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May 2025 Stand Alone
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Angel **Book Junkie** FINISHED
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Claire
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Ferenc FINISHED
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Jess
JoAnne FINISHED
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Lali & Michelle FINISHED
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Read: 4
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. The Night We Lost Him Laura Dave 5/4/25
2. Dying to Meet You Sarina Bowen 5/17/25
3. Summer Light on Nantucket Nancy Thayer 5/22/25
4. Where the Rivers Merge: A Novel Mary Alice Monroe 5/23/25
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Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
1. The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley 5/12/2025
2. Flash Point by Brooke Blaine 5/22/2025
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The SurvivorGregg Hurwitz 05/04
If Two Are Dead Rick Mofina 05/01
Such Quiet GirlsNoelle W. Ihli 05/02
The Bodies Left BehindJeffery Deaver 05/25
The Prepared PrepperWilliam Stone 05/29
EMP After the Lights: An EMP Post Apocalypse Prepper Survival ThrillerWilliam Stone 05/28
May | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead: 5
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Red, White & Royal Blue|Casey McQuiston|04/05/25
Women Don't Owe You Pretty|Florence Given|09/05/25
The Boy I Love|William Hussey|14/05/25
Heartbreak Boys|Simon James Green|16/05/25|
A Christmas Carol|Charles Dickens|23/05/25|
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
The Wedding Party
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completion: 6/6
1. Gracie Harris Is Under Construction | Kate Hash | 05.01
2. This Time Tomorrow | Emma Straub | 05.02
3. The Wedding Party | Lorna Dounaeva | 05.02
4. People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry | 05.03
5. Saving Noah | Lucinda Berry | 05.03
6. Everything I Know About Love | Dolly Alderton | 05.04
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
5/5-6 Completed. Finish
1.When She's Gone-Rea Frey 5/11/25
2.How to End a Love Story-Yulin Kuang 5/18/25
3.All the Little Raindrops-Mia Sheridan 5/24/25
4.Falling Like Stars-Emma Scott 5/25/25
5.Before I'm Gone-Heidi McLaughlin 5/27/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Goal: 8/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• The Great Divide - Cristina Henríquez - 05/04/25
• The Information Officer - Mark Mills - 05/05/25
• The Storm We Made - Vanessa Chan - 05/10/25
• The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton - 05/13/25
• Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan - Joanna Lillis - 05/18/25
• Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak - 05/24/25
• Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woolf - 05/25/25
• The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo - 05/31/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Way Off Track by Carl Brundtland - May 2
2. One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel by Rita Williams-Garcia - May 3
3. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln - May 4
4. How to Draw a Secret: A Graphic Novel by Cindy Chang - May 8
5. Heidi: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden - May 9
6. I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay - May 11
May | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
1) The Woman in Black - Susan Hill 09/05/25
2) Finding Me - Viola Davis 18/05/25
3) Babysitter - Joyce Carol Oates 28/05/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 Books
1. Home Is Where the Bodies Are by Jeneva Rose 05.02.25
2. Dream Girl Drama by Tessa Bailey 05.04.25
3. The Women by Kristin Hannah 05.07.25
4. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell 05.18.25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: 5/1-31/25
Goal: Solitary: Read 5-6 Books
0/6
1.The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
2. The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine who Outwitted America's Enemies by Jason Fagone
3. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson
4. The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton
5. North Woods by Daniel Mason
6. Betting on Good by Wendy Francis
Finished: 2025/05/27Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Progress: 6/3
Stand Alone:
About a Love song by Hiroko Natsuno (25/05/12)
The Fallen Alpha by Makino Nakamura (25/05/12)
1000 und ich: Zweifle nicht, zögere nicht, hinterfrage nicht by Yorick Goldewijk (25/05/18)
Lieber Liebeskummer by Mataaki Kureno (25/05/18)
Perfume Master by Kaori Yuki (25/05/23)
Der Junge aus dem Meer by Garrett Carr (25/05/27)
other:
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 01/05/2025
Pausa caffè con gatti by Charlie Jonas 02/05/2025
La neve in fondo al mare by Matteo Bussola 03/05/2025
The Library Window: A Story of the Seen and Unseen by Mrs. Oliphant 04/05/2025
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 07/05/2025
Le nozze di al-Zain by Tayeb Salih 09/05/2025
May Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - COMPLETED================================
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Level: Solitary
5/5
✔ 1. Interesting Facts about Space by Emily R. Austin 5/21/25
✔ 2. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 5/23/25
✔ 3. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 5/31/25
✔ 4. The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley 5/11/25 3.5★
✔ 5. Ascension by Nicholas Binge 5/28/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 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
May Stand Alone Duration: May 1st, 2025 - May 31st, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
11/6
1. Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry - May 3rd
2. Several People Are Typing by Calvin Kasulke - May 6th
3. Deep End by Ali Hazelwood - May 8th
4. Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis - May 10th
5. Orbital by Samantha Harvey - May 15th
6. The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki - May 18th
7. Overgrowth by Mira Grant - May 20th
8. The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa - May 21st
9. Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - May 22nd
10. The Blanket Cats by Kiyoshi Shigematsu - May 26th
11. Pronoun Trouble: The Story of Us in Seven Little Words by John McWhorter - May 28th
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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Stand AloneMay 2025
6/6
1. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel 5/2/25
2. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride 5/9/25
3. Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman 5/11/25
4. Hemingway's Cats by Lindsey Hooper 5/16/25
5. Good Material by Dolly Alderton 5/20/25
6. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 5/22/25
May 2025 - Stand AloneGoal: 0/2
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Solo: Read 1-2 booksSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God by Francis Chan
2. The Women by Kristin Hannah
3. X Marks the Spot: Debunking Pirate Myths by Edward Finnegan
4. China Witness: Voices from a Silent Generation by Xinran
5. Every Prophecy of the Bible: Clear Explanations for Uncertain Times By John F. Walvoord
6. Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again Jake Tapper
7. The Key to Everything Valerie Fraser Luesse
8. Hidden Pictures Jason Rekulak
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeMay 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS - Lisa Rogak - 4.5 Stars - 4/2/25
2. Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham - Marcia Clark - 4 Stars - 5/3/25
3. James - Percival Everett - 5 Stars - 5/4/25
4. How to End a Love Story - Yulin Kuang - 3 Stars - 5/13/25
5. The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - 5/16/25
6. Dominion - C.J. Sansom - 4 Stars - 5/22/25
CompletedStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
The Wedding Party
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completion: 6/6
1. Gracie Harris Is Under Construction | Kate Hash | 05.01
2. This Time Tomorrow | Emma Straub | 05.02
3. The Wedding Party | Lorna Dounaeva | 05.02
4. People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry | 05.03
5. Saving Noah | Lucinda Berry | 05.03
6. Everything I Know About Love | Dolly Alderton | 05.04
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
1. The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery 07/05
2. Happiness by Aminatta Forna 21/07
COMPLETED 05.08.25Stand Alone Monthly Challenge: 6/6
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
✅1. Funny You Should Ask | Elissa Sussman | 05.01.25
✅2. The Good Part | Sophie Cousens | 05.04.25
✅3. Zetas Till We Die | Amber Brown | 05.06.25
✅4. The Getaway | Isabelle Broom | 05.06.25
✅5. Every Sweet Thing Is Bitter | Samantha Crewson | 05.08.25
✅6. By Any Other Name | Jodi Picoult | 05.08.25
FINISHED! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Way Off Track by Carl Brundtland - May 2
2. One Crazy Summer: The Graphic Novel by Rita Williams-Garcia - May 3
3. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln - May 4
4. How to Draw a Secret: A Graphic Novel by Cindy Chang - May 8
5. Heidi: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden - May 9
6. I Will Ruin You by Linwood Barclay - May 11
Lvl: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The Salmon Way: An Alaska State of Mind, Amy Gulick | 5/8
Hawk O'Toole's Hostage: A Novel, Sandra Brown | 5/13
The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis | 5/13
PS: I Hate You, Lauren Connolly | 5/19
The Hard Road Out: One Woman’s Escape From North Korea, Jihyun Park | 5/21
High Noon, Nora Roberts | 5/22
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
COMPLETED!
1.) The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd 5/10/2025
2.) You Will Never Be Me by Jesse Q Sutanto 5/15/2025
3.) The Really Dead Wives of New Jersey by Astrid Dahl 5/18/2025
4.) The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonsen 5/24/2025
5.) It Happened One Fight by Maureen Lee Lenker 5/29/2025
I couldn’t find my start post. So, I posted twice. FINISHED! May 2025 Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
(05/07/25)
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
6/6+
1. Dream Count Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Libby ebook) 05/01/25
2. Deep End Ali Hazelwoodb05/02/25
3. Crooked Seeds Karen Jennings 04/02/25
4. I Know Who You Are Alice Feeney 05/05/25
5. Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry 05/07/25
6. The Cellist of Sarajevo Steven Galloway 05/07/25
7. The Door-to-Door Bookstore Carsten Henn 05/08/25
FINISHED! May 2025 Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
(05/07/25)
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
6/6+
1. Dream Count Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Libby ebook) 05/01/25
2. Deep End Ali Hazelwoodb05/02/25
3. Crooked Seeds Karen Jennings 04/02/25
4. I Know Who You Are Alice Feeney 05/05/25
5. Great Big Beautiful Life Emily Henry 05/07/25
6. The Cellist of Sarajevo Steven Galloway 05/07/25
7. The Door-to-Door Bookstore Carsten Henn 05/08/25
Completed Lvl: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The Salmon Way: An Alaska State of Mind, Amy Gulick | 5/8
Hawk O'Toole's Hostage: A Novel, Sandra Brown | 5/13
The Four Loves, C.S. Lewis | 5/13
PS: I Hate You, Lauren Connolly | 5/19
The Hard Road Out: One Woman’s Escape From North Korea, Jihyun Park | 5/21
High Noon, Nora Roberts | 5/22
FINISHEDStand Alone
May 2025
6/6
1. The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel 5/2/25
2. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride 5/9/25
3. Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living by Nick Offerman 5/11/25
4. Hemingway's Cats by Lindsey Hooper 5/16/25
5. Good Material by Dolly Alderton 5/20/25
6. Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 5/22/25
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
1. The Christmas Inn by Pamela M. Kelley 5/12/2025
2. Flash Point by Brooke Blaine 5/22/2025
~~~ Complete ~~~Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
May 1, 2025 - May 31, 2025
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS - Lisa Rogak - 4.5 Stars - 4/2/25
2. Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham - Marcia Clark - 4 Stars - 5/3/25
3. James - Percival Everett - 5 Stars - 5/4/25
4. How to End a Love Story - Yulin Kuang - 3 Stars - 5/13/25
5. The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway - 5/16/25
6. Dominion - C.J. Sansom - 4 Stars - 5/22/25
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: May 1, 2025 - May 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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