The best of #BookTok books 2023

by |July 13, 2023

Are you obsessed with all things #BookTok?

BookTok is a sub-community on Tiktok, with content focused on literature and books, with the hashtag accumulating over 77 billion views. Creators, called BookTokers dedicate their platform to reviewing and discussing books. BookTok has significantly changed the book community, converting millions of non-readers to book-obsessed, and we are here for it!

Popular books on BookTok range from young adult fiction to fantasy and romance. We have gathered our top picks for the best #BookToks books of 2023 and we think these could be your next obsession.

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

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Welcome to the brutal and elite world of Basgiath War College, where everyone has an agenda, and every night could be your last . . .

Check out our podcast episode talking about this epic book here

Wildfire by Hannah Grace

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The sequel to the smash hit, Icebreaker is here!

Wildfire follows the love story of Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts when they cross paths at a college party, a drinking game results in a passionate one-night stand.

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

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The queen of #BookTok Steminist romance is back with a young adult romance!

Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. That is until she begrudgingly agrees to play in one last charity tournament and inadvertently wipes the world champion and ‘King killer’ Nolan Sawyer.

Mallory quickly realizes that the games aren’t only on the board, the spotlight is brighter than she imagined, and the competition can be fiercely attractive.

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Osman

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Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the much-loved HEARTSTOPPER series.

King of Creed by Ana Huang

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He had her, he lost her . . . and he’ll do anything to win her back.

Powerful, brilliant, and ambitious, Dominic Davenport clawed his way up from nothing to become the King of Wall Street.

He drives away the only person who saw him as enough. It isn’t until she’s gone that he realizes there may be more to life than riches and glory . . . but by then, it may be too late.

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

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The eagerly anticipated sequel to the #BookTok sensation Fourth Wing is on its way!

Make Me by Tessa Bailey

Construction worker Russell Hart has been head-over-work boots for Abby Sullivan since the moment he laid eyes on her.

But after a near-tragedy lands Russell in her bed for the night, Abby’s suddenly fantasizing about what he looks like shirtless.

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Thrive by Krista & Becca Ritchie

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The TikTok sensation Addicted series continues with Thrive, now in a print edition with special bonus material!

When fake rumours spread like wildfire-like having three-ways with her boyfriend’s rock climbing brother-Lily Calloway. Their lives are filmed, watched, and criticized.
 
It will test their greatest limitations, and if they don’t hold onto each other, someone is going to drown.

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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This epic fantasy has taken the internet by storm – and for good reason!

Kass from Booktopia says “The BookTok hype is real for this one. Handsdown one of the best fantasy books I’ve ever read and I’m now making my boyfriend read it.”

A Good Girl’s Guide Murder by Holly Jackson

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A debut YA crime thriller as addictive as Serial as compelling as Riverdale and as page-turning as One of Us Is Lying

The case is closed. Five years ago, schoolgirl Andie Bell was murdered by Sal Singh. The police know he did it. Everyone in town knows he did it.

But when Pip starts uncovering secrets that someone in town desperately wants to stay hidden, what starts out as a project begins to become Pip’s dangerous reality.

Krystal from Booktopia says “If you are a true crime podcast listener looking for a book this is the one!”

Find more #Booktok top picks for this year here.

Want more book recommendations? Listen to our podcast, Tell Me What To Read!

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