Favorites of BookTok (Read a book trending on TikTok)
June 2, 2022
You’ve probably heard of the latest social media platform TikTok. There are a lot of book lovers on the platform who love to share their favorite reads. Whether you’re on TikTok or not, keep up with the latest trending books with this list!
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Lovers of old-timey Hollywood rejoice! In this novel an aging and reclusive Hollywood star, Evelyn Hugo, picks an unknown magazine reporter to write her life story. The character-driven storyline takes you through the difficult interview process, as the reporter creates deep ties with Hugo and exposes how the reporter and Hugo’s pasts are intertwined.
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Honey Girl by Morgan Callan Rogers
Grace Porter is a classic overachiever and earns her PhD in astronomy at twenty-eight-years-old. To celebrate she goes on a girls trip to Vegas and ends up drunk and married to a stranger, Yuki. Due to the weight of her parents expectations, struggling to find a job, and burnout, Grace decides to summer in New York with a wife she hardly knows.
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The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
In this epic historical and military fantasy, Rin, an adopted war orphan, gains admittance into the Empire’s premier military institute. Beating out her competition, she shocks all by training with an eccentric old man who encourages her innate talent for shamanism. Can she succeed in defending the Empire and control her powers?
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Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Set in the Jazz age and inspired by Mexican folklore, this novel follows Casiopea who lives in a Cinderella situation with her grandfather and cousin. She opens her grandfather’s secret chest as an act of rebellion and releases a Mayan god who sends her on a life changing journey.
A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
This National Book Award Finalist (2015) has BookTok shouting praises and wiping away tears. This long, literary fiction novel follows four former college classmates across decades of their lives. Instead of focusing on the extraordinary, this novel focuses on the ordinary as we learn of love, loss, addiction, a brutal childhood, and above all friendship.
The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Theo, a criminal psychotherapist, finagles his way into a job at a facility housing a killer who has refused to speak since she murdered her prominent photographer husband. However, attempting to treat this patient will force Theo to examine his own problems that threaten to consume him. This edgy, intricately plotted book is perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Gillian Flynn.
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It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
This contemporary romance novel will hit you straight in the feels. Lily Bloom meets a handsome doctor, Ryle. Sparks fly between them, but Lily soon recognizes that Ryle is abusive like her father was. After marrying him, despite his abuse, she runs into a former lover who begs her to leave her Ryle. Will Lily end the cycle of abuse before it’s too late?
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The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Miller retells the story of the Trojan War through the eyes of Patroclus, an exiled Greek prince who is taken captive by Achilles father. Achilles and Patroclus soon become friends and then lovers. Their bond holds firm, despite the disapproval of their elders, prophecies, and the wrath of the gods themselves. This book is lyrical in style and Miller beautifully describes the boys’ relationship and has vivid descriptions of battles and their aftermath.
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The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett
This character-driven book centers on twins, Desiree and Stella, who grew up in Jim Crow Louisiana. After witnessing the lynching of their father, the two are trapped in their hometown until they escape to New Orleans at age 16. Stella then disappears and stays out of touch with Desiree. Fourteen years later, Desiree’s daughter finds Stella passing as a white person. After Stella and Desiree reunite, they reckon with the decisions that have shaped their lives.
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
This historical fiction is set in World War II, Nazi occupied France. The book shifts focus between two characters, a blind French teenager and a German solider, as their stories progress and intertwine with one another. Both suffer horrible losses but survive with dignity amongst all the destruction.
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