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message 1: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023


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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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 Mar 22, 2023 09:51AM) (new)


message 3: by JoAnne (last edited Mar 03, 2023 10:59AM) (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
March Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

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

My List:
1. The Secret of Snow Viola Shipman 3/3/23


message 4: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 10642 comments Mod
March Stand Alone Monthly Challenge


message 5: by Jan (last edited Mar 20, 2023 03:37AM) (new)

Jan Norton | 241 comments Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

My List>

1. Suzy Spencer Wasted 3/5/23
2. An Officer and a Spy Robert Harris 3/9/23
3. The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society Chris Stewart 3/3/23
4. Wasted Suzy Spencer 3/6/23
5. The Apostle : A Life of Paul John Charles Pollock 3/19/23
6. Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie 3/20/23


message 6: by Kendra (last edited Mar 09, 2023 11:41AM) (new)

Kendra | 2799 comments March Stand Alone Challenge
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2023 to Mar. 31st, 2023

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


5/6


1. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern - Mar. 2nd
2. Heartless Prince by Angela De Vito - Mar. 3rd
3. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton - Mar. 5th
4. Friendsgiving: The Official Guide to Hosting, Roasting, and Celebrating with Friends by Shoshana Stopek - Mar. 7th
5. The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa - Mar. 9th

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern Heartless Prince by Angela De Vito Ducks Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton Friendsgiving The Official Guide to Hosting, Roasting, and Celebrating with Friends by Shoshana Stopek The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa


message 7: by Bobbi (last edited Mar 13, 2023 06:18PM) (new)

Bobbi  (schadenfreudian) | 506 comments
March 2023
Solitary
Read:
1/5-6

1. Kill Hill Carnage - Tim Meyer 🍀🍀🍀 3/8/23


message 8: by Pinar (last edited Mar 13, 2023 02:20AM) (new)

Pinar Celebi (pinuccia) | 208 comments March Stand Alone Challenge
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2023 to Mar. 31st, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

4/6 Completed

1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 3/3/23
2. Lady Windermere'in Yelpazesi (Lady Windermere's Fan) by Oscar Wilde 3/5/23
3. İşte Tanrılar (The Gods Themselves) by Isaac Asimov 3/8/23
4. Çukur (The Hole) by Hiroko Oyamada 3/10/23
5. Bir Yaz Akşamı On Buçukta (10:30 on a Summer Night) by Marguerite Duras 3/11/23
6. Nadja by André Breton 3/12/23


message 9: by Tammie (last edited Mar 12, 2023 03:32PM) (new)

Tammie | 732 comments Solitary: Read 5-6 books

Plan includes these:
A Few Red Drops The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 by Claire Hartfield Someone's Listening by Seraphina Nova Glass The Library Book by Susan Orlean Lemon by Kwon Yeo-Sun The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919, Claire Hartfield | 3/2
Someone's Listening, Seraphina Nova Glass | 3/3
The Library Book, Susan Orlean | 3/11

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Jean-Dominique Bauby |
Lemon, Kwon Yeo-Sun |
??The Reading List, Sara Nisha Adams |
??Watermelon Snow, William A. Liggett |


message 10: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Genevieve, Jan, Kendra, Bobbi, Pinar and Tammie!


message 11: by Katrina (last edited Mar 22, 2023 09:26AM) (new)

Katrina | 352 comments March Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

Solo: Read 1-2 books


1) The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde 20/03/23


message 12: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Katrina!


message 14: by Anne (last edited Mar 20, 2023 07:28AM) (new)

Anne | 1485 comments March Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

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

My List:
1.) The Perfect Neighbors by Sarah Pekkanen 3/12/2023
2.) Every Fifteen Minutes by Lisa Scottoline 3/17/2023
3.) The Dark Hour by K J Young 3/20/2023


message 15: by Olivermagnus (last edited Mar 16, 2023 06:41AM) (new)


message 16: by Catsalive (last edited Mar 13, 2023 05:42PM) (new)

Catsalive | 463 comments March Stand Alone Challenge
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2023 to Mar. 31st, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


1. The Unquiet by J.D. Robb 2/3 3★
2. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 4/3 4★
3. Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 6/3 3.5★
4. This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub 12/3 4★
5. Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery 13/3 1.5★
6. Obedience by Jacqueline Yallop 13/3 2★


message 17: by Melissa A (new)

Melissa A | 1914 comments I’m in!
March Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

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

0/6+

1.


message 18: by Ferenc (new)

Ferenc (aeneth) | 2841 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023


Goal: 0/6

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


message 19: by Shash (last edited Mar 22, 2023 02:58PM) (new)

Shash | 2891 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
March 2023

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

1. In the Shadow of Croft Towers by Abigail Wilson (3/4/23)
2. Professional Boundaries by Jennifer Peel (3/8/23)
3. Of Lands High and Low by Martha Keyes (3/18/23)
4. Lady of Breken Manor by Heather B. Moore (3/22/23)


message 20: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Stephanie, Anne, Lynda, Catsalive, Melissa, Ferenc and Shash!


message 21: by Elle (last edited Aug 09, 2023 09:51PM) (new)

Elle (elleay) | 1811 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
March 2023


Solo: Read 1-2 books

1. Masters of Death | Olivie Blake - Mar 20
2. Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 | Ibram X. Kendi - Mar 28


message 22: by Eva (new)

Eva Pulido Alcón (evapa) | 29 comments March Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

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

My List:

1.


message 23: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Elle and Eva!


message 24: by Bonita (new)

Bonita | 49 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023


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


message 25: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Bonita!


message 26: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth Sofia | 35 comments Elizabeth Sofia
March 2023 Stand Alone
Duration: 3/1-31/23
Goal: Solitary 0/6

Books Read:


message 27: by Laila Jane (new)

Laila Jane (axlilxlala) | 355 comments March 2023 Stand Alone

Goal: Solo - 0/2

1.
2.


message 28: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Elizabeth and Laila Jane!


message 30: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Julia!


message 31: by Suzanne (last edited Mar 20, 2023 12:05PM) (new)

Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2734 comments The Lost Challenges
March 2023 Stand Alone
Duration:
March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023

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

Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)

1. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - **** - 3/7/2023 - 453 Pages
2. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ***** - 3/8/2023 - 476 Pages
3. The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks - ***** - 3/12/2023 - 339 Pages
4. All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles - *** - 3/16/2023 - 377 Pages
5. Bitter Is the New Black: Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster - ***** - 3/17/2023 - 400 Pages
6. Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood - ***** - 3/19/2023 - 354 Pages
Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks All That She Carried The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles Bitter Is the New Black Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass, Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood


message 32: by JoAnne (last edited Mar 10, 2023 09:21AM) (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Suzanne!

5. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty - **** - 2/7/2023 - 453 Pages
6. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - ***** - 2/8/2023 - 476 Pages
..."

You listed these books for February and March! They cannot be used for both months!


message 34: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Great job Stephanie!


message 35: by Pinar (new)

Pinar Celebi (pinuccia) | 208 comments FINISHED

March Stand Alone Challenge
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2023 to Mar. 31st, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

6/6 Completed

1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 3/3/23
2. Lady Windermere'in Yelpazesi (Lady Windermere's Fan) by Oscar Wilde 3/5/23
3. İşte Tanrılar (The Gods Themselves) by Isaac Asimov 3/8/23
4. Çukur (The Hole) by Hiroko Oyamada 3/10/23
5. Bir Yaz Akşamı On Buçukta (10:30 on a Summer Night) by Marguerite Duras 3/11/23
6. Nadja by André Breton 3/12/23


message 36: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
WOOHOO Pinar!


message 37: by Catsalive (new)

Catsalive | 463 comments Done

March Stand Alone Challenge
Duration: Mar. 1st, 2023 to Mar. 31st, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


1. The Unquiet by J.D. Robb 2/3 3★
2. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan 4/3 4★
3. Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn 6/3 3.5★
4. This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub 12/3 4★
5. Gourmet Rhapsody by Muriel Barbery 13/3 1.5★
6. Obedience by Jacqueline Yallop 13/3 2★


message 38: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Well done Catsalive!


message 39: by Olivermagnus (last edited Mar 16, 2023 06:42AM) (new)

 Olivermagnus (lynda11282) | 1672 comments ~~~ Complete ~~~

March Stand Alone Challenge
March 1 - 31, 2023

6
of 6 Complete

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness - Meghan O'Rourke - 3/5/23
2. The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood - 3/6/23
3. The Hotel Nantucket - Elin Hilderbrand - 3/8/23
4. The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt - 3/9/23
5. The Maid's Diary - Loreth Anne White - 3/14/23
6. Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI - David Grann - 3/15/23


message 40: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Fantastic Lynda!


message 41: by Hina (new)

Hina | 245 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Progress: 6/6


1. Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon 2/3
2. The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 3/3
3. The New Friends by Daniel Hurst 3/3
4. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 3/3
5. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 6/3
6. Hush Little Baby by Joanna Barnard 8/3


message 42: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Well done Hina!

Please post an initial post!

The rules state:
*When you have finished, please re-post your whole challenge as a new message and MARK AS FINISHED -


message 43: by Jan (new)

Jan Norton | 241 comments Completed challenge

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

My List>

1. Suzy Spencer Wasted 3/5/23
2. An Officer and a Spy Robert Harris 3/9/23
3. The Almond Blossom Appreciation Society Chris Stewart 3/3/23
4. Wasted Suzy Spencer 36/23
5. The Apostle : A Life of Paul John Charles Pollock 3/19/23
6. Midnight's Children Salman Rushdie 3/20/23


message 44: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Awesome Jan!

It's only 5 because you listed one book twice.


message 45: by Trina (last edited Mar 21, 2023 10:16AM) (new)

Trina (duskvamp) | 150 comments Solo: 1-2
Single: 3-4

2/3

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane 3/15/23
2. The Velveteen Rabbit 3/17/23
3.


message 46: by Katrina (last edited Mar 22, 2023 09:27AM) (new)

Katrina | 352 comments March Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - Finished

Solo: Read 1-2 books


1) The Importance of Being Earnest - Oscar Wilde 20/03/23


message 47: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Welcome Trina!

WOOHOO Katrina!


message 48: by Hina (new)

Hina | 245 comments FINISHED

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Progress: 6/6


1. Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon 2/3
2. The Villa by Rachel Hawkins 3/3
3. The New Friends by Daniel Hurst 3/3
4. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 3/3
5. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 6/3
6. Hush Little Baby by Joanna Barnard 8/3


message 49: by Trina (new)

Trina (duskvamp) | 150 comments 3/3 Finished

1. The Ocean at the End of the Lane 3/15/23
2. The Velveteen Rabbit 3/17/23
3. Green Eggs and Ham 3/23/23


message 50: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 60677 comments Mod
Well done Trina!


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