I have a very unpopular opinion. After much trial and error, I've decided that I don't like audiobooks for fiction.
Nonfiction? Yes, I love audiobooks for nonfiction, but I find it frustrating in fiction.
I'm not sure why, exactly. Part of it might be how fast I read. I find it annoying to be held back by the speed the narrator can speak at.
Another reason I came up with is that I can skim or even skip things I'm either not interested in or don't want to read. For example, lots of description or something that gives me secondhand embarrassment for the hero or heroine (usually the heroine).
I thought I could listen while I was doing stuff around the house, but that's when I tend to listen to podcasts. Despite having audiobooks from the library with due dates, I still reach for my podcasts rather than listen to a story.
When I had a monthly audiobook subscription, about 95% of the books I picked up were nonfiction. In the beginning, I bought a few fiction series, but I almost always used my credit for nonfiction. It should have dawned on me before now that it meant something.
Anyway, I currently have an audiobook with 8 days remaining until the library takes it back and I have no desire to listen to it. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have the same reaction if I was reading the ebook. This isn't the only audiobook I've reacted to in this way. There have been books I loved and then listened to the audiobook and was like, no.
My theory on why I like nonfiction is that it's more like listening to a podcast or a lecture where I'm learning something, not trying to sink into the world of the story.
I know I'm in the minority, but it's just the way my brain works. Of course, if it's the only way to get the story I want to read, then I'll do it. My library sometimes gets the audiobook, but not the ebook. I just prefer to read myself.
