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January 2020 Stand Alone
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
Sarah E
Shash FINISHED
Suzanne
TC FINISHED
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
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
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - January
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata - 1/8
2. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera - 1/11
3. Top Secret by Sarina Bowen - 1/12
4. Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon - 1/18
5. Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland - 1/19
6. Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow - 1/23
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata - 1/8
2. History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera - 1/11
3. Top Secret by Sarina Bowen - 1/12
4. Interview with the Robot by Lee Bacon - 1/18
5. Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland - 1/19
6. Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow - 1/23
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 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
Completed 1/28/20Stand 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
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 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
FINISHED January 18, 2020Stand 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)
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
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
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 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
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 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 ★★★★★
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeJanuary 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)
I'M IN!Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles - 3 JAN
2 Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story - Anthony McPartlin - 18 JAN
3 Along the Broken Bay - Flora J. Solomon - 7 JAN
4 28 Days - Lexi Buchanan - 14 JAN
5 While I Was Away - Stylo Fantome - 14 JAN
6 The Night Before - Wendy Walker - 16 JAN
Stand Alone MonthlyJanuary 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
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 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
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeJanuary 2020
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
✔️ The Lost Man by Jane Harper (15/1/2020)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolitary: 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
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 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 -
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)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Books Read: 1/2+
1. The Runaway Princess by Hester Browne, 01/16/20
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Levels: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness - Susannah Cahalan - 1/4/20202.
Give It Back - Danielle Esplin - 1/13/20203.
The Secretary - Renée Knight - 1/16/20204.
Daddy's Little Girl - Mary Higgins Clark - 1/24/20205.
The Fence - Meredith Jaffe - 1/26/20206.
The Orphan's Tale - Pam Jenoff - 1/28/2020
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeJanuary 2020
6/6
Levels:
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica- 1/7/20
2.Tell Me More: Stories about the 12 Hardest Things I'm Learning to Say by Kelly Corrigan- 1/7/20
3.Real: The Surprising Secret to Deeper Relationships by Catherine Parks- 1/9/20
4. Notes from a Blue Bike: The Art of Living Intentionally in a Chaotic World by Tsh Oxenreider- 1/15/20
5. Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn-1/19/20
6. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern- 1/27/20
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: Jan. 1st, 2020 - Jan. 31st, 2020
Levels:
5/6
1.
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA by Brenda Maddox - Jan. 6th2.
An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Tursten - Jan. 14th3.
How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts by Ruth Goodman - Jan. 22nd4.
Tea, Coffee Chocolate: How We Fell in Love with Caffeine by Melanie King - Jan. 27th5.
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death, and Jazz Chickens by Eddie Izzard - Jan. 30th
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
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
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 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
The Lost ChallengesJanuary 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
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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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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: January 1, 2020 - January 31, 2020
Levels:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. People Kill People-Ellen Hopkins 1/21
FinishedStand 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
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)
Challenge Completed - January 12, 2020Final 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
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
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
FINISHED January 18, 2020Stand 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)
Books mentioned in this topic
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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.)
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