Physical TBR Pile 2025

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16 participants (146 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Let’s focus on our physical TBR pile this year. This challenge is great for readers who are on book buying bans or trying to reduce overconsumption. 12 books this years simplified down to 1 book a month. We got this together 💕

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Challenge Books

All books added
Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dracula

Bram Stoker

406 pages • hardcover • 1897

fiction classics horror literary dark mysterious tense slow-paced
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic by Leigh Bardugo

The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic

Grishaverse #0.5

Leigh Bardugo

282 pages • hardcover • 2017

fiction fantasy short stories young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

The Housemaid

The Housemaid #1

Freida McFadden

338 pages • digital • 2022

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
A Secret Affair by Mary Balogh

A Secret Affair

Huxtable Quintet #5

Mary Balogh

400 pages • hardcover • 2010

fiction historical romance emotional reflective slow-paced
Go Luck Yourself by Sara Raasch

Go Luck Yourself

Royals and Romance #2

Sara Raasch

312 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Famine by Laura Thalassa

Famine

The Four Horsemen #3

Laura Thalassa

503 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The War of Two Queens by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The War of Two Queens

Blood And Ash #4

Jennifer L. Armentrout

618 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Babylonia by Costanza Casati

Babylonia

Costanza Casati

444 pages • hardcover • 2024 user-added

fiction fantasy historical literary adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Hemlock Queen by Hannah Whitten

The Hemlock Queen

The Nightshade Crown #2

Hannah Whitten

464 pages • hardcover • 2024

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
War by Laura Thalassa

War

The Four Horsemen #2

Laura Thalassa

535 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced