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message 1: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020


Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!

Levels:
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 Feb 03, 2020 05:17AM) (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
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Allison FINISHED

Amanda A FINISHED

Aminko

✩Anna✩

Anne FINISHED

Banshee FINISHED

Celia

Charlotte

Cindy III

Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED

Cyndee FINISHED

DenXXX FINISHED

Ebony

Erin FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Genevieve

Grace FINISHED

Hannah

Joanna FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

Kay FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Laila Jane FINISHED

Melanie FINISHED

Mycal FINISHED

Rina FINISHED

Sandra FINISHED

Sandy FINISHED

SANDYE FINISHED

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Shash FINISHED

Suzanne

TC FINISHED


message 3: by JoAnne (last edited Jan 28, 2020 04:45PM) (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
January 2020 Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
8/6

My List:

1. Dear Wife Kimberly Belle 1/9/20
2. Evvie Drake Starts Over Linda Holmes 1/11/20
3. Domino Phyllis A. Whitney 1/17/20
4. Follow Tessa Bailey 1/18/20
5. The You I Never Knew Susan Wiggs 1/21/20
6. The Family Upstairs Lisa Jewell 1/22/20
7. Whole Latte Life Joanne DeMaio 1/27/20
8. Lady in the Lake Laura Lippman 1/28/20


message 4: by Charlotte (new)

Charlotte | 40 comments January 2020 Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books


message 5: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 23, 2020 04:47AM) (new)

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - January
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata - 1/8
Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata
2. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera - 1/11
History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
3. Top Secret by Sarina Bowen - 1/12
Top Secret by Sarina Bowen
4. Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon - 1/18
Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon
5. Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland - 1/19
Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland
6. Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow - 1/23
Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow


message 6: by SANDYE (last edited Jan 13, 2020 06:04PM) (new)

SANDYE (sandye_c) | 1219 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Date Started: January 1, 2020
Date Completed: January 12, 2020

Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!

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

1. The new year's eve kiss by Chloë Miller - 1/4/20

2. New Year's Eve Kiss Goodnight by Kasey Hill - 1/4/20


message 7: by Erin (last edited Jan 28, 2020 06:58PM) (new)

Erin | 467 comments Completed 1/28/20

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

6/6 read

Level: Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. … And What Do You Do?: What The Royal Family Don't Want You To Know by Norman Baker, read 1/5/20
2. Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another by Matt Taibbi, read 1/20/20
3. Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators by Ronan Farrow, read 1/28/20
4. The Little Women Cookbook: Tempting Recipes from the March Sisters and Their Friends and Family by Wini Moranville, read 1/5/20
5. The Little Women Cookbook: Novel Takes on Classic Recipes from Meg, Jo, Beth, Amy and Friends by Jenne Bergstrom, read 1/5/20
6. Palace of Books by Roger Grenier, read 1/19/20


message 8: by Ferenc (last edited Jan 31, 2020 08:08AM) (new)

Ferenc (aeneth) | 2815 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020


Goal: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Done: 5

1. Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson – 01/06/2020
2. Dracula by Bram Stoker – 1/12/2020
3. Tell My Horse by Zora Neale Hurston – 01/25/2020
4. Great Goddesses: Life lessons from myths and monsters by Nikita Gill – 01/26/2020
5. Lab Girl by Hope Jahren – 01/31/2020

Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson Dracula by Bram Stoker Tell My Horse (P.S.) by Zora Neale Hurston Great Goddesses Life lessons from myths and monsters by Nikita Gill Lab Girl by Hope Jahren


message 9: by Jodi (last edited Jan 18, 2020 03:43AM) (new)

Jodi (jari-chan) FINISHED January 18, 2020

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - January 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Albee, Edward - Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Woolf...? (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf...?) (January 05, 2020)
2. Cavelty, Gion Mathias - Der Tag, an dem es 449 Franz Klammers regnete (The Day it rained 449 Franz Klammers) (January 12, 2020)
3. Heine, Heinrich - Der Doktor Faust: Ein Tanzpoem (Doctor Faust) (January 12, 2020)
4. Paulsen, Gary - Dogsong (January 14, 2020)
5. Frayn, Michael - Willkommen auf Skios (Skios) (January 14, 2020)
6. Vonnegut, Kurt - Mother Night (January 17, 2020)


message 10: by Genevieve (last edited Jan 21, 2020 01:59AM) (new)

Genevieve | 10507 comments Mod
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 Ghost of Chance by William S. Burroughs 01/06/2020
2 The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss 1/10/2020
3 Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery by L.M. Montgomery 01/04/2020
4 Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 01/04/2020
5 If You Ask Me by Betty White 01/14/2020


message 11: by Sandy (last edited Jan 31, 2020 02:49PM) (new)

Sandy | 316 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Levels:
Solo: Read 1-2 books 0 / 2
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena 1/8/20
2. Elevation by Stephen King 1/28/20
3. The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 1/31/20


message 12: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Charlotte, Cyndee, Banshee, Sarah, SANDYE, Erin, Ferenc, Joanna, Genevieve and Sandy!!


message 13: by Christina (AKA Babbling) (last edited Feb 01, 2020 12:22PM) (new)

Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 492 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!

Levels:
Solo: Read 1-2 books


Public Secrets by Nora Roberts 10 January 2020 ★★★
The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer 24 January 2020 ★★★★★

Public Secrets by Nora Roberts The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer


message 14: by Shash (last edited Jan 21, 2020 06:42PM) (new)

Shash | 2891 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
January 2020

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

1. The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden (1/21/20)


message 15: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Christina and Shash!


message 16: by Sandra (last edited Jan 19, 2020 03:35PM) (new)


message 17: by Anne (last edited Jan 20, 2020 12:16PM) (new)

Anne | 1469 comments Stand Alone Monthly
January 2020
FINISHED

1. Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane 1/5/2019
2. Doors of Mercy: A Journey Through Salvation History by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby 1/9/2020
3. Great Expectations by Charles Dickens 1/12/2020
4. Lying in Wait by Liz Nugest 1/16/2020
5. Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder, Race, and the Gothic South by Karen L. Cox 1/18/2020
6. Jell-O Girls: A Family History by Allie Rowbottom 1/20/2020


message 18: by Rina (last edited Jan 30, 2020 07:24AM) (new)

Rina | 1084 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!

Level: Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Pirate Latitudes, Michael Crichton, 11.01.2020
2. West of the Pecos, Zane Grey, 13.01.2020
3. Just One Wish, Janette Rallison, 17.01.2020
4. Terminal 19, L.R. Olson, 26.01.2020
5. Montezuma's Daughter, H. Rider Haggard, 29.01.2020


message 19: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Sandra, Anne and Rina!


message 20: by Aminko (last edited Feb 01, 2020 04:11PM) (new)

Aminko | 189 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
January 2020

Solo: Read 1-2 books


1. The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
✔️ The Lost Man by Jane Harper (15/1/2020)

The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux The Lost Man by Jane Harper


message 21: by Amanda A (last edited Jan 12, 2020 10:12AM) (new)

Amanda A | 723 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


1. What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon 1/1
2. Holiday Homecoming Secrets by Lynette Eason 1/6
3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 1/8
4. Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas 1/9
5. The Wife by Alafair Burke 1/9
6. Let It Snow by Nancy Thayer 1/9


message 22: by Celia (new)

Celia Buell (semi hiatus) (celiareadsbooks) | 1191 comments 1.


message 23: by Cindy III (last edited Jan 14, 2020 04:40AM) (new)

Cindy III | 476 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!

Levels:
Solo: Read 1-2 books

All the Light We Cannot See january 2 -
Syria's Secret Library: Reading and Redemption in a Town Under Siege jan. 2 -


message 24: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Aminko, Amanda, Celia and Cindy!


message 25: by Mycal (last edited Jan 28, 2020 08:22PM) (new)

Mycal Stewart (mycals) | 180 comments Levels:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Coraline by Neil Gaiman (Finished 1/14)
2. The Crucible by Arthur Miller (Finished 1/28)


message 26: by ✩Anna✩ (last edited Jan 16, 2020 04:26PM) (new)

✩Anna✩ (annanna) | 129 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration
: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Books Read: 1/2+

1. The Runaway Princess by Hester Browne, 01/16/20
2.


message 27: by Melanie (last edited Feb 01, 2020 11:28PM) (new)

Melanie Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Levels: Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Brain on Fire My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - Susannah Cahalan - 1/4/2020
2. Give It Back by Danielle Esplin Give It Back - Danielle Esplin - 1/13/2020
3. The Secretary by Renée Knight The Secretary - Renée Knight - 1/16/2020
4. Daddy's Little Girl by Mary Higgins Clark Daddy's Little Girl - Mary Higgins Clark - 1/24/2020
5. The Fence by Meredith Jaffe The Fence - Meredith Jaffe - 1/26/2020
6. The Orphan's Tale by Pam Jenoff The Orphan's Tale - Pam Jenoff - 1/28/2020


message 28: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Mycal, Anna and Melanie!!


message 30: by Kendra (last edited Jan 30, 2020 11:58AM) (new)


message 31: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Allison and Kendra!


message 32: by Ebb (last edited Jan 30, 2020 12:09PM) (new)

Ebb (ebbsbooks) | 128 comments January Standalones

Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death by Caitlin Doughty Galápagos by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing The Incarceration of African American Women from Harriet Tubman to Sandra Bland by DaMaris B. Hill Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu 30-Second Literature The 50 most important forms, genres and styles, each explained in half a minute by Ella Berthoud The Rock Blaster by Henning Mankell Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima Coming to Age Growing Older with Poetry by Mary Ann Hoberman Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey


message 33: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Ebony!


message 34: by [deleted user] (last edited Jan 20, 2020 01:45PM) (new)

January Stand Alone Challenge completed

01/01/20 - 31/01/20

Solitary: Read 5-6 Books

1 A house without walls – Elizabeth laird – 01.01.20
2 The good pilot, peter woodhouse – alexander mccall smith 01.01.20
3 One Little Lie – sam Carrington -
4 black out – lisa unger 13.01.20
5 The Star Outside My Window – Onjali Q Rauf 18.01.20
6 Bridge of clay – markus zusak – 19.01.20
A House Without Walls by Elizabeth Laird The Good Pilot, Peter Woodhouse by Alexander McCall Smith One Little Lie by Sam Carrington Black Out by Lisa Unger The Star Outside my Window by Onjali Q. Rauf Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak


message 35: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Den!


message 36: by Kay (PhoenixArisen) (last edited Jan 29, 2020 06:58AM) (new)

Kay (PhoenixArisen) (phoenixarisen) | 431 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Level: Single: Read 3-4 books

1. The Ex Files by Jane Moore - 6/1/20
2. Perfect Confidence by Jan Ferguson - 7/1/20
3. Quiet: Learning to silence the brain chatter and believing that you’re good enough by Fearne Cotton - 13/1/20
4. Zombies From The Deep by Nick Grey - 27/1/20


message 37: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Kay! :)


message 38: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Hannah!


message 39: by Suzanne (last edited Jan 09, 2020 12:58PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2733 comments The Lost Challenges
January 2020 Stand Alone
Duration:
January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Progress: 2 out of 6

Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!

Levels:
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)

1. For One More Day by Mitch Albom - ***** - 1/4/2020 - 197 Pages
2. Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James - ***** - 1/9/2020 - 291 Pages
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For One More Day by Mitch Albom Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James


message 40: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Suzanne!


message 41: by Grace (last edited Jan 22, 2020 02:19AM) (new)

Grace | 1652 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020

Levels:
Solo: Read 1-2 books

1. People Kill People-Ellen Hopkins 1/21


message 42: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Grace!


message 43: by Amanda A (new)

Amanda A | 723 comments Finished

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


1. What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon 1/1
2. Holiday Homecoming Secrets by Lynette Eason 1/6
3. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison 1/8
4. Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented Citizen by Jose Antonio Vargas 1/9
5. The Wife by Alafair Burke 1/9
6. Let It Snow by Nancy Thayer 1/9


message 44: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
WOOHOO Amanda!


message 45: by Laila Jane (last edited Jan 27, 2020 01:37PM) (new)

Laila Jane (axlilxlala) | 355 comments January 2020 - Stand Alone

***COMPLETE***

Solitary - 5/5 books

1. I Hate You by Ilsa Madden-Mills (01/11/20)
2. The NewlyFEDS by Logan Chance (01/12/20)
3. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (01/20/20)
4. The Hardest Fall by Ella Maise (01/24/20)
5. The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth (01/25/20)

I Hate You by Ilsa Madden-Mills The NewlyFEDS by Logan Chance Dark Places by Gillian Flynn The Hardest Fall by Ella Maise The Family Next Door by Sally Hepworth


message 46: by SANDYE (new)

SANDYE (sandye_c) | 1219 comments Challenge Completed - January 12, 2020
Final Post! Goal Reached!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Date Started: January 1, 2020
Date Completed: January 12, 2020

Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!

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

1. The new year's eve kiss by Chloë Miller - 1/4/20

2. New Year's Eve Kiss Goodnight by Kasey Hill - 1/4/20


message 47: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60205 comments Mod
Welcome Laila Jane!


WOOHOO SANDYE!


message 48: by Genevieve (last edited Jan 22, 2020 08:07AM) (new)

Genevieve | 10507 comments Mod
FINISHED

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


1 Ghost of Chance by William S. Burroughs 01/06/2020
2 The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss 1/10/2020
3 Kilmeny of the Orchard by L.M. Montgomery by L.M. Montgomery 01/04/2020
4 Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss 01/04/2020
5 If You Ask Me by Betty White 01/14/2020


message 49: by TC (new)

TC | 57 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Level: Solo 1-2 Books


message 50: by Jodi (new)

Jodi (jari-chan) FINISHED January 18, 2020

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - January 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Albee, Edward - Wer hat Angst vor Virginia Woolf...? (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf...?) (January 05, 2020)
2. Cavelty, Gion Mathias - Der Tag, an dem es 449 Franz Klammers regnete (The Day it rained 449 Franz Klammers) (January 12, 2020)
3. Heine, Heinrich - Der Doktor Faust: Ein Tanzpoem (Doctor Faust) (January 12, 2020)
4. Paulsen, Gary - Dogsong (January 14, 2020)
5. Frayn, Michael - Willkommen auf Skios (Skios) (January 14, 2020)
6. Vonnegut, Kurt - Mother Night (January 17, 2020)


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