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March | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Read: 1
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. One Night before Christmas Serenity Woods 3/16/25
Read: 1
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. One Night before Christmas Serenity Woods 3/16/25
March | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
1) The Kreutzer Sonata - Leo Tolstoy 18/03/25
2) The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho 24/03/25
FINISHED! March 2025 Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025 (03/06/25)
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. You Are Here David Nicholls 03/01/25
2. Missing in Flight Audrey J. Cole 03/01/25
3. Stone Yard Devotional Charlotte Wood 03/01/25
4. One Day and Forever Shari Low 03/06/25
5. High Fidelity Nick Hornby 03/06/25
6. Memorial Days Geraldine Brooks 03/06/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin - Mar. 1
2. Band Nerd by Sarah Clawson Willis - Mar. 3
3. Hanami: You, Me, & 200 Sq Ft in Japan by Julia Cejas - Mar. 6
4. Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay - Mar. 7
5. Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia - Mar. 10
6. Papaya Salad by Elisa Macellari - Mar. 11
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeMarch 1 - 31, 2025
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Drowner - John D. MacDonald - 3 Stars - 3/1/25
2. Queen of the North - Anne O'Brien - 4 Stars - 3/5/25
3. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman - 3.5 Stars - 3/6/25
4. The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury - 3.5 Stars - 3/9/25
5. The Executioner's Song - Norman Mailer - 3.5 Stars - 3/13/25
6. The Measure - Nikki Erlick - 4 Stars - 3/14/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
4/3-4 Completed. Finish
1.Another Girl Lost-Mary Burton 3/03/25
2.The Art of Starting Over-Heidi McLaughlin 3/06/25
3.Alone with You-Aly Martinez 3/13/25
4.Across The Tracks-Xyla Turner 3/19/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeMarch 2025
6/5+
1. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
2. The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25
3 Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson 3/15/25
4. The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez 3/17/25
5. The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 3/20/25
6. Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
1. My Secret Billionaire Neighbor by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
1. My Secret Billionaire Neighbor by Sophie Dane 3/28/2025
March Stand AloneDuration: Mar. 1st, 2025 - Mar. 31st, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/6
1. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson - Mar. 1st
2. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff - Mar 3rd
3. Pure Innocent Fun: Essays by Ira Madison III - Mar. 5th
4. Farewell Yellow Brick Road: Memories of My Life on Tour by Elton John - Mar. 6th
5. A Coupe of Thorns and Rosé: Romantasy Cocktails to Quench Your Thirst—A Cocktail Recipe Book by Pop Press - Mar. 7th
6. The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop - Mar. 13th
Stand AloneMonthly Challenge
March 1 - 31, 2025
8/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Bezonken rood
Jeroen Brouwers 152 p. 2 march2. James
Percival Everett 320 p. 5 march3. In orbit
Samantha Harvey 192 p. 7 march4.
Yellowface R.F. Kuang 316 p. 10 march5. Woman
Lucy Woesthoff 208 p. 11 march6.
Citytrip Berlijn Marjolijn Uitzinger281 p. 12 march7. Reisverslag van een kat
Hiro Arikawa 239 p. 13 march8.
Het witte meisje Tony Birch 336 p. 14 march9.
Als wij schurken waren M.L. Rio 424 p. 15 march10.
Dit zijn de namen 303 p. 17 march11. Ikigai: Het Japanse geheim voor een lang en gelukkig leven
Fransesc Miralles Hector Garcia 191 p. 18 march12. Lieg nooit
Freida McFadden 271 p. 22 march14.De dag van de Jakhals
Frederick Forsyth 476 p. 25 march15.Rosa & Hannah. De (on)mogelijke revolutie
Joke J. Hermsen 69 p. 26 march16.
Jaag je ploeg over de botten van de doden Olga Tokarczuk 298 p. 23 march17.The Lives of Lee Miller
Antony Penrose 350 p. 30 march18. Met onbekende bestemming
Agatha Christie 195 p. 31 march
Solo: Read 1-2 booksSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Imprisoned in the Golden City by Dave Jackson
2. The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
3. Not Forsaken: Finding Freedom as Sons & Daughters of a Perfect Father by Louie Giglio
4. Letter to the American Church by Eric Metaxas
5. Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult
6. Law & Disorder: The Legendary FBI Profiler's Relentless Pursuit of Justice by John E. Douglas
7. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
8. Zero Day by Jan Gangsei
9. Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
10. The Orphan's Song by Lauren Kate
11. My Bondage and My Freedom Frederick Douglass
March | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Naked by David Sedaris - 3/3
2. In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead - 3/8
3. Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar - 3/12
4. Five Survive by Holly Jackson - 3/17
5. Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry - 3/18
6. Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes - 3/25
Challenge Completed 03/09/2025Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Solitary 6/6
1. Here Comes Trouble: Discover Christy McKellen's gorgeously spicy forbidden romance for 2025! - Christy McKellen - 03/01/2025 - ★★★
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman - 03/01/2025 - ★★★★
3. Killer Potential - Hannah Deitch - 03/03/2025 - ★★
4. The Last Mrs Sinclair - T.J. Emerson - 03/08/2025 - ★★★★
5. Why I Had to Murder my Mother: A Memoir - Katharine Leppard - 03/09/2025 | ★★★★
6. Too Late - Colleen Hoover | 03/09/2025 | ★★★★★
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Chronicle In Stone - Ismail Kadare - 03/05/25
• The Paradise Problem - Christina Lauren - 03/08/25
• The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living - Meik Wiking - 03/13/25
• The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science - Dava Sobel - 03/21/25
• Charles Leclerc: A Biography - Adam Hay-Nicholls - 03/25/25
• You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World - Ada Limon - 03/29/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
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. The Women by Kristin Hannah 12 March 2025 ★★★
2. So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison 16 March 2025 ★★★
March 2025 - Stand AloneGoal: 2/2
1.
What You Wish For by Katherine Center (03/16/25) 2.
Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron (03/30/25)
March | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. You Don't Need Meat by Peter Cox 10.03
2. Heartfull: What to Eat for a Healthy, Happy Heart by Dr Joanna McMillian 11.03
FINISHEDSolitary: Read 5-6 books
2.Zia Antonia sapeva di menta byAndrea Vitali 01/03/2025
3.Nel mare ci sono i coccodrilli byFabio Geda 04/03/2025
4.Il rosmarino non capisce l'inverno by Matteo Bussola 06/03/2025
5. Last Words from Montmartre by Qiu Miaojin 08/03/2025
6. Questione di razza by Guido Barbujani 13/03/2025
Finished: 2025/03/30Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Progress: 4/3
Stand Alone:
Robbie Ross: Oscar Wilde's True Love by Jonathan Fryer (25/03/13)
Wackelkontakt by Wolf Haas (25/03/19)
bruder, wenn wir nicht family sind, wer dann by Oliver Lovrenski (25/03/21)
Teezimmerspiele by Dite (25/03/29)
other:
March | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead: 3
Single: Read 3-4 books
COMPLETED
1.) The Distant Dead by Heather Young 3/14/2025
2.) The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers by Bridgett Davis 3/25/2025
3.) One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London 3/29/2025
March Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - COMPLETED ================================
Duration: Mar 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2025
Level: Solitary
5/5
✔ 1. Beautiful Ugly by Alice Feeney 3/8/25
✔ 2. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 3/20/25
✔ 3. White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky 3/23/25
✔ 4. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 3/26/25
✔ 5. The Wishing Gameby Meg Shaffer 3/28/25
Completed - Level - Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The Whalebone Theatre, Joanna Quinn | 3/1
The Magic Of Living, Betty Neels | 3/2
Borrow My Heart, Kasie West | 3/3
All the Bright Places, Jennifer Niven | 3/4
We Begin at the End, Chris Whitaker | 3/11
It's Not What It Looks Like, Molly Burke | 3/13
March Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6
1. The Younger Wife - Sally Hepworth 3/3/25
2. Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney 3/6/25
3. The Last Love Note - Emma Grey 3/7/25
4. You Shouldn't Have Come Here - Jeneva Rose 3/8/25
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd 3/8/25
6. One Summer in Savannah - Terah Shelton Harris 3/9/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeMarch 2025
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
1. The Family Game by Catherine Steadman 03.08.25
2. The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 03.11.25
3. The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center 03.18.25
4. Double Indemnity by James M. Cain 03.18.25
5. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang 03.21.25
6. The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley 03.24.25
7. The Third Gilmore Girl by Kelly Bishop 03.28.25
8. Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe 03.31.25
Challenge Completed 03/09/2025Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Solitary 6/6
1. Here Comes Trouble: Discover Christy McKellen's gorgeously spicy forbidden romance for 2025! - Christy McKellen - 03/01/2025 - ★★★
2. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman - 03/01/2025 - ★★★★
3. Killer Potential - Hannah Deitch - 03/03/2025 - ★★
4. The Last Mrs Sinclair - T.J. Emerson - 03/08/2025 - ★★★★
5. Why I Had to Murder my Mother: A Memoir - Katharine Leppard - 03/09/2025 | ★★★★
6. Too Late - Colleen Hoover | 03/09/2025 | ★★★★★
FINISHEDMarch Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6
1. The Younger Wife - Sally Hepworth 3/3/25
2. Beautiful Ugly - Alice Feeney 3/6/25
3. The Last Love Note - Emma Grey 3/7/25
4. You Shouldn't Have Come Here - Jeneva Rose 3/8/25
5. The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd 3/8/25
6. One Summer in Savannah - Terah Shelton Harris 3/9/25
FINISHED! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Mismatched: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Emma by Anne Camlin - Mar. 1
2. Band Nerd by Sarah Clawson Willis - Mar. 3
3. Hanami: You, Me, & 200 Sq Ft in Japan by Julia Cejas - Mar. 6
4. Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay - Mar. 7
5. Mixed-Up by Kami Garcia - Mar. 10
6. Papaya Salad by Elisa Macellari - Mar. 11
Completed - Level - Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The Whalebone Theatre, Joanna Quinn | 3/1
The Magic Of Living, Betty Neels | 3/2
Borrow My Heart, Kasie West | 3/3
All the Bright Places, Jennifer Niven | 3/4
We Begin at the End, Chris Whitaker | 3/11
It's Not What It Looks Like, Molly Burke | 3/13
FINISHEDThanks for the challenge
Stand Alone
Monthly Challenge
March 1 - 31, 2025
8/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Bezonken rood
Jeroen Brouwers 152 p. 2 march2. James
Percival Everett 320 p. 5 march3. In orbit
Samantha Harvey 192 p. 7 march4.
Yellowface R.F. Kuang 316 p. 10 march5. Woman
Lucy Woesthoff 208 p. 11 march6.
Citytrip Berlijn Marjolijn Uitzinger281 p. 12 march7. Reisverslag van een kat
Hiro Arikawa 239 p. 13 march8.
Het witte meisje Tony Birch 336 p. 14 march
~~~ Complete ~~~Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
March 1 - 31, 2025
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Drowner - John D. MacDonald - 3 Stars - 3/1/25
2. Queen of the North - Anne O'Brien - 4 Stars - 3/5/25
3. Norse Mythology - Neil Gaiman - 3.5 Stars - 3/6/25
4. The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury - 3.5 Stars - 3/9/25
5. The Executioner's Song - Norman Mailer - 3.5 Stars - 3/13/25
6. The Measure - Nikki Erlick - 4 Stars - 3/14/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
4/3-4 Completed. Finish
1.Another Girl Lost-Mary Burton 3/03/25
2.The Art of Starting Over-Heidi McLaughlin 3/06/25
3.Alone with You-Aly Martinez 3/13/25
4.Across The Tracks-Xyla Turner 3/19/25
FINISHEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
March 2025
6/5+
1. The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams 3/11/25
2. The Golden Spoon by Jessa Maxwell 3/14/25
3 Perfect Little World by Kevin Wilson 3/15/25
4. The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez 3/17/25
5. The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods 3/20/25
6. Lucy's Little Village Book Club by Emma Davies 3/22/25
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: March 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025
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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