Overflow TBR Challenge

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15 participants (329 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 Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by Anne Rice, A.N. Roquelaure

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty #1

Anne Rice, A.N. Roquelaure

253 pages • paperback • 1983

fiction erotica fantasy romance dark medium-paced
Sportanatomie by Thorsten Gehrke

Sportanatomie

Thorsten Gehrke

281 pages • hardcover • 2012

nonfiction education sports medium-paced
Hide Away by Jason Pinter

Hide Away

Rachel Marin Thriller #1

Jason Pinter

368 pages • paperback • 2020

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

The Luminous Dead

Caitlin Starling

414 pages • paperback • 2019

fiction horror lgbtqia+ science fiction dark mysterious tense slow-paced
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game

Ender's Saga #1

Orson Scott Card

11 hours, 20 minutes • audio • 1985

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

The Pumpkin Spice Café

Dream Harbor #1

Laurie Gilmore

373 pages • digital • 2023

fiction contemporary romance funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
The Gingerbread Bakery by Laurie Gilmore

The Gingerbread Bakery

Dream Harbor #5

Laurie Gilmore

384 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction romance
The Strawberry Patch Pancake House by Laurie Gilmore

The Strawberry Patch Pancake House

Dream Harbor #4

Laurie Gilmore

361 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Eat, Pray, Love

Eat, Pray, Love #1

Elizabeth Gilbert

12 hours, 50 minutes • audio • 2006

nonfiction food and drink memoir travel adventurous inspiring reflective medium-paced
The Fall Risk by Abby Jimenez

The Fall Risk

Abby Jimenez

81 pages • digital • 2025

fiction contemporary romance short stories funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced