Tackling the TBR Year-In-Review | 2025

As I've said in other year-end posts, all my year-end stuff didn't happen at the end of the year. I was not in the right frame of mind, nor did I really care, with Grandpa's passing so fresh on my heart and mind.

Today, however, is the final post of 2025.

I have been working on this for SEVEN years. At the beginning, I had over 5,000 books on my TBR.

I do have to admit to a little cheating, though.

CK (CyberKitten) is a menace. We discovered early on we are practically one person in two bodies, seperated only by age, gender, and an ocean. We love many of the same topics - which obviously means our taste in books is the same. So, every Saturday I post my 'Stacking the Shelves' and brace myself for his reply.

I created a sub-TBR in my Notes app JUST for books I find through CK. Luckily I have been able to get most of them from my library. There are a lingering set of 25 that were declined for purchase because our library system can't get them from their suppliers. These will never go on my regular TBR.

Unless I get below 500, which has always been the goal.

2025 moved me closer to that number, and I am excited for the progress I will make in 2026.

So, without further ado, here are my 2025 numbers for Tackling the TBR:

I started 2025 with 1,957 books on my TBR...

...added 1 book I couldn't resist...

...removed 456 I was no longer interested in...

...and deleted 11 duplicates...

...so on December 31st I ended the year with 1,459 on my TBR.

That's a total reduction of 467 books.

I also realized, rather belatedly and stupidly, that I should also be tracking how many out of my total for the year are actually from my TBR. Oops.

If you are interested in tackling your TBR, join me! I post (supposedly) on the 7th, 14th, 21st, and last day of the month, but you can do whatever works best for you. I keep track of how many I read, add, remove, and so on. You can find previous posts HERE.

Happy Reading!

Sarah