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July 2022 Stand Alone
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Read: 1
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
My List:
1. The Hotel Nantucket Elin Hilderbrand 7/20/22
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/5-6 Completed. Finished
1.The Hacienda-Isabel Cañas 7/04
2.People We Meet on Vacation-Emily Henry 7/05
3.The Moonlight Child-Karen McQuestion 7/12
4.Just One Favor-Stephanie Rose 7/13
5.What's Left Unsaid-Emily Bleeker 7/17
6.Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold: A Novel-Umar Turaki 7/26
***FINISHED***Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (16th July)
2. The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg (19th July)
3. Adult Assembly Required by Abbi Waxman (25th July)
4. The Garden of Angels by David Hewson (30th July)
5. Compositional Bonbons Placate by Miles Champion (31st July)
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July Stand Alone ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Emergency Skin | N.K. Jemisin - Jul 11
2. Word of Mouse | James Patterson - Jul 12
3. In My Dreams I Hold a Knife | Ashley Winstead - Jul 13
4. Ronia, the Robber's Daughter | Astrid Lindgren - Jul 14
5. Upgrade | Blake Crouch - Jul 17
July Stand AloneRead:
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Solitary: Read 5-6 book
1. A Slow Fire Burning-Paula Hawkins 7/5
2. The Island-C.L. Taylor 7/6
3. The Near Daphne Experience-Alison Reynolds 7/6
4. Saint Death-Marcus Sedgwick 7/13
5. Three Things I Know Are True-Betty Culley 7/23
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Goal: 5/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Ice Storm - Rick Moody - 07/01/22
2. Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 07/08/22
3. Lassúság - Milan Kundera - 07/20/22
4. Zen buddhizmus - Béla Hamvas - 07/21/22
5. Sharp Objects - Gillian Flynn - 07/25/22
Solitary: Read 5-6 books1. The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence by Stephen Kurczy 7/1/22
2. The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher 7/2/22
3. Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh 7/3/22
4. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal 7/4/22
5. Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto by Kate Sekules 7/4/22
6. The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter 7/6/22
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
COMPLETED
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.) We Were the Mulvaneys by Carol Joyce Oates 7/4/2022
2.) The Lost Girls of Paris by Pam Jenoff 7/5/2022
3.) The Last Laugh by Lynn Freed 7/12/2022
4.) One Summer by David Baldacci 7/13/2022
5.) Into the Darkest Corner by Elizabeth Haynes 7/31/2022
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeJuly 2022
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Chasing Tess by Annette Lyon (7/2/22)
2. Dancing at the Flea Market by Heather Justesen (7/2/22)
3. Looking For Love by Meg Easton (7/6/22)
4. War of Hearts by Annette Lyon (7/8/22)
5. An Ocean Away by Heather B. Moore (7/11/22)
6. A Taste of Sun by Heather B. Moore (7/12/22)
July Stand Alone ChallengeDuration: July 1st, 2022 - July 31st, 2022
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
5/6
1. The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain by James Fallon - July 4th
2. Bingo Love by Tee Franklin - July 13th
3. Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers by James Andrew Miller - July 18th
4. Jameela Green Ruins Everything by Zarqa Nawaz - July 23rd
5. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - July 30th
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Goal: 2/2 FINISHED
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. Hostage by Elie Wiesel 7/8/22
2. Unthinkable: What the World's Most Extraordinary Brains Can Teach Us About Our Own by Helen Thomson 7/18/22
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July Stand Alone ChallengeJuly 1 - 31, 2022
6 of 5/6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles - 7/2/22
2. Girl Overboard - Sandra Block - 7/4/22
3. A Pale View of Hills - Kazuo Ishiguro - 7/8/22
4. Reminders of Him - Colleen Hoover - 7/14/22
5. Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin - Mariana Zapata - 7/15/22
6. Nightwork - Nora Roberts - 7/18/22
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
finished
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. Water for Alien Were-Dinos - 21/08/2022
2. Bark M For Murder - 26/08/2022
3. The Dame & The Devil - 30/01/2023
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Solitary: Read 5-6 books FINISHED
1. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller 7/2
2. A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf 7/5
3. The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides 7/8
4. No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood 7/10
5. Fangs by Sarah Andersen 7/14
6. When Life Gives You Mangos by Kereen Getten 7/17
Completed. 6/6Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Germ Robert Liparulo 7/1
2. Invention: Think Different; Break Free From the Culture Hell-bent on Holding You Back Justin Camp 7/2
3. The Christmas Bookshop Jenny Colgan 7/3
4. Silent Star Tracie Peterson 7/6
5. Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place Terry Tempest Williams 7/7
6. An Elephant in My Kitchen Françoise Malby-Anthony 7/16
I’m FINISHED!!! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
28/6+
1. The Swimmers Julie Otsuka 07/02/22
2. The Westing Game Ellen Raskin 07/04/22
3. Felix Ever After Kacen Callender 07/04/22
4. The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick 07/05/22
5. Melissa Alex Gino 07/04/22
6. Twice in a Blue Moon Christina Lauren 07/04/22
7. Bloomsbury Girls Natalie Jenner 07/07/22
8. BelovedToni Morrison 07/07/22
9. Without a Hitch Mary Hollis Huddleston 07/09/22
10. The First Husband Laura Dave 07/10/22
11. London is the Best City in America Laura Dave 07/11/22
12. The Mother-in-Law Sally Hepworth 07/12/22
13. The Break Up Charlotte Barnes 07/13/22
14. What Happened to the Bennetts Lisa Scottoline 07/13/22
15. Meant to Be Emily Giffin 07/13/22
16. On Mystic Lake Kristin Hannah 07/14/22
17. Adult Assembly Required Abbi Waxman 07/15/22
18. Girl in Ice Erica Ferencik 07/17/22
19. The Dead Romantics Ashley Poston 07/18/22
20. The Homewreckers Mary Kay Andrews 07/18/22
21. The Family Next Door Sally Hepworth 07/19/22
22. This Time Tomorrow Emma Straub 07/19/22
23. Fifty Words for Rain Asha Lemmie 07/21/22
24. Send for Me Lauren Fox 07/22/22
25. Weather Girl Rachel Lynn Solomon 07/24/22
26. Baby Proof Baby Proof 07/25/22
27. Rules of Civility Amor Towles 07/29/22
28. Gilead Marilynne Robinson 07/31/22
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Finished!Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Quiet Zone: Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence by Stephen Kurczy 7/1/22
2. The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher 7/2/22
3. Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh 7/3/22
4. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal 7/4/22
5. Mend!: A Refashioning Manual and Manifesto by Kate Sekules 7/4/22
6. The Path of Thorns by A.G. Slatter 7/6/22
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Mothers
2. The Plot
3. The Vixen
4. Agent Sonya: Moscow's Most Daring Wartime Spy
5. Last Night at the Telegraph Club
6. Going There
The Lost Challenges July 2022 Stand Alone
Duration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Progress: 6 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!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker - ***** - 7/2/2022 - 280 Pages
2. The Guncle by Steven Rowley - ***** - 7/6/2022 - 326 Pages
3. Yearbook by Seth Rogen - ***** - 7/8/2022 - 260 Pages
4. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel - **** - 7/11/2022 - 302 Pages
5. Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin - **** - 7/13/2022 - 368 Pages
6. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - ***** - 7/14/2022 - 319 Pages
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Welcome Julia and Suzanne!
📚 COMPLETED 📚Solo: Read 1-2 books
July was filled with a bunch if duds!
But I loved this one!
7.23.22
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes 7/5
The Summer of Broken Rules by K.L. Walther 7/8
My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey 7/10
Gilt by Jamie Brenner 7/12
The Matchbreaker Summer by Annie Rains 7/14
Lost Coast Literary by Ellie Alexander 7/16
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Sorry not much reading this month. Hopefully I'll get more time next. @JoAnne I've just seen how many books you've read this year. How on earth do you have the time ??
Finished! :)Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
July 2022
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Chasing Tess by Annette Lyon (7/2/22)
2. Dancing at the Flea Market by Heather Justesen (7/2/22)
3. Looking For Love by Meg Easton (7/6/22)
4. War of Hearts by Annette Lyon (7/8/22)
5. An Ocean Away by Heather B. Moore (7/11/22)
6. A Taste of Sun by Heather B. Moore (7/12/22)
Finished!The Lost Challenges
July 2022 Stand Alone
Duration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Progress: 6 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!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker - ***** - 7/2/2022 - 280 Pages
2. The Guncle by Steven Rowley - ***** - 7/6/2022 - 326 Pages
3. Yearbook by Seth Rogen - ***** - 7/8/2022 - 260 Pages
4. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel - **** - 7/11/2022 - 302 Pages
5. Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin - **** - 7/13/2022 - 368 Pages
6. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - ***** - 7/14/2022 - 319 Pages
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WOOHOO Hina!
Please REPOST next time!
~~~ Complete ~~~July Stand Alone Challenge
July 1 - 31, 2022
6 of 5/6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles - 7/2/22
2. Girl Overboard - Sandra Block - 7/4/22
3. A Pale View of Hills - Kazuo Ishiguro - 7/8/22
4. Reminders of Him - Colleen Hoover - 7/14/22
5. Rhythm, Chord & Malykhin - Mariana Zapata - 7/15/22
6. Nightwork - Nora Roberts - 7/18/22
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Single: Read 3-4 books
3/4
1. Who Was Dr. Seuss? by Janet B. Pascal 7/22/2022
2. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera 7/25/2022
3. Who Was Elvis Presley? by Geoff Edgers 7/28/2022
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No worries, we have all done it! :)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/5-6 Completed. Finished
1.The Hacienda-Isabel Cañas 7/04
2.People We Meet on Vacation-Emily Henry 7/05
3.The Moonlight Child-Karen McQuestion 7/12
4.Just One Favor-Stephanie Rose 7/13
5.What's Left Unsaid-Emily Bleeker 7/17
6.Such a Beautiful Thing to Behold: A Novel-Umar Turaki 7/26
July Stand AloneRead: 5
Solitary: Read 5-6 book
FINISHED
1. A Slow Fire Burning-Paula Hawkins 7/5
2. The Island-C.L. Taylor 7/6
3. The Near Daphne Experience-Alison Reynolds 7/6
4. Saint Death-Marcus Sedgwick 7/13
5. Three Things I Know Are True-Betty Culley 7/23
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
Single: Read 3-4 books
3/4
1. Who Was Dr. Seuss? by Janet B. Pascal 7/22/2022
2. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star by Jane Cabrera 7/25/2022
3. Who Was Elvis Presley? by Geoff Edgers 7/28/2022
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2022 - July 31, 2022
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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