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message 1: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019


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


Challenge Rules
*Please post a partial list of the challenge when you sign up.
*For each book that you read please post a link to the book, the author and the date you finished it.
*Each book may only be used for one task or letter
*To count a book towards a challenge you must read the majority of it after the start date of the challenge.
* Where more than one option is given for a task, please state which option your book relates to.
*If the task relates to the cover of your book, please post the cover AND the book link.
*All genres and formats are fine.
*Re-reads are allowed.
*No page minimum.
*Please update your original post as you go.

*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED or you will not be considered to have completed the challenge and we will not be able to award your Hall of Fame badge

(Even if you don't hit the level you were aiming for by the deadline, please re-post your challenge anyway as you may still be eligible for a lower level badge.)

Please use the TLC STANDARD RULES when participating in this challenge.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.


message 2: by JoAnne (last edited Mar 03, 2019 06:07PM) (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
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Amanda FINISHED

Anne FINISHED

Banshee FINISHED

Bonita FINISHED

Carly

Cindy III

Debbie FINISHED

Den FINISHED

Ebony

Elle FINISHED

Erin FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Grace FINISHED

Jade aka MrsTosh FINISHED

Jess

JoAnne FINISHED

JoAnne - mod FINISHED

LadyPorgana FINISHED

Melanie FINISHED

~Melissa~

Penni FINISHED

Rina FINISHED

Sandra FINISHED

Shash FINISHED


message 3: by JoAnne (last edited Feb 26, 2019 06:52AM) (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
February Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Read: 5

My List:

1. After the Rain Renee Carlino 2/7/19
2. Two Girls Down Louisa Luna 2/9/19
3. A Disconnected Christmas Ryan Ringbloom 2/20/19
4. Luna and the Lie Mariana Zapata 2/22/19
5. Finding It Valerie Bertinelli 2/24/19


message 4: by Jess (last edited Feb 19, 2019 04:17AM) (new)

Jess Penhallow | 310 comments February Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Single: Read 3-4 books
3/4

My List:

1. The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton 04/02/19
2. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez 10/02/19
3. Sorrow of the Earth by Éric Vuillard 12/02/19

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez Sorrow of the Earth by Éric Vuillard


message 5: by Grace (last edited Feb 26, 2019 08:50PM) (new)

Grace | 1652 comments February Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books
2/2

My List:
1. The Test-Sylvain Neuvel 2/20
2. Falling Fast-Aurora Rose Reynolds 2/23


message 6: by Sandra (last edited Feb 19, 2019 05:16PM) (new)


message 7: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Banshee, Jess, Grace and Sandra!


message 8: by Elle (last edited Feb 28, 2019 05:46PM) (new)

Elle (elleay) | 1809 comments February Stand Alone Challenge
Single: Read 3-4 books


1. Ugly Love | Colleen Hoover - Feb 7
2. 99 Percent Mine | Sally Thorne - Feb 18
3. The Last Banquet of Temporal Confections | Tina Connolly - Feb 27


message 9: by ~Melissa~ (new)

~Melissa~ TLC Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019
Solo - 1-2 read


1
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message 10: by Ferenc (last edited Mar 01, 2019 12:16AM) (new)

Ferenc (aeneth) | 2815 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019


Goal: 8/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold – 02/07/2019
2. Rocky Mountain Cowboy Christmas by Sara Richardson – 02/08/2019
3. Chocolate Kisses by Judith Arnold – 02/10/2019
4. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie – 02/12/2019
5. The Last Temptation by Neil Gaiman – 2/13/2019
6. The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen – 02/15/2019
7. Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen – 02/19/2019
8. Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois (editors) – 02/26/2019

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold Rocky Mountain Cowboy Christmas by Sara Richardson Chocolate Kisses by Judith Arnold And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie The Last Temptation by Neil Gaiman The Girl Who Chased the Moon by Sarah Addison Allen Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen Songs of Love and Death All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love ( The Dresden Files, #11.5, Outlander, #8.5, Kushiel's Legacy, #1.5, Phèdre's Trilogy, #1.5) by George R.R. Martin


message 11: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Elle, Melissa and Ferenc!


message 12: by Erin (last edited Feb 12, 2019 08:18PM) (new)

Erin | 467 comments Completed 2/12/19

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019

4/4 read

Single: Read 3-4 books

1. What's Your Bias? The Surprising Science of Why We Vote the Way We Do by Lee De-Wit, read 2/6/19
2. Five-Sided Heart by Max MacGowan, read 2/4/19
3. Under the Rushes by Amy Lane, read 2/3/19
4. Surrendered to the Sea by Dessa Lux, read 2/12/19


message 13: by JoAnne (last edited Mar 03, 2019 05:47AM) (new)

JoAnne (joannemwct) | 1347 comments February 2019

Single: Read 3-4 books

Read 3 books! DONE!

1. The (Half) Truth by Leddy Harper The (Half) Truth by Leddy Harper 2/10/19 3.5stars (could be the start of a series or at least connected stories)
2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 2/20/19 5stars
3. California Girls by Susan Mallery California Girls by Susan Mallery 2/24/19 4stars


message 14: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Erin and JoAnne!


message 15: by Shash (last edited Feb 28, 2019 12:37PM) (new)

Shash | 2891 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
February 2019

Single: Read 3-4 books

1. One Thousand Winks by Laura J. Marshall (2/1/19)
2. The Lift by Vivi Holt (2/5/19)
3. All By My Selfie by Jo Noelle (2/11/19)


message 16: by Ana (last edited Feb 28, 2019 12:38PM) (new)

Ana | 259 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019

Solitary: 5 books

1 - La profezia dell'armadillo by Zerocalcare 06/02 - 07/02
2 - L'uomo dentro l'ombra by Maria Cristina Felci 11/02 - 15/02
3 - The Art Collector of Le Marais by Ahmad Ardalan 06/02 - 18/02
4 - Un regalo sotto la neve by Karen Swan 01/02 - 22/02
5 - Quel che rimane incastrato nel vento by Alessandro Tonoli 10/02 - 28/02


message 17: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Shash and Lady!


message 18: by Bonita (last edited Feb 28, 2019 05:20AM) (new)

Bonita | 45 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019




Solo: Read 1-2 books

Above and Beyond by Erin St. Claire 2/28/19


message 19: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Bonita!


message 20: by Penni (last edited Mar 01, 2019 10:30AM) (new)

Penni | 1292 comments Mod
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019


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

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana Zapata - 3/1/2019


message 21: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Penni!


message 22: by [deleted user] (last edited Feb 22, 2019 01:57AM) (new)

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge FINISHED
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Small Great Things – Jodi Picoult - 3 Feb 2019
2. The Rest of Us Just Live Here – Patrick Ness – 7 Feb 2019
3. The Memory– Lucy Dawson – 9 Feb 2019
4. She's Leaving Home – Edwina Currie – 9 Feb 2019
5. Into the Water– Paula Hawkins – 17.02.19
6. The One – John Marrs – 12.02.19


message 23: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Den!


message 24: by Jade aka MrsTosh (last edited Feb 19, 2019 02:43AM) (new)

Jade aka MrsTosh (mrstosh) | 709 comments February Stand Alone Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6

1. The Summer of Serendipity by Ali McNamara 02/02 ***
2. Sunset over the Cherry Orchard The feel-good summer read that's like the best kind of holiday by Jo Thomas 04/02 ****
3. The Bed and Breakfast on the Beach by Kat French 07/02 ****
4. Love to Hate You by Jo Watson 10/02 ***
5. All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover 18/02 *****
6. My Mamma Mia Summer by Annie Robertson 19/02 ****


message 25: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Jade!


message 26: by Melanie (last edited Feb 27, 2019 02:42PM) (new)

Melanie Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration:
February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019

Single: Read 3-4 books

1. Call After Midnight  by Tess Gerritsen Call After Midnight - Tess Gerritsen - 2/01/2019

2. Firestorm by Iris Johansen Firestorm - Iris Johansen - 2/10/2019

3. Emma and I by Sheila Hocken Emma and I - Sheila Hocken - 2/15/2019

4. Her Mother's Secret by Natasha Lester Her Mother's Secret - Natasha Lester - 2/25/2019


message 27: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Melanie!


message 28: by Rina (last edited Mar 01, 2019 04:04AM) (new)

Rina | 1084 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019

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

1. The Last Time I Lied, Riley Sager, 07.02.2019
2. Arthur und seine Freunde: Neues vom Hund, der den Dschungel durchquerte, um ein Zuhause zu finden, Mikael Lindnord, 16.02.2019
3. Playing with Fire, Tess Gerritsen, 26.02.2019
4. The Devil of Dunmoor, Meggan Connors, 27.02.2019


message 29: by Cindy III (last edited Feb 25, 2019 11:34PM) (new)

Cindy III | 479 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019

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

1. Strange Grace - Tessa Gratton 2.11 - 14
2. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground - Rita Williams-Garcia 2.12 - 17
3. Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers 2.19 - 21
4. Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 2.24 - 25


message 30: by Debbie (last edited Feb 08, 2019 07:12AM) (new)

Debbie (debbiegray) | 386 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019



Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump by Gregg Jarrett 2/6/19
The Russia Hoax The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump by Gregg Jarrett


message 31: by Amanda (last edited Feb 25, 2019 02:46PM) (new)

Amanda R (fairyteapot) | 118 comments I’d like to join with the Level: Single please.

Stand-alone
The Lost Challenges
February 1 - 28, 2019


1. Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller
15/2/19
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
18/2/19
3. The Dinner by Herman Koch
25/2/19

3/3

Challenge completed


message 32: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Rina, Cindy, Debbie and Amanda!


message 33: by Anne (last edited Feb 19, 2019 05:58AM) (new)

Anne | 1476 comments I'm in for the Stand alones. I already have several queued up for this month!

1.) The Rooster Bar by John Grisham
COMPLETED 2/6/2019
2.) The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara
COMPLETED 2/8/2019
3.) The Miss Stone Affair: America's First Modern Hostage Crisis by Teresa Carpenter
COMPLETED 2/14/2019
4.)The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg
COMPLETED 2/19/2019


message 34: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Anne!!


message 35: by Ebb (last edited Feb 24, 2019 03:43PM) (new)

Ebb (ebbsbooks) | 128 comments Awesome challenge:

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Autobiography of Red by Anne Carson Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Independent People by Halldór Kiljan Laxness Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup Manson The Life and Times of Charles Manson by Jeff Guinn From a Buick 8 by Stephen King The Regulators by Richard Bachman


message 36: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Ebony!


message 37: by Carly (last edited Feb 15, 2019 10:01PM) (new)

Carly (car88) | 63 comments FEBRUARY 2019 - (THE CHEESE) STAND ALONES
·Post 38

·The Pilot & the Puck-Up (2/3/19)
·Royally Pucked (2/10/19)
·Cupid's Bow (2/15/19)

The Pilot & the Puck-Up by Pippa Grant Royally Pucked by Pippa Grant Cupid's Bow by Heather R. Blair


message 38: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
Welcome Carly!!


message 39: by Erin (new)

Erin | 467 comments Completed 2/12/19

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019

4/4 read

Single: Read 3-4 books

1. What's Your Bias? The Surprising Science of Why We Vote the Way We Do by Lee De-Wit, read 2/6/19
2. Five-Sided Heart by Max MacGowan, read 2/4/19
3. Under the Rushes by Amy Lane, read 2/3/19
4. Surrendered to the Sea by Dessa Lux, read 2/12/19


message 40: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
WOOHOO Erin!


message 41: by Jade aka MrsTosh (new)

Jade aka MrsTosh (mrstosh) | 709 comments Completion Post

February Stand Alone Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6


1. The Summer of Serendipity by Ali McNamara 02/02 ***
2. Sunset over the Cherry Orchard The feel-good summer read that's like the best kind of holiday by Jo Thomas 04/02 ****
3. The Bed and Breakfast on the Beach by Kat French 07/02 ****
4. Love to Hate You by Jo Watson 10/02 ***
5. All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover 18/02 *****
6. My Mamma Mia Summer by Annie Robertson 19/02 ****


message 42: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
WOOHOO Jade!

Love those covers!


message 44: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
WOOHOO Sandra!


message 45: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
WOOHOO Banshee!


message 46: by [deleted user] (new)

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge FINISHED
Duration: February 1, 2019 - February 28, 2019

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Small Great Things – Jodi Picoult - 3 Feb 2019
2. The Rest of Us Just Live Here – Patrick Ness – 7 Feb 2019
3. The Memory– Lucy Dawson – 9 Feb 2019
4. She's Leaving Home – Edwina Currie – 9 Feb 2019
5. Into the Water– Paula Hawkins – 17.02.19
6. The One – John Marrs – 12.02.19


message 47: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
WOOHOO Den!!


message 48: by Anne (new)

Anne | 1476 comments Completed. Everything else on deck is part of a series.

1.) The Rooster Bar by John Grisham
COMPLETED 2/6/2019
2.) The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick by Mallory O'Meara
COMPLETED 2/8/2019
3.) The Miss Stone Affair: America's First Modern Hostage Crisis by Teresa Carpenter
COMPLETED 2/14/2019
4.)The Ice Princess by Camilla Lackberg
COMPLETED 2/19/2019


message 49: by Amanda (new)

Amanda R (fairyteapot) | 118 comments 1. Notes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller
15/2/19
2. The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
18/2/19
3. The Dinner by Herman Koch
25/2/19

3/3

Challenge completed


message 50: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60552 comments Mod
WOOHOO Anne!


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