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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

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


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.

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Lex FINISHED

Marit

Melissa (ladybug) FINISHED

Sandra FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Sunshine

Suzanne

December 2020 Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Read: 8

My List:
The House Christina Lauren 12/2/20
Searching for Sylvie Lee Jean Kwok 12/13/20
Love and Other Words Christina Lauren 12/16/20
Dirty Letters Vi Keeland Penelope Ward 12/19/20
Scrooged Vi Keeland Penelope Ward 12/19/20
The Christmas Pact Vi Keeland Penelope Ward 12/19/20
The Night Swim Megan Goldin 12/24/20
Hot Nights Winter Lights Christa Wick Tessa Wood 12/26/20

I'M IN!

1 Who Rescued Who - Victoria Schade - 1 DEC
2 My Favorite Souvenir - Penelope Ward - 2 DEC
3 The Testament - John Grisham - 13 DEC
4 How to be Champion - Sarah Millican - 12 DEC
5 Darling Rose Gold - Stephanie Wrobel - 14 DEC
6 Betty - Tiffany McDaniel - 7 DEC

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

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

4/6

1. Fangs by Sarah Andersen - Dec. 6th
2. World's Dumbest Criminals, The by Jack Kirchhoff - Dec. 6th
3. The Marriage Bureau: True Stories of 1940s London Match-Makers by Penrose Halson - Dec. 13th
4. Shit, Actually: The Definitive, 100% Objective Guide to Modern Cinema by Lindy West - Dec. 16th

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

Completed: 6/6

1. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks - Completed: 12/1/2020
2. Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher - Completed: 12/2/2020
3. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - Completed: 12/4/2020
4. Alice's Tulips by Sandra Dallas - Completed: 12/10/2020
5. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - Completed: 12/15/2020
6. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - Completed: 12/17/2020

December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Dragon Pearl | Yoon Ha Lee - Dec 6
2. The Reluctant Dragon | Kenneth Grahame - Dec 7
3. Doorways in the Sand | Roger Zelazny - Dec 17
4. Teardrop Shot | Tijan - Dec 24
5. The Not-Outcast | Tijan - Dec 30

COMPLETE!!

Welcome Sandra, Kendra, Lex, Elle and Sunshine!

I'm in!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

Completed: 6 out of 6

++1. Patron Saints of Nothing Randy Ribay 12-6-20
++2. Sit Deborah Ellis 12-6-20
++3. The Secret to Hummingbird Cake Celeste Fletcher McHale 12-8-20
++4. The Secrets We Kept Lara Prescott 12-8-20
++5. A Perfect Day Lane Smith 12-14-20
++6. Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life as a Country Vet Jan Pol 12-14-20

December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

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

1. Solitaire-Alice Oseman 12/1
2. The Ice Monster-David Walliams 12/5
3. The Boy in the Black Suit-Jason Reynolds 12/13

FINISHEDDecember 15, 2020

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. V.E. Schwab - Das unsichtbare Leben der Addie LaRue (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) (December 04, 2020)
2. Price, Steven - Der letzte Prinz (Lampedusa) (December 06, 2020)
3. Stern, Anna - das alles hier, jetzt (all this, now) (December 06, 2020)
4. Finze-Michaelsen, Holger - Schneegestobe (r: Bundner Weihnachtsgeschichten (snow flurry) (December 07, 2020)
5. Kästner, Erich - Drei Männer im Schnee (Three Men in the Snow) (December 11, 2020)
6. Al Shamani, Usama - Im Fallen lernt die Feder fliegen (While Falling, The Feather Learns to Fly) (December 11, 2020)

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac – 12/01/2020
2. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich – 12/04/2020
3. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell – 12/05/2020
4. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin – 12/06/2020
5. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson – 12/08/2020
6. Örökölt sors by Noémi Orvos-Tóth – 12/22/2020

December 2020 Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

Completed!

My List:
1.) The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel 12/2/2020
2.) Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li 12/7/2020
3.) Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 12/16/2020
4.) The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 12/23/2020

Welcome Helen, Grace, Joanna, Ferenc and Anne!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. My Little Soldiers by Glenn Barden 12/19/2020
2. Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros 12/16/2020
3. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (I Know This To Be True): On equality, determination & service by Ruth Bader Ginsburg 12/23/2020
4. When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Díaz 12/15/2020
5. Olivia Newton-John by Ann Morse 12/05/2020
6. Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier 12/19/2020

Welcome Genevieve!

December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

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

1. My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder - Nie Jun 12/3/20
2. When Stars Are Scattered - Victoria Jamieson 12/3/20
3. The Boys in the Back Row - Mike Jung 12/5/20
4. Chirp - Kate Messner 12/6/20

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
December 2020

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

1. Oh, Come On, Be Faithful by Cami Checketts (12/2/20)
2. Henry's Holiday Charade by Danielle Thorne (12/6/20)
3. Totally Scrooged by Carly Morgan (12/13/20)
4. Hot Cocoa Wars by Christene Houston (12/26/20)
5. My Santa, My Elf by Lisa J. Crane (12/31/20)

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

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

6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. 25 Days 'Til Christmas by Poppy Alexander- 12/12/2020
2. The Jesus of Suburbia: Have We Tamed the Son of God to Fit Our Lifestyle? by Mike Erre- 12/13/2020
3. Writers & Lovers by Lily King- 12/15/2020
4. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich- 12/16/2020
5. Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi- 12/22/2020
6. In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren- 12/24/2020

Stand Alone December

Challenge Accepted: December 1, 2020
Challenge (hopefully) Completed: December 31, 2020

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Welcome Melissa, Shash, Allison and Elaine!

I think I'll go back to doing these monthlies.

1. by Jennifer G. Edelson 12/2/20
2. by Kim Michele Richardson 12/4/20
3. by Lucky Stevens 12/11/20
4. by Gregory Maguire 12/18/20
5. by Jess Lourey 12/21/20
6.

Welcome Celia!!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

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

1. The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy 12/3/20
2. Wednesdays by Murdock Ross 12/21/20
3. Clandestine by Faith Ryan 12/21/20
4. The Shortest Day by Colm Tóibín 12/21/20

Welcome Daniel!

COMPLETION POST
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
All the things we never said Yasmin Rahman - 05.12.20
Killing honour Bali rai 06.12.20
The children act Ian mcewan 05.12.20
the orphan's tale - pam jenoff - 11.12.20
One of us is next - Karen m mcmanus - 17.12.20


All The Things We Never SaidKilling HonourThe Orphan's TaleThe Children Act

December Standalone Challenge

Welcome Den and Ebb!!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge ~ December 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Must Mean Something More by Jae Williams - 12/6

2. The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick - 12/9

3. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds - 12/13

4. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - 12/19

5. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 12/20

6. Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon - 12/26

Welcome Cyndee!

The Lost Challenges
December 2020 Stand Alone
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Progress: 5 out of 6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

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

1. Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 336 Pages
2. The Christmas Pact by Vi Keeland - ***** - 12/3/2020 - 3 Pages
3. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel - ***** - 12/16/2020 - 333 Pages
4. Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare - **** - 12/17/2020 - 288 Pages
5. Keep Moving: And Other Tips and Truths About Aging by Dick Van Dyke - *** - 12/17/2020 - 264 Pages
6.


Challenge Rules
(view spoiler)[*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. (hide spoiler)]

Finished!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

Completed: 6 out of 6

++1. Patron Saints of Nothing Randy Ribay 12-6-20
++2. Sit Deborah Ellis 12-6-20
++3. The Secret to Hummingbird Cake Celeste Fletcher McHale 12-8-20
++4. The Secrets We Kept Lara Prescott 12-8-20
++5. A Perfect Day Lane Smith 12-14-20
++6. Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life as a Country Vet Jan Pol 12-14-20

FINISHEDDecember 15, 2020

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. V.E. Schwab - Das unsichtbare Leben der Addie LaRue (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) (December 04, 2020)
2. Price, Steven - Der letzte Prinz (Lampedusa) (December 06, 2020)
3. Stern, Anna - das alles hier, jetzt (all this, now) (December 06, 2020)
4. Finze-Michaelsen, Holger - Schneegestobe (r: Bundner Weihnachtsgeschichten (snow flurry) (December 07, 2020)
5. Kästner, Erich - Drei Männer im Schnee (Three Men in the Snow) (December 11, 2020)
6. Al Shamani, Usama - Im Fallen lernt die Feder fliegen (While Falling, The Feather Learns to Fly) (December 11, 2020)

Welcome Suzanne!

WOOHOO Helen and Joanna!

Finished

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2020 - Dec. 31st, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

Completed: 6/6

1. Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks - Completed: 12/1/2020
2. Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher - Completed: 12/2/2020
3. Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift - Completed: 12/4/2020
4. Alice's Tulips by Sandra Dallas - Completed: 12/10/2020
5. Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - Completed: 12/15/2020
6. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - Completed: 12/17/2020

December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

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

1. Solitaire-Alice Oseman 12/1
2. The Ice Monster-David Walliams 12/5
3. The Boy in the Black Suit-Jason Reynolds 12/13

WOOHOO Lex and Grace!

Completion post:

December Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

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

1. My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder - Nie Jun 12/3/20
2. When Stars Are Scattered - Victoria Jamieson 12/3/20
3. The Boys in the Back Row - Mike Jung 12/5/20
4. Chirp - Kate Messner 12/6/20

ALL DONE!

1 Who Rescued Who - Victoria Schade - 1 DEC
2 My Favorite Souvenir - Penelope Ward - 2 DEC
3 The Testament - John Grisham - 13 DEC
4 How to be Champion - Sarah Millican - 12 DEC
5 Darling Rose Gold - Stephanie Wrobel - 14 DEC
6 Betty - Tiffany McDaniel - 7 DEC

WOOHOO Melissa and Sandra!

Completed!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac – 12/01/2020
2. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich – 12/04/2020
3. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell – 12/05/2020
4. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin – 12/06/2020
5. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson – 12/08/2020
6. Örökölt sors by Noémi Orvos-Tóth – 12/22/2020

WOOHOO Ferenc!

FINISHED


Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. My Little Soldiers by Glenn Barden 12/19/2020
2. Yours Until Dawn by Teresa Medeiros 12/16/2020
3. Ruth Bader Ginsburg (I Know This To Be True): On equality, determination & service by Ruth Bader Ginsburg 12/23/2020
4. When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Díaz 12/15/2020
5. Olivia Newton-John by Ann Morse 12/05/2020
6. Beatrice's Goat by Page McBrier 12/19/2020

WOOHOO Genevieve!

FINISHED!!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge ~ December 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Must Mean Something More by Jae Williams - 12/6

2. The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick - 12/9

3. Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds - 12/13

4. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - 12/19

5. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 12/20

6. Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon - 12/26

COMPLETION POST
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
All the things we never said Yasmin Rahman - 05.12.20
Killing honour Bali rai 06.12.20
The children act Ian mcewan 05.12.20
the orphan's tale - pam jenoff - 11.12.20
One of us is next - Karen m mcmanus - 17.12.20


All The Things We Never SaidKilling HonourThe Orphan's TaleThe Children Act

WOOHOO Cyndee and Den!

December 2020 Stand Alone Monthly Challenge

Completed!

My List:
1.) The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel 12/2/2020
2.) Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li 12/7/2020
3.) Something in the Water by Catherine Steadman 12/16/2020
4.) The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James 12/23/2020

WOOHOO Anne!

Read so far: 4
Goal: 5-6

1. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (08/12)
2. The Part About the Dragon Was (Mostly) True by Sean Gibson (21/12)
3. Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (24/13)
4. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (27/12)