Driving a big bump in book sales and fueling a ‘Reading Renaissance’ is #BookTok, the small corner of the TikTok app for bibliophiles, raking up an impressive 163.1 billion views and counting.
Book Tok or Booktok is the name of the niche on Tik-Tok, where users post book recommendations and discuss books, literary tropes, and all things book-related. It has quickly become a driving influence on publishing and literary sales.
In honor of National Book Lovers Day (9th August), the experts at Aura Print have curated a list of 62 most talked-about books on TikTok and determined the must-reads that have taken BookTok by storm.
62 Viral Books on TikTok
1. Shadow and Bone
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.94
TikTok Hashtags Views: 15B
In Numbers: 15,000,000,000
2. It Ends With Us
Colleen Hoover is a TikTok phenomenon, with many saying her popularity is primarily fueled by her success on TikTok.
Author: Colleen Hoover
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.23
TikTok Hashtags Views: 2.7B
In Numbers: 2,700,000,000
3. The Cruel Prince
Author: Holly Black
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.07
TikTok Hashtags Views: 1.3B
In Numbers: 1,300,000,000
4. Ugly Love
Author: Colleen Hoover
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.10
TikTok Hashtags Views: 879.9M
In Numbers: 879,900,000
5. Verity
Author: Colleen Hoover
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.35
TikTok Hashtags Views: 652M
In Numbers: 652,000,000
6. A Court of Thorns and Roses
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.20
TikTok Hashtags Views: 641.4M
In Numbers: 641,400,000
7. The Love Hypothesis
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.19
TikTok Hashtags Views: 638.3M
In Numbers: 638,300,000
8. Red, White & Royal Blue
Author: Casey McQuiston
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.11
TikTok Hashtags Views: 475.1M
In Numbers: 475,100,000
9. Twisted Love
Author: Ana Huang
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.75
TikTok Hashtags Views: 472.7M
In Numbers: 472,700,000
10. Haunting Adeline
Author: H. D. Carlton
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.05
TikTok Hashtags Views: 468.4M
In Numbers: 468,400,000
11. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.44
TikTok Hashtags Views: 456.2M
In Numbers: 456,200,000
12. The Secret History
Author: Donna Tartt
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.17
TikTok Hashtags Views: 395.2M
In Numbers: 395,200,000
13. The Spanish Love Deception
Author: Elena Armas
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.87
TikTok Hashtags Views: 294.1M
In Numbers: 294,100,000
14. Fourth Wing
Author: Rebecca Yarros
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.67
TikTok Hashtags Views: 283.2M
In Numbers: 283,200,000
15. Song of Achilles
Author: Madeline Miller
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.35
TikTok Hashtags Views: 257.9M
In Numbers: 257,900,000
16. The Inheritance Games
Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.69
TikTok Hashtags Views: 249.6M
In Numbers: 249,600,000
17. It Happened One Summer
Author: Tessa Bailey
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.01
TikTok Hashtags Views: 225.6M
In Numbers: 225,600,000
18. The Guest
Author: Emma Cline
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.83
TikTok Hashtags Views: 152.6M
In Numbers: 152,600,000
19. Things We Never Got Over
Author: Lucy Score
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.21
TikTok Hashtags Views: 116.5M
In Numbers: 116,500,000
20. If He Had Been With Me
Author: Laura Nowlin
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.90
TikTok Hashtags Views: 111.2M
In Numbers: 111,200,000
21. Stone Maidens
Author: Lloyd Devereux Richards
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.82
TikTok Hashtags Views: 96.9M
In Numbers: 96,900,000
22. Off the Deep End
Author: Lucinda Berry
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.49
TikTok Hashtags Views: 87M
In Numbers: 87,000,000
23. The Atlas Six
Author: Olivie Blake
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.67
TikTok Hashtags Views: 78.4M
In Numbers: 78,400,000
24. Shatter Me
Author: Tahereh Mafi
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.88
TikTok Hashtags Views: 39M
In Numbers: 39,000,000
25. The Summer I Turned Pretty
Author: Jenny Han
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.28
TikTok Hashtags Views: 35.4M
In Numbers: 35,400,000
26. The Way I Used To Be
Author: Amber Smith
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.17
TikTok Hashtags Views: 33.4M
In Numbers: 33,400,000
27. Girl in Pieces
Author: Kathleen Glasgow
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.03
TikTok Hashtags Views: 26M
In Numbers: 26,000,000
28. Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.72
TikTok Hashtags Views: 22.9M
In Numbers: 22,900,000
29. The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
Author: V.E. Schwab
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.20
TikTok Hashtags Views: 22M
In Numbers: 22,000,000
30. Carrie Soto Is Back
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.23
TikTok Hashtags Views: 20.7M
In Numbers: 20,700,000
31. Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Author: Gabrielle Zevin
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.22
TikTok Hashtags Views: 18.3M
In Numbers: 18,300,000
32. Lessons in Chemistry
Author: Bonnie Garmus
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.33
TikTok Hashtags Views: 17.9M
In Numbers: 17,900,000
33. Heartstopper
Author: Alice Oseman
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.57
TikTok Hashtags Views: 17.9M
In Numbers: 17,900,000
34. Where the Crawdads Sing
Author: Delia Owens
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.40
TikTok Hashtags Views: 16.9M
In Numbers: 16,900,000
35. The Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.33
TikTok Hashtags Views: 16.2M
In Numbers: 16,200,000
36. The Nightingale
Author: Kristin Hannah
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.61
TikTok Hashtags Views: 15.8M
In Numbers: 15,800,000
37. The Housemaid
Author: Freida McFadden
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.35
TikTok Hashtags Views: 15.5M
In Numbers: 15,500,000
38. Funny You Should Ask
Author: Elissa Sussman
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.64
TikTok Hashtags Views: 12.8M
In Numbers: 12,800,000
39. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
Author: Holly Jackson
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.34
TikTok Hashtags Views: 12.7M
In Numbers: 12,700,000
40. They Both Die at the End
Author: Adam Silvera
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.79
TikTok Hashtags Views: 10.1M
In Numbers: 10,100,000
41. Normal People
Author: Sally Rooney
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.81
TikTok Hashtags Views: 10.1M
In Numbers: 10,100,000
42. The Viscount Who Loved Me
Author: Julia Quinn
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.03
TikTok Hashtags Views: 9.3M
In Numbers: 9,300,000
43. Red Queen
Author: Victoria Aveyard
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.90
TikTok Hashtags Views: 7.7M
In Numbers: 7,700,000
44. Mexican Gothic
Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.68
TikTok Hashtags Views: 5.8M
In Numbers: 5,800,000
45. Daisy Jones and The Six
Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.23
TikTok Hashtags Views: 5.8M
In Numbers: 5,800,000
46. The Silent Patient
Author: Alex Michaelides
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.18
TikTok Hashtags Views: 5.2M
In Numbers: 5,200,000
47. You’d Be Home Now
Author: Kathleen Glasgow
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.21
TikTok Hashtags Views: 4.1M
In Numbers: 4,100,000
48. Big Swiss
Author: Jen Beagin
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.69
TikTok Hashtags Views: 3.6M
In Numbers: 3,600,000
49. Six of Crows
Author: Leigh Bardugo
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.55
TikTok Hashtags Views: 3.5M
In Numbers: 3,500,000
50. Delilah Green Doesn’t Care
Author: Ashley Herring Blake
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.13
TikTok Hashtags Views: 2.5M
In Numbers: 2,500,000
51. Such a Fun Age
Author: Kiley Reid
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.81
TikTok Hashtags Views: 2.4M
In Numbers: 2,400,000
52. Georgia, All Along
Author: Kate Clayborn
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.80
TikTok Hashtags Views: 729.4K
In Numbers: 729,400
53. Love on the Brain
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.94
TikTok Hashtags Views: 249.2K
In Numbers: 249,200
54. Pineapple Street
Author: Jenny Jackson
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.65
TikTok Hashtags Views: 129.7K
In Numbers: 129,700
55. Dark Matter
Author: Blake Crouch
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.13
TikTok Hashtags Views: 121.7K
In Numbers: 121,700
56. One of Us Is Lying
Author: Karen M. McManus
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.03
TikTok Hashtags Views: 118.6K
In Numbers: 118,600
57. How It Feels To Float
Author: Helena Fox
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.91
TikTok Hashtags Views: 102.5K
In Numbers: 102,500
58. The Shadow of Perseus
Author: Claire Heywood
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.72
TikTok Hashtags Views: 93K
In Numbers: 93,000
59. Someone Else’s Shoes
Author: Jojo Moyes
Goodreads Rating (/5): 4.0
TikTok Hashtags Views: 58.8K
In Numbers: 58,800
60. Get a Life, Chloe Brown
Author: Talia Hibbert
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.83
TikTok Hashtags Views: 24.1K
In Numbers: 24,100
61. Time Is a Mother
Author: Ocean Vuong
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.98
TikTok Hashtags Views: 18.3K
In Numbers: 18,300
62. The Night and Its Moon
Author: Piper C.J.
Goodreads Rating (/5): 3.50
TikTok Hashtags Views: 15.7K
In Numbers: 15,700
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