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message 1: by JoAnne (last edited Aug 18, 2019 08:57AM) (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
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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


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 Sep 16, 2019 11:35AM) (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
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✩Anna✩

Anne FINISHED

Banshee FINISHED

Bonita FINISHED

Celia FINISHED

Charlotte

Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED

Cindy III

Cyndee FINISHED

Debbie FINISHED

Debs

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Ebony

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Emeli

Erin FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Grace FINISHED

Joanna FINISHED

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June

Kendra FINISHED

Lora

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Melanie FINISHED

Mycal FINISHED

Natasha FINISHED

Rina FINISHED

Sandra FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Vanessa FINISHED


message 3: by JoAnne (last edited Aug 18, 2019 06:12AM) (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
August Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1/2

My List:

1. The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michele Richardson 8/9/19


message 4: by Charlotte (new)

Charlotte | 34 comments August Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

My aim is solo: Read 1-2 books

My list:


message 5: by Melanie (last edited Aug 31, 2019 03:46AM) (new)

Melanie Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration:
August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019

Single: Read 3-4 books

1. Eggshell Skull A Memoir About Standing Up, Speaking Out and Fighting Back by Bri Lee Eggshell Skull: A Memoir About Standing Up, Speaking Out and Fighting Back - Bri Lee - 8/11/2019

2. Hannah's Choice by Kirsty Jones Hannah's Choice - Kirsty Jones and Hannah Jones - 8/12/2019

3. No Kiss Goodbye by Janelle Harris No Kiss Goodbye - Janelle Harris - 8/19/2019


message 6: by Bonita (last edited Aug 31, 2019 06:08PM) (new)

Bonita | 30 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019


Solo: Read 1-2 books

Doctor in the Andes by Dana James 8/31/19


message 7: by Shash (last edited Aug 26, 2019 01:47PM) (new)

Shash | 2891 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
August 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)


message 8: by Sandra (last edited Aug 16, 2019 03:14PM) (new)


message 9: by Erin (last edited Aug 14, 2019 05:55PM) (new)

Erin | 467 comments Completed 8/14/19

Stand 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


message 10: by Grace (last edited Aug 17, 2019 08:07PM) (new)

Grace | 1652 comments August Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: 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


message 11: by Kendra (last edited Aug 26, 2019 01:33AM) (new)

Kendra | 2726 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Aug. 1st, 2019 - Aug. 31st, 2019

4/6

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
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


message 12: by Ferenc (last edited Aug 28, 2019 10:30AM) (new)

Ferenc (aeneth) | 2789 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: 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


message 13: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 18, 2019 06:41PM) (new)


message 14: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome everyone!


message 15: by Christina (AKA Babbling) (last edited Aug 25, 2019 01:14PM) (new)

Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 478 comments 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
Meet Me in Monaco: A Novel of Grace Kelly's Wedding by Hazel Gaynor 24 August 2019 ★★★★★

Meet Me in Monaco A Novel of Grace Kelly's Wedding by Hazel Gaynor


message 16: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Christina!


message 17: by Debs (new)

Debs (3xmum) I'll go for SOLITARY this month


message 18: by Tawallah (last edited Aug 01, 2019 07:43PM) (new)

Tawallah Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: 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
4.
5.


message 19: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Debs and June!


message 20: by Elle (last edited Sep 01, 2019 10:00AM) (new)

Elle (elleay) | 1797 comments August Stand Alone Challenge
Single: 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***


message 21: by JoAnne (last edited Aug 18, 2019 08:14PM) (new)

JoAnne (joannemwct) | 1347 comments Read 7 books - Guess I'm a little more than solitary!

1. Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins Life and Other Inconveniences by Kristan Higgins 8/3/19 4.5stars
2. Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham Yours Truly, Thomas by Rachel Fordham 8/6/19 4stars
3. The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice by Donna Kauffman, Kate Angell and Allyson Charles 8/11/19 4stars
4. Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron 8/12/19 3.5stars
5. The Lightkeeper's Lover by Mollie Mathews The Lightkeeper's Lover by Mollie Mathews 8/13/19 4stars
6. The Empty Nesters by Carolyn Brown (The) Empty Nesters by Carolyn Brown 8/16/19 4.5stars
7. Window on the Bay by Debbie Macomber Window on the Bay by Debbie Macomber 8/18/19 4stars


message 22: by Jodi (last edited Aug 16, 2019 11:38AM) (new)

Jodi (jari-chan) FINISHED August 16, 2019

I'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)


message 23: by Natasha (last edited Sep 02, 2019 03:02PM) (new)

Natasha | 75 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

Duration: 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


message 24: by ✩Anna✩ (new)

✩Anna✩ (annanna) | 129 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019

Books Read: 0/2+

1.


message 25: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Elle, JoAnne, Joanna, Natasha and Anna!


message 26: by Celia (last edited Aug 19, 2019 10:12PM) (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 1191 comments Signing up!

1. If I Should Die Before I Wake by Han Nolan 8/3
2. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell 8/6
3. Pirates! by Celia Rees 8/19


message 27: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Celia!


message 28: by Rina (last edited Sep 01, 2019 02:29AM) (new)

Rina | 1084 comments 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!

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


message 29: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Rina!


message 30: by Debbie (last edited Aug 27, 2019 06:38AM) (new)

Debbie (debbiegray) | 386 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: 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
Ship of Fools How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution by Tucker Carlson

2. Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer 8/8/19
Surfside Sisters by Nancy Thayer

3. Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand 8/13/19
Summer of '69 by Elin Hilderbrand

4. The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe
The Summer Guests by Mary Alice Monroe

5. Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank 8/25/19
Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank


message 31: by Lora (new)

Lora Norman (loranorman2) Stand alone monthly challenge
Duration: August 1, 2019 - August 31, 2019
Solo 1-2
Books
0/2


message 32: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Debbie and Lora!


message 33: by Anne (last edited Aug 18, 2019 11:22AM) (new)

Anne | 1460 comments 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


message 34: by Cindy III (last edited Aug 08, 2019 03:17AM) (new)

Cindy III | 474 comments 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

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


message 35: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Anne and Cindy!!


message 36: by [deleted user] (last edited Aug 17, 2019 01:14PM) (new)

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
The Boy Who Lied by Kim Slater We Are Not Okay by Natália Gomes Secret Child by Gordon Lewis CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders A Place of Secrets by Rachel Hore


message 37: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Den!


message 38: by Ebb (last edited Sep 01, 2019 09:41AM) (new)

Ebb (ebbsbooks) | 128 comments Standalone Challenge

Can You Ever Forgive Me? Memoirs of a Literary Forger by Lee Israel Say Nothing A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie Dragon Teeth by Michael Crichton The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates Dolores Claiborne by Stephen King One Day The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America by Gene Weingarten Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh Think Black A Memoir of Sacrifice, Success, and Self-Loathing in Corporate America by Clyde W. Ford The Unofficial Guide to Game of Thrones by Kim Renfro We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson


message 39: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Ebony!


message 40: by Erin (new)

Erin | 467 comments Completed 8/14/19

Stand 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


message 41: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
WOOHOO Erin!


message 42: by Emeli (new)

Emeli Webb | 530 comments My space


message 43: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
Welcome Emeli!


message 44: by Jodi (new)

Jodi (jari-chan) FINISHED August 16, 2019

I'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)


message 45: by Sandra (new)


message 46: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
WOOHOO Joanna and Sandra!


message 47: by [deleted user] (new)

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
The Boy Who Lied by Kim Slater We Are Not Okay by Natália Gomes Secret Child by Gordon Lewis CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders A Place of Secrets by Rachel Hore


message 48: by Grace (new)

Grace | 1652 comments August Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: 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


message 49: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59909 comments Mod
WOOHOO Den and Grace!


message 50: by Anne (new)

Anne | 1460 comments 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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