#OwnedUnreadBooks2025

Hosted by theritareads

72 participants, 449 books added

Starts: Wednesday, 01 January 2025

Ends: Wednesday, 31 December 2025

Well lookie, lookie here! We’re back for another year! That’s right friends! It’s another year of tackling that pile of books we’ve bought but haven’t yet read! Welcome to the #OwnedUnreadBooks2025 reading challenge! 

The goal is 25 (for 25) books from the books we own that have gone unread. Any book you already own at the start of 2025 or buy/are gifted in 2025 counts. BUT, let’s try to finish more than we add to the pile. 😀 

For a fun templates and a tracker, please see my pinned IG post (theritareads). If you share your progress on IG, please tag me (theritareads) and use #OwnedUnreadBooks2025

All books added
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Susanna Clarke

849 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical adventurous mysterious slow-paced
You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian

You Should Be So Lucky

We Could Be So Good #2

Cat Sebastian

382 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical lgbtqia+ romance sports emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
Ros Demir Is Not the One by Leyla Brittan

Ros Demir Is Not the One

Leyla Brittan

304 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult
A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

A Magic Steeped in Poison

The Book of Tea #1

Judy I. Lin

364 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses #1

Sarah J. Maas

16 hours, 8 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver

Butcher & Blackbird

Ruinous Love #1

Brynne Weaver

8 hours, 43 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance thriller adventurous dark funny medium-paced
Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom by Alex McBride

Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom

Alex McBride

272 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction crime memoir funny informative fast-paced
Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Orbital

Samantha Harvey

137 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary science fiction inspiring reflective slow-paced
Play It as It Lays by Joan Didion

Play It as It Lays

Joan Didion

240 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark reflective sad fast-paced
Vain Shadow by Jane Hervey

Vain Shadow

Jane Hervey

234 pages • first pub 1963 (editions)

fiction classics dark emotional reflective slow-paced