10 Books Trending on TikTok Right Now

Kennedy Ryan is one of the more popular romance authors of color on TikTok, and while all of her books are well-loved, the most popular is certainly Long Shot! This novel follows the romance between NBA superstar August West and a sports marketer named Iris DuPree. They met long ago, before August even joined the NBA. Sadly, they went their separate ways, and Iris is even dating August’s #1 rival now. Their connection never faded, though, as you’ll see when you devour this novel in one sitting.

This is a book that I swear pops up every single time I open the app. A Study in Drowning is Ava Reid’s first YA novel, and it’s also a great mix of fantasy and romance. The story follows Effy Sayre, who has always found solace in her copy of Myrddin’s fairy tale about the Fairy King. She’s also studying at a prestigious architecture college. So when Effy learns about the contest to design the late author’s home, she knows this was meant to be hers. She then goes to Hiraeth Manor, where she meets a literature scholar who is intent on proving that Myrddin is a fraud.

Moving on to Talia Hibbert’s YA debut! Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute is a sweet contemporary romance between a content creator and an athlete. The former is a girl named Celine, whose followers love all the conspiracy theories she posts on social media. The athlete (and Celine’s ex-best friend) is named Bradley, and he is pretty much perfect at everything he does. When both Celine and Bradley find themselves on the same survival course, they must find a way to work together in order to win the grand prize. And who knows, maybe some new feelings will develop between them…

I feel like I’ve seen people gush about this book almost as much as Fourth Wing lately. A YA romantasy novel, Divine Rivals is for those who love the enemies-to-lovers trope. The story follows Iris, who needs to win the columnist promotion at the paper she works for. She has other worries, which she writes down in her letters to her MIA brother. These letters mysteriously disappear when she stuffs them under her wardrobe door — only to appear in the hands of Roman. Who is none other than Iris’ rival at the paper. Soon after, Roman writes back — and the two forge an undeniable connection.

Next, this debut fantasy novel keeps popping up on my feed — and I’m very glad because otherwise, I wouldn’t have known about it! The Sun and the Void follows two characters. On the one hand, there’s Reina, who owes her life to her grandmother’s magic. She’ll do anything to keep the woman’s favor. Then there’s Eva, who is trying hard to be the perfect daughter and hide what sets her apart. Her problem? Magic calls to her — and wielding magic is punishable by death.

Olivia Blake’s novels are BookTok favorites — which is true ever since The Atlas Six came out. But I’ve found that another one of her novels has been trending lately, and it’s none other than Masters of Death! The story follows a vampire who is also a real estate agent, and a fraudulent medium who is also Death’s godson. The vampire’s name is Viola, and her task is to sell a haunted house. The medium is named Fox, and he’s there to help Viola rid the place of ghosts. Both of them are now bound to an unexpected quest, which will change their perception of love and death forever.

After Fourth Wing, another romantasy novel quickly gained popularity: The Serpent and the Wings of Night! This book follows Oraya, a human woman trying to survive in a world of vampires. To do that, she must prove herself in the Kejari. This deadly tournament is hosted by the goddess of death herself, and it pitches the most vicious vampire warriors from the three houses against each other. Another one of these warriors is Raihn, who quickly becomes Oraya’s biggest competition. Soon, both of them start to have feelings for each other, which could be both Oraya and Raihn’s downfall.

This YA fantasy series began with Legendborn, which is also pretty popular on TikTok. Still, I’ve found that these days, Bloodmarked is all the rage among fantasy fans! This book continues the story of Bree, who just wanted to find out the truth behind her mother’s death. That’s why she joined the Legendborn Order, an Arthurian secret society tasked with protecting the world from demons. There are other things going on in this novel, but to avoid any spoilers, I’ll just add that Bree will have to learn to control her powers quickly if she wants to survive.

The last of these books trending on TikTok is this sweet YA rom-com! Better than the Movies follows Liz Buxbaum, who will do anything to get noticed by her forever crush, Michael — including befriending her next-door neighbor, Wes Bennet. Especially since Wes and Michael seem to be hitting it off. So Liz and Wes come up with a plan to get noticed by Michael. But as the two of them spent more and more time together, it seems like something might bloom between them instead.