Breakthrough the Backlog

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12 participants (140 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Is your TBR reaching record highs? Are those book-box subs starting to stack up to the ceiling? Does your kindle show an ungodly amount of unread books? Do you lie to yourself that you'll "catch up" tomorrow?

Join Discord's TBR in trying to breakthrough that backlog in 2025!

The only solid rule for this challenge, is that the book is published in 2024 or earlier. We will pretend we're not making that monster TBR longer in 2025.

Challenge Books

All books added
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang

The Poppy War #1

The Poppy War

R.F. Kuang

544 pages • 2018 • 154 editions

fiction fantasy historical adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

548 pages • 2022 • 97 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Tea Dragon Society by K. O'Neill

The Tea Dragon Society #1

The Tea Dragon Society

K. O'Neill

70 pages • 2017 • 35 editions

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ middle grade hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker

Mooncakes

Suzanne Walker

242 pages • 2019 • 18 editions

fiction fantasy graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life by Alice Wong

Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life

Alice Wong

377 pages • 2022 • 5 editions

nonfiction essays memoir politics funny informative reflective medium-paced
Lotus by Jennifer Hartmann

Lotus

Jennifer Hartmann

352 pages • 2021 • 22 editions

fiction contemporary romance dark emotional tense medium-paced
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

385 pages • 2024 • 85 editions

fiction fantasy historical dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li

Portrait of a Thief

Grace D. Li

375 pages • 2022 • 25 editions

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ thriller adventurous reflective medium-paced
The Prairie Keepers: Secrets of the Zumwalt by Marcy Cottrell Houle

The Prairie Keepers: Secrets of the Zumwalt

Marcy Cottrell Houle

288 pages • 1995 • 2 editions

nonfiction science informative reflective medium-paced
A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey by Jonathan Meiburg

A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey

Jonathan Meiburg

384 pages • 2021 • 8 editions

nonfiction nature science informative medium-paced