I Love My Standalones

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Nowadays almost every book is part of a series. Sometimes a break from series is needed. That's where the standalone books come in. Sometimes its refreshing to read a book that is entertaining and enjoyable AND that wraps up in one book.

This challenge is for those lovely one timers.

Levels
Easy: 1-10 Standalones
Medium: 11-20 Standalones
Hard: 21-30 Standalones
Super Hard: 30+ Standalones

Duration
1 year from start date

Rules
1. All books in this challenge MUST be standalones
2. Re-reads are allowed as long as you really re-read them
3. You can put the link or cover of the book if you'd like
4. Identify which level you are doing
5. You may post books that have not been released yet as long as they are released during the duration of your challenge.

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Participants

Gisbelle
Kenzie
Lisa
Asmaa
Sunshine
Apoorv
Allie
Pat
Gianna
Erin
Diane
Jen
Marybeth
Beth
Arshiya
Lisa
Nay Nay round 2
Michelle
Diane L (Evana)
Pooja
Poongothai

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

I Love My Standalones!
3/29/13~ 3/28/14
Super-Hard Level~ 31+ standalones

✔ 4/2/13
✔ 4/3/13
✔ 4/7/13
✔ 4/7/13
✔ 4/12/13
✔ 4/18/13
✔ 4/24/13
✔ 4/28/13
✔ 5/4/13
✔ 5/13/13
✔ 5/24/13
✔ 6/1/13
✔ 6/1/13
✔ 6/3/13
✔ 6/8/13
✔ 6/24/13
✔ 7/16/13
✔ 7/25/43
✔ 8/6/13
✔ 8/11/13
✔ 8/17/13
~ 8/30/13
~ 9/15/13
~ 9/23/13
~ 9/28/13
~ 9/28/13
~ 9/29/13
~ 10/8/13
~ 10/13/13
~ 10/24/13
~ 11/6/13
~ 11/24/13
~ 1/6/13
~ 1/11/14
~ 1/11/14
~ 1/16/14
~ 1/31/14
~ 2/9/14
~ pgs, 2/23/14
~ 3/2/14
~ 3/2/14
~ 3/19/14
~ 3/26/14

[Gisbelle]

Love this one! I feel like I've read too many series lately and it is so overwhelming trying to finish all of them. It is somehow hard to find a standalone book since sometimes the author tends to change their plan and turn a standalone into a series. How I hate that!

Anyway, I am in and level is Super Hard

[Gisbelle]

Duration: April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014
Level: Super Hard
Read: 35/35
Completed: August 31, 2013

1. Fools Rush in | April 5, 2013 (4*)
2. The Duff Designated Ugly Fat | April 5, 2013 (4*)
3. Between Friends | April 11, 2013 (4*)
4. Going Vintage | April 11, 2013 (3*)
5. When Summer Ends | April 18 (1*)
6. Don't Tell | April 21 (4*)
7. A Little Bit Cupid | April 21 (2*)
8. One Night That Changes Everything | April 29 (5*)
9. I've Got Your Number | May 01 (4*)
10. Dead to You | May 05 (5*)
11. Ten | May 10 (5*)
12. Bride by Mistake | May 13 (2*)
13. How Zoe Made Her Dreams (Mostly) Come True | May 18 (3*)
14. Four Summers | May20 (5*)
15. Welcome, Caller, This Is Chloe | May 24 (2*)
16. Games with Friends | May 24 (1*)
17. Friend Is Not a Verb | May 31 (1*)
18. The Summer I Became a Nerd | June 14 (4*)
19. Survive | June 22 (3*)
20. Obsession | June 26 (4*)
21. How My Summer Went Up in Flames | June 30 (3*)
22. Defriended | July 11 (1*)
23. Zombie Town | July 25 (4*)
24. This Time Around | July 30 (3*)
25. Girl on the Other Side | August 08 (3*)
26. Out of Play | August 09 (3*)
27. Jake and Lily | August 12 (2*)
28. Thousand Words | August 15 (4*)
29. I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats | August 17 (3*)
30. I Could Chew on This: And Other Poems by Dogs | August 17 (3*)
31. Karma Bites | August 18 (4*)
32. Don't You Wish | August 21 (5*)
33. The Boy Project: Notes and Observations of Kara McAllister | August 23 (3*)
34. Battle Royale | August 25 (5*)
35. 45 Pounds | August 31 (3*)


Read

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Gisbelle wrote: "Love this one! I feel like I've read too many series lately and it is so overwhelming trying to finish all of them. It is somehow hard to find a standalone book since sometimes the author tends to ..."

I agree. There are so many good standalone books that are awesome on their own but then the authors decided to make them a series and it ends up sucking. Especially when the book has a definate ending

[Kinsey]

Definitely want to give this one a try!

Duration: April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014
Level: Medium (but I might move to hard)

My list to-read:
1.Dear Life, You Suck
2.The Boyfriend App
3.Along for the Ride
4.Forbidden
5.Epic Fail
6.Sing Me to Sleep
7.The Replacement
8.Nantucket Blue
9.Chasing the Skip
10.Tiger Lily
11.Two-Way Street
12.The Catastrophic History of You and Me
13.Saving June
14.Take Me There
15.Secret for a Song
16.Going Vintage
17.Life After Theft
18.Invisibility
19.This Is What Happy Looks Like
20.Steel

[Gisbelle]

Done! Post #5. Fun challenge :)

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Gisbelle wrote: "Done! Post #5. Fun challenge :)"

Congrats!

[Gisbelle]

Thanks :)

[Asmaa]

I Love My Standalones

Duration: Jan 01 - Dec 31 2014
Level: Super Hard: 30+ Standalones

Read: 7/80

1. Every Day - David Levithan ★★★★ (1/10)
2. The Iliad - Homer ★★★ (1/16)
3. Freefall - Mindi Scott ★★★★★ (1/19)
4. Old Magic - Marianne Curley ★ (1/21)
5. Twisted - Laurie Halse Anderson ★★★★ (1/22)
6. Golden - Jessi Kirby ★★★★ (1/22)
7. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green ★★★★★ (1/22)
8.

[Sunshine✰✰✰]

Prefect! I've been making an effort to read more singles.

Duration: 1/1/14-12/31/14
Super Hard: 30+ Standalones
Progress: 31/30


January
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George 1/3/14
Once Upon A Halloween by Richard Laymon 1/20/14

February
INFECTED by James Schannep 2/8/14
American Gods by Neil Gaiman 2/25/2014

March
A Rotten Core by Angie Hulme 3/7/14
E. Godz by Robert Lynn Asprin 3/13/14
Deadlock by Iris Johansen 3/21/14
Malice by Griffin Hayes 3/30/14

April
The Stalker by Bill Pronzini 4/12/14
The Last Master by Gordon R. Dickson 4/16/14
Darkened by Bryan Smith 4/19/14
The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King 4/24/14
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith 4/30/14

May
Falcon by Emma Bull 6/1/2014

June
The Zona by Nathan Yocum 6/8/2014
Strangeville by Kenneth Tingle 6/15/2014
Killing Time byJohn Penney 6/22/2014
Old Nathan by David Drake 6/24/2014
The Dead Love Longer by Scott Nicholson 6/29/2014

July
Ravage by Iain Rob Wright 7/11/14
Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein 7/14/14
The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer 7/23/14
Old Twentieth by Joe Haldeman 7/30/14

August
Lurker by Stefan Petrucha 8/12/14
The Unlikely Event by Joshua Wright 8/12/14
Ocean Isle by Kevin Pickell 8/22/14

September
The Saint Zita Society Ruth Rendell 9/11/14

October
Valley Of Death, Zombie Trailer Park by William Bebb 10/4/14
The Real Mother Goose by Selena Kitt 10/7/14
2020 Season 1 The Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Series by Paul Moxham 10/12/14

[Apoorv]

This one is definitely going to be one of my favorite challenges.. I absolutely love Standalones (as compared to Series) and this challenge gives me an opportunity to expand that love even more.

Challenge : I Love my Standalones
Duration : January 1, 2014 - December 31, 2014
Task : SUPER HARD - 30+ Standalones

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1. Getting a Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self - Monica Seles (1/5/2014)
2. The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller (1/11/2014)
3. Two Boys Kissing - David Levithan (1/21/2014)
4. Between Planets - Robert A. Heinlein (1/31/2014)
5. The Sense of an Ending - Julian Barnes (2/3/2014)
6. Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (2/8/2014)
7. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon (2/13/2014)
8. A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens (2/25/2014)
9. Double Indemnity - James M. Cain (2/28/2014)
10. Animal Farm - George Orwell (2/28/2014)
11. Netsuke - Rikki Ducornet (3/2/2014)
12. Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini - Mark Leyner (3/5/2014)
13. The Fault in Our Stars - John Green (3/12/2014)
14. Loves Music, Loves to Dance - Mary Higgins Clark (3/19/2014)
15. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian - Sherman Alexie (3/24/2014)
16. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet - Jamie Ford (3/27/2014)
17. A Separate Peace - John Knowles (3/31/2014)
18. When You Ride Alone You Ride With Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism - Bill Maher (4/1/2014)
19. The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism - Naoki Higashida (4/4/2014)
20. The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom (4/8/2014)
21. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking - Susan Cain (4/11/2014)
22. Boy Meets Boy - David Levithan (4/11/2014)
23. The Stranger - Albert Camus (4/15/2014)
24. Carrie - Stephan King (4/19/2014)
25. Ariel - Sylvia Plath (4/22/2014)
26. The Cat Inside - William Burroughs (4/30/2014)
27. After Dark - Haruki Murakami (5/3/2014)
28. The Age of Miracles - Karen Walker Thompson (5/25/2014)
29. Moloka'i - Alan Brennert (5/31/2014)
30. Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson (6/13/2014)
31. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald (6/17/2014)
32. The Old Man and the Sea - Earnest Hemingway (6/23/2014)
33. One of Ours - Willa Cather (6/29/2014)
34. The Westing Game - Ellen Raskin (6/30/2014)
35. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn (7/5/2014)
36. Sprout - Dale Peck (7/7/2014)
37. Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom (7/11/2014)
38. Taming the Star Runner - S.E. Hinton (7/15/2014)
39. The Brazilian's Blackmail Bargain - Abby Green (7/18/2014)
40. The Vast Fields of Ordinary - Nick Burd (7/21/2014)
41. Yonnondio: From the Thirties - Tillie Olsen (7/27/2014)

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Summary
Total Books Read : 42 / 30



**** COMPLETED (6/13) ****

[♞ Pat]

I'm a "stand alones" kind of reader. I'd love to participate.

End Date - March 30, 2015
Super Hard level. 30+ titles


LINK TO BOOKSHELF
MARCH - MAY, 2014
1. The Year of Fog ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
2. The Thirteenth Tale ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
3. The Weird Sisters ☆
4. The Ocean at the End of the Lane ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
5. Joyland ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
6. Breathers: A Zombie's Lament ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
7. The Dressmaker ☆ ☆ ☆
8. Even Money ☆ ☆ ☆
9. Water for Elephants ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
10. A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
11. Burial Rites ☆ ☆ ☆
12. The Burial ☆ ☆ ☆
13. Whistling Past the Graveyard ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
14. The Secret Life of Bees ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
15. The Shock of the Fall ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
16. Orphan Train ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
17. Tallgrass ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
18. Stormy Weather ☆ ☆ ☆
19. Life After Life ☆ ☆
20. The Kite Runner ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
21. The Cross in the Closet ☆ ☆ ☆
22. Savage Girl ☆ ☆
23. A Week in Winter ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
24. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
25. The Book of Unholy Mischief ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
26. I, Zombie ☆ ☆ ☆
27. Nip the Buds, Shoot the Kids ☆ ☆
28. The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian ☆ ☆ ☆
29. The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
30. Whole Latte Life by Joanne DeMaio ☆ ☆
31. Dick Francis's Bloodline by Felix Francis ☆ ☆ ☆
32. Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
33. The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr ☆ ☆
34. The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
35. Day After Night by Anita Diamant ☆ ☆ ☆
36. Midwives by Chris Bohjalian ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
37. Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn ☆ ☆ ☆
38. Still Life with Bread Crumbs by Anna Quindlen ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

LINK TO BOOKSHELF
JUNE - AUGUST, 2014
39. House of Purple Cedar by Tim Tingle ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
40. The Third Hill North of Town by Noah Bly ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
41. Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim ☆ ☆ ☆
42. The Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen ☆ ☆
43. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
44. The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
45. The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
46. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
47. I Am the Great Horse by Katherine Roberts ☆ ☆ ☆
48. The Vicar's Wife by Katharine Swartz ☆ ☆ ☆
49. The Centaur by John Updike ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
50. Zoo by James Patterson ☆ ☆
51. Chips of Red Paint by K. Martin Beckner ☆ ☆
52. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
53. Kings of Colorado by David E. Hilton ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
54. The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
55. Etched in Sand: A True Story of Five Siblings Who Survived an Unspeakable Childhood on Long Island ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
56. Queen of Hearts ☆ ☆ ☆
57. Never Let Me Go ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
58. Crazy in Alabama ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
59. The Tao of Pooh ☆ ☆ ☆
60. Life of Pi ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
61. Oh My Stars ☆ ☆ ☆
62. The Fault in Our Stars ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
63. The Red Lily Crown: A Novel of Medici Florence ☆ ☆ ☆
64. All the Light We Cannot See ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆


pjg

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

yay done!

[Gianna]

This sounds like so much fun! I'm in for super hard!

12/30+

1.Hearts and Flour Tara Lain
2.The Auction Kitty Thomas
3.The King's Pleasure Kitty Thomas
4.Winner Takes All Jenny Urban
5.Sinders and Ash Tara Lain
6.Things I'll Never Say M.J. O'Shea
7.Trick of Time J.L. Merrow
8.Fierce Heat Celia Kyle
9.Selling It Sara York
10.His Heart Belongs to Daddy Harry K. Malone
11.Caught A.B. Gayle
12.Only You A.J. Llewellyn

[Erin]

I Love My Standalones!
Level: Super Hard
Duration 4/1/14-4/1/15

Read: 27/45

1 And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini, read 7/31/14
2 The Difference Between by Stephanie Burke, read 4/26/14
3 Dragon's Bait by Vivian Vande Velde
4 The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
5 The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, read 12/5/14
6 Floodgates by Mary Calmes, read 4/28/14
7 Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor
8 Going Bovine by Libba Bray, read 8/21/14
9 Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, read 12/9/14
10 A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
11 The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea
12 The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
13 The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville
14 Joyland by Stephen King
15 Junk by Josephine Myles, read 10/28/14
16 The Last Dickens by Matthew Pearl, read 4/25/14
17 Life of Pi by Yann Martel, read 8/30/14
18 Looking for Alaska by John Green, read 5/25/14
19 Lord of the Flies by William Golding, read 8/18/14
20 Middlemarch by George Eliot
21 The Moonflower Vine by Jetta Carleton, read 11/30/14
22 Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
23 Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
24 North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, read 8/29/14
25 Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, read 6/11/14
26 Peter by Kate Walker, read 8/19/14
27 Rescuing Jack by Caitlin Ricci, read 6/3/14
28 Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates, read 7/23/14
29 The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion, read 1/5/15
30 The Seamstress by Frances de Pontes Peebles
31 The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert
32 The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
33 Stella Bain by Anita Shreve, read 11/30/14
34 The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
35 A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
36 Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
37 Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan, read 12/12/14
38 Unlikely Hero by Sean Michael, read 5/19/14
39 The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan, read 7/21/14
40 Venetian Masks by Kim Fielding, read 7/31/14
41 We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver, read 10/21/14
42 Welcome to Beaconsfield by D.J. Manly
43 Wonder R.J. Palacio, read 4/22/14
44 The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy, read 1/7/15
45 You Belong With Me by Jeff Erno, read 5/25/14

[Diane T.]

Count me in, please :)

I Love My Standalones!
Level: Super Hard - 30+ Books
Duration 1/1/14 - 12/31/14
FINISHED

1. The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff 05/01/14
2. Lost and Found by Breanna Hayse 05/04/14
3. The Deluge by Mark Morris 05/12/14
4. Skylar's Guardians by Breanna Hayse 05/16/14
5. Young Love Lost by Doug Burris 05/19/14
6. Ice Diaries by Lexi Revellian 05/21/14
7. Dead Tropics by Sue Edge 05/30/14
8. The Happily Ever After Mating Agency Presents: Snovarg Island by Jane Wallace-Knight 06/10/14
9. Out In The Country by Kate Hewitt 06/12/14
10. Grayson Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw 06/13/14
11. Invisible Armies by Jon Evans 06/20/14
12. Wolf Running by Toni L.H. Boughton 06/21/14
13. Aquifer by Gary Barnes 06/24/14
14. Zylan's Messengers by Sid Goodman 06/27/14
15. Woman on the Run by Lisa Marie Rice 06/30/14
16. Escape from Zombie Island by Ray Wallace 07/05/14
17. Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim 07/06/14
18. The Unseen by Alexandra Sokoloff 07/12/14
19. Mortality Bridge by Steven R. Boyett 07/17/14
20. Death's Little Angels by Sylver Belle Garcia 08/08/14
21. The Olive Grove by Evelyn Hood 08/11/14
22. Everlasting by Kimberly Dean 08/12/14
23. The World Without You by Joshua Henkin 08/17/14
24. Near Death by Richard C. Hale 08/19/14
25. Escaping the Arroyo by Joyce Nance 08/21/14
26. Chasing Innocence by John Potter 08/24/14
27. Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin 08/28/14
28. Scandal, Temptation & a Taste of Flan by Allison Janda 09/03/14
29. The Dead Walk The Earth: A Post Apocalyptic Thriller by Luke Duffy 09/05/14
30. Bee Stung by Theolyn Boese 09/09/14
31. American Gypsy Girl by Mary Zinda 09/14/14
32. Embrace the Promise by Jill Odom 09/14/14
33. Migrators by Ike Hamill 09/22/14
34. The Dragon Writers Collection: A Bundle of Fantasy and Science Fiction by Tom Bielawski 09/25/14
35. Misisipi by Michael Reilly 09/30/14
36. Castle Juliet by Brandon Berntson 09/30/14
37. Homeostasis Lost by Kyan Yauchler 10/04/14
38. None So Blind by Meg Leigh 10/07/14
39. Asylum Lake by R.A. Evans 10/08/14
40. October Snow by Jenna Brooks 10/09/10
41. ESSIE'S HOUSE by Robert Meyerson 10/10/14
42. The Final Winter by Iain Rob Wright 10/20/14
43. Dracula by Bram Stoker 10/25/14
44. The Zyne Project by Sara Brooke 10/30/14
45. A Pirate's Promise by Gabriela Lawson 10/30/14

[Jen • Just One More Page]

Oh I'm all over this. :D Let's see how many I can do in a year!

I'm going to try to aim for 30+.

I Love My Standalones Challenge

Duration: 07/14/2014 ➜ 07/29/2015
PROGRESS: 30 / 30+.
LEVEL: Super Hard.



✔ 1. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. ★★★★★ [7/25/2014]
✔ 2. Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture, by Stephen H. Segal. ★★★★★ [7/30/2014]
✔ 3. Lucid, by Adrienne Stoltz. ★★★☆☆ [8/21/2014]
✔ 4. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke. ★★★★☆ [8/24/2014]
✔ 5. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. ★★★★★ [9/04/2014]
✔ 6. Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine. ★★★★★ [9/07/2014]
✔ 7. Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. ★★★★★ [9/14/2014]
✔ 8. Before You Go, by James Preller. ★★☆☆☆ [9/23/2014]
✔ 9. The Wonder of All Things, by Jason Mott. ★★★☆☆ [10/08/2014]
✔ 10. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. ★★★★★ [11/20/2014]
✔ 11. Tabula Rasa, by Kristen Lippert-Martin. ★★★☆☆ [12/02/2014]
✔ 12. In Real Life, by Lawrence Tabak. ★★★☆☆ [12/24/2014]
✔ 13. CultureShock! Japan: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette, by P. Sean Bramble. ★★★☆☆ [12/30/2014]
✔ 14. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. ★★★☆☆ [12/31/2014]
✔ 15. Suspicion, by Alexandra Monir. ★★★★☆ [1/02/2015]
✔ 16. The Magician's Lie, by Greer Macallister. ★★★★★ [2/11/2015]
✔ 17. Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson. ★★★★★ [2/15/2015]
✔ 18. Not Otherwise Specified, by Hannah Moskowitz. ★★★★★ [2/22/2015]
✔ 19. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. ★★★★★ [3/06/2015]
✔ 20. The Fair Fight, by Anna Freeman. ★★★★★ [5/06/15]
✔ 21. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. ★★★★★ [5/08/2015]
✔ 22. Proof of Forever, by Lexa Hillyer. ★★★★★ [6/04/2015]
✔ 23. I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks, by Gina Sheridan. ★★★★★ [7/11/2015]
✔ 24. The Witches, by Roald Dahl. ★★★★★ [7/11/2015]
✔ 25. To This Day: For the Bullied and Beautiful, by Shane Koyczan. ★★★★★ [7/12/2015]
✔ 26. My Lady King, by Kayla Bashe. ★★★★★ [7/15/2015]
✔ 27. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohn. ★★★★★ [7/20/2015]
✔ 28. In Real Life, by Cory Doctorow. ★★★★★ [7/24/2015]
✔ 29. Touch, by Natalia Jaster. ★★★★☆ [7/26/2015]
✔ 30. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. ★★★☆☆ [7/29/2015]

[NayNay]

This is a good one....

I Love My Standalones Challenge
Duration: July 01/14 - July 01/15

Levels: Super Hard: 30+ Standalones

BOOKS READ:

1. Under Currents by Elaine Meece 07/05/14 ***
2. The Strip by J.J. Salem 07/06/14 ***
3. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover 07/07/14 *****
4. Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs 07/08/14 ****
5. The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson 07/11/14 ****
6. The Boleyn Women: The Tudor Femmes Fatales Who Changed English History by Elizabeth Norton 07/15/14 ****
7. The Perfect Family by Carla Cassidy 07/15/14 ****
8. Guilty Wives by James Patterson 07/17/14 **
9. Bent Road by Lori Roy 07/19/14 ***
10. Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook 07/20/14 ***
11. The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner 07/20/14 ****
12. A Triple Knot by Emma Campion 07/25/14 *****
13. Carolina Reckoning by Lisa Carter 07/28/14 ***
14. Until Its Over by Nicci French 07/30/14 ***
15. The King's Grace by Anne Easter Smith 08/02/14 ****
16. The Ruby Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan 08/03/14 ****
17. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell 08/05/14 ****
18. Elizabeth of York by Alison Weir 08/07/14 ****
19. The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank 08/08/14 ***
20. The House on Mermaid Point by Wendy Wax 08/09/14 ****
21. Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's obsession 08/11/14 ***
22. Bristol House by Beverly Swerling 08/12/14 ****
23. The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth 08/14/14 ****
24. The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 08/16/14 ***
25. You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz 08/18/14 ***
26. A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith 08/20/14 ****
27. Widow of the South by Robert Hicks 08/21/14 ****
28. The Normans: From Raiders to Kings by Lars Brownworth 08/22/14 ***
29. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 0826/14 ****
30. The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott 08/28/14 ****

[Marybeth]

Im in. level; medium; 11-20 books

1. The Last Forever Finished: 6/3/14
2. Love Letters to the Dead finished: 6/18/14
3. Tease finished: 6/9/14
4. Zigzag finished; 6/24/14
5. Fat Cat finished: 6/23/14
6. You Are Not Here finished: 6/28/14
7. The Space Between Us finished: 7/5/14
8. Never Been Kissed finished: 7/8/14
9. Rose by Any Other Name Finished: 1/6/15
10. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Finished: 1/7/15
11. A Coven of Witches 4/10/15
12. Wonder 5/3/15
13. Summerland 5/14/15
14. Since You've Been Gone 5/26/15
15. Confess 5/30/15
16. Slammed 5/24/15
17. On the Fence 6/13/15
18. Emmy & Oliver 8/24/15
19. We Were Liars 7/22/15
20. Egg & Spoon 9/9/15
Books read: 20/20

[Beth]

Ok. I'm in.
Superhard Level
August 1, 2014-July 31, 2015
1. Under the Dome 8/3 ★★★
2. Night Film 8/23 ★★★★★
3. Doctor Sleep 9/9 ★★★★★ (they are calling this Shining #2, but I'm calling it a standalone because it is not really a series book)
4. Of Mice and Me 9/10 ★★★★
5. Season to Taste or How to Eat Your Husband 9/14 ★★★
6. The Caged Graves 9/19 ★★★★
7. Carniepunk 9/30 ★★★
8. Printer's Devil Court 10/04 ★★★
9. Four Octobers 10/22 ★★★
10. Mrs. Poe 11/01 ★★★
11. Mayflower Murders 11/15 ★★★
12. The Hounds of Autumn 11/20 ★★★★
13. Crow Roads 12/03 ★★★★★
14. How to Build a Girl 12/09★★★
15. The Mystery of Grace 12/19★★★
16. Maplecroft 12/22★★
17. Rain Girl 12/26★★★★★
18. The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry 12/28 ★★★★
19. NOS4A2 01/03/15★★★★
20. A Dark Dividing 01/10/15★★★★★
21. The Croning 01/23/15 ★★★★
22. Soy Sauce for Beginners 01/26/15 ★★★
23. Slammerkin 02/13/15 ★★★★★
24. Servants of the Storm 02/17/15 ★★★★★
25. Inamorata 02/23/15 ★★★★★
26. Neverwhere 03/02/15★★★★
27. Bellman & Black 03/13/15★★★★★
28. Playlist for the Dead 03/18/15★★★
29. The Winter Sea 04/10/15★★★
30. A Little Ray of Sunshine 04/17/15★★★
31. Made of Stars04/17/15★★
32. The Bird Eater04/23/15★★★★
33. The Replacement06/02/15★★★★★
34. The Space Between06/06/15★★★★★
35. Attachments06/09/15★★★
36. Spider Light06/20/15★★★★
37. Mortom06/26/15★★★
38. Texas Gothic07/03/15★★★
39. The Winter People07/10/15★★★
40. At the Water's Edge07/15/15★★★★
41. Those Across the River07/19/15★★★★★
42. When My Heart Was Wicked07/23/15★☐★

[btwthesepages]

I'm in!

I Love My Stand-Alones
Duration: 7th Aug, 2014-2015
Level:Super Hard-30+ Standalones
Books Read: 0

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[Lisa]

8/14-12-14

50
1. Before I Die 8-14-14
2. The Second Life of Abigail Walker 8-15-14
3. East 8-17-14
4. Meaning of Maggie 8-18-14
5. Messages From Heaven 8-19-14
6. Dark Companion 8-21-14
7. Ballad of Lucy Whipple 8-25-14
8. If You Find Me 8-29-14
9. Starbird Murphy and the World Outside 8-31-14
10. The Vanishing Season 9-2-14
11. Zel 9-2-14
12. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 9-7-14
13. Through to You 9-9-14
14. The Spindlers 9-12-14
15. In the After 9-14-15
16. Chasing the Milky Way 9-18-14
17. Caged Graves 9-19-14
18. The Fever 9-21-14
19. Heart is a Lonely Hunter 9-24-14
20. Mans Best Hero 9-25-14
21. A Girl Called Problem 9-28-14
22. The Opposite of Love 9-30-14
23. Baby 10-1-14
24. One Eye Laughing 10-2-14
25. A Bad Boy Can Be good for a Girl 10-4-14
26. A Swift Pure Cry 10-5-14
27. Dont Look Back 10-11-14
28. Evil Librarian 10-14-14
29. Honey Queen 10-14-14
30. Salt and Storm 10-17-14
31. Rain Reign 10-18-14
32. Ruined 10-24-14
33. The Secret Year 10-25-14
34. Returning to Shore 10-26-14
35. Imaginary Girls 10-28-14
36. The Good Sister 11-01-14
37. The Zoo At The Edge of the World 11-02-14
38. Between the Lines 11-03-14
39. Fiona Thorn and the Carapacem Spell 11-05-14
40. Walk Two Moons 11-7-14
41. The Alchemist 11-8-14
42. Saving Lucas Biggs 11-11-14
43. Until it Hurts to Stop 11-14-14
44. Blue Jacket 11-14-14
45. Rooms by Oliver 11-20-14
46. Neverhome by Laird Hunt 11-25-14
47. A Gathering of Days 12-1-14
48. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis 12-3-14
49. This Star Wont go Out by Esther Earl 12-5-14
50. Lies We Tell Ourselves 12-14-14

[NayNay]

I finished my 30 books....Since it goes till July/2015 I may try another 30

I Love My Standalones Challenge
Duration: July 01/14 - July 01/15

Levels: Super Hard: 30+ Standalones

BOOKS READ:

1. Under Currents by Elaine Meece 07/05/14 ***
2. The Strip by J.J. Salem 07/06/14 ***
3. Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover 07/07/14 *****
4. Summer by the Sea by Susan Wiggs 07/08/14 ****
5. The Ice Cream Girls by Dorothy Koomson 07/11/14 ****
6. The Boleyn Women: The Tudor Femmes Fatales Who Changed English History by Elizabeth Norton 07/15/14 ****
7. The Perfect Family by Carla Cassidy 07/15/14 ****
8. Guilty Wives by James Patterson 07/17/14 **
9. Bent Road by Lori Roy 07/19/14 ***
10. Seven Year Switch by Claire Cook 07/20/14 ***
11. The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner 07/20/14 ****
12. A Triple Knot by Emma Campion 07/25/14 *****
13. Carolina Reckoning by Lisa Carter 07/28/14 ***
14. Until Its Over by Nicci French 07/30/14 ***
15. The King's Grace by Anne Easter Smith 08/02/14 ****
16. The Ruby Brooch by Katherine Lowry Logan 08/03/14 ****
17. The Other Typist by Suzanne Rindell 08/05/14 ****
18. Elizabeth of York by Alison Weir 08/07/14 ****
19. The Hurricane Sisters by Dorothea Benton Frank 08/08/14 ***
20. The House on Mermaid Point by Wendy Wax 08/09/14 ****
21. Anne Boleyn: Henry VIII's obsession 08/11/14 ***
22. Bristol House by Beverly Swerling 08/12/14 ****
23. The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth 08/14/14 ****
24. The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin 08/16/14 ***
25. You're Next by Gregg Hurwitz 08/18/14 ***
26. A Rose for the Crown by Anne Easter Smith 08/20/14 ****
27. Widow of the South by Robert Hicks 08/21/14 ****
28. The Normans: From Raiders to Kings by Lars Brownworth 08/22/14 ***
29. I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith 0826/14 ****
30. The Dressmaker by Kate Alcott 08/28/14 ****

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

congrats Nay Nay. Feel free to do as much as you want for the challenge.

[NayNay]

Thanks

[NayNay]

I Love My Standalones Challenge
Duration: July 01/14 - July 01/15

Levels: Super Hard: 30+ Standalones

BOOKS READ:

1. Property by Valerie Marti 08/30/14 ***
2. Five Pride and Prejudice Variations by Renata McMann 09/01/14 ****
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker 09/05/14 ****
4. Tempting Fate by Carla Negger 09/06/14 ***
5. The Fallen Queen by Emily Purdy 09/07/14 ****
6. The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas 09/08/14 ***
7. Virgin and the Crab by Robert Stephen Parry 09/10/14 ***
8. Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 09/13/14 ****
9. October by Richard B. Wright 09/14/14 ***
10. Fathers Day by Debbie Macomber 09/15/14 ***
11. I Love You More by Jennifer Murphy 09/17/14 ****
12. Annexed by Sharon Doger 09/17/14 ****
13. The Parihaka Woman by Witi Ihimaera 09/20/14 ***
14. Missing by Sharon Sala 09/21/14 ****
15. Sing Me to Sleep by Angela Morrison 09/23/14 ***
16. The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir 09/24/14 ****
17. Lucrezia Borgia by John Faunce 09/26/14 ***
18. The Warrior's Game by Denise Domning 09/27/14 ****
19. New York by Edward Rutherfurd 09/29/14 ****
20. The Bone House by Brian Freeman 09/28/14 ****
21. The Kiss of the Concubine: A story of Anne Boleyn by Judith Arnopp 10/01/14 ****
23. Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell 10/02/14 ****
24. Loved Walked In by Marisa de los Santos 10/03/14 ***
25. The Edge of the Woods by Ceinwen Langley 10/04/14 ***
26. Harlot Queen by Hilda Lewis 10/04/14 ***
27. The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni 10/07/14 ***
28. The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick 10/08/14 ***
29. The Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey 10/09/14 ***
30. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 10/09/14 ****

[NayNay]

Finished my second round....happy reading!

Levels: Super Hard: 30+ Standalones

BOOKS READ:

1. Property by Valerie Marti 08/30/14 ***
2. Five Pride and Prejudice Variations by Renata McMann 09/01/14 ****
3. Longbourn by Jo Baker 09/05/14 ****
4. Tempting Fate by Carla Negger 09/06/14 ***
5. The Fallen Queen by Emily Purdy 09/07/14 ****
6. The Second Duchess by Elizabeth Loupas 09/08/14 ***
7. Virgin and the Crab by Robert Stephen Parry 09/10/14 ***
8. Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez 09/13/14 ****
9. October by Richard B. Wright 09/14/14 ***
10. Fathers Day by Debbie Macomber 09/15/14 ***
11. I Love You More by Jennifer Murphy 09/17/14 ****
12. Annexed by Sharon Doger 09/17/14 ****
13. The Parihaka Woman by Witi Ihimaera 09/20/14 ***
14. Missing by Sharon Sala 09/21/14 ****
15. Sing Me to Sleep by Angela Morrison 09/23/14 ***
16. The Princes in the Tower by Alison Weir 09/24/14 ****
17. Lucrezia Borgia by John Faunce 09/26/14 ***
18. The Warrior's Game by Denise Domning 09/27/14 ****
19. New York by Edward Rutherfurd 09/29/14 ****
20. The Bone House by Brian Freeman 09/28/14 ****
21. The Kiss of the Concubine: A story of Anne Boleyn by Judith Arnopp 10/01/14 ****
23. Venus in Winter by Gillian Bagwell 10/02/14 ****
24. Loved Walked In by Marisa de los Santos 10/03/14 ***
25. The Edge of the Woods by Ceinwen Langley 10/04/14 ***
26. Harlot Queen by Hilda Lewis 10/04/14 ***
27. The Caged Graves by Dianne K. Salerni 10/07/14 ***
28. The Conquest by Elizabeth Chadwick 10/08/14 ***
29. The Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey 10/09/14 ***
30. Kindred by Octavia E. Butler 10/09/14 ****

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

congrats Nay Nay

[Michelle]

I love my standalones

Super Hard: 30+ Standalones

10/15/2014 - 10/14/2015

1. 10/13/14 - 10/17/14

2. 10/20/14 - 10/22/2014

3. 10/26/2014 - 10/28/2016

4. 10/28/2014 - 10/30/2014

5. - 11/2/2014 - 11/4/2014

6. 11/1/-2014 - 11/08/2014

7. 11/21/2014 - 11/22/2014

8. -11/28/2014 - 11/29-2014

9. - 12-09-2014

10. 12/10/2014 - 12/11/2014

11. - 12/11/2014 - 12/12/2014

12. - 12/17/2014 - 12/19/2014

13. - 12/21/2014 - 12/23/2014

14. 12/24/2014

15 - - 12/24/2014 - 12/26/2014

16. 12/28/2014

17. - 1/17/2015 - 1/18/2015

18. 1/20/15 - 1/21/15

19. - 1/26/15 - 1/28/15

20. - 2/11/15 - 2/26/15

21. - 3/3/15 - 3/4/15

22. - 3/10 - 3/11

23. 3/11/15 - 3/13/15

24. - 3/13/15 - 3/16/15

25. - 3/18/15 - 3/19/15

26. 3/29/15 - 3/30/15

27. 4/2/15

28. 4/7/15 - 4/8/15

29. - 4/20/15 - 4/21/15

30. 4/23/15 - 4/24/15

[Lisa]

FINISHED!!!

8/14-12-14

50
1. Before I Die 8-14-14
2. The Second Life of Abigail Walker 8-15-14
3. East 8-17-14
4. Meaning of Maggie 8-18-14
5. Messages From Heaven 8-19-14
6. Dark Companion 8-21-14
7. Ballad of Lucy Whipple 8-25-14
8. If You Find Me 8-29-14
9. Starbird Murphy and the World Outside 8-31-14
10. The Vanishing Season 9-2-14
11. Zel 9-2-14
12. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 9-7-14
13. Through to You 9-9-14
14. The Spindlers 9-12-14
15. In the After 9-14-15
16. Chasing the Milky Way 9-18-14
17. Caged Graves 9-19-14
18. The Fever 9-21-14
19. Heart is a Lonely Hunter 9-24-14
20. Mans Best Hero 9-25-14
21. A Girl Called Problem 9-28-14
22. The Opposite of Love 9-30-14
23. Baby 10-1-14
24. One Eye Laughing 10-2-14
25. A Bad Boy Can Be good for a Girl 10-4-14
26. A Swift Pure Cry 10-5-14
27. Dont Look Back 10-11-14
28. Evil Librarian 10-14-14
29. Honey Queen 10-14-14
30. Salt and Storm 10-17-14
31. Rain Reign 10-18-14
32. Ruined 10-24-14
33. The Secret Year 10-25-14
34. Returning to Shore 10-26-14
35. Imaginary Girls 10-28-14
36. The Good Sister 11-01-14
37. The Zoo At The Edge of the World 11-02-14
38. Between the Lines 11-03-14
39. Fiona Thorn and the Carapacem Spell 11-05-14
40. Walk Two Moons 11-7-14
41. The Alchemist 11-8-14
42. Saving Lucas Biggs 11-11-14
43. Until it Hurts to Stop 11-14-14
44. Blue Jacket 11-14-14
45. Rooms by Oliver 11-20-14
46. Neverhome by Laird Hunt 11-25-14
47. A Gathering of Days 12-1-14
48. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis 12-3-14
49. This Star Wont go Out by Esther Earl 12-5-14
50. Lies We Tell Ourselves 12-14-14

[Diane L]

Looks like a lovely place to count nonfiction reads!

I Love My Standalones
Super Hard - 30+
15 Dec 2014 - 14 Dec 2015

1. The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley, 17 Dec 14
2. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, 18 Dec 14
3. Asimov on Numbers by Isaac Asimov, 19 Dec 14
4. Search for the Buried Bomber by Lei Xu, 31 Dec 14
5. Our Covenant God: Living in the Security of His Unfailing Love by Kay Arthur, 4 Jan 15
6. Steadfast and Immovable: Striving for Spiritual Maturity by Robert L. Millet, 9 Jan 15
7. Journey by James A. Michener, 10 Jan 15
8. Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp, 11 Jan 15
9. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah, 12 Jan 15
10. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, 14 Jan 15
11. Plague of Demons by Keith Laumer, 15 Jan 15
12. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, 18 Jan 15
13. Thunderstruck by Erik Larson, 19 Jan 15
14. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein, 23 Jan 15
15. Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City by Steven Collins and Latayne C. Scott, 24 Jan 15
16. Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester, 25 Jan 15
17. The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester, 29 Jan 15
18. Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places by Andrew Blackwell, 6 Feb 15
19. Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir by Elizabeth Nunez, 9 Feb 15
20. Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman, 13 Feb 15
21. X Factor: A Quest for Excellence by George Plimpton, 14 Feb 15
22. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, 15 Feb 15
23. Android at Arms by Andre Norton, 19 Feb 15
24. Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski, 21 Feb 15
25. Quarks, Critters, and Chaos: What Science Terms Really Mean by Jo Ann Shroyer, 23 Feb 15
26. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, 27 Feb 15
27. The Outcast: a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Jolina Petersheim, 2 Mar 15
28. Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff, 9 Mar 2015
29. Kim by Rudyard Kipling, 15 Mar 15
30. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, 18 Mar 15

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Lisa wrote: "FINISHED!!!

8/14-12-14

50
1. Before I Die 8-14-14
2. The Second Life of Abigail Walker 8-15-14
3. East 8-17-14
4. Meaning of Maggie 8-18-14
5. Messages From Heaven 8-19-14
6. Dark Companion 8-21-..."

Congrats Lisa

[Diane T.]

Are we doing this one again this year?

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Diane T. wrote: "Are we doing this one again this year?"

this challenge can be started any time and you have a year to finish it from the day you sign up.

[Pooja]

Level Medium: 11-20 Standalones


Duration: 19 February 2015 - 18 February 2016

[Diane L]

I read even more standalones than I thought.

I Love My Standalones
Super Hard - 30+
15 Dec 2014 - 14 Dec 2015

Completed 18 Mar 2015

1. The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley, 17 Dec 14
2. Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, 18 Dec 14
3. Asimov on Numbers by Isaac Asimov, 19 Dec 14
4. Search for the Buried Bomber by Lei Xu, 31 Dec 14
5. Our Covenant God: Living in the Security of His Unfailing Love by Kay Arthur, 4 Jan 15
6. Steadfast and Immovable: Striving for Spiritual Maturity by Robert L. Millet, 9 Jan 15
7. Journey by James A. Michener, 10 Jan 15
8. Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp, 11 Jan 15
9. On Mystic Lake by Kristin Hannah, 12 Jan 15
10. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway, 14 Jan 15
11. Plague of Demons by Keith Laumer, 15 Jan 15
12. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, 18 Jan 15
13. Thunderstruck by Erik Larson, 19 Jan 15
14. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein, 23 Jan 15
15. Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City by Steven Collins and Latayne C. Scott, 24 Jan 15
16. Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester, 25 Jan 15
17. The Map That Changed the World by Simon Winchester, 29 Jan 15
18. Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World's Most Polluted Places by Andrew Blackwell, 6 Feb 15
19. Not for Everyday Use: A Memoir by Elizabeth Nunez, 9 Feb 15
20. Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World by Matthew Goodman, 13 Feb 15
21. X Factor: A Quest for Excellence by George Plimpton, 14 Feb 15
22. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, 15 Feb 15
23. Android at Arms by Andre Norton, 19 Feb 15
24. Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski, 21 Feb 15
25. Quarks, Critters, and Chaos: What Science Terms Really Mean by Jo Ann Shroyer, 23 Feb 15
26. Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, 27 Feb 15
27. The Outcast: a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter by Jolina Petersheim, 2 Mar 15
28. Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff, 9 Mar 2015
29. Kim by Rudyard Kipling, 15 Mar 15
30. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink, 18 Mar 15

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Congrats Diane!

[Michelle]

Post 30 Completed

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Congrats Michelle

[Poongothai]

I Love My Standalones
Levels : Super Hard: 30+ Standalones
Duration : Jan 2015 to Dec 2015

January
The Collector | Jan 16
Spring Fever | Jan 23


February
Gallant Waif | Feb 5
Agnes and the Hitman | Feb 9
Royal Holiday Baby | Feb 12
The Snow Child | Feb 13
Courting Miss Hattie | Feb 17
Driving Her Crazy | Feb 23
அவள் எங்கே பிறந்திருக்கிறாளோ! | Feb 27


March
The Wrong Cowboy | Mar 6
The Kept Woman | Mar 8
A Week in Winter | Mar 20
A Bollywood Affair | Mar 25
Family Matters | Mar 29
It’s Not Me, It’s You | Mar 31


April
Fallen Angel | Apr 1
Boomerang Bride | Apr 8
The Kiss Test | Apr 12
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Apr 15
Line of Scrimmage | Apr 27


May
One Tiny Miracle | May 5
The One She Was Warned About | May 6
The Indian Tycoon's Marriage Deal | May 9
The Zoya Factor | May 12
Of Paupers and Peers | May 13
Until There Was You | May 16
The French for Love | May 26


June
A Little Fate | June 10
Ella Enchanted | June 15
Suddenly One Summer | June 18
Odd One Out / June 25


July
Always to Remember / July 25
Falling for a Bollywood Legend / July 28
All I Ever Wanted / July 30


August
Enemy Husband / Aug 23
Monsoon Wedding Fever / Aug 31


September
The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices / Sep 7
The Love Asana / Sep 10
A Perfect Mismatch / Sep 18
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake / Sep 19
One Summer In Italy... / Sep 24


October
Unleashing Mr. Darcy | Oct 6
If You Only Knew | Oct 10
One Wish in Manhattan | Oct 16
Just Married Again: A Romantic Comedy | Oct 21
The Financial Expert | Oct 24
Mama Needs a Do-Over: Simple Ways to Reset When You're Having a Bad Day | Oct 30


November
Always Will | Nov 4
The Unexpected Honeymoon | Nov 4
Untie My Heart | Nov 11
In Dr Darling's Care | Nov 15
Salaam, Paris | Nov 18
Rebel Queen | Nov 22
Just-So Stories | Nov 23
Chill Factor | Nov 28
Crochet One-Skein Wonders® for Babies: 101 Projects for Infants & Toddlers | Nov 30


December
The Trial of 2091 | Dec 4
Bricking It | Dec 5
Woman In Hiding | Dec 11
Venetia | Dec 16

[Jen • Just One More Page]

Aaaaand I finished!!! I went a tiny tiny bit over the year end date, but considering how I wasn't going for that at all I think it's pretty awesome that I made it that close without even trying. :3

I Love My Standalones Challenge

Duration: 07/14/2014 ➜ 07/29/2015
PROGRESS: 30 / 30+.
LEVEL: Super Hard.



✔ 1. Eat, Pray, Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. ★★★★★ [7/25/2014]
✔ 2. Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture, by Stephen H. Segal. ★★★★★ [7/30/2014]
✔ 3. Lucid, by Adrienne Stoltz. ★★★☆☆ [8/21/2014]
✔ 4. Childhood's End, by Arthur C. Clarke. ★★★★☆ [8/24/2014]
✔ 5. Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson. ★★★★★ [9/04/2014]
✔ 6. Ella Enchanted, by Gail Carson Levine. ★★★★★ [9/07/2014]
✔ 7. Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. ★★★★★ [9/14/2014]
✔ 8. Before You Go, by James Preller. ★★☆☆☆ [9/23/2014]
✔ 9. The Wonder of All Things, by Jason Mott. ★★★☆☆ [10/08/2014]
✔ 10. The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood. ★★★★★ [11/20/2014]
✔ 11. Tabula Rasa, by Kristen Lippert-Martin. ★★★☆☆ [12/02/2014]
✔ 12. In Real Life, by Lawrence Tabak. ★★★☆☆ [12/24/2014]
✔ 13. CultureShock! Japan: A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette, by P. Sean Bramble. ★★★☆☆ [12/30/2014]
✔ 14. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. ★★★☆☆ [12/31/2014]
✔ 15. Suspicion, by Alexandra Monir. ★★★★☆ [1/02/2015]
✔ 16. The Magician's Lie, by Greer Macallister. ★★★★★ [2/11/2015]
✔ 17. Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson. ★★★★★ [2/15/2015]
✔ 18. Not Otherwise Specified, by Hannah Moskowitz. ★★★★★ [2/22/2015]
✔ 19. Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. ★★★★★ [3/06/2015]
✔ 20. The Fair Fight, by Anna Freeman. ★★★★★ [5/06/15]
✔ 21. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. ★★★★★ [5/08/2015]
✔ 22. Proof of Forever, by Lexa Hillyer. ★★★★★ [6/04/2015]
✔ 23. I Work at a Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks, by Gina Sheridan. ★★★★★ [7/11/2015]
✔ 24. The Witches, by Roald Dahl. ★★★★★ [7/11/2015]
✔ 25. To This Day: For the Bullied and Beautiful, by Shane Koyczan. ★★★★★ [7/12/2015]
✔ 26. My Lady King, by Kayla Bashe. ★★★★★ [7/15/2015]
✔ 27. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohn. ★★★★★ [7/20/2015]
✔ 28. In Real Life, by Cory Doctorow. ★★★★★ [7/24/2015]
✔ 29. Touch, by Natalia Jaster. ★★★★☆ [7/26/2015]
✔ 30. The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger. ★★★☆☆ [7/29/2015]

[Beth]

I finished 7/24/15 with 42 books. I enjoyed this challenge

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Congrats Jen and Beth!

[Marybeth]

Im in. level; medium; 11-20 books

1. The Last Forever Finished: 6/3/14
2. Love Letters to the Dead finished: 6/18/14
3. Tease finished: 6/9/14
4. Zigzag finished; 6/24/14
5. Fat Cat finished: 6/23/14
6. You Are Not Here finished: 6/28/14
7. The Space Between Us finished: 7/5/14
8. Never Been Kissed finished: 7/8/14
9. Rose by Any Other Name Finished: 1/6/15
10. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares Finished: 1/7/15
11. A Coven of Witches 4/10/15
12. Wonder 5/3/15
13. Summerland 5/14/15
14. Since You've Been Gone 5/26/15
15. Confess 5/30/15
16. Slammed 5/24/15
17. On the Fence 6/13/15
18. Emmy & Oliver 8/24/15
19. We Were Liars 7/22/15
20. Egg & Spoon 9/9/15
Books read: 20/20

Finished my list. :)

[Jojobean, Bookworm Challenger]

Marybeth wrote: "Im in. level; medium; 11-20 books

1. The Last Forever Finished: 6/3/14
2. Love Letters to the Dead finished: 6/18/14
3. Tease finished: 6/9/14
4..."

Congrats!

[Julia]

Nowadays almost every book is part of a series. Sometimes a break from series is needed. That's where the standalone books come in. Sometimes its refreshing to read a book that is entertaining and enjoyable AND that wraps up in one book.

This challenge is for those lovely one timers.

Levels
Easy: 1-10 Standalones
Medium: 11-20 Standalones
Hard: 21-30 Standalones
Super Hard: 30+ Standalones

Duration
1 year from start date > 02.07.16

Rules
1. All books in this challenge MUST be standalones
2. Re-reads are allowed as long as you really re-read them
3. You can put the link or cover of the book if you'd like
4. Identify which level you are doing
5. You may post books that have not been released yet as long as they are released during the duration of your challenge.

1 - The All You Can Dream Buffet 01.02.16
2 - The Moon Sisters 01.06.16
3 - The Book Thief 01.16.16
4 - Woman's Best Friend: Women Writers on the Dogs in Their Lives 01.26.16
5 - The Elephant Whisperer 01.31.16
6 - True Betrayals 02.17.16
7 - High Noon 02.26.16
8 - Montana Sky - 02.28.16