice Narrator: Nicholas Guy Smith 5/21/2020
T: Doctor Who: The Stone Rose- Narrator: David Tennant 2/2/2020
U:
V: The Fourth Bear Narrator- Simon Vance -1/14/2020
W: The Golden Compass Narrator: Joanna Wyatt 3/29/2020
X: Peter Pan 6/5/2020 Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox
Y:
Z:This Is How You Lose the Time War Narrator: Cynthia Farrell & Emily Woo Zeller 4/2/2020

[Joyce]

Big Listen Challenge -15 + hours
Duration: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Level: Hard
Progress: 10/12

1)The Book of Life- 23 hours 53 min -1/10/20
2)Doctor Sleep -18 hours 34 mins - 1/29/2020
3)In the Company of Others -20 hours 38 min 2/10/2020
4)Sleeping Beauties -25 hr 22 mikn- 3/6/2020
5)Gideon the Ninth- 16 hrs 50 min 3/15/2020
6)Narcissus in Chains - 22 hrs 52 min 4/14/2020
7)Angels & Demons- 18 hrs 28 min 4/25/2020
8)Magician: Apprentice 17 hnrs 15 min 5/21/2020
9)A Memory Called Empire - 15 hrs 37 mins 6/18/2020
10)Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Novels Volume 4: 10th Doctor Novels -16 hrs 30 min 8/6/2020

[Joyce]

April Listener of the Month - Laura (Kyahgirl)
Duration: 4/1/20 - 4/30/20
Progress: 1/2

1)Narcissus in Chains 4/14/2020
2)

[Joyce]

Who's Talking to me now quarterly challenge - Male narrators

Male Narrator Quarterly Challenge
Duration: 4/1/20 - 6/30/20
Level: Hard
Progress: 7/7

1)Fortunately, the Milk 4/15/2020 Narrated by Neil Gaiman
2)Angels & Demons 4/25/2020 Narrated by Richard Poe
3)Carmilla 4/29/2020 Narrated by David Tennant
4) Stone Mattress: Nine Tales 5/12/2020 Rob Delaney, Mark Bramhall, Arthur Morey
5)Magician: Apprentice 5/21/2020 Narrator: Nicholas Guy Smith
6)Doctor Who: The Taking of Chelsea 426 6/3/2020 Narrator: Christopher Ryan
7)Peter Pan 6/5/2020 Narrator: Rupert Everett

[Joyce]

May Listener of the Month - Lilmissmolly
Duration: 5/1/20 - 5/31/20
Progress: 0/2

1 - The Da Vinci Code
2 - Carve the Mark

[Joyce]

June Listener of the Month - Lover of Romance
Duration: 6/1/20 - 6/30/20
Progress: 0/2

1) Single White Vampire
2) This Side of the Grave

[Joyce]

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

July Listener of the Month - Natalia
Duration: 7/1/20 - 7/31/20
Progress: 1/2

1) Finished 7/20/2020
2)

[Joyce]

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Multiple Narrators Quarterly Challenge
Duration: 10/1/20 - 12/31/20
Level: Hard
Progress: 2/7
1) Interview with the Robot
Finished: 11/12/2020
Narrator: Kevin T. Collins, Ellen Archer, Josh Hurley, Eileen Stevens, Erin Mallon, Jonathan Davis, Stephen Bel Davies
2) Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink
Finished: 12/2/2020
Narrator: Cecil Baldwin, Dylan Marron, Retta, Thérèse Plummer, Dan Bittner
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[Joyce]

Cumulative Listening continued from message 1

November
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This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost ★★★★☆
Finished: 11/5/2020
Narrator: Tavia Gilbert
Length: 9 hrs 28 mins (568 min)

For We [book:For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor ★★★★★
Finished: 11/9/2020
Narrator: Ray Porter
Length: 8 hrs 59 mins (539 min)

Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon ★★★★★
Finished: 11/12/2020
Narrator: Kevin T. Collins, Ellen Archer, Josh Hurley, Eileen Stevens, Erin Mallon, Jonathan Davis, Stephen Bel Davies
Length: 3 hrs 42 mins (222 min)

Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
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Finished: 11/26/2020
Narrator: Neil Gaiman
Length: 6 hrs 29 mins (419 min)
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Subtotal: 1,748 min

December

Welcome to Night Vale by Joseph Fink
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Finished: 12/2/2020
Narrator: Cecil Baldwin, Dylan Marron, Retta, Thérèse Plummer, Dan Bittner
Length: 12 hrs and 2 min (722 mins)

For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison
★★★★☆
Finished: 12/19/2020
Narrator: Marguerite Gavin
Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins (1026 mins)

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
★★★☆☆
Finished: 12/26/2020
Narrator: Lynne Thigpen
Length: 12 hrs (720 mins)

Subtotal: 2468 minutes


Total: 38,268 mins