12 Standalones

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31 participants (173 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

In the world of fiction writing, especially fantasy and romance, it's so easy to accidently get locked into a new series. Let's take time to read standalones this year! 

Challenge Books

All books added
Good Girl Complex by Elle Kennedy

Good Girl Complex

Avalon Bay #1

Elle Kennedy

362 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

The House in the Cerulean Sea

Cerulean Chronicles #1

TJ Klune

12 hours, 12 minutes • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
Frontier by Grace Curtis

Frontier

Grace Curtis

287 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced
That Inevitable Victorian Thing by E.K. Johnston

That Inevitable Victorian Thing

E.K. Johnston

330 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult lighthearted medium-paced
Metal from Heaven by August Clarke

Metal from Heaven

August Clarke

429 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced
The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson

The Game Changer

Lana Ferguson

383 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
When the Stars Go Dark by Paula McLain

When the Stars Go Dark

Paula McLain

11 hours, 30 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious slow-paced
Thief River Falls by Brian Freeman

Thief River Falls

Brian Freeman

314 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious fast-paced
A ​türelmetlen by Djaïli Amadou Amal

A ​türelmetlen

Djaïli Amadou Amal

184 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction literary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth, 1527-1608 by Mary S. Lovell

Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth, 1527-1608

Mary S. Lovell

555 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography informative slow-paced