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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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore

496 pages • 2016 • 58 editions

nonfiction biography history science emotional informative sad medium-paced
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

Teixcalaan #1

A Memory Called Empire

Arkady Martine

480 pages • 2019 • 42 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

Once There Were Wolves

Charlotte McConaghy

258 pages • 2021 • 44 editions

fiction literary mystery dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The God of Endings by Jacqueline Holland

The God of Endings

Jacqueline Holland

480 pages • 2023 • 10 editions

fiction fantasy dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

The Rom-Commers

Katherine Center

321 pages • 2024 • 27 editions

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

Curse Bearer #1

When Among Crows

Veronica Roth

166 pages • 2024 • 27 editions

fiction contemporary fantasy adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
What Lies Between Us by John Marrs

What Lies Between Us

John Marrs

381 pages • 2020 • 30 editions

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Human Acts by Han Kang

Human Acts

Han Kang

226 pages • 2014 • 98 editions

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Fart Quest by Aaron Reynolds

Fart Quest #1

Fart Quest

Aaron Reynolds

288 pages • 2020 • 4 editions

fiction childrens adventurous fast-paced
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George

Mountain #1

My Side of the Mountain

Jean Craighead George

177 pages • 1959 • 23 editions

fiction classics contemporary middle grade adventurous slow-paced