June 2020 Stand Alone

[JoAnne]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 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.

[JoAnne]

Amanda A FINISHED

Anne FINISHED

Banshee FINISHED

Bonita FINISHED

Celia FINISHED

Chelsea FINISHED

Christina (AKA Babbling) FINISHED

Cyndee FINISHED

Daniel FINISHED

D.L. FINISHED

DenXXX FINISHED

Ebb

Elle FINISHED

Ferenc FINISHED

Genevieve FINISHED

Grace FINISHED

Helen FINISHED

Joanna FINISHED

JoAnne FINISHED

Kay (PhoenixArisen) FINISHED

Kendra FINISHED

Marit FINISHED

Rina FINISHED

Sandra FINISHED

Sandy FINISHED

SANDYE FINISHED

Shash FINISHED

Suzanne

[JoAnne]

June - Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

My List:
1. A Mail Order Bride to Heal his Heart Etta Foster 6/9/20
2. Take Me Back Meghan March 6/12/20
3. Window on the Bay Debbie Macomber 6/17/20
4. Mean Streak Sandra Brown 6/22/20
5. One Perfect Summer Brenda Novak 6/23/20
6. Summer of '69 Elin Hilderbrand 6/28/20

[Celia]

1. by A.A. Chamberlynn 6/6
2. by Robin Brande 6/11
3. by Angie Thomas 6/15
4. by Aleister Kelman 6/16/20
5. by Susan Abulhawa 6/23/20
6. by Kevin Trunk 6/24/20
7. by Wole Akosile 6/28/20
8. by Margo Rabb 6/30/20

[[deleted user]]

Stand Alone Monthy Challenge ~ June 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Love Under Quarantine by Kylie Scott - 6/10

2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - 6/17

3. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman - 6/18

4. Tell Me Goodnight by Kelsey Kingsley - 6/22

5. Split by J.B. Salsbury - 6/26

6. Absolute Power by David Baldacci - 6/27

[Kendra]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2020 - June 30th, 2020

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

9/6

1. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic - and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson - June 7th
2. Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - June 14th
3. The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to the Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific by David Bianculli - June 17th
4. The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - June 17th
5. A Left-Handed History of the World by Ed Wright - June 22nd
6. Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon - June 23rd
7. Herding Cats by Sarah Andersen - June 23rd
8. The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner - June 29th
9. Persuasion by Jane Austen - June 30th

[Sandra]

I'M IN!

1 Pitch Dark - A.M. Wilson - 1 JUNE
2 I See You - Ker Dukey - 20 JUNE
3 Forever In My Heart: The Story Of My Battle Against Cancer - Jade Goody - 8 JUNE
4 Thanks for Nothing - Jack Dee - 13 JUNE
5 The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware - 21 JUNE
6 The Five - Lily White - 16 JUNE

[Chelsea]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2020 - June 30th, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books - FINISHED

5/5-6

1. The Peacock Throne - Lisa Karon Richardson 6/10/20
2. Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be - Rachel Hollis 6/4/20
3. Low Carb Yum 5-Ingredient Keto: 120+ Easy Recipes - Lisa MarcAurele 6/4/20
4. The Seven Experiments - Stephen Kanicki 6/14/20
5. Lonely Planet USA's Best Trips - Lonely Planet 6/19/20

[Bonita]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020

1) Zoo City by Lauren Beukes 6/8/20
2) The Son by Philipp Meyer 6/22/20

[Anne]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2020 - June 30th, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

COMPLETED


1.) The Mothers by Brit Bennett 6/4/2020
2.) Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews 6/5/2020
3.) The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin 6/8/2020
4.) How to Hack a Heartbreak by Kristin Rockaway 6/10/2020
5.) The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle 6/11/2020
6.) This Was Not the Plan by Christina Alger 6/13/2020

[Ferenc]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020

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

1. Untamed by Nora Roberts – 06/02/2020
2. They Called Us Enemy by George Takei – 06/02/2020
3. And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini – 06/24/2020
4. Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews – 06/28/2020
5. The Silence of Bones by June Hur – 06/30/2020

[JoAnne]

Welcome Celia, Cyndee, Kendra, Sandra, Chelsea, Banshee, Bonita, Anne and Ferenc!!

[Shash]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
June 2020

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

1. Diamonds and Earls by Caroline Johnson (6/6/20)
2. The Nobleman's Daughter by Jen Geigle Johnson (6/22/20)
3. When Ship Bells Ring by Donna Hatch (6/27/20)

[Grace]

June - Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books

My List:
1. Ghost Squad-Claribel A. Ortega 6/1
2. Red Hood-Elana K. Arnold 6/21

[Jodi]

FINISHED June 20, 2020

Stand Alone Monthy Challenge - June 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Griffiths, Elly - The Stranger Diaries (June 04, 2020)
2. Adiga, Aravind - Golden Boy (Selection Day) (June 11, 2020)
3. Greene, Graham - Orientexpress (Stamboul Train) (June 13, 2020)
4. Scott, Anika - The German Heiress (June 17, 2020)
5. Fischer, Ellen - Endlich frei von Nackenschmerzen (Finally free of neck pain) (June 18, 2020)
6. Reinhardt, Volker - Geschichte der Schweiz (The History of Switzerland) (June 20, 2020)

[JoAnne]

Welcome Shash, Grace and Joanna!

[[deleted user]]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge COMPLETED
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 goggle-eyes – anne fine 04.06.20
2 The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build Social Confidence Jennifer Shannon 10.06.20
3 And then you were gone - r.j. Jacobs 06.06.20
4 We come apart Sarah crossan &
Brian conaghan 08.06.20
5 Adventures in morocco from the souks to the sahara Alice morrison 09.06.20
6 summer at sea – katie fforde 14.06.20

[SANDYE]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020
Date Started: June 1, 2020
Date Completed: June 14, 2020

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

1. The Cat of Yule Cottage: A Magical Tale of Romance, Christmas and Cats - the perfect read for winter 2020 by Lili Hayward - 6/13/2020

2. Belstarr The Lost Toymaker by David Jacks - 6/14/2020

[JoAnne]

Welcome Den and SANDYE!

[Suzanne]

The Lost Challenges
June 2020 Stand Alone
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020

Progress: 3 out of 6
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

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)]

Do you like standalone books? Want to read more? Tired of cliffhangers or series books? Take a break and read a standalone!
1. The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future by Ryder Carroll - ***** - 6/1/2020 - 336 Pages
2. Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution by Michelle Moran - **** - 6/10/2020 - 446 Pages
3. Breathing Room by Susan Elizabeth Phillips - ***** - 6/16/2020 - 400 Pages
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[Genevieve]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. by Roxane Orgill 6/12/2020
2. by Josh Lanyon 6/21/2020
3. by Josh Lanyon 6/20/2020
4. by Josh Lanyon 6/23/2020
5. by Josh Lanyon 06/22/2020

[Elle]

June Stand Alone Challenge

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Clap When You Land | Elizabeth Acevedo - June 9
2. Burn | Patrick Ness - June 11
3. Liturgy of the Ordinary | Tish Harrison Warren - June 16
4. For He Can Creep | Siobhan Carroll - June 21
5. Little Free Library | Naomi Kritzer - June 28
6. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 | Claire Hartfield - June 28

**COMPLETED**

[Ebb]

June 2020 Standalones

[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020
Level: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6

1. My One Month Marriage by Shari Low - 2/6/20
2. Mind Reader by Kirsty McManus - 2/6/20
3. Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks Fast by Barry McDonagh - 5/6/20
4. An Eclectic Mix - Volume Nine by A Collection of Short Stories - 7/6/20
5. Socially Distanced : Voices of a Teacher and Her Students During a World Pandemic by Debi Bober - 8/6/20
6. A Song of War: A Novel of Troy by Kate Quinn - 16/6/20

[Daniel]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2020 - June 30th, 2020

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

1. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote 6/3/30
2. Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler 6/14/20
3. Vampire on the Orient Express by Shane Carrow 6/18/20
4. An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce (Title) 6/19/20

[JoAnne]

Welcome Suzanne, Genevieve, Elle, Ebb, Kay and Daniel!!

[Rina]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020

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 Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, Lisa See, 07.06.2020
2. The Accidental Tourist, Anne Tyler, 09.06.2020
3. Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, Sheryl Sandberg, 15.06.2020
4. Wintergirls, Laurie Halse Anderson, 14.06.2020
5. Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., 24.06.2020

[Amanda A]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solitary: 6/5-6

1. Seek by Mia Sheridan 6/4
2. Carolina Moon by Nora Roberts 6/6
3. Revelations of His Runaway Bride by Kali Anthony 6/12
4. Without Merit by Colleen Hoover 6/13
5. Verity by Colleen Hoover 6/14
6. An Angel's Touch by Heather Graham 6/17

[JoAnne]

Welcome Rina and Amanda!

[Christina (AKA Babbling)]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 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


1. Meet Cute by Helena Hunting 10 June 2020 ★★★
2. Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden 16 June 2020 ★★★★

[JoAnne]

Welcome Christina!

[D.L.]

Level ~ Solo: Read 1-2 books

Progress: 2/2 -- COMPLETED!

1. The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli: As Told To Diane Miller by Carolyn Hennesy 6/14

2. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson 6/15

[JoAnne]

Welcome D.L.!

[Anne]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1st, 2020 - June 30th, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

COMPLETED


1.) The Mothers by Brit Bennett 6/4/2020
2.) Sunset Beach by Mary Kay Andrews 6/5/2020
3.) The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin 6/8/2020
4.) How to Hack a Heartbreak by Kristin Rockaway 6/10/2020
5.) The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle 6/11/2020
6.) This Was Not the Plan by Christina Alger 6/13/2020

[SANDYE]

Challenge Completed - June 14, 2020
Final Post! Goal Reached!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020
Date Started: June 1, 2020
Date Completed: June 14, 2020

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

1. The Cat of Yule Cottage: A Magical Tale of Romance, Christmas and Cats - the perfect read for winter 2020 by Lili Hayward - 6/13/2020

2. Belstarr The Lost Toymaker by David Jacks - 6/14/2020

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Anne and SANDYE!

[D.L.]

Finished the Solo level!

Progress: 2/2

1. The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli: As Told To Diane Miller by Carolyn Hennesy 6/14

2. The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson 6/15

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO D.L.!

[JoAnne]

D.L. wrote: "Finished the Solo level!

Progress: 2/2

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[Kay (PhoenixArisen)]

All done!

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020
Level: Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6

1. My One Month Marriage by Shari Low - 2/6/20
2. Mind Reader by Kirsty McManus - 2/6/20
3. Dare: The New Way to End Anxiety and Stop Panic Attacks Fast by Barry McDonagh - 5/6/20
4. An Eclectic Mix - Volume Nine by A Collection of Short Stories - 7/6/20
5. Socially Distanced : Voices of a Teacher and Her Students During a World Pandemic by Debi Bober - 8/6/20
6. A Song of War: A Novel of Troy by Kate Quinn - 16/6/20

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Kay!

[Helen]

I"m in!

June Stand Alone

Level: Solitary 5-6

6 out of 5-6

1) Poor Little Guy Elanna Allen 6-19-20
2) The Witches Roald Dahl 6-24-20
3) Seriously, You Have to Eat Adam Mansbach 6-24-20
4) Reflection Tyler Lockett 6-24-20
5) Once Upon a Slime Andy Maxwell 6-25-20
6) A Begonia for Miss Applebaum Paul Zindel 6-26-20

[JoAnne]

Welcome Helen!

[Jodi]

FINISHED June 20, 2020

Stand Alone Monthy Challenge - June 2020
Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. Griffiths, Elly - The Stranger Diaries (June 04, 2020)
2. Adiga, Aravind - Golden Boy (Selection Day) (June 11, 2020)
3. Greene, Graham - Orientexpress (Stamboul Train) (June 13, 2020)
4. Scott, Anika - The German Heiress (June 17, 2020)
5. Fischer, Ellen - Endlich frei von Nackenschmerzen (Finally free of neck pain) (June 18, 2020)
6. Reinhardt, Volker - Geschichte der Schweiz (The History of Switzerland) (June 20, 2020)

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Joanna!

[[deleted user]]

Stand Alone Monthly Challenge COMPLETED
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1 goggle-eyes – anne fine 04.06.20
2 The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build Social Confidence Jennifer Shannon 10.06.20
3 And then you were gone - r.j. Jacobs 06.06.20
4 We come apart Sarah crossan &
Brian conaghan 08.06.20
5 Adventures in morocco from the souks to the sahara Alice morrison 09.06.20
6 summer at sea – katie fforde 14.06.20

[Sandra]

ALL DONE!

1 Pitch Dark - A.M. Wilson - 1 JUNE
2 I See You - Ker Dukey - 20 JUNE
3 Forever In My Heart: The Story Of My Battle Against Cancer - Jade Goody - 8 JUNE
4 Thanks for Nothing - Jack Dee - 13 JUNE
5 The Woman in Cabin 10 - Ruth Ware - 21 JUNE
6 The Five - Lily White - 16 JUNE

[Grace]

June - Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Solo: Read 1-2 books
FINISHED

My List:
1. Ghost Squad-Claribel A. Ortega 6/1
2. Red Hood-Elana K. Arnold 6/21

[JoAnne]

WOOHOO Den, Sandra and Grace!

[Genevieve]

FINISHED
Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: June 1, 2020 -June 30, 2020

Solitary: Read 5-6 books

1. by Roxane Orgill 6/12/2020
2. by Josh Lanyon 6/21/2020
3. by Josh Lanyon 6/20/2020
4. by Josh Lanyon 6/23/2020
5. by Josh Lanyon 06/22/2020