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By: Rebecca Yarros
"Welcome back to the world of the Empyrean! Filled with more dragons, spice, battles and twists you won't see coming, Iron Flame will have you emotionally unwell in all the best ways" – Kass
By: Sarah A. Parker
"This is a Romantasy for the ages! A fabulous start to what I'm sure will be the next huge romantasy series." - Steph
By: Rebecca Ross
"The perfect mixture of genres that could be devoured by every reader. Cannot wait for the sequel!" – Krystal
"A fun, camp fantasy romp of a novel! Assistant to the Villain is pure dopamine, a mood booster. Come along for a wild ride!" – Sam
Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-three novels, including It Ends with Us, All Your Perfects, Ugly Love, and Verity. Colleen is one of the biggest trending authors on BookTok, with the hashtag #colleenhoover being viewed over 2 billion times. We are so incredibly excited to read It Starts With Us, the sequel to mega bestseller It Ends With Us, which follows fan favourite Atlas' side of the story.
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Did reading that make you tear up a bit? Hello, fellow Heartstopper lover! If you’ve seen the hit Netflix show, rewatched it twice and still can’t stop thinking about Nick and Charlie, we’ve got you covered. The bestselling graphic novels by Alice Oseman are where it all began, with volumes one through four available now for your bingeing pleasure. If graphic novels aren’t your thing, give the novellas featuring Nick and Charlie, This Winter and Nick and Charlie, a go. Still not enough? Try the Heartstopper colouring book! This world truly is the gift that keeps on giving.
If you’re ever in the mood for a good cleansing cry, the BookTok community is more than ready for you with a plethora of recommendations that won’t just make you weep, but bawl. You know what we’re talking about - these are the kind of books that will have you wailing away at 2am with snot and tears covering your face, feeling personally attacked by the misfortunes of your favourite characters and suspecting you may never feel joy again. Standouts include If He Had Been With Me (sad), They Both Die At The End (very sad) and A Thousand Boy Kisses (very very sad). Empaths beware.
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Did you know there’s a community on BookTok obsessed with reading and recommending the spiciest romance books the genre has to offer? Dubbed ‘#SpicyTok’ for those in the know and often rated on a scale of one to five chilli emojis, these books are the most popular with avid romance readers. If you’re new to the genre or a #SpicyTok expert, this list has the best of the best being recommended right now, including the best from Elle Kennedy, Katee Robert and Ana Huang.
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We’ve all been there. You’ve just read the best book you’ve ever read in your life. You can’t stop thinking about it. You have the biggest book hangover in the history of book hangovers. You go to pick up your next read only to find you’ve landed yourself in… a book slump! The shock! The horror! Don’t fear, we’ve grabbed our fave books from BookTok to snap you out of that pesky slump. Fast-paced page-turners are where the magic happens. For romance lovers try Happy Place, fantasy fans try Fourth Wing and YA fans dive into A Good Girl's Guide To Murder. Whatever your fancy, we can guarantee there is something in this list to cure your reading woes.
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In the world of romance books there are more tropes than you can count, but the trope that reigns supreme on BookTok is the one, the only, enemies to lovers. The enemies to lovers tag has 3 billion views on the platform, with recommendations being posted daily of the best books with a hate-to-love romance storyline. The beauty of this trope is that it can be found not just in the romance genre but in an array of other genres as well, particularly fantasy. There’s just something about watching two people who claim to hate each other’s guts fall in love, you know? Check out some of our favourites such as Book Lovers by Emily Henry, The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black and Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.
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‘BookTok’ is a fast-growing reader community on TikTok where fans share reviews and recommendations of their favourite books and authors, celebrating joy-bringing, tear-jerking and conversation-starting reads. What better way to discover great books than to tune into the internet’s most passionate readers!
Read on for some of our favourite books and trends from BookTok and follow us on TikTok @booktopiabooks!
