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Angel **Book Junkie** FINISHED
Anne
Caraina
Catsalive
Chrissie
Christina (AKA Babbling)
Crystal
Denise
Elle
Ferenc
Frankie
Genevieve
JoAnne
Julesy
Kendra
Lali & Michelle
Laura Z FINISHED
Maritza
Mary
Melissa A
Olivermagnus FINISHED
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Yvonne
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Read:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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
3/5-6 Completed
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
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
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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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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
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 1- 31, 2025
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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Stand AloneDecember 2025
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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
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December | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge1. 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 ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1) A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens 11/12/25
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December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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
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
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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★
Duration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Currently reading:
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)
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:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025
Goal: 0/6
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
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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
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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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*All genres and formats are fine.
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