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message 1: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026


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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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.
If you are not familiar with these rules, please click on the link and read them over.


message 3: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
August | Stand Alone
Read:


Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


message 4: by Frankie (new)

Frankie Johnson | 4668 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

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


message 5: by Brenda (last edited Jul 25, 2026 08:38PM) (new)


message 6: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Frankie and Brenda!


message 7: by Caraina (new)

Caraina (raina79) | 1353 comments Stand-Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 0/6


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message 8: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Caraina!


message 9: by Holly (last edited 17 hours, 49 min ago) (new)

Holly Koster (howieann) | 79 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

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) Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Doreen Rappaport - 8/4/26


message 10: by Jan (new)

Jan Norton | 277 comments Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


message 11: by Julesy (last edited Aug 02, 2026 02:29PM) (new)

Julesy | 709 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026


Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. My Tokyo Summer by Abby Denson - Aug. 2
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message 12: by Genevieve (new)

Genevieve | 11898 comments Mod
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026


message 13: by Katrina (new)

Katrina | 419 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

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


message 14: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Holly, Jan, Julesy, Genevieve and Katrina!


message 15: by Natasha (new)

Natasha | 102 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!

Level: Single: Read 3-4 books

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message 16: by Anne (new)

Anne | 1598 comments August | Stand Alone
Read:

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


message 17: by Zenobia2016 (new)

Zenobia2016 | 1340 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
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message 18: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Natasha, Anne and Zenobia!


message 19: by Laura Z (new)

Laura Z | 357 comments Stand-Alone Monthly Challenge: 0/6+
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026


🌻 Solitary: Read 5-6 books 🌻

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message 20: by Melissa A (new)

Melissa A | 2232 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

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


message 21: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Laura and Melissa!


message 22: by Ariel (last edited Aug 03, 2026 02:49PM) (new)

Ariel (rellie) | 238 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026


Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

01. Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke - 8/3
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message 23: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Ariel!


message 24: by Catsalive (last edited 2 hours, 44 min ago) (new)

Catsalive | 556 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026
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1. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke 5/8 3★
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message 25: by Ferenc (new)

Ferenc (aeneth) | 3083 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026


Goal: 0/6

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


message 26: by Denise (last edited 12 hours, 38 min ago) (new)

Denise | 397 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. One Italian Summer Rebecca Serle 3 Aug


message 27: by Vicky (last edited 15 hours, 4 min ago) (new)

Vicky | 151 comments 🐫August | Stand Alone🐫
Read:

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1.Memorial DaysbyGeraldine Brooks
⭐✔1/8/26★ ★ ★ ★ ★
2.That Eye, the SkybyTim Winton
⭐✔4/8/26★ ★ ★ ★
3.Don't Stop Believin': The bestselling memoir of Australia's sweetheartbyOlivia Newton-John
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Summerand SummerbyEdith Wharton




message 28: by Susan (new)

Susan | 530 comments Stand-Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

Completed: 0/6


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message 29: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Catsalive, Ferenc, Denise, Vicky and Susan!


message 30: by Becky Q. (new)

Becky Q. (bestiebecky) | 92 comments August | Stand Alone
Read:

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


message 31: by Mary (new)

Mary | 351 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


message 32: by Jackie (last edited 17 hours, 29 min ago) (new)

Jackie | 608 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Solitary: Read 5-6 books


1 Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury - 8/1/26
2 The Life Impossible by Matt Haig - 8/3/26


message 33: by Chrissie (new)

Chrissie (haru_ran) | 780 comments Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

currently reading: Weißer Sommer by Eva Pramschüfer

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Christina (AKA Babbling) (babblingbookreviews) | 687 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

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


message 35: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Becky, Mary, Jackie, Chrissie and Christina!


message 36: by Elle (new)

Elle (elleay) | 1877 comments August Stand Alone

Single: Read 3-4 books

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message 37: by Crystal (new)

Crystal Hart | 331 comments August | Stand Alone
Read:

Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books


message 38: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 64582 comments Mod
Welcome Elle and Crystal!


message 39: by Maritza (new)

Maritza (maricari90) | 78 comments Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: August 1, 2026 - August 31, 2026

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 08.04.26


message 40: by Lali & Michelle (new)

Lali & Michelle | 1047 comments Stand Alone
August 2026


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1. Persuasion by Jane Austen 8/3/26
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message 41: by Kendra (new)

Kendra | 3076 comments August Stand Alone
Duration: Aug. 1st, 2026 - Aug. 31st, 2026

Solo: Read 1-2 books

Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

2/6

1. Criss-Cross: The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece Strangers on a Train by Stephen Rebello - Aug. 2nd
2. In Deep Water: A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and Courage by Michael J. Tougias - Aug. 4th

Criss-Cross The Making of Hitchcock's Dazzling, Subversive Masterpiece Strangers on a Train by Stephen Rebello In Deep Water A True Story of Sharks, Survival, and Courage by Michael J. Tougias


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