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December 2023 Stand Alone
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Solo: Read 1-2 books
Read: 2
My Books:
1. The Darlings Hannah McKinnon 12/11/23
2. Fun & Funky Cross Stitch: 160+ Designs, 5 Alphabets, 30 Bonus Gift Ideas Immediate Media Company 12/12/23
December Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 1 - 31, 2023
6 of 6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. In the Likely Event - Rebecca Yarros - 12/4/23
2. Digital Fortress - Dan Brown - 12/8/23
3. Small Mercies - Dennis Lehane - 12/17/23
4. You'll Forget This Ever Happened - Laura L. Engel - 12/18/23
5. Grayfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Skye Terrier - Eleanor Atkinson - 12/19/23
6. The Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa - 12/20/23
December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge1 - 31 December, 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously by Jessica Pan (18th December)
2. Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner (27th December)
3. Jews Don't Count by David Baddiel
4. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
December Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Took Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn - Dec. 4
2. Displacement by Kiku Hughes - Dec. 8
3. El Deafo by Cece Bell - Dec. 9
4. Bear by Ben Queen - Dec. 11
5. Strikers: A Graphic Novel by Kiel Phegley - Dec. 18
6. The Leak by Kate Reed Petty - Dec. 21
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 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
1. The Red Palace/June Hur 12/1/23 4☆
2. Twenty-Seven Minutes/Ashley Tate 12/4/23 2.25☆
3. The Road from Belhaven/Margot Livesey 12/6/23 2.75☆
4. That Pinson Girl/Gerry Wilson 12/8/23 3.25☆
5. The Women/Kristin Hannah 12/11/23 5☆
6. River East, River West: A Novel/Aube Rey Lescure 12/16/23 3.25☆
7. A Wild and Heavenly Place/Robin Oliveira 12/18/23 3.75☆
8. The Forty-Niners/William W. Johnstone 12/26/23 3.5☆
9. Thunderstruck/Erik Larson 12/31/23 2☆
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
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
COMPLETED!
1.) Murder on a Mystery Tour by Marian Babson 12/4/2023
2.) Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul 12/20/2023
3.) The Twelve Months of Christmas by Sheila Roberts 12/26/2023
4.) Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline 12/30/2023
December Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
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
FINISHED!!! December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge (12/08/23) 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 books
6/5+
1. This Way Out Tufayel Ahmed 12/01/23
2. A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole 12/02/23
3. Starling House Alix E. Harrow 12/02/23
4. Small Mercies Dennis Lehane 12/05/23
5. The Queens of New York E. L. Shen 12/08/23
6. Eight Dates and Nights Betsy Aldredge12/09/23
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Read:
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. If I Must by Amy Lane 12/15/2023
2. Taming the Sheriff by Cynthia Hickey 12/17/2023
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 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
1) Otello - William Shakespeare 16/12/23
2) The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict 27/12/23
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There was a glitch on GR yesterday. A couple of members had double posts too. I deleted the extras.
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Twelve Dates of Christmas
2. Single and Ready to Jingle
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Solo: Read 1-2 booksSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.Hard Fall Ridley Pearson[author:
2. SelfLess: Living Your Part in the Big Story of God Megan Fate Marshman
3. Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit Erwin W. Lutzer
4. Gangster Squad: Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles Paul Lieberman
5. The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd Richard Zacks
6. Conclave Robert Harris
December Stand Alone Duration: Dec. 1st, 2023 - Dec. 31st, 2023
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
12/6
1. Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-joo - Dec. 2nd
2. Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld - Dec. 2nd
3. The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe - Dec. 3rd
4. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell - Dec. 4th
5. The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - Dec. 6th
6. The Things We Love: How Our Passions Connect Us and Make Us Who We Are by Aaron Ahuvia - Dec. 6th
7. Loki by Melvin Burgess - Dec. 8th
8. Pandora's Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV by Peter Biskind - Dec. 11th
9. A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher - Dec. 17th
10. Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims by Jennifer Vanderbes - Dec. 24th
11. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett - Dec. 28th
12. How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur - Dec. 30th
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: 7/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn - 12/02/23
• Starter Villain - John Scalzi - 12/07/23
• Kingdom Come - Mark Waid - 12/08/23
• Searoad - Ursula K. Le Guin - 12/14/23
• Effigy (2015): Idle Worship - Tim Seeley - 12/22/23
• Joan - Katherine J. Chen - 12/24/23
• Zoc - Jade Khoo - 12/25/23
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Tall, Royal and Grumpy, Nylah Monroe - 12/8
2. Do You Take This Man, Denise Williams - 12/16
3. Penthouse Prince, Kendall Ryan - 12/20
4. Luna and the Lie, Mariana Zapata - 12/24
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 1-31, 2023
Single: Read 3-4 books
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The Lost Challenges December 2023 Stand Alone
Duration: December 1, 2023 - December 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
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1. Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent - *** - 12/12/2023 - 312 Pages
2. Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together by Emilie Aries - *** - 12/17/2023 - 256 Pages
3. Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks by Stephen Davis - ***** - 12/24/2023 - 352 Pages
4. The Christmas Hirelings by Mary Elizabeth Braddon - *** - 12/27/2023 - 4 Pages
5. The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer - ***** - 1/1/2024 - 416 Pages
6. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix - ***** - 1/7/2024 - 419 Pages
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/6
1. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 3/12 3★
2. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 5/12 3★
3. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 6/12 5★
4. Devil's Lady by Dawn Lindsey 9/12 1★
5. Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber 9/12 1★
6. The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff 10/12 3★
Solo: Read 1-2 booksSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
5/5
1. Ghosts of the Shadow Market 12/6/23
2. There's No Way I'd Die First 12/6/23
3. Wrath Becomes Her 12/8/23
4. The Stranger in the Lifeboat 12/9/23
5. The Sandcastle Girls 12/12/23
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Holiday Mix-Up by Ginny Baird (12/5/23)
2. Christmas Homecoming Secrets by Lynette Eason (12/9/23)
3. Single All the Way by Kate Watson (12/10/23)
4. All's Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon (12/30/23)
5. Season's Schemings by Katie Bailey (12/31/23)
DoneStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/6
1. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 3/12 3★
2. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman 5/12 3★
3. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 6/12 5★
4. Devil's Lady by Dawn Lindsey 9/12 1★
5. Dashing Through the Snow by Debbie Macomber 9/12 1★
6. The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff 10/12 3★
FINISHED!!! December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge (12/08/23) 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 books
6/5+
1. This Way Out Tufayel Ahmed 12/01/23
2. A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole 12/02/23
3. Starling House Alix E. Harrow 12/02/23
4. Small Mercies Dennis Lehane 12/05/23
5. The Queens of New York E. L. Shen 12/08/23
6. Eight Dates and Nights Betsy Aldredge12/09/23
Completion PostSolitary: Read 5-6 books
5/5
1. Ghosts of the Shadow Market 12/6/23
2. There's No Way I'd Die First 12/6/23
3. Wrath Becomes Her 12/8/23
4. The Stranger in the Lifeboat 12/9/23
5. The Sandcastle Girls 12/12/23
Finished
COMPLETEDSolo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.Hard Fall Ridley Pearson[author:
2. SelfLess: Living Your Part in the Big Story of God Megan Fate Marshman
3. Getting to No: How to Break a Stubborn Habit Erwin W. Lutzer
4. Gangster Squad: Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles Paul Lieberman
5. The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd Richard Zacks
6. Conclave Robert Harris
~~~ Complete ~~~December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
December 1 - 31, 2023
6 of 6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. In the Likely Event - Rebecca Yarros - 12/4/23
2. Digital Fortress - Dan Brown - 12/8/23
3. Small Mercies - Dennis Lehane - 12/17/23
4. You'll Forget This Ever Happened - Laura L. Engel - 12/18/23
5. Grayfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Skye Terrier - Eleanor Atkinson - 12/19/23
6. The Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa - 12/20/23
FINISHEDDecember Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Took Graphic Novel: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn - Dec. 4
2. Displacement by Kiku Hughes - Dec. 8
3. El Deafo by Cece Bell - Dec. 9
4. Bear by Ben Queen - Dec. 11
5. Strikers: A Graphic Novel by Kiel Phegley - Dec. 18
6. The Leak by Kate Reed Petty - Dec. 21
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - FinishedDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1) Otello - William Shakespeare 16/12/23
2) The Christmas Murder Game - Alexandra Benedict 27/12/23
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December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Read: 2
My Books:
1. The Darlings Hannah McKinnon 12/11/23
2. Fun & Funky Cross Stitch: 160+ Designs, 5 Alphabets, 30 Bonus Gift Ideas Immediate Media Company 12/12/23
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December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Read:
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. If I Must by Amy Lane 12/15/2023
2. Taming the Sheriff by Cynthia Hickey 12/17/2023
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
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
COMPLETED!
1.) Murder on a Mystery Tour by Marian Babson 12/4/2023
2.) Jackie and Maria: A Novel of Jackie Kennedy & Maria Callas by Gill Paul 12/20/2023
3.) The Twelve Months of Christmas by Sheila Roberts 12/26/2023
4.) Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline 12/30/2023
FINISHEDI didn't get 5-6, but I got 4 and that's not bad. :)
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Tall, Royal and Grumpy, Nylah Monroe - 12/8
2. Do You Take This Man, Denise Williams - 12/16
3. Penthouse Prince, Kendall Ryan - 12/20
4. Luna and the Lie, Mariana Zapata - 12/24
Completed!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023
Goal: 7/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Gone Girl - Gillian Flynn - 12/02/23
• Starter Villain - John Scalzi - 12/07/23
• Kingdom Come - Mark Waid - 12/08/23
• Searoad - Ursula K. Le Guin - 12/14/23
• Effigy (2015): Idle Worship - Tim Seeley - 12/22/23
• Joan - Katherine J. Chen - 12/24/23
• Zoc - Jade Khoo - 12/25/23
Done. The best read for December was definitely The WomenStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - December 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
1. The Red Palace/June Hur 12/1/23 4☆
2. Twenty-Seven Minutes/Ashley Tate 12/4/23 2.25☆
3. The Road from Belhaven/Margot Livesey 12/6/23 2.75☆
4. That Pinson Girl/Gerry Wilson 12/8/23 3.25☆
5. The Women/Kristin Hannah 12/11/23 5☆
6. River East, River West: A Novel/Aube Rey Lescure 12/16/23 3.25☆
7. A Wild and Heavenly Place/Robin Oliveira 12/18/23 3.75☆
8. The Forty-Niners/William W. Johnstone 12/26/23 3.5☆
9. Thunderstruck/Erik Larson 12/31/23 2☆
The Lost Challenges
Books mentioned in this topic
The Christmas Hirelings (other topics)Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together (other topics)
How to Sell a Haunted House (other topics)
Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks (other topics)
Strange Sally Diamond (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Stephen Davis (other topics)Liz Nugent (other topics)
Jean Meltzer (other topics)
Emilie Aries (other topics)
Mary Elizabeth Braddon (other topics)
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2023 - December 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
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.
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