Romance TBR Clean Out Part 7 of 8 - Taste Test

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21 participants (72 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

8 part challenge, if you complete all 8, you'll get at least 100 books off your TBR. 

Note: Books you did not finish ABSOLUTELY COUNT for these challenges, since cleaning up your TBR is the whole point! However books cannot be counted for multiple parts of the challenge. 

Part 7 - Taste test

Read the sample for 12 books on your TBR, and either finish the book or DNF to remove it from your TBR. 

Challenge Books

All books added
The Honey Witch by Sydney J. Shields

The Honey Witch

Sydney J. Shields

348 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ romance adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
On Rotation by Shirlene Obuobi

On Rotation

Shirlene Obuobi

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional lighthearted medium-paced
A Taste of Sage by Yaffa S. Santos

A Taste of Sage

Yaffa S. Santos

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced
The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

Kelly Harms

332 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane

If I Never Met You

Mhairi McFarlane

418 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Blind Side by Kandi Steiner

Blind Side

Red Zone Rivals #2

Kandi Steiner

401 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance sports emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti

Ne'er Duke Well

Belvoir's Library #1

Alexandra Vasti

339 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Outcrossing by Celia Lake

Outcrossing

Mysterious Charm #1

Celia Lake

238 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical romance adventurous mysterious slow-paced
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

The Tainted Cup

Shadow of the Leviathan #1

Robert Jackson Bennett

410 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ mystery adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches by Rachel Jankovic

Loving the Little Years: Motherhood in the Trenches

Rachel Jankovic

102 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction reflective fast-paced