Overflow TBR Challenge

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15 participants (340 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 Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris

The Gospel of Loki

Loki #1

Joanne M. Harris

302 pages • hardcover • 2014

fiction fantasy adventurous funny medium-paced
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Black Leopard, Red Wolf

The Dark Star Trilogy #1

Marlon James

620 pages • hardcover • 2019

fiction fantasy historical lgbtqia+ adventurous challenging dark slow-paced
Ruination by Anthony Reynolds

Ruination

Anthony Reynolds

412 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction fantasy adventurous emotional medium-paced
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

These Violent Delights

Secret Shanghai Universe #1

Chloe Gong

449 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction fantasy historical romance young adult adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

A Fate Inked in Blood

Saga of the Unfated #1

Danielle L. Jensen

418 pages • paperback • 2024

fiction fantasy romance adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

Fractalverse #1

Christopher Paolini

878 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction science fiction adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini

Fractal Noise

Fractalverse #0.5

Christopher Paolini

286 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

The Queens of Innis Lear

Innis Lear #1

Tessa Gratton

575 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction fantasy adventurous dark emotional slow-paced
The Phoenix King by Aparna Verma

The Phoenix King

The Ravence Trilogy #1

Aparna Verma

502 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy adventurous tense medium-paced
Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong

Immortal Longings

Flesh and False Gods #1

Chloe Gong

369 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced