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August 2019 Stand Alone
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Solo: Read 1-2 books
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My List:
1. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michele Richardson 8/9/19
August Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeMy aim is solo: Read 1-2 books
My list:
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Single: Read 3-4 books
1.
Eggshell Skull: A Memoir About Standing Up, Speaking Out and Fighting Back - Bri Lee - 8/11/20192.
Hannah's Choice - Kirsty Jones and Hannah Jones - 8/12/20193.
No Kiss Goodbye - Janelle Harris - 8/19/2019
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Doctor in the Andes by Dana James 8/31/19
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeAugust 2019
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Steal His Heart by Diane Darcy (8/25/19)
I'M IN!Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 The Bourbon Thief - Tiffany Reisz - 1 AUG
2 Come Sundown - Nora Roberts - 2 AUG
3 Method - Kate Stewart - 16 AUG
4 Gentleman Nine - Penelope Ward - 9 AUG
5 Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 15 AUG
6 Low Pressure - Sandra Brown - 11 AUG
Completed 8/14/19Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
6/6 read
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson, read 8/5/19
2. Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death by Erin Gibson, read 8/11/19
3. Defying His Fate by Caitlin Ricci, read 8/7/19
4. The Wolf and the King by Tami Veldura, read 8/3/19
5. The Story of Us by Barbara Elsborg, read 8/14/19
6. Home and Heart by Sean Michael, read 8/6/19
August Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
2/2
My List:
1. The Butterfly Project-Emma Scott 8/12
2. Teeth in the Mist-Dawn Kurtagich 8/17
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: Aug. 1st, 2019 - Aug. 31st, 2019
4/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris - Aug. 4th
2. Murder by Candlelight: The Gruesome Slayings Behind Our Romance with the Macabre by Michael Knox Beran - Aug. 9th
3. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon - Aug. 19th
4. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser - Aug. 26th
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Goal: 6/6
1. Kept Women by Nicole Snow & Kelsey Charisma – 08/08/2019
2. Back River Quiver by Alexa Riley & Jessa Kane – 08/09/2019
3. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
4. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand – 08/21/2019
5. Make Me Yours by Tia Louise – 08/22/2019
6. The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff – 08/28/2019
August Stand Alone
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati - 8/10
2. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren - 8/11
3. Unloved by Katy Regnery - 8/14
4. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 8/16
5. Eleanor & Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry - 8/18
6. Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin by Mariana Zapata - 8/18
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Weight of Zero by Karen Fortunati - 8/10
2. The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren - 8/11
3. Unloved by Katy Regnery - 8/14
4. Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid - 8/16
5. Eleanor & Grey by Brittainy C. Cherry - 8/18
6. Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin by Mariana Zapata - 8/18
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 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
Meet Me in Monaco: A Novel of Grace Kelly's Wedding by Hazel Gaynor 24 August 2019 ★★★★★
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
GOAL: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Good Morning, Midnight- August 1
2. Nowhere Is a Place
3. The Little Red Chairs
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August Stand Alone ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
1. The Flatshare | Beth O'Leary - Aug 7
2. Sorcery of Thorns | Margaret Rogerson - AugAug 19
3. A Dead Djinn in Cairo | P. Djèlí Clark - Aug 24
4. Any Way the Wind Blows | Seanan McGuire - Aug 25
***FINISHED***
Read 7 books - Guess I'm a little more than solitary!1.
Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins 8/3/19 4.5stars2.
Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham 8/6/19 4stars3.
The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman, Kate Angell and Allyson Charles 8/11/19 4stars4.
Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron 8/12/19 3.5stars5.
The Lightkeeper's Lover by Mollie Mathews 8/13/19 4stars6.
(The) Empty Nesters by Carolyn Brown 8/16/19 4.5stars7.
Window on the Bay by Debbie Macomber 8/18/19 4stars
FINISHED August 16, 2019I'm in for solitary
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
1. Henning Mankell - Die italienischen Schuhe (Italian Shoes) (August 04, 2019)
2. Martin Aus - Die Schatten des Imperiums. Russland seit 1991 (The Shadows of the Empire) (August 05, 2019)
3. Thomas Meyer - Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse (Wolkenbruchs whimsical journey into the arms of a shiksa) (August 06, 2019)
4. Martina Kittler - Crashkurs Kochen (Crash course cooking) (August 06, 2019)
5. Heinz Halm - Der Islam: Geschichte und Gegenwart (Islam - Its History and Present) (August 14, 2019)
6. Madge Jenison - Sunwise Turn: Eine Liebeserklärung an die Welt der Bücher (August 15, 2019)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Level: Single: Read 3-4 books
4/4 books
1. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie - 8/4/19
2.Moby-Dick, or, the Whale - Herman Melville - 8/6/19
3. When We Were Orphans - Kazuo Ishiguro - 8/8/19
4. Challenger Deep - Neal Shusterman - 8/9/19
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Books Read: 0/2+
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 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
1. America for Beginners, Leah Franqui, 25.08.2019
2. If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo, 20.08.2019
3. One Perfect Day: A Mother and Son's Story of Adoption and Reunion, Diane Burke, 28.08.2019
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution by Tucker Carlson 8/1/19
2. Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer 8/8/19
3. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand 8/13/19
4. The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe
5. Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank 8/25/19
Stand alone monthly challenge Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Solo 1-2
Books
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Stand alone monthly challenge Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
1.) The War in 2020 by Ralph Peters
COMPLETED 8/5/2019
2.) The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda 08/04/2019
3.) A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux 8/6/2019
4.) The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
COMPLETED 8/12/2019
5.) The Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jane Healey
08/16/2019
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 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
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly
1. A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea - Masaji Ishikawa 8.5 - 8
Childhood's End
Love From A to Z
The Halloween Tree
Sing Down the Moon
The Tequila Worm
Coraline
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge completed
August 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The boy who lied – kim slater - 04.08.19
We are not okay natalia gomes - 05.08.19
Secret child – Andrew crofts, Gordon lewis – 06.08.19
Civil war in bad decline – George saunders – 13.08.19
A place of secrets – Rachel hore 17.08.19
August 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The boy who lied – kim slater - 04.08.19
We are not okay natalia gomes - 05.08.19
Secret child – Andrew crofts, Gordon lewis – 06.08.19
Civil war in bad decline – George saunders – 13.08.19
A place of secrets – Rachel hore 17.08.19
Standalone Challenge
Completed 8/14/19Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
6/6 read
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading by Sara Nelson, read 8/5/19
2. Feminasty: The Complicated Woman's Guide to Surviving the Patriarchy Without Drinking Herself to Death by Erin Gibson, read 8/11/19
3. Defying His Fate by Caitlin Ricci, read 8/7/19
4. The Wolf and the King by Tami Veldura, read 8/3/19
5. The Story of Us by Barbara Elsborg, read 8/14/19
6. Home and Heart by Sean Michael, read 8/6/19
FINISHED August 16, 2019I'm in for solitary
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
1. Henning Mankell - Die italienischen Schuhe (Italian Shoes) (August 04, 2019)
2. Martin Aus - Die Schatten des Imperiums. Russland seit 1991 (The Shadows of the Empire) (August 05, 2019)
3. Thomas Meyer - Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse (Wolkenbruchs whimsical journey into the arms of a shiksa) (August 06, 2019)
4. Martina Kittler - Crashkurs Kochen (Crash course cooking) (August 06, 2019)
5. Heinz Halm - Der Islam: Geschichte und Gegenwart (Islam - Its History and Present) (August 14, 2019)
6. Madge Jenison - Sunwise Turn: Eine Liebeserklärung an die Welt der Bücher (August 15, 2019)
ALL DONE!Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 The Bourbon Thief - Tiffany Reisz - 1 AUG
2 Come Sundown - Nora Roberts - 2 AUG
3 Method - Kate Stewart - 16 AUG
4 Gentleman Nine - Penelope Ward - 9 AUG
5 Daisy Jones & The Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid - 15 AUG
6 Low Pressure - Sandra Brown - 11 AUG
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge completion post
August 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The boy who lied – kim slater - 04.08.19
We are not okay natalia gomes - 05.08.19
Secret child – Andrew crofts, Gordon lewis – 06.08.19
Civil war in bad decline – George saunders – 13.08.19
A place of secrets – Rachel hore 17.08.19
August 2019
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The boy who lied – kim slater - 04.08.19
We are not okay natalia gomes - 05.08.19
Secret child – Andrew crofts, Gordon lewis – 06.08.19
Civil war in bad decline – George saunders – 13.08.19
A place of secrets – Rachel hore 17.08.19
August Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
2/2
FINISHED
My List:
1. The Butterfly Project-Emma Scott 8/12
2. Teeth in the Mist-Dawn Kurtagich 8/17
Stand alone monthly challenge Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 17, 2019
Completed
1.) The War in 2020 by Ralph Peters
COMPLETED 8/5/2019
2.) The Last House Guest by Megan Miranda 08/04/2019
3.) A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux 8/6/2019
4.) The Year of the Hare by Arto Paasilinna
COMPLETED 8/12/2019
5.) The Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jane Healey
08/16/2019
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 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
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