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September 2025 Stand Alone
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Read: 2
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. Ellen Found Carla Kelly 9/7/25
2. Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom Christine Brown Woolley 9/13/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
6/6 - Completed
1. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb - 9/4/25
2. Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley - 9/6/25
3. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - 9/11/25
4. The September House by Carissa Orlando - 9/14/25
5. You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose - 9/15/25
6. Weyward by Emilia Hart - 9/16/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
FINISHED!
3/3
1. Nathan's RunJohn Gilstrap 09/14
2. Scott FreeJohn Gilstrap 09/13
3. The Blue NowhereJeffery Deaver 09/10
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks: A Graphic Novel by Don Brown - Sep. 5
2. Paper Planes by Jennie Wood - Sep. 5
3. Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy Delisle - Sep. 6
4. The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund - Sep. 8
5. Reel Life: A Graphic Novel by Kane Lynch - Sep. 9
6. Millie of the Manor: A Graphic Novel by Karina Evans - Sep. 9
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
4/3-4 Completed. Finish
1.Vacation Wars-Meghan Quinn 9/07/25
2.Always You and Me-Dani Atkins 9/14/25
3.Not What She Seems-Yasmin Angoe 9/15/25
4.Two Nights in Lisbon-Chris Pavone 9/15/25
FinishedSeptember | Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Read: 2
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
The Flatshare|Beth O'Leary|11/09/25
Psyche and Eros|Luna McNamara|24/09/25
Finished: 2025/09/30Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Progress: 4/3
Stand Alone:
Öffnet sich der Himmel by Seán Hewitt (25/09/05)
Die Holländerinnen by Dorothee Elmiger (25/09/14)
Maurice by E.M. Forster (25/09/20)
Die Geschwister by Brigitte Reimann (25/09/25)
other:
September | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSolo: Read 1-2 books
1) The Last One at the Wedding - Jason Rekulak 17/09/25
2) Unlocked - Margo Kelly 29/09/25
September Stand Alone Duration: Sept. 1st, 2025 - Sept. 30th, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
7/6
1. Goblins in the Castle by Bruce Coville - Sept. 8th
2. Chosen by a Horse by Susan Richards - Sept. 12th
3. Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango - Sept. 13th
4. Akia: The Other Side by Norma Dunning - Sept. 14th
5. Houseplants and Their Fucked-Up Thoughts: P.S., They Hate You by Carlyle Christoff - Sept. 16th
6. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan - Sept. 24th
7. Baba Yaga's Assistant by Marika McCoola - Sept. 29th
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
6/6
1 Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen. Read 9/4/25
2. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama. Read 9/6/25
3.What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall. Read 9/8/25
4.Little Souls by Sandra Dallas Read 9/12/25
5.The Stranger by Harlan Coben Read 9/13/25
6. A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau 9/15/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
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. Zero Stars, Do Not Recommend by M.J. Wassmer 7 September 2025 ★★★★
2. The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown 13 September 2025 ★★★★★
3. Star Wars: Millennium Falcon by James Luceno 24 September 2024 ★★★ it was a standalone in the Expanded Universe and not numbered in the Legends era
4. The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner 30 September 2025 ★★★
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1. Leave by L.A. Witt 9/3/2025
2. Bad Date: A Short Story by Ellery Lloyd 9/12/2025
3. Eerie Basin: A Short Story by Ivy Pochoda 9/12/2025
Solo: Read 1-2 booksSingle: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. A Life God Rewards: Why Everything You Do Today Matters Forever by Bruce H. Wilkinson
Stand AloneSeptember 2025
6/5+
1. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh 9/1/25
2. The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary 9/3/25
3. Starter Villain by John Scalzi 9/6/25
4. Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl 9/9/25
5. The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce 9/14/25
6. Cat's People by Tanya Guerrero 9/16/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
COMPLETED!
Single: Read 3-4 books
1.) The Irish Matchmaker by Jennifer Deibel 9/6/2025
2.) Survive the Night by Riley Sager 9/11/2025
3.) The Missing Years by Lexie Elliott 9/17/2025
4.) Every Summer After by Carly Fortune 9/28/2025
Stand alone:Solitary: 5-6 books
📗1. 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List James Mustich 6 Sep
📗2. Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid 13 Sep
📗3. Sandwich Catherine Newman 13 Sep
📗4. Snowdrops in Spring: A Tale of the Sleeping Beauty Penelope Daniels 21 Sep
📗5. Fabric: The Hidden History of the Material World Victoria Finlay 26 Sep
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Goal: 4/6
Single: Read 3-4 books
• The Opium Queen - Gabrielle Paluch - 09/07/25
• Junie - Erin Crosby Eckstine - 09/12/25
• The Love Hypothesis - Ali Hazelwood - 09/16/25
• Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century: Unabridged Selections - Alice Wong - 09/26/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeSeptember 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Galileo's Daughter - Dava Sobel - 3.5 Stars - 9/2/25
2. Wish You Were Here - Jodi Picoult - 4 Stars - 9/5/25
3. Extinction - Douglas Preston - 3.5 Stars - 9/7/25
4. The God of the Woods - Liz Moore - 4.5 Stars - 9/11/25
5. The Hot Zone - Richard Preston - 4.5 Stars - 9/12/25
6. Emily & Einstein - Linda Francis Lee - 4 Stars - 9/15/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
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
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Solo: Read 1-2 books
Single: Read 3-4 books
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Read: 4/3-4
1. Yellowface by R.F. Kuang - Completed: 9/2/25
2. The Art Thief by Michael Finkel - Completed: 9/11/25
3. The Perfect Family by Shalini Boland - Completed: 9/16/25
4. Ward D by Freida McFadden - Completed: 9/24/25
September Stand Alone Single: Read 3-4 books
1. Dirty Curve | Meagan Brandy - Sep 4
2. Hemlock & Silver | T. Kingfisher Sep 10
3. The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door | H.G. Parry Sep 21
4. Great Big Beautiful Life | Emily Henry - Sep 21
September | Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeRead:
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney - 9/2
2. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Katarina Bivald - 9/5
3. A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena - 9/9
4. The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox - 9/10
5. Caroline: Little House, Revisited by Sarah Miller - 9/13
6. The Lost Village by Camilla Sten - 9/15
7. The Herbal Kitchen: Bring Lasting Health to You and Your Family with 50 Easy-to-Find Common Herbs and Over 250 Recipes by Kami McBride - 9/15
8. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton - 9/24
9. The Surrogate Mother by Freida McFadden - 9/30
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Completion 4/6
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. A Good Mother | Michelle Dunne | 09.01
2. Layla | Colleen Hoover | 09.03
3. The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05
4. Easy Prey | A.B. Whelan | 09.07
5. The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding | 09.08
6. In What Remains | K.B. Rose | 09.09
FINISHED! September Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025 (09/08/25)
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
6/5-6
1. Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins Barbara Demick 09/03/25
2. The Netanyahus Joshua Cohen 09/03/25
3. Come Fly with Me Camille Di Maio 09/04/25
4. The Second Life of Mirielle West Amanda Skenandore 09/07/25
5. Once Upon a Time in Dollywood Ashley Jordan 09/08/25
6. The Return of Ellie Black Emiko Jean 09/08/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Solo: Read 1-2 books
1. The Wedding People by Alison Espach 09.09.25
2. The Other Woman by Sandie Jones 09.10.25
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Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6
1. In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/25
2. Secret Societies: Inside the World's Most Notorious Organizations - John Lawrence Reynolds 9/2/25
3. The Sewing Machine - Natalie Fergie 9/3/25
4. Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism - Bell Hooks 9/3/25
5. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - Robin Wall Kimmerer 9/4/25
6. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy 9/5/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
1/3
1.Famous Last Words by Gillian McAllister 28/08-08/09 - 402 pages
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FINISHED! Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. In the Shadow of the Fallen Towers: The Seconds, Minutes, Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, and Years after the 9/11 Attacks: A Graphic Novel by Don Brown - Sep. 5
2. Paper Planes by Jennie Wood - Sep. 5
3. Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China by Guy Delisle - Sep. 6
4. The Snowcat Prince by Dina Norlund - Sep. 8
5. Reel Life: A Graphic Novel by Kane Lynch - Sep. 9
6. Millie of the Manor: A Graphic Novel by Karina Evans - Sep. 9
COMPLETED 09.10.25Stand Alone Monthly Challenge: 6/5+
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
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 Summer We Ran | Audrey Ingram | 09.03.25
📖 2. Where You're Planted | Melanie Sweeney | 09.04.25
📖 3. The Impossible Fortress | Jason Rekulak | 09.05.25
📖 4. Beach Vibes | Susan Mallery | 09.05.25
📖 5. The Phoenix Pencil Company | Allison King | 09.09.25
📖 6. Our Souls at Night | Kent Haruf | 09.10.25
CompletedStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Completion 6/6
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. A Good Mother | Michelle Dunne | 09.01
2. Layla | Colleen Hoover | 09.03
3. The Club | Ellery Lloyd | 09.05
4. Easy Prey | A.B. Whelan | 09.07
5. The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding | 09.08
6. In What Remains | K.B. Rose | 09.09
FINISHEDStand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
Completed: 6/6
1. In the Time of the Butterflies - Julia Alvarez 9/1/25
2. Secret Societies: Inside the World's Most Notorious Organizations - John Lawrence Reynolds 9/2/25
3. The Sewing Machine - Natalie Fergie 9/3/25
4. Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism - Bell Hooks 9/3/25
5. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants - Robin Wall Kimmerer 9/4/25
6. The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy 9/5/25
COMPLETION POSTDo 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
6/6
1 Out of the Woods: A Girl, a Killer, and a Lifelong Struggle to Find the Way Home by Gregg Olsen. Read 9/4/25
2. What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama. Read 9/6/25
3.What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall. Read 9/8/25
4.Little Souls by Sandra Dallas Read 9/12/25
5.The Stranger by Harlan Coben Read 9/13/25
6. A Devil Went Down to Georgia: Race, Power, Privilege, and the Murder of Lita McClinton by Deb Miller Landau 9/15/25
Completed - Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
6/6
1. I Know This Much Is True by Wally Lamb - 9/4/25
2. Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley - 9/6/25
3. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert - 9/11/25
4. The September House by Carissa Orlando - 9/14/25
5. You Shouldn't Have Come Here by Jeneva Rose - 9/15/25
6. Weyward by Emilia Hart - 9/16/25
~~~ Complete ~~~Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Solitary: Read 5-6 books
1. Galileo's Daughter - Dava Sobel - 3.5 Stars - 9/2/25
2. Wish You Were Here - Jodi Picoult - 4 Stars - 9/5/25
3. Extinction - Douglas Preston - 3.5 Stars - 9/7/25
4. The God of the Woods - Liz Moore - 4.5 Stars - 9/11/25
5. The Hot Zone - Richard Preston - 4.5 Stars - 9/12/25
6. Emily & Einstein - Linda Francis Lee - 4 Stars - 9/15/25
Stand AloneSeptember 2025
6/5+
1. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh 9/1/25
2. The Wake-Up Call by Beth O'Leary 9/3/25
3. Starter Villain by John Scalzi 9/6/25
4. Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl 9/9/25
5. The Ex Vows by Jessica Joyce 9/14/25
6. Cat's People by Tanya Guerrero 9/16/25
Stand Alone Monthly ChallengeDuration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
Single: Read 3-4 books
4/3-4 Completed. Finish
1.Vacation Wars-Meghan Quinn 9/07/25
2.Always You and Me-Dani Atkins 9/14/25
3.Not What She Seems-Yasmin Angoe 9/15/25
4.Two Nights in Lisbon-Chris Pavone 9/15/25
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Stand Alone Monthly Challenge
Duration: September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025
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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