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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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.

Anne FINISHED

Barb FINISHED

Caraina FINISHED
Catsalive FINISHED

Elizabeth
Elle

Ferenc FINISHED
Frankie FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED
Gretel FINISHED

Jan FINISHED
JoAnne FINISHED
Julesy FINISHED

Katrina FINISHED
Kendra FINISHED

Laila Jane FINISHED

Mandy
Melissa A FINISHED
Michele FINISHED

Olivermagnus FINISHED

Pinar FINISHED

Rue FINISHED

Shash
Suzanne FINISHED

Trina

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024
Read: 1

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. Too Good to Be True Kristen Ashley 2/8/24

February Stand Alone
Duration: Feb. 1st, 2024 - Feb. 29th, 2024

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

13/6

1. Moving Upstream by Mary Barnes - Feb. 1st
2. Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity by Iliza Shlesinger - Feb. 2nd
3. Blood by Tyler Pennock - Feb. 10th
4. The Goodbye Cat by Hiro Arikawa - Feb. 10th
5. Royal Trivia: Your Guide to the Modern British Royal Family by Rachel Bowie & Roberta Fiorito - Feb. 11th
6. The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff - Feb. 13th
7. And I Think to Myself by June Mitchell - Feb. 15th
8. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales & Gavin Edwards - Feb. 18th
9. Arch-Conspirator by Veronica Roth - Feb. 18th
10. The Great Canadian Art Fraud Case by Jon S. Dellandrea - Feb. 19th
11. Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Impostor Syndrome by Aparna Nancherla - Feb. 22nd
12. Macbeth by William Shakespeare - Feb. 23rd
13. Bride by Ali Hazelwood - Feb. 26th

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Single: Read 3-4 books

4/3-4 Completed. Finished

1.Pen Pal-J.T. Geissinger 2/08/24
2.The Sweet Spot-Adriana Locke 2/10/24
3.I Could Never-Penelope Ward 2/15/24
4.The Highland Fling-Meghan Quinn 2/18/24

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Naked Tree by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim - Feb. 1
2. Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook - Feb. 4
3. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton - Feb. 5
4. Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang - Feb. 8
5. Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs - Feb. 11
6. Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki - Feb. 14

Finished! February 2024 Standalone
Feb. 1 - 29, 2024 (02/15/24)
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
6/5+

1. First Lie Wins Ashley Elston(Libby audio) 02/03/24
2. A Holly Jolly Diwali Sonya Lalli (Libby audio) 02/04/24
3. Business or Pleasure Rachel Lynn Solomon (Libby ebook) 02/04/24
4. Vinegar Girl Anne Tyler (Libby ebook) 02/06/24
5. Lady Tan's Circle of Women Lisa See (Libby ebook) 02/10/24
6. Lucky Leap Day Ann Marie Walker (Libby audio) 02/15/24

February Standalone
COMPLETED!

1. More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez 2/8/2024
2.) Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal 2/12/2024
3.) He Started It by Samantha Downing 2/17/2024
4.) The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker 2/17/2024
5.) Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell 2/23/2024
6.) Hell: The Dogma of Hell, Illustrated by Facts Taken from Profane and Sacred History by Father F X Schowppe, SJ 2/23/2024

FEBRUARY STAND ALONES, 2/ 1 - 2/29

1. Caesar’s Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us, by Sam Kean, finished 2/4/24 ★★★★
2. The Underground Library, by Jennifer Ryan, finished 2/5/24 ★★★★
3. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeanette,by Hampton Sides, finished 2/6/24 ★★★.5
4. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks, by David Gibbins, finished 2/9/24 ★★★
5. author Rita Emmett – The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing it Now, finished 2/12/24 ★★★
6. The Dubrovnik Book Club, by Eva Glyn, finished 2/13/24 ★★★.5

Completion Post

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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


Single 3/4

1.We Are the Light by Matthew Quick Read 2/2/24
2.Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts. Read 1/8/24
3.Never Change by Elizabeth Berg Read 2/7/24
4Finding Chika: Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom. Read 2/10/24
5Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty by Mandy Matney. Read 2/11/24.
6.Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin Read 2/17/24

February Stand Alone
Duration: Feb. 1st, 2024 - Feb. 29th, 2024

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

6/6

1. Kaptan (The Mariner) by Taleb Alrefai 2/3/24
2. Şeytanın Çırağı (The Devil's Disciple) by Shirō Hamao 2/4/24
3. Sabaha Karşı Toprak Şifa Bulacak (Soil Healing Against Morning) by Yevgeny Zamyatin 2/5/24
4. Yapraklar Evi (House of Leaves) by Mark Z. Danielewski 2/6/24
5. Eldorado Öksüzleri (Orphans of Eldorado) by Milton Hatoum 2/11/24
6. Nasıl Rahibe Oldum (How I Became a Nun) by César Aira 2/14/24

Stand Alone Monthly
February 1 - February 29, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Rainbow Trail by Kathleen Gooding 3/2 2.5★
2. Miss Chambers Takes Charge by Joy Reed 4/2 2★
3. The Running Man by Stephen King 5/2 3★
4. A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia by Robert Whyte, Greg Anderson 8/2 5★
5. The Holly and the Ivy by Elisabeth Fairchild 12/2 2.5★
6. Shade's Children by Garth Nix 12/2 3★

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Books: 7/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

• Violeta - Isabel Allende - 02/02/24
• Babel: An Arcane History - R.F. Kuang - 02/08/24
• Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute - Talia Hibbert - 02/13/24
• A Flicker in the Dark - Stacy Willingham - 02/16/24
• Opium and Absinthe - Lydia Kang - 02/18/24
• Machinehood - S.B. Divya - 02/21/24
• The Night House - Jo Nesbø - 02/28/24

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

1. Buster Midnight's Cafe Sandra Dallas 2/6
2. Looking for the Afghan Richard Loseby 2/5
3.The Tea Planter's Wife Dinah Jefferies 2/10
4. The Wonderful Names of Our Wonderful Lord Charles E. Hurlbut 2/11
5. Chronicle of a Last Summer Yasmine El Rashidi 2/13
6. My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile Isabel Allende 2/13
7. The Librarian of Saint-Malo Mario Escobar 2/21
8. Find Me in Havana Serena Burdick 2/23

Welcome everyone!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Solo: Read 1-2 books

1) The Man in the Picture - Susan Hill 11/02/24
2)The Alice Network - Kate Quinn 23/02/24

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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

Done. 13 books

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Book of Thorns/Hester Fox 2/1/24 2☆

2. The Mother/Pearl S. Buck 2/4/24 4☆

3. The North Line/Matt Riordan 2/5/24 3.75☆

4. The Visionist/Rachel Urquhart 2/7/24 2☆

5. Clear/Carys Davies 2/9/24 3.75☆

6. the Matchstick Boy/Rowena Kinread 2/11/24 3.5☆

7. Glorious Exploits/Ferdia Lennon 2/14/24 2☆

8. Fish in Water: An Irishman's Journey to Sobriety/KP Harrington

9. If Our Bones Could Talk: A Novel/Melissa Quitadamo 2/16/24 4☆

10. The Evolution of Annabel Craig/Lisa Grunwald 2/17/24 2.25☆

11. Relative Strangers/A.H. Kim 2/18/24 3☆

12. Wild Houses/Colin Barrett 2/27/24 2.25☆

13. Death in the Details/Katie Tietjen 2/29/24 3.75☆

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

6 of 5-6 Complete

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 2/1/24
2. The Memory Police - Yōko Ogawa - 2/2/24
3. The Hacienda - Isabel Cañas - 2/3/24
4. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston - 2/6/24
5. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane - Lisa See - 2/7/24
6. The Refugees - Viet Thanh Nguyen - 2/13/24

Welcome Katrina, Trina, Gretel and Lynda!

February Stand Alone
Duration: Feb 1 - Feb 29, 2024
Goals: Solo: 1-2 books | Single: 3-4 books | Solitary: 5-6 books
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1.) Reconnect. Wie wir uns wieder mit der Natur verbinden: Ein Jahresbegleiter mit magischen Ritualen und Achtsamkeitsübungen | Maren Schneider
2.) Das Lied des Achill | Madeline Miller
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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

1, The Weight of It All by N.R. Walker 2/21/2024

Welcome Mandy and Genevieve!

February 2024 - Stand Alone

Goal: 3/2

1. Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins (02/09/24)
2. The Bodyguard by Katherine Center (02/11/24)
3. He Will be My Ruin by K.A. Tucker (02/24/24)

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - FINISHED
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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

1. Love the One You're With - Emily Giffin 2/3/24
2. Reluctantly Home - Imogen Clark 2/8/24
3. Meet Cute - Helena Hunting 2/10/24
4. One of Ours - Willa Cather 2/12/24
5. No One Is Talking About This - Patricia Lockwood 2/15/24
6. Invisible Girl - Lisa Jewell 2/20/24

Welcome Laila Jane and Caraina!

The Lost Challenges
February 2024 Stand Alone
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Progress: 6 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!

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)]

1. Out There by Seaerra Miller - ***** - 2/4/2024 - 232 Pages
2. Hot Ice by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages
3. I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us by Kristin Chenoweth - ***** - 2/10/2024 - 224 Pages
4. Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - ***** - 2/14/2024 - 323 Pages
5. The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 120 Pages
6. Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 2/15/2024 - 352 Pages

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
February 2024

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

Welcome Suzanne and Shash!

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

1. How to Marry a Lich = Feb 1-4th = 549 pages. Stand alone in a connected world
2. Creeping Beauty = Feb 2-5th = 336 pages
3.

Elizabeth Sofia
Stand Alone February 2024 Challenge
Duration: 2/1-29/24
Goal: Single: Read 3 books
2/6/24: 0/3 completed

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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
February 2024

Single: Read 3-4 books

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Welcome Rue, Elizabeth and Elle!

Done

Stand Alone Monthly
February 1 - February 29, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Rainbow Trail by Kathleen Gooding 3/2 2.5★
2. Miss Chambers Takes Charge by Joy Reed 4/2 2★
3. The Running Man by Stephen King 5/2 3★
4. A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia by Robert Whyte, Greg Anderson 8/2 5★
5. The Holly and the Ivy by Elisabeth Fairchild 12/2 2.5★
6. Shade's Children by Garth Nix 12/2 3★

FINISHED

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Naked Tree by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim - Feb. 1
2. Banned Book Club by Kim Hyun Sook - Feb. 4
3. Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton - Feb. 5
4. Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang - Feb. 8
5. Ghost Roast by Shawnee Gibbs - Feb. 11
6. Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki - Feb. 14

FINISHED

February Stand Alone
Duration: Feb. 1st, 2024 - Feb. 29th, 2024

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

6/6

1. Kaptan (The Mariner) by Taleb Alrefai 2/3/24
2. Şeytanın Çırağı (The Devil's Disciple) by Shirō Hamao 2/4/24
3. Sabaha Karşı Toprak Şifa Bulacak (Soil Healing Against Morning) by Yevgeny Zamyatin 2/5/24
4. Yapraklar Evi (House of Leaves) by Mark Z. Danielewski 2/6/24
5. Eldorado Öksüzleri (Orphans of Eldorado) by Milton Hatoum 2/11/24
6. Nasıl Rahibe Oldum (How I Became a Nun) by César Aira 2/14/24

WOOHOO Catsalive, Julesy and Pinar!

Completed

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

1. Buster Midnight's Cafe Sandra Dallas 2/6
2. Looking for the Afghan Richard Loseby 2/5
3.The Tea Planter's Wife Dinah Jefferies 2/10
4. The Wonderful Names of Our Wonderful Lord Charles E. Hurlbut 2/11
5. Chronicle of a Last Summer Yasmine El Rashidi 2/13
6. My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile Isabel Allende 2/13

WOOHOO Jan!

~~~ Complete ~~~

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

6 of 5-6 Complete

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. The Underground Railroad - Colson Whitehead - 2/1/24
2. The Memory Police - Yōko Ogawa - 2/2/24
3. The Hacienda - Isabel Cañas - 2/3/24
4. Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston - 2/6/24
5. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane - Lisa See - 2/7/24
6. The Refugees - Viet Thanh Nguyen - 2/13/24

WOOHOO Lynda!

Finished

FEBRUARY STAND ALONES, 2/ 1 - 2/29

1. Caesar’s Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us, by Sam Kean, finished 2/4/24 ★★★★
2. The Underground Library, by Jennifer Ryan, finished 2/5/24 ★★★★
3. In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeanette,by Hampton Sides, finished 2/6/24 ★★★.5
4. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks, by David Gibbins, finished 2/9/24 ★★★
5. author Rita Emmett – The Procrastinator’s Handbook: Mastering the Art of Doing it Now, finished 2/12/24 ★★★
6. The Dubrovnik Book Club, by Eva Glyn, finished 2/13/24 ★★★.5

WOOHOO Barb!

Completion Post

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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


Single 3/4

1.We Are the Light by Matthew Quick Read 2/2/24
2.Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts. Read 1/8/24
3.Never Change by Elizabeth Berg Read 2/7/24
4Finding Chika: Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom. Read 2/10/24
5Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty by Mandy Matney. Read 2/11/24.
6.Three Holidays and a Wedding by Uzma Jalaluddin Read 2/17/24

Finished!

The Lost Challenges
February 2024 Stand Alone
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Progress: 6 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!

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)]

1. Out There by Seaerra Miller - ***** - 2/4/2024 - 232 Pages
2. Hot Ice by Nora Roberts - **** - 2/7/2024 - 312 Pages
3. I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts: Mini-Meditations for Saints, Sinners, and the Rest of Us by Kristin Chenoweth - ***** - 2/10/2024 - 224 Pages
4. Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie - ***** - 2/14/2024 - 323 Pages
5. The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin - ***** - 2/17/2024 - 120 Pages
6. Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang - ***** - 2/15/2024 - 352 Pages

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

Single: Read 3-4 books

4/3-4 Completed. Finished

1.Pen Pal-J.T. Geissinger 2/08/24
2.The Sweet Spot-Adriana Locke 2/10/24
3.I Could Never-Penelope Ward 2/15/24
4.The Highland Fling-Meghan Quinn 2/18/24

WOOHOO Michele, Suzanne and Frankie!

FINISHED

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: February 1, 2024 - February 29, 2024

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

1, The Weight of It All by N.R. Walker 2/21/2024

February Standalone
COMPLETED!

1. More Than You'll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez 2/8/2024
2.) Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal 2/12/2024
3.) He Started It by Samantha Downing 2/17/2024
4.) The Cherry Robbers by Sarai Walker 2/17/2024
5.) Before I Met You by Lisa Jewell 2/23/2024
6.) Hell: The Dogma of Hell, Illustrated by Facts Taken from Profane and Sacred History by Father F X Schowppe, SJ 2/23/2024

WOOHOO Genevieve and Anne!