

At least ten of the one hundred I reviewed made some mention, if not was dedicated completely, to novels that used that dynamic. Enemies to LoversīookTok loves the “enemies to lovers” trope, seemingly more than any other. You can’t scroll far before you’ll get videos dedicated to “books that make you cry” or “love at first sight” or “second chance romance.” Whatever trope you love, you’re sure to find at least one video with recommendations on what to read next. TropesīookTok in general is obsessed with tropes. TikTok says you can’t go wrong diving into this series nor Hibbert’s other work. The other two novels in the series, Take a Hint, Dani Brown and Act Your Age, Eve Brown were equally raved about for their sweetness and their heat. Named a Best Romance of 2019, Get a Life, Chloe Brown is as funny as it is sweet. Now, all she needs to do is convince him. For the last one, Chloe knows just the man for the job. Next: getting drunk, riding a motorcycle, and sleeping with someone without feelings getting in the way.

It’s not easy to check off her bucket list when Chloe is chronically ill and chronically online. I was curious, then, to see what romance books, tropes, and authors are popular on BookTok right now. So much so that Barnes & Nobles across the country have entire displays dedicated to books popular on the app.Īnd the romance community is no different. When a video goes viral, something wholly unexpected and unplannable, people pay attention. TikToks have immense power over the sales of books, as exemplified by the spike in sales for novels like Adam Silvera’s They Both Die at the End or Madeline Miller’s The Song of Achilles. The most popular romance books on TikTok prove that out. It stands to reason, then, with the romance reading community being such a large part of publishing, there’s a subset for romance readers too. There’s AuthorTok, YATok - the list goes on.

Within this community, sub-communities have emerged. The bookish community on TikTok, or “ BookTok“, has hundreds of thousands of videos and creators sharing their love for the written word.
