Overflow TBR Challenge

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15 participants (282 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Are your bookshelves at maximum capacity? Do you have stacks of books piled on your nightstand, a cart overflowing with unread titles, or a box (or three) of books waiting for their moment? It’s time to tackle the chaos with The Overflow TBR Challenge! 
Your mission: Read 25 books from anywhere your unread books have started to accumulate—whether it’s a towering stack, a crammed TBR cart, or that “just one more” pile that somehow keeps growing. No library books, no new purchases—just the books you already own and have been meaning to get to. 
Clear some space, conquer your backlist, and finally enjoy the books you were so excited to pick up in the first place! Will you make a dent in your bookish overflow? Join the challenge and find out!

Challenge Books

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A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher

A House with Good Bones

T. Kingfisher

247 pages • 2023 • 26 editions

fiction horror dark funny mysterious medium-paced
Whispers of the Dead by Simon Beckett

David Hunter #3

Whispers of the Dead

Simon Beckett

476 pages • 2010 • 42 editions

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Earthseed #1

Parable of the Sower

Octavia E. Butler

368 pages • 1993 • 91 editions

fiction classics dystopian literary science fiction challenging dark tense medium-paced
I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman by Nora Ephron

I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman

Nora Ephron

137 pages • 2006 • 61 editions

nonfiction essays memoir funny reflective fast-paced
Hello Stranger by Katherine Center

Hello Stranger

Katherine Center

323 pages • 2023 • 34 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

255 pages • 2022 • 78 editions

fiction literary science fiction adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
The Sublet by Greer Hendricks

The Sublet

Greer Hendricks

61 pages • 2025 • 5 editions

fiction mystery short stories thriller mysterious tense fast-paced
Sweethearts by I.S. Belle

BABYLOVE #3

Sweethearts

I.S. Belle

104 pages • 2023 • 3 editions

fiction horror lgbtqia+ dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Sugarsnap by I.S. Belle

BABYLOVE #2

Sugarsnap

I.S. Belle

122 pages • 2023 • 5 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction young adult dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

Shadow and Bone #1

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo

327 pages • 2012 • 250 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark medium-paced