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Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
My List:
1. PS... You're Mine Alexa Riley 8/7/18
2. When We Found Home Susan Mallery 8/11/18
3. Settling Up Eryn Scott 8/13/18
4. Between You and Me Susan Wiggs 8/13/18
5. By Invitation Only Dorothea Benton Frank 8/16/18
6. Need to Know Karen Cleveland 8/20/18
7. Love, Ruby Lavender Deborah Wiles 8/20/18
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
Goal: 6/6
Current level: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman – 8/2/2018
2. Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman - 8/4/2018
3. The Tournament by Matthew Reilly - 8/5/2018
Goodreads lists it as a series, but it only has a short prequel.
4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8/8/2018
5. The Missing Girl by Jenny Quintana - 8/9/2018
6. Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin - 8/13/2018
August Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
1. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas | Ursula K. Le Guin - Aug 9
2. Spinning Silver | Naomi Novik - Aug 13
3. Castle Hangnail | Ursula Vernon - Aug 20
4. The Family Under the Bridge | Natalie Savage Carlson - Aug 26
5. An Enchantment of Ravens | Margaret Rogerson - Aug 27
6. Helium | Rudy Francisco - Aug 29
I'm in!1 The Survivors - Dinah McCall - 2 AUG
2 Dangerous Ground - M.R. Rutter - 10 AUG
3 Envy - Sandra Brown - 3 AUG
4 Little Girl Lost - Addison Moore - 25 AUG
5 Unloved - Katy Regnery - 24 AUG
6 Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell - 22 AUG
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeAugust 2018
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Frontier Hearts by Angelica Rose (8/2/18)
2. Paige's Turn by Jennifer Peel (8/4/18)
3. Settling Up by Eryn Scott (8/8/18)
4. Take a Walk With Me by Marcia Lynn McClure (8/9/18)
5. Indebted Deliverance by Marcia Lynn McClure (8/12/18)
6. Veins of Gold by Charlie N. Holmberg (8/13/18)
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August Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
3 Read
My List:
1. Slow Heat in Heaven Sandra Brown - 8/4
2. Ugly Love Colleen Hoover - 8/14
3. Fat Tuesday Sandra Brown - 8/27
August Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books 2/2
1. The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable 8/3/18
2. The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President by Sean Spicer 8/24/18
Completed 8/27/18Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
6/6 read
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, read 8/28/18
2. Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts, read 8/5/18
3. Targeted: A Deputy, Her Love Affairs, A Brutal Murder by M. William Phelps, read 8/22/18
4. The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders, read 8/27/18
5. A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey, read 8/14/18
6. The Royal Road by Robin Saxon, read 8/26/18
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Will give it another try this month.Read 5 DONE!
1.
The Wild Mountain Thyme by Kathryn Scarborough 8/4/18 3stars2.
Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber 8/6/18 5stars3.
Between You and Me by Susan Wiggs 8/7/18 5stars4.
The Sapphire Widow by Dinah Jefferies 8/12/18 4.5stars5.
The Paris Wedding by Charlotte Nash 8/22/18 4stars
Single: Read 3-4 books1) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey- 09/08/18
2)The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - 12/08/18
3)The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 23/08/18
4)Margaret the First by Danielle Dutton 26/08/18
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
Single: Read 3-4 books
1.
Brownie Points - Jennifer Coburn - 8/13/20182.
Love Anthony - Lisa Genova - 8/18/20183.
The Dogs - Robert Calder - 8/24/20184.
Only Child - Rhiannon Navin - 8/28/2018
The Dress Lodger - Sheri Holman - 2/8/18The Bookshop on the Corner- Jenny Colgan - 4/8/18
Spider's Web - Agatha Christie - 8/9/18
River of Destiny - Barbara Erskine - 8/11/18
The Cafe by the Sea - Jenny Colgan - 8/14/18
The Silver Witch - Paula Brackston - 8/17/18
The Secret Life of Violet Grant - Beatriz Williams- 8/24/18
Amy Snow - Tracy Rees - 30/8/18
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People 8/26 - 27
Our Twisted Hero 8/16
Perfect Is Boring: 10 Things My Crazy, Fierce Mama Taught Me about Beauty, Booty, and Being a Boss 8/27 - 30
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, Lisa See, 02.08.2018
2. The Girl Who Chased the Moon, Sarah Addison Allen, 06.08.2018
3. My Name Is Memory, Ann Brashares, 07.08.2018
4. Lilac Girls, Martha Hall Kelly, 08.08.2018
5. A History of Pi, Petr Beckmann, 15.08.2018
6. Fates and Furies, Lauren Groff, 28.08.2018
Tofu's (tamara) Challenge SpotStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Books Read: 6
1. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (8/4/18)
2. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki (8/4/18)
3. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (8/6/18)
4. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour (8/6/18)
5. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (8/10/18)
6. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
Current Level: Single - 3 books1.
by John Carreyrou (8/4)2.
by Ibi Zoboi (8/6)3.
by Dara Horn (8/9)
KRISSY'S SPOT Level: Solitary
6/6 Completed
1. Hearts of Gold by David Horne, 8/02 ★★★
2. Sparrow by L.J. Shen, 8/03 ★★★★
3. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 8/06 ★★★
4. White Oleander by Janet Fitch, 8/06 ★★★★★
5. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood, 8/07 ★★★★
6. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, 8/08 ★★★★★
FINISHED!!6/6 Completed
1. Hearts of Gold by David Horne, 8/02 ★★★
2. Sparrow by L.J. Shen, 8/03 ★★★★
3. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, 8/06 ★★★
4. White Oleander by Janet Fitch, 8/06 ★★★★★
5. All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood, 8/07 ★★★★
6. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, 8/08 ★★★★★
August Stand Alone Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.
8/8/18 ★★★2.
10/8/18 ★★★★3.
15/8/18 ★★★4.
15/8/18 ★★★★5.
16/8/18 ★★★6.
26/8/18 ★★★
FINISHED!Goal: 6/6
Current level: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Signal to Noise by Neil Gaiman – 8/2/2018
2. Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders by Neil Gaiman - 8/4/2018
3. The Tournament by Matthew Reilly - 8/5/2018
Goodreads lists it as a series, but it only has a short prequel.
4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8/8/2018
5. The Missing Girl by Jenny Quintana - 8/9/2018
6. Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin - 8/13/2018
Finished! :)Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
August 2018
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Frontier Hearts by Angelica Rose (8/2/18)
2. Paige's Turn by Jennifer Peel (8/4/18)
3. Settling Up by Eryn Scott (8/8/18)
4. Take a Walk With Me by Marcia Lynn McClure (8/9/18)
5. Indebted Deliverance by Marcia Lynn McClure (8/12/18)
6. Veins of Gold by Charlie N. Holmberg (8/13/18)
Tofu's (tamara) Challenge SpotFINISHED !!
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Books Read: 6
1. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut (8/4/18)
2. Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki (8/4/18)
3. The Color Purple by Alice Walker (8/6/18)
4. We Are Okay by Nina LaCour (8/6/18)
5. They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (8/10/18)
6. Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (8/13/18)
Mod
You forgot a date for #6.
JoAnne wrote: "WOOHOO tamara!You forgot a date for #6."
Fixed. Thanks!
Mod
You forgot a date for #6."
Fixed. Thanks!"
Thanks!! :)
Mod
August Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
My List:
1. PS... You're Mine Alexa Riley 8/7/18
2. When We Found Home Susan Mallery 8/11/18
3. Settling Up Eryn Scott 8/13/18
4. Between You and Me Susan Wiggs 8/13/18
5. By Invitation Only Dorothea Benton Frank 8/16/18
6. Need to Know Karen Cleveland 8/20/18
7. Love, Ruby Lavender Deborah Wiles 8/20/18
August Stand Alone ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
Entering and finishing in one entry
1.) The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir by Alexandria Marzano-Lesnevich
COMPLETED 08/04/2018
2.) Every Secret Thing by Laura Lippmann
COMPLETED 08/07/2018
3) Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg
COMPLETED 08/11/2018
4) The Romanov Cross by Robert Masello
COMPLETED 08/19/2018
I think everything else I'm planning to read is a series this month.
FINISHED!1 The Survivors - Dinah McCall - 2 AUG
2 Dangerous Ground - M.R. Rutter - 10 AUG
3 Envy - Sandra Brown - 3 AUG
4 Little Girl Lost - Addison Moore - 25 AUG
5 Unloved - Katy Regnery - 24 AUG
6 Gone with the Wind - Margaret Mitchell - 22 AUG
Completed 8/27/18Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
6/6 read
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, read 8/28/18
2. Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts, read 8/5/18
3. Targeted: A Deputy, Her Love Affairs, A Brutal Murder by M. William Phelps, read 8/22/18
4. The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders, read 8/27/18
5. A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership by James Comey, read 8/14/18
6. The Royal Road by Robin Saxon, read 8/26/18
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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