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.

• Anathema by. Keri Lake
• Amid Clouds and Bones by. Ella Fields
• Under Lock and Key by. Lana Ferguson

• 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

• The Housemaid by. Freida McFadden
• Sword Catcher by. Cassandra Clare
• Not in My Book by. Katie Holt

I did read some books from the backlist this year. I’m not good at trying to clear my TBR list EVER…I just try to get some books I’ve been wanting to read from the online library so if my backlist titles are few…that’s why. Let’s take a look at the backlist titles I read in 2024.

Books on the Backlist

• The Endless War (The Bridge Kingdom, #4) by. Danielle L. Jensen
• The Great Alone by. Kristin Hannah
• Nettle & Bone by. T. Kingfisher

• The Fine Print by. Lauren Asher (Dreamland Billionaires, #1)
• Heart of the Sun Warrior (The Celestial Kingdom, #2) by. Sue Lynn Tan
• Some Mistakes Were Made by. Kristin Dwyer

• Verity by. Colleen Hoover
• King of Greed (Kings of Sin, #3) by. Ana Huang
• Check & Mate by. Ali Hazelwood

• A Fire Endless by. Rebecca Ross
• The Unmaking of June Farrow by. Adrienne Young
• The Ever King (The Ever Seas, #1) by. L.J. Andrews

• The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by. Megan Bannen
• Butcher & Blackbird by. Brynne Weaver

Let me know in the comments!