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December 2025 Stand Alone
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Read: 1
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. The Wild Card: A Novel Carolyn Brown 12/24/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
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
6/5-6 Completed. Finish
1.Take A Knee-Xyla Turner 12/02/25
2.The Liar I Married: A totally addictive psychological thriller with a mind-blowing twist-D.K. Hood 12/06/25
3.Regretting You-Colleen Hoover 12/08/25
4.From Paris, with Butter-Christine DeSalvo 12/15/25
5.Sleigh Bells and Snowstorms-Claire Kingsley 12/18/25
6.Untying the Knot-Meghan Quinn 12/24/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/5-6
1. In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren 12/7/25
2. The Authenticity Project - Clare Pooley 12/8/25
3. Veil of Night - Linda Howard 12/8/25
4. The Last One at the Wedding - Jason Rekulak 12/9/25
5. Hounds of Autumn - Heather Blackwood 12/13/25
6. Definitely Better Now - Ava Robinson 12/17/25
December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
6 of 5-6 -Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Innocent Man - John Grisham - 4 Stars - 12/1/25
2. The Artist of Blackberry Grange - Paulette Kennedy - 4 Stars - 12/2/25
3. I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie - Pamela Des Barres - 4 Stars - 12/8/25
4. Don't Let the Devil Ride - Ace Atkins - 3.5 Stars - 12/10/25
5. North of Nowhere - Allison Brennan - 4.5 Stars - 12/11/25
6. Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick - 4 Stars - 12/11/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, a Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates by Cassandra Federman - Dec. 1
2. This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki - Dec. 3
3. Dogland Rescue by Martin Lloyd - Dec. 5
4. Skip!: A Graphic Novel by Sarah Burgess - Dec. 10
5. Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas - Dec. 13
6. Winging It by Megan Wagner Lloyd - Dec. 15
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FINISHED! Dec 25 Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 (12/07/25)
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
5/5-6
1. Theory & Practice Michelle de Kretser 12/01/25
2. Junie Erin Crosby Eckstine 12/04/25
3. Scrappy Little Nobody Anna Kendrick 12/05/25
4. Ethan Frome Edith Wharton 12/07/25
5. Love You a Latke Amanda Elliot 12/07/25
6. One Night, Two Holidays Ali Brady 12/08/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 1- 31, 2025
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. The Older Brother | Ginger Scott Dec 22
2. Kill the Beast | Serra Swift Dec 31
Stand AloneDecember 2025
6/6
1. The Weekend by Charlotte Wood 12/4/25
2. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley 12/5/25
3. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham 12/9/25
4. Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt 12/14/25
5. Santa & Pete: A Novel Of Christmas Present And Past by Christopher Paul Moore 12/18/25
6. Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast by Jennifer Ackerman 12/19/25
December | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - COMPLETED1. A Christmas Carol - Finished 12/1
2. Marley - Finished 12/2
3. The Hunting Party - Finished 12/3
4. The Stranger - Finished 12/4
5. The Mad Wife - Finished 12/6
6. Lust & Wonder - Finished 12/11
December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
1) A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 11/12/25
2) Camille: The Lady of the Camellias - Alexandre Dumas fils 31/12/25
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December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Single: Read 3-4 books
COMPLETED!
1.) Margo's Got Money Troubles byRufi Thorpe 12/19/2025
2.) The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale 12/22/2025
3.) Through the Snow Globe by Annie Rains 12/26/2025
December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The Silent Night Stalker byCourtney W. Dixon 05/12 5*
Hi-VoltageRaz Fox 04/12 5*
The Last Noel by Duckie Mack read 10/12
Jingle Jingle Kill by C. Quince read 20/12
Unwrap Himby Nyla K. 21/12 4
Must Mean Something More by Jae Williams 26/12
Unexpectedly You by JoJo Stone 27/12
DecemberSolitary
1. Killing It: An Education Camas Davis 20 Dec
2. Black Candle Women Diane Marie Brown 22 Dec
3. To Paradise Hanya Yanagihara 23 Dec
4. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe 27 Dec
5. An Old-Fashioned Girl Louisa May Alcott 27 Dec
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 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. Come Sundown by Nora Roberts 29 December 2025 ★
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell 5/12 4★
2. Absolute Power by David Baldacci 8/12 3★
3. Liar Bird by Lisa Walker 9/12 3★
4. Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather by Pierre Szalowski 17/12 3★
5. Cupboard Kisses by Barbara Metzger 18/12 2★
6. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 20/12 5★
Finished: 2025/12/31Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alone:
Only a bet for Christmas by Lisa F. Olsen (25/12/09)
My Groom Is … Not You! by Kazuki Minamoto (25/12/13)
Whispering Blue by Marika Herzog (25/12/14)
Picture Bride by Yoshiko Uchida (25/12/31)
other:
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Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 Books
1. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See 12.02.25
2. Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay 12.04.25
3. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 12.08.25
4. The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood 12.16.25
December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
**apparently I pretty much only read parts of series this month!
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Love's Sacred Song by Mesu Andrews - 12/19
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Új Zrínyiász - Kálmán Mikszáth - 12/06/25
• Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice - Virginia Roberts Giuffre - 12/16/25
• My Mother Cursed My Name: A Novel - Anamely Salgado Reyes - 12/21/25
• The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 12/27/25
• Az országépítő - Károly Kós - 12/29/25
• Green Witchcraft: A Practical Guide to Discovering the Magic of Plants, Herbs, Crystals, and Beyond - Paige Vanderbeck - 12/30/25
December Stand-A-LoneDecember 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completion: 6/6
1. Tuesday's Child | Fern Michaels | 12.01
2. When I Kill You | B.A. Paris | 12.02
3. Let Him Go | Larry Watson | 12.03
4. The Baller | Vi Keeland | 12.03
5. Seven All Alone | Kirsty McKay | 12.04
6. The Mother-in-Law | Kiersten Modglin | 12.07
December Stand Alone Duration: Dec. 1st, 2025 - Dec. 31st, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
9/6
1. That Reminds Me by Derek Owusu - Dec. 6th
2. Big Dumb Eyes: Stories from a Simpler Mind by Nate Bargatze - Dec. 8th
3. The Chilli Bean Paste Clan by Yan Ge - Dec. 9th
4. In Gad We Trust: A Tell-Some by Josh Gad - Dec 10th.
5. Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror by Ashley Cullins - Dec. 11th
6. Thornhedge by T. Kingfisher - Dec. 13th
7. Red Threads: A Graphic Novel by Ila Nguyen-Hayama - Dec. 13th
8. Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness by Inger Sigrun Bredkjær Brodey - Dec. 16th
9. The Sandman Companion by Hy Bender - Dec 20th
completed 12.09.2025December Stand-A-Lone
December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Completion: 6/6
1. Tuesday's Child | Fern Michaels | 12.01
2. When I Kill You | B.A. Paris | 12.02
3. Let Him Go | Larry Watson | 12.03
4. The Baller | Vi Keeland | 12.03
5. Seven All Alone | Kirsty McKay | 12.04
6. The Mother-in-Law | Kiersten Modglin | 12.07
~~~ Complete ~~~Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
6 of 5-6 -Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Innocent Man - John Grisham - 4 Stars - 12/1/25
2. The Artist of Blackberry Grange - Paulette Kennedy - 4 Stars - 12/2/25
3. I'm With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie - Pamela Des Barres - 4 Stars - 12/8/25
4. Don't Let the Devil Ride - Ace Atkins - 3.5 Stars - 12/10/25
5. North of Nowhere - Allison Brennan - 4.5 Stars - 12/11/25
6. Cure for the Common Breakup - Beth Kendrick - 4 Stars - 12/11/25
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The last one is not a stand alone - Black Dog Bay #1.
COMPLETED 12.12.25Stand Alone Monthly Challenge: 6/5+
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
🎄Solitary: Read 5-6 books🎄
🎄1. Behind Every Good Man | Sara Goodman Confino | 12.05.25
🎄2. Wild, Beautiful, and Free | Sophfronia Scott | 12.06.25
🎄3. The Bright Years | Sarah Damoff | 12.07.25
🎄4. Grace of the Empire State | Gemma Tizzard | 12.10.25
🎄5. My Other Heart | Emma Nanami Strenner | 12.11.25
🎄6. All the Colors of the Dark | Chris Whitaker | 12.12.25
FINISHED! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, a Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates by Cassandra Federman - Dec. 1
2. This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki - Dec. 3
3. Dogland Rescue by Martin Lloyd - Dec. 5
4. Skip!: A Graphic Novel by Sarah Burgess - Dec. 10
5. Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas - Dec. 13
6. Winging It by Megan Wagner Lloyd - Dec. 15
DoneStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell 5/12 4★
2. Absolute Power by David Baldacci 8/12 3★
3. Liar Bird by Lisa Walker 9/12 3★
4. Fish Change Direction in Cold Weather by Pierre Szalowski 17/12 3★
5. Cupboard Kisses by Barbara Metzger 18/12 2★
6. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 20/12 5★
FINISHEDStand Alone
December 2025
6/6
1. The Weekend by Charlotte Wood 12/4/25
2. All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley 12/5/25
3. Skipping Christmas by John Grisham 12/9/25
4. Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt 12/14/25
5. Santa & Pete: A Novel Of Christmas Present And Past by Christopher Paul Moore 12/18/25
6. Birds by the Shore: Observing the Natural Life of the Atlantic Coast by Jennifer Ackerman 12/19/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
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
6/5-6 Completed. Finish
1.Take A Knee-Xyla Turner 12/02/25
2.The Liar I Married: A totally addictive psychological thriller with a mind-blowing twist-D.K. Hood 12/06/25
3.Regretting You-Colleen Hoover 12/08/25
4.From Paris, with Butter-Christine DeSalvo 12/15/25
5.Sleigh Bells and Snowstorms-Claire Kingsley 12/18/25
6.Untying the Knot-Meghan Quinn 12/24/25
FINISHEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/5-6
1. In a Holidaze - Christina Lauren 12/7/25
2. The Authenticity Project - Clare Pooley 12/8/25
3. Veil of Night - Linda Howard 12/8/25
4. The Last One at the Wedding - Jason Rekulak 12/9/25
5. Hounds of Autumn - Heather Blackwood 12/13/25
6. Definitely Better Now - Ava Robinson 12/17/25
FINISHED! Dec 25 Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 (12/07/25)
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
5/5-6
1. Theory & Practice Michelle de Kretser 12/01/25
2. Junie Erin Crosby Eckstine 12/04/25
3. Scrappy Little Nobody Anna Kendrick 12/05/25
4. Ethan Frome Edith Wharton 12/07/25
5. Love You a Latke Amanda Elliot 12/07/25
6. One Night, Two Holidays Ali Brady 12/08/25
December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Single: Read 3-4 books
COMPLETED!
1.) Margo's Got Money Troubles byRufi Thorpe 12/19/2025
2.) The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale 12/22/2025
3.) Through the Snow Globe by Annie Rains 12/26/2025
COMPLETED:5
December
Solitary
1. Killing It: An Education Camas Davis 20 Dec
2. Black Candle Women Diane Marie Brown 22 Dec
3. To Paradise Hanya Yanagihara 23 Dec
4. Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Patrick Radden Keefe 27 Dec
5. An Old-Fashioned Girl Louisa May Alcott 27 Dec
FINISHEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 Books
1. Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See 12.02.25
2. Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay 12.04.25
3. Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 12.08.25
4. The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood 12.16.25
Completed!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Új Zrínyiász - Kálmán Mikszáth - 12/06/25
• Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice - Virginia Roberts Giuffre - 12/16/25
• My Mother Cursed My Name: A Novel - Anamely Salgado Reyes - 12/21/25
• The Frozen River - Ariel Lawhon - 12/27/25
• Az országépítő - Károly Kós - 12/29/25
• Green Witchcraft: A Practical Guide to Discovering the Magic of Plants, Herbs, Crystals, and Beyond - Paige Vanderbeck - 12/30/25
Complete Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 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. Come Sundown by Nora Roberts 29 December 2025 ★
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 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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