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Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/6
My List:
1. Cottage by the Sea Debbie Macomber 10/1/18
2. Shelter in Place Nora Roberts 10/7/18
3. Racing the Sun Karina Halle 10/8/18
4. The Bookshop of Yesterdays Amy Meyerson 10/8/18
5. The Fragile Ordinary Samantha Young 10/12/18
6. After I Do Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/22/18
The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath - 10/4/18The Language of Flowers - Vanessa Diffenbaugh - 10/14/18
The Atlas of Us - Tracy Buchanan - 10/17/18
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley - Hannah Tinti - 10/23/18
Whistling Past the Graveyard - Susan Cranston - 10/24/18
When We Found Home - Susan Mallery - 10/29/18
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Goal: 5/6
Current level: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier - 10/1/20182.
Circe by Madeline Miller - 10/10/20183.
Sandman Midnight Theatre by Neil Gaiman - 10/13/20184.
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief by Stefan Bachmann - 10/16/20185.
Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters - 10/25/2018
October Stand Alone ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
1. Sadie | Courtney Summers - Oct 6
2. One of Us | Craig DiLouie - Oct 10
3. The Snow Queen | Hans Christian Andersen - Oct 28
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeOctober 2018
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Out of the Flames by Cheryl Wyatt (10/1/18)
2. Warts and All: A Fairy Tale Collection by Melissa McShane (10/6/18)
3. Lies Jane Austen Told Me by Julie Wright (10/8/18)
4. The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen (10/13/18)
5. Assumption of the Risk by Jennifer Griffith (10/23/18)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeOctober 2018
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist Finished 10/5/18****
2. In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware Finished 10/3/18***
3. All Hallows by Walter de la Mare Finished 10/3/18**
4. A Terribly Strange Bed by Wilkie Collins Finished 10/3/18***
5. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Finished 10/9/18***
6. The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson Finished 10/6/18****
7. Bad Country by C.B. McKenzie Finished 10/16/18****
Read 5 DONE!1.
Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate 10/4/18 5stars2.
Mutts and Mistletoe by Natalie Cox 10/6/18 3.5stars3.
Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber 10/16/18 4stars4.
Crimson by Tamela Miles 10/21/18 4stars5.
Rustlers in the Sage: A Western Novella by Donald L. Robertson 10/24/18 4stars
I'm in!1 Taming His Tutor - Natalie Anderson - 2 OCT
2 Conned - Chloe Cole - 4 OCT
3 Owning the Beast - Alexa Riley - 5 OCT
4 The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas - 16 OCT
5 Seeing Red - Sandra Brown - 17 OCT
6 The Naked Truth - Vi Keeland - 10 OCT
Completed 10/21/18Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
6/6 read
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Every Move He Makes by Barbara Elsborg, read 10/21/18
2. The Gladiator's Master by Fae Sutherland, read 10/19/18
3. A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham, read 10/18/18
4. Hunted by Darcy Coates, read 10/8/18
5. Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino, read 10/21/18
6. Stealing Darkness by Caitlin Ricci, read 10/13/18
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Das Böse in deinen Augen, Jenny Blackhurst, 10.10.2018
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Start Date: October 1, 2018End Date: October 31, 2018
Books Read: 4/2+
1. Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks, 10/07/18
2. The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, 10/19/18
3. Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause, 10/22/18
4. If The Dress Fits by Carla de Guzman, 10/29/18
Single: Read 3-4 books1) The Sellout by Paul Beatty 08/10/18
2) Dracula by Bram Stoker 20/10/18
3) The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla 30/10/18
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Level: Solo
2/2
1) The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 10/11/18
2) Gentleman Nine by Penelope Ward 10/12/18
I usually read stand alone books, so I'm not sure why I've never attempted this challenge before.Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
5/5
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.The Admissions by Meg Mitchell Moore 10/4/2018
2. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult- 10/8/2018
3.This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel- 10/15/2018
4. How to Fall in Love by Cecelia Ahern- 10/18/2018
5. The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands by Lysa TerKeurst- 10/24/2018
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@Allison, it's a relatively new challange for the group. I wrote it a few months ago!
My spotSolo: Read 1-2 books 2/2
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Resistance Is Futile!: How the Trump-Hating Left Lost Its Collective Mind by Ann Coulter 10/14/18
2. A Russian Princess Remembers by Ekaterina Meshcherskaya 10/23/18
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.
Mean Girls - Micol Ostow - 10/7/20182.
The Great Alone - Kristin Hannah - 10/13/20183.
Secrets of Southern Girls - Haley Harrigan - 10/19/20184.
The Zookeeper's Wife - Diane Ackerman - 10/21/20185.
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World - Vicki Myron - 10/22/20186.
The Captain's Daughter - Leah Fleming - 10/29/2018
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
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
My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth 10/5 - 22
I'm in.1.
10/24
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Solo: Read 1-2 books
COMPLETEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Level:
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Read: 6/6
1. El cuento de la vieja niñera by Elizabeth Gaskell - 10/30/2018
2. La Mujer Alta by Pedro Antonio de Alarcón - 10/30/2018
3. The Horla by Guy de Maupassant - 10/29/2018
4. Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover - 10/7/2018
5. Templado by Jorge Eslava - 10/29/2018
6. Nerve by Jeanne Ryan - 10/24/2018
October Stand Alone Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.
14/10/18 ★★★2.
15/10/18 ★★★★ 3.
18/10/18 ★★★4.
19/10/18 ★★★ 5.
22/10/18 ★★★★6.
25/10/18 ★★★
October is shaping up to be a good month for badges for me!COMPLETED
1.The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
COMPLETED 10/8/2018
2.Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
COMPLETED 10/10/2018
3.The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
COMPLETED 10/13/2018
4. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
COMPLETED 10/16/2018
5.The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers
COMPLETED 10/24/2018
6.The Winters by Lisa Gabriele
COMPLETED 10/27/2018
ALL DONE!1 Taming His Tutor - Natalie Anderson - 2 OCT
2 Conned - Chloe Cole - 4 OCT
3 Owning the Beast - Alexa Riley - 5 OCT
4 The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas - 16 OCT
5 Seeing Red - Sandra Brown - 17 OCT
6 The Naked Truth - Vi Keeland - 10 OCT
Completed 10/21/18Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
6/6 read
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Every Move He Makes by Barbara Elsborg, read 10/21/18
2. The Gladiator's Master by Fae Sutherland, read 10/19/18
3. A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham, read 10/18/18
4. Hunted by Darcy Coates, read 10/8/18
5. Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships by Tristan Taormino, read 10/21/18
6. Stealing Darkness by Caitlin Ricci, read 10/13/18
Finished!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
Level: Solo
2/2
1) The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells 10/11/18
2) Gentleman Nine by Penelope Ward 10/12/18
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October Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/6
My List:
1. Cottage by the Sea Debbie Macomber 10/1/18
2. Shelter in Place Nora Roberts 10/7/18
3. Racing the Sun Karina Halle 10/8/18
4. The Bookshop of Yesterdays Amy Meyerson 10/8/18
5. The Fragile Ordinary Samantha Young 10/12/18
6. After I Do Taylor Jenkins Reid 10/22/18
FINISHED!Goal: 5/6
Current level: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier - 10/1/20182.
Circe by Madeline Miller - 10/10/20183.
Sandman Midnight Theatre by Neil Gaiman - 10/13/20184.
The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief by Stefan Bachmann - 10/16/20185.
Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters - 10/25/2018
Finished!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
5/5
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.The Admissions by Meg Mitchell Moore 10/4/2018
2. A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult- 10/8/2018
3.This is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel- 10/15/2018
4. How to Fall in Love by Cecelia Ahern- 10/18/2018
5. The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands by Lysa TerKeurst- 10/24/2018
COMPLETED1.The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
COMPLETED 10/8/2018
2.Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns
COMPLETED 10/10/2018
3.The Last Mrs. Parrish by Liv Constantine
COMPLETED 10/13/2018
4. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
COMPLETED 10/16/2018
5.The Second Mrs. Hockaday by Susan Rivers
COMPLETED 10/24/2018
6.The Winters by Lisa Gabriele
COMPLETED 10/27/2018
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: October 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018
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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