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Read: 1
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. Midnight at the Blackbird Café Heather Webber 12/20/24
FINISHEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6
1. The Secrets We Left Behind - Susan Elliot Wright 12/4/24
2. Agustina de Aragón - Gail Meath 12/8/24
3. Remembering Christmas - Dan Walsh 12/9/24
4. Christmas in Mistletoe Bay - Karen Jackson 12/12/24
5. A Christmas Gift of Grace: An Amish Holiday Romance - Sylvia Price 12/16/24
6. Christmas in Cranberry Falls - Phoebe Hunter 12/24/24
Finished: 2024/12/31Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alones:
Best Bro Ever by Jenny Jägerfeld (24/12/05)
Hilda Hasenherz. Das Abenteuer im Fuchswald by Tobias Goldfarb (24/12/07)
Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier (24/12/10)
Der Prozess by Franz Kafka (24/12/31)
other:
December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead: 2
Solo: Read 1-2 books
COMPLETED
1.) You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin 12/17/2024
2.) The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas 12/31/2024
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Goal: 5/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Lone Women - Victor LaValle - 12/01/24
• Gallant - Victoria E. Schwab - 12/06/24
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24
• Your Absence is Darkness - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 12/23/24
• In a Not So Perfect World - Neely Tubati Alexander - 12/29/24
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Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Single: Read 3-4 books
1. The Prisoner in the Tower: Short Story & Big Cat Bones by Clare O'Beara 12/8/2024
2. It Started With A Sleigh by Kaydence Snow12/17/2024
3. About Last Night by Aimee Nicole Walker 12/19/2024
FINISHED! December 2024 Standalone Duration: December 1-31, 2024 (12/06/24)
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Read: 6/5+
1. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry 12/01/24
2. Colored Television Danzy Senna 12/04/24
3. Gorgeous and the Geek Rachel John 12/04/24
4. August: Osage County Tracy Letts 12/05/24
5. Wait For It Jenn McKinlay 12/05/24
6. Beautyland Marie-Helene Bertino 12/06/24
December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.Dreams of Falling by Karen White. Read 12/5/24
2. Go as a River by Shelley Read Read 12/9/24
3.Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey Read 12/11/24.
4.Falling Stars by Fern Michaels Read 12/15/24
5On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark read 12/20/24
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 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 Westing Game - Ellen Raskin 09/12/24
2) The Christmas Guest - Peter Swanson 23/12/24
Stand AlonesDecember 2024
5/5+
1️⃣ The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24
2️⃣ The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/7/24
3️⃣ Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 12/20/24
4️⃣ How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley 12/29/24
5️⃣ Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon 12/30/24
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. We Served the People: My Mother's Stories by Emei Burell - Dec. 3
2. Night Bus by Zuo Ma - Dec. 6
3. Always Never by Jordi Lafebre - Dec. 9
4. Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky - Dec. 11
5. A Christmas Carol: A Graphic Novel by Benjamin Harper - Dec. 11
6. Enter the Blue by Dave Chisholm - Dec. 15
December Stand Alone Duration: Dec. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
9/6
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Dec. 6th
2. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë - Dec. 6th
3. Starfish by Lisa Fipps - Dec. 7th
4. Best Canadian Essays 2025 edited by Emily Urquhart - Dec. 9th
5. Seven Down by David Whitton - Dec. 15th
6. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - Dec. 15th
7. Lonely Castle in The Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura - Dec. 19th
8. Christmas at Holiday House by RaeAnne Thayne - Dec. 23rd
9. Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops by Tim Robey Dec. 30th
Solo: Read 1-2 booksSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Unquestioned Answers: Rethinking Ten Christian Clichés to Rediscover Biblical Truths Jeff Myers 12/4
2. Finding Dorothy Elizabeth Letts
3. The Third Wife Lisa Jewell
4. Culture Shock: A Biblical Response to Today's Most Divisive Issues Chip Ingram
5. Toliver's Secret Esther Brady
6. Unquestioned Answers: Rethinking Ten Christian Clichés to Rediscover Biblical Truths Jeff Myers
7. Catch Me Lisa Gardner
8. Catching Christmas Terri Blackstock
9. The Third Wife Lisa Jewell
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 2024
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Five Stolen Rings by Gracie Ruth Mitchell (12/29/24)
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
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 Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin 13 December 2024★★★★
2. A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston 16 December 2024 ★★★★★
3. Mind Games by Nora Roberts 21 December 2024 ★★★
4. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher 31 December 2024 ★★★★
5. In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros 31 December 2024 ★★★
I'm giving this another try. I'm determined to read something that's not part of a series this month!! Ha!December | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Read:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. The Passenger by Lisa Lutz - 12/6
2. The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss - 12/13
3. The Teacher by Freida McFadden - 12/16
4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab - 12/30
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDecember 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
🔹️1. The Eden Test - Adam Sternbergh - 12/1/24
🔹️2. Mind Games - Nora Roberts - 12/2/24
🔹️3. The Women - Kristin Hannah - 12/4/24
🔹️4. Jackie - Dawn Tripp - 12/7/24
🔹️5. Forgiving - LaVyrle Spencer - 12/15/24
🔹️6. No Second Chance - Harlan Coben - 12/15/24
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FINISHED! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. We Served the People: My Mother's Stories by Emei Burell - Dec. 3
2. Night Bus by Zuo Ma - Dec. 6
3. Always Never by Jordi Lafebre - Dec. 9
4. Cast No Shadow by Nick Tapalansky - Dec. 11
5. A Christmas Carol: A Graphic Novel by Benjamin Harper - Dec. 11
6. Enter the Blue by Dave Chisholm - Dec. 15
FINISHED! December 2024 Standalone Duration: December 1-31, 2024 (12/06/24)
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Read: 6/5+
1. Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry 12/01/24
2. Colored Television Danzy Senna 12/04/24
3. Gorgeous and the Geek Rachel John 12/04/24
4. August: Osage County Tracy Letts 12/05/24
5. Wait For It Jenn McKinlay 12/05/24
6. Beautyland Marie-Helene Bertino 12/06/24
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
Single: Read 3-4 books
1. The Prisoner in the Tower: Short Story & Big Cat Bones by Clare O'Beara 12/8/2024
2. It Started With A Sleigh by Kaydence Snow12/17/2024
3. About Last Night by Aimee Nicole Walker 12/19/2024
COMPLETION POSTDecember | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Read:
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1.Dreams of Falling by Karen White. Read 12/5/24
2. Go as a River by Shelley Read Read 12/9/24
3.Faking Christmas by Kerry Winfrey Read 12/11/24.
4.Falling Stars by Fern Michaels Read 12/15/24
5On a Night of a Thousand Stars by Andrea Yaryura Clark read 12/20/24
6.The Hope Chest by Viola Shipman. Read 12/20/24
~~~ Cmplete ~~~Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
6 of 5-6 Complete
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
🔹️1. The Eden Test - Adam Sternbergh - 12/1/24
🔹️2. Mind Games - Nora Roberts - 12/2/24
🔹️3. The Women - Kristin Hannah - 12/4/24
🔹️4. Jackie - Dawn Tripp - 12/7/24
🔹️5. Forgiving - LaVyrle Spencer - 12/15/24
🔹️6. No Second Chance - Harlan Coben - 12/15/24
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge - FinishedDuration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 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 Westing Game - Ellen Raskin 09/12/24
2) The Christmas Guest - Peter Swanson 23/12/24
Finished!Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Goal: 5/6
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
• Lone Women - Victor LaValle - 12/01/24
• Gallant - Victoria E. Schwab - 12/06/24
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin - 12/21/24
• Your Absence is Darkness - Jón Kalman Stefánsson - 12/23/24
• In a Not So Perfect World - Neely Tubati Alexander - 12/29/24
FINISHEDStand Alones
December 2024
5/5+
1️⃣ The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali 12/4/24
2️⃣ The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 12/7/24
3️⃣ Tom Lake by Ann Patchett 12/20/24
4️⃣ How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley 12/29/24
5️⃣ Instructions for Dancing by Nicola Yoon 12/30/24
December | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead: 2
Solo: Read 1-2 books
COMPLETED
1.) You Can't Stay Here Forever by Katherine Lin 12/17/2024
2.) The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas 12/31/2024
Update message #5 - finishedSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Stand Alones:
Best Bro Ever by Jenny Jägerfeld (24/12/05)
Hilda Hasenherz. Das Abenteuer im Fuchswald by Tobias Goldfarb (24/12/07)
Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier (24/12/10)
Der Prozess by Franz Kafka (24/12/31)
other:
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December | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Read: 1
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. Midnight at the Blackbird Café Heather Webber 12/20/24
FINISHED!I FINALLY DID IT!!!
December | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Single: Read 3-4 books
1. The Passenger by Lisa Lutz - 12/6
2. The Upstairs Room by Johanna Reiss - 12/13
3. The Teacher by Freida McFadden - 12/16
4. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by Victoria E. Schwab - 12/30
FINISHED Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
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 Keeper of Hidden Books by Madeline Martin 13 December 2024★★★★
2. A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston 16 December 2024 ★★★★★
3. Mind Games by Nora Roberts 21 December 2024 ★★★
4. Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher 31 December 2024 ★★★★
5. In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros 31 December 2024 ★★★
Completion Post:December Stand Alone
Duration: Dec. 1st, 2024 - Dec. 31st, 2024
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
9/6
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde - Dec. 6th
2. Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë - Dec. 6th
3. Starfish by Lisa Fipps - Dec. 7th
4. Best Canadian Essays 2025 edited by Emily Urquhart - Dec. 9th
5. Seven Down by David Whitton - Dec. 15th
6. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - Dec. 15th
7. Lonely Castle in The Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura - Dec. 19th
8. Christmas at Holiday House by RaeAnne Thayne - Dec. 23rd
9. Box Office Poison: Hollywood's Story in a Century of Flops by Tim Robey Dec. 30th
Finished! :)Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
December 2024
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. Five Stolen Rings by Gracie Ruth Mitchell (12/29/24)
FINISHEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6
1. The Secrets We Left Behind - Susan Elliot Wright 12/4/24
2. Agustina de Aragón - Gail Meath 12/8/24
3. Remembering Christmas - Dan Walsh 12/9/24
4. Christmas in Mistletoe Bay - Karen Jackson 12/12/24
5. A Christmas Gift of Grace: An Amish Holiday Romance - Sylvia Price 12/16/24
6. Christmas in Cranberry Falls - Phoebe Hunter 12/24/24
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: December 1, 2024 - December 31, 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
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