The best BookTok books to add to your reading list

If you’re a fan of Netflix’s Shadow and Bone, then you may be familiar with Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. The fantasy novel is about group of six outcasts who embark on a dangerous heist that would make them rich beyond their wildest dreams, if they don’t kill each other in the process. Think magic, found family and a whole lot of action!

If you loved It Ends With Us, then you should add Verity to your reading list. It tells the story of a struggling writer who accepts a job proposal from the husband of a famous author to ghostwrite her last stories. But, a life changing discovery is made in the process. It’s thrilling and super steamy!

From the brilliant mind behind The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones and the Six, Carrie Soto is Back follows the titular athlete as she tries to make a comeback to tennis despite people assuming she’s past her prime. And, as it’s written by Taylor Jenkins Reid, it just has to be on your reading list.

If your Pinterest board is filled with autumnal colours, cobblestone streets, old buildings and vintage books, then is dark academia novel is one for you. Babel follows a young Chinese orphan who is brought to England and goes on to study at a prestigious language school which holds dark secrets about Britain and its colonial empire.

New York Times bestselling and TikTok favourite author Tessa Bailey is back with her new book, Secretly Yours. The small town romance follows childhood friends and now new neighbours, Hallie Welch and Julian Vos, as he moves back to their town and all kinds of tension begins to brew.

This award-winning book takes you on a journey with two high school students who are struggling to find their place in a world that refuses to accept them. It tells a story of intergenerational trauma, racism and discrimination alongside found family, young love and hope. Get your tissues ready for this one!

Set in the rubbles of the Syrian revolution, As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow is a powerful story of love, loss, family and hope. We follow student turned surgeon, Salama, who has to make the impossible decision of leaving the country and people she loves or seeking safety. Then, when she meets Kenan, her choice becomes even more heartbreaking.

This bestselling crime thriller opens up a closed murder case from five years before, as wannabe detective Pippa Fitz-Amobi starts to discover secrets that someone in their small town desperately wants to stay hidden, leading her to become the next target of the real killer.

A fake relationship, enemies to lovers, romance and more, what more could you want? Bolu Babalola's Honey & Spice story follows Kiki, a student and radio host who makes an enemy of Malakai, but the pair have to pretend to date to save their respective reputations and futures and soon, real feelings start to develop.