I don’t think I did too well with reading books from the backlist this year. But I have a few on my bookshelf that I really, really, really want to knock off my list so I hope I can do in 2026. Anyway let’s see what books I read from the backlist.
Books on the Backlist
Out of 200+ books I read in 2025, 33 books were on the backlist.
- The Exception to the Rule by. Christina Lauren
- The Serpent and the Wolf by. Rebecca Robinson
- The Grandest Game by. Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- Beneath These Cursed Stars by. Lexi Ryan
- This Time it’s Real by. Ann Liang
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by. Suzanne Collins
- A Journey to Us by. Lady B
- Under the Surface by. Diana Urban
- Filthy Rich Vampire by. Geneva Lee Albin
- Thunderhead by. Neal Shusterman
- Their Vicious Games by. Joelle Wellington
- Five Broken Blades by. Mai Corland
- To Shatter the Night by. Katherine Quinn
- The Frozen River by. Ariel Lawhon
- The Design of Us by. Sajni Patel
- Phantasma by. Kaylie Smith
- The Twisted Throne by. Danielle L. Jensen
- The Courting of Bristol Keats by. Mary E. Pearson
- Pigeon-Blood Red by. Ed Duncan
- On Wings of Blood by. Briar Boleyn
- Where the Library Hides by. Isabel Ibañez
- The Wolf King by. Lauren Palphreyman
- Metal Slinger by. Rachel Schneider
- Before I Let Go by. Kennedy Ryan
- Fevered Star by. Rebecca Roanhorse
- I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by. Ann Liang
- Spark of the Everflame by. Penn Cole
Past Midnight Book Reviews & More 
Oh , If This Gets Real is a book I still need to read too. Metal Slinger seems new to me, but maybe that’s because it was brought to my attention with the translation being published recently.
Still, 33 books from the backlist is pretty good, because your backlist has some relatively new ones on there.
Metal Slinger was a booktok sensation – didn’t love the ending but it’s one of those books where I now need to read book two to see what happens next.
Yeah, I’m not on the platform so that’s probably why I haven’t heard of it before.
Looks like a great year! I enjoyed The Grandest Game and Thunderhead. I think the author is writing a prequel Scythe series now?
Oh wow I didn’t know about the prequel, I still need to read The Toll!