2025 beat the backlog challenge

12 participants (99 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Join me in slimming down those bookshelves by reading 12 (or more!) books you already own in 2025. 

Choose to do as a kindle or physical clear out but for books to count they should be titles you already owned a copy of prior to 1 Jan 2025.

Challenge Books

All books added

315 pages • 2023 • 46 editions

user-added

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced

304 pages • 2008 • 8 editions

nonfiction history adventurous reflective slow-paced

532 pages • 2003 • 21 editions

fiction thriller adventurous dark tense fast-paced

429 pages • 2023 • 25 editions

fiction romance young adult emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

382 pages • 2025 • 164 editions

fiction dystopian young adult dark emotional sad fast-paced

12h 24m • 2023 • 25 editions

fiction historical literary emotional mysterious medium-paced

424 pages • 2023 • 35 editions

fiction contemporary literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

478 pages • 2024 • 48 editions

fiction historical literary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced

376 pages • 2022 • 7 editions

fiction graphic novel poetry young adult emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

128 pages • 2019 • 7 editions

nonfiction self help informative inspiring relaxing slow-paced