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July 2021 Stand Alone
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Single: Read 3-4 books
My List:
1. Imagine Summer Shelley Noble 7/11/21
2. Boardwalk Summer Meredith Jaeger 7/19/21
3. Family Reunion Nancy Thayer 7/30/21
4. The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis 7/31/21
July Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
COMPLETED
1.) The High Season by Judy Blundell 7/7/2021
2.) Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis 7/16/2021
3.) Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson 7/18/2021
4.) I Found You by Lisa Jewell 7/21/2021
5.) The Unexpected Waltz by Kim Wright 7/26/2021
July Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Red Mother | Elizabeth Bear - Jul 3
2. Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell | Brandon Sanderson - Jul 14
3. The Thin Man | Dashiell Hammett - Jul 22
4. Notes on Grief | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - Jul 23
5. Runny Babbit, a Billy Sook | Shel Silverstein - Jul 27
6. A Lover's Discourse | Xiaolu Guo - Jul 27
7. Cardboard | Doug TenNapel - Jul 30
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
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. You Are Ready For Takeoff: A Short Trip by Susan Orlean 7/12/21
2. Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami 7/19/21
3. Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro 7/25/21
July Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1st, 2021 - July 31st, 2021
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
8/6
1. Cairo: A Graphic Novel by G. Willow Wilson - July 5th
2. Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley - July 10th
3. Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha - July 12th
4. The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor - July 13th
5. The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood - July 14th
6. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - July 16th
7. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - July 30th
8. The Memory Thief : And the Secrets Behind How We Remember: A Medical Mystery by Lauren Aguirre - July 31st
Finished!!! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
(6/6+)
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. The Wonder Emma Donoghue 07/02/21
2. Northern Spy Flynn Berry 07/08/21
3. State of the Union: A Marriage in Ten Parts Nick Hornby 07/16/21
4. The Therapist B.A. Paris 07/17/21
5. Ellie and the Harpmaker Hazel Prior 07/24/21
6. 32 Yolks: From My Mother's Table to Working the Line Eric Ripert 07/29/21
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Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
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
1. But Enough About Me by Burt Reynolds 7/19/2021
2. Everything I Know by Josh Lanyon 7/26/2021
3. Who Is Ken Jennings? by Kirsten Anderson 7/27/2021
4. Who Was Mister Rogers? by Diane Bailey 7/27/2021
5.Murder Takes the High Road by Josh Lanyon 7/29/2021
July Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My List:
1. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich - Completed: 7/4/2021
2. Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay - Completed: 7/6/2021
3. Under Currents by Nora Roberts - Completed: 7/8/2021
4. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - Completed: 7/8/2021
5. The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock - Completed: 7/11/2021
6. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - Completed: 7/12/2021
July Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSingle: Read 3-4 books
1. This is Gonna Hurt - A.I. Nasser 7/13/21
2. Close to the Cradle - Nova Lee Maier 7/30/21
3. The Stepford Wives - Ira Levin 7/31/21
JULY STAND ALONE MONTHLY CHALLENGEDuration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
FINISHED
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/6 completed
1. The Silencer, R.C. Boldt ⭐⭐⭐ 02/07
2. Their Summer Intern, Jessa Kane ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 04/07
3. Lessons in Sin, Pam Godwin ⭐⭐⭐ 06/07
4. End Scene, Nicky James ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 08/07
5. Trouble, Tia Louise ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 11/07
6. 8 Days For Salvation, Yolanda Olson ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 16/07
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles - 07/09/21
2. In Five Years - Rebecca Serle - 07/12/21
3. Szirén - Orsolya Karafiáth - 07/16/21
4. The Rose Code - Kate Quinn - 07/22/21
5. The Exiles - Christina Baker Kline - 07/25/21
6. Éjszaka Lisszabonban - Erich Maria Remarque - 07/30/21
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge COMPLETED
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 Slay in your lane: the black girl bible Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth uviebinene 01.07.21
2 Little liar Lisa Ballantyne 04.07.21
3 The curse of the toads Rebecca lisle 04.07.21
4 After the end Claire mackintosh 06.07.21
5 Dear scarlett Fleur Hitchcock 06.07.21
6 Butterfly: from refugee to Olympian – my story of rescue, hope and triumph Yusra mardini 07.07.21
Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl BibleLittle LiarThe Curse of the ToadsAfter the EndDear ScarlettButterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 Slay in your lane: the black girl bible Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth uviebinene 01.07.21
2 Little liar Lisa Ballantyne 04.07.21
3 The curse of the toads Rebecca lisle 04.07.21
4 After the end Claire mackintosh 06.07.21
5 Dear scarlett Fleur Hitchcock 06.07.21
6 Butterfly: from refugee to Olympian – my story of rescue, hope and triumph Yusra mardini 07.07.21
Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl BibleLittle LiarThe Curse of the ToadsAfter the EndDear ScarlettButterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
FINISHED July 19, 2021Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Dalai Lama - Der Weg zum Glück: Sinn im Leben finden (How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life) (July 07, 2021)
2. Pfeiffer, Karl Heinz - In Gott Verbunden (United in God) (July 08, 2021)
3. Johnston, Aviaq - Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories (July 09, 2021)
4. McManus, Karen - Two Can Keep a Secret (July 12, 2021)
5. Chagall, Marc - Mein Leben: Zwanzig Radierungen (My Life) (July 12, 2021)
6. Keller, Gottfried - Spiegel, das Kätzchen (Spiegel the Kitten) (July 17, 2021)
July Standalone1. Shoulder Season by Christina Clancy 7/2
2. Eat The Rich by Andrew Rivas 7/7
3. In the Name of the Kimberley by Edward Bramfeld 7/24
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeJuly 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Truth Comes Out by Victorine E. Lieske (7/21/21)
2. Waves of Deceit by Donna K. Weaver (7/22/21)
FinishedStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
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
1. The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward- 7/3/21
2. Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand- 7/12/21
3. Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon- 7/15/21
4. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin- 7/16/21
5. Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane- 7/18/21
COMPLETED Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. You by Charles Benoit
2. Headhunters by Jo Nesbo
3. My Life Among the Serial Killers by Helen Morrison
4. The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
5. Madness by Marya Hornbacher
6. Inside Out by Demi Moore
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July Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Daphne du Maurier, The Scapegoat {07-07-21}
2. Joy Kogawa, Obasan {07-11-21}
3. Kate Quinn, The Alice Network {07-14-21}
4. H.E. Bates, Fair Stood the Wind for France {07-15-21}
5. Djuna Barnes, Nightwood {07-15-21}
6. Sylvia Townsend Warner, The Corner That Held Them {07-18-21}
Finished!July Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
My List:
1. The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich - Completed: 7/4/2021
2. Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay - Completed: 7/6/2021
3. Under Currents by Nora Roberts - Completed: 7/8/2021
4. One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston - Completed: 7/8/2021
5. The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock - Completed: 7/11/2021
6. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir - Completed: 7/12/2021
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge COMPLETION POST
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 Slay in your lane: the black girl bible Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth uviebinene 01.07.21
2 Little liar Lisa Ballantyne 04.07.21
3 The curse of the toads Rebecca lisle 04.07.21
4 After the end Claire mackintosh 06.07.21
5 Dear scarlett Fleur Hitchcock 06.07.21
6 Butterfly: from refugee to Olympian – my story of rescue, hope and triumph Yusra mardini 07.07.21
Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl BibleLittle LiarThe Curse of the ToadsAfter the EndDear ScarlettButterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 Slay in your lane: the black girl bible Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth uviebinene 01.07.21
2 Little liar Lisa Ballantyne 04.07.21
3 The curse of the toads Rebecca lisle 04.07.21
4 After the end Claire mackintosh 06.07.21
5 Dear scarlett Fleur Hitchcock 06.07.21
6 Butterfly: from refugee to Olympian – my story of rescue, hope and triumph Yusra mardini 07.07.21
Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl BibleLittle LiarThe Curse of the ToadsAfter the EndDear ScarlettButterfly: From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
FinishedFinished
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
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
1. The Jetsetters by Amanda Eyre Ward- 7/3/21
2. Golden Girl by Elin Hilderbrand- 7/12/21
3. Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon- 7/15/21
4. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin- 7/16/21
5. Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane- 7/18/21
FINISHED!!!July Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Daphne du Maurier, The Scapegoat {07-07-21}
2. Joy Kogawa, Obasan {07-11-21}
3. Kate Quinn, The Alice Network {07-14-21}
4. H.E. Bates, Fair Stood the Wind for France {07-15-21}
5. Djuna Barnes, Nightwood {07-15-21}
6. Sylvia Townsend Warner, The Corner That Held Them {07-18-21}
FINISHED July 19, 2021Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Dalai Lama - Der Weg zum Glück: Sinn im Leben finden (How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life) (July 07, 2021)
2. Pfeiffer, Karl Heinz - In Gott Verbunden (United in God) (July 08, 2021)
3. Johnston, Aviaq - Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories (July 09, 2021)
4. McManus, Karen - Two Can Keep a Secret (July 12, 2021)
5. Chagall, Marc - Mein Leben: Zwanzig Radierungen (My Life) (July 12, 2021)
6. Keller, Gottfried - Spiegel, das Kätzchen (Spiegel the Kitten) (July 17, 2021)
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JULY STAND ALONE MONTHLY CHALLENGEDuration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
FINISHED
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
6/6 completed
1. The Silencer, R.C. Boldt ⭐⭐⭐ 02/07
2. Their Summer Intern, Jessa Kane ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 04/07
3. Lessons in Sin, Pam Godwin ⭐⭐⭐ 06/07
4. End Scene, Nicky James ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 08/07
5. Trouble, Tia Louise ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 11/07
6. 8 Days For Salvation, Yolanda Olson ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 16/07
July Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolitary: Read 5-6 books
COMPLETED
1.) The High Season by Judy Blundell 7/7/2021
2.) Elvis Takes a Back Seat by Leanna Ellis 7/16/2021
3.) Under the Southern Sky by Kristy Woodson 7/18/2021
4.) I Found You by Lisa Jewell 7/21/2021
5.) The Unexpected Waltz by Kim Wright 7/26/2021
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
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
1. But Enough About Me by Burt Reynolds 7/19/2021
2. Everything I Know by Josh Lanyon 7/26/2021
3. Who Is Ken Jennings? by Kirsten Anderson 7/27/2021
4. Who Was Mister Rogers? by Diane Bailey 7/27/2021
5.Murder Takes the High Road by Josh Lanyon 7/29/2021
Completed!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
Goal: 6/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Paris Library - Janet Skeslien Charles - 07/09/21
2. In Five Years - Rebecca Serle - 07/12/21
3. Szirén - Orsolya Karafiáth - 07/16/21
4. The Rose Code - Kate Quinn - 07/22/21
5. The Exiles - Christina Baker Kline - 07/25/21
6. Éjszaka Lisszabonban - Erich Maria Remarque - 07/30/21
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July Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Single: Read 3-4 books
My List:
1. Imagine Summer Shelley Noble 7/11/21
2. Boardwalk Summer Meredith Jaeger 7/19/21
3. Family Reunion Nancy Thayer 7/30/21
4. The Queen's Gambit Walter Tevis 7/31/21
Completion Post:July Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1st, 2021 - July 31st, 2021
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
8/6
1. Cairo: A Graphic Novel by G. Willow Wilson - July 5th
2. Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley - July 10th
3. Cook Korean!: A Comic Book with Recipes by Robin Ha - July 12th
4. The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor - July 13th
5. The Bad Muslim Discount by Syed M. Masood - July 14th
6. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata - July 16th
7. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë - July 30th
8. The Memory Thief : And the Secrets Behind How We Remember: A Medical Mystery by Lauren Aguirre - July 31st
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: July 1, 2021 - July 31, 2021
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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