#BookTok – TikToks Favorite Books

Carlee Miller, Author
May 30, 2023

Hey Canes! TikTok is known for being a place where everyone can share their loves and interests. One corner of the app is filled with book lovers. You’re sure to find a good read there: fantasy, romance, mystery, fiction, and nonfiction alike. Here are some examples people swear by:

It Ends With Us – Colleen Hoover

Synopsis – The novel tells the story of Lily Bloom and her doomed romance with Ryle Kincaid and traces her past history growing up in an abusive home, her fall into an abusive relationship, and her escape from that relationship.

A Good Girls Guide To Murder – Holly Jackson

Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released a true-crime podcast about the murder case they solved together last year. The podcast has gone viral, yet Pip insists her investigating days are behind her. But she will have to break that promise when someone she knows goes missing.

Red, White, & Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston

Set in a world in which a female Democrat from Texas wins the presidency in 2016, Red, White & Royal Blue chronicles the illicit romance between the president’s son, Georgetown senior Alex Claremont-Diaz (Dad is a Mexican-American senator), and Prince Henry of Wales, his childhood nemesis.

Shatter Me – Tahera Mafi

Shatter Me is a dystopian fiction that tells the story of a teenage girl who has never been able to experience human touch. Labeled a freak, she finds herself locked up in an asylum where she is left incomplete isolation until The Reestablishment decide that they want to use her as a weapon.

Shadow and Bone – Leigh Bardugo

The novel is narrated by Alina Starkov, a teenage orphan who grows up in the Russia-inspired land of Ravka when unexpectedly harnessing a power she never knew she had in order to save her childhood best friend, she becomes a target of intrigue and violence.

Renegades – Marissa Meyer

The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies — humans with extraordinary abilities — who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone… except the villains they once overthrew. Nova has a reason to hate the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice — and in Nova. But Nova’s allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo – Taylor Jenkins Reid
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo tells the story of old Hollywood actor Evelyn Hugo, determined to secure an A-List spot in the industry by doing whatever it takes to get there. While attempting to complete her rise to stardom, she marries seven husbands and outlives them all.
Love & Other Words – Christina Lauren
Love and Other Words is about a couple who are offered a second chance and a young woman who must climb out of her shell and brave her fears if she wants the love of her life to stay this time.
Find anything interesting? Have you read any of these? Let us know! Thanks for reading!