TBR Backlog Challenge 2025

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73 participants (866 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Challenge yourself to read 12 books in your shelves in 2025. Tackle that TBR pile!

The template to this challenge (and many more) can be found on my Instagram @shadowbooker

We hope you enjoy the challenge! Happy reading in 2025!

Challenge Books

All books added
The Fury of the Gods by John Gwynne

The Fury of the Gods

The Bloodsworn Saga #3

John Gwynne

571 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Naamah's Blessing by Jacqueline Carey
Naamah's Blessing
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Jacqueline Carey

Naamah's Blessing

Kushiel's Legacy: Naamah Trilogy #3

Jacqueline Carey

625 pages • digital • 2011 user-added

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
Lore Olympus: Volume Seven by Rachel Smythe

Lore Olympus: Volume Seven

Lore Olympus #7

Rachel Smythe

416 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction fantasy graphic novel romance adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston

The Seven Year Slip

Ashley Poston

336 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction contemporary fantasy romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam

400 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction crime poetry young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett

The Magician's Assistant

Ann Patchett

368 pages • paperback • 1997

fiction contemporary emotional slow-paced
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan

The Chalice of the Gods

Percy Jackson and the Olympians #6

Rick Riordan

268 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy middle grade adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
Atalanta by Jennifer Saint

Atalanta

Jennifer Saint

290 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous medium-paced
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales

Perfect on Paper

Sophie Gonzales

352 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional medium-paced
The Vegetarian by Han Kang

The Vegetarian

Han Kang

188 pages • hardcover • 2007

fiction contemporary literary dark sad tense medium-paced