POPULAR BOOKTOK BOOKS I HAVEN'T READ
### Article: Heather’s Take on Popular TikTok Books She Haven’t Read Yet
#### Introduction
Hello everyone! My name is Heather, and welcome to the channel *Bookables*. Today, we’re diving into another *Book Talk* video. If you’ve been here before, you might have seen some of my previous videos where I discuss whether certain books are worth the hype or not. I’m always fascinated by which books explode on social media and why they become so popular. However, I know that one book can’t be for everyone—some people will love it, while others won’t. But most of these books are really cherished by many, which makes it even more interesting.
Today, I’m going to talk about some popular TikTok books that I haven’t read yet and share whether or not I think I’ll add them to my reading list. I’ve tried to gather as much information as possible, but I know I might be missing some. So, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below—I’d love to hear which ones you think I should read or skip!
This will be part of a series, so buckle up and get ready for more videos like this! Without further ado, let’s dive into the list.
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#### 1. **Babble by The Author of *The Poppy War***
First up is *Babble*, which I believe is by the same author who wrote *The Poppy War*. These are big fantasy books, and while I’ve heard they’re popular, I’m not a huge fan of fantasy. I’ve dipped my toe into the genre before, but most of them just aren’t for me. If you’re a fantasy lover, though, I’d definitely recommend checking these out—I think they’re good reads!
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#### 2. **The House in Between by Freda McFaden**
Next is *The House in Between* by Freda McFaden. This was the book that blew her up on TikTok, and I’m curious to read it. Many of these books started as indie titles but have since been traditionally published, which I think is awesome for authors. I’ve only read one book by her before, *The Inmate*, and it was wild! Her books are known for being quick reads, which is great for a thriller. I’ll give this one a try.
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#### 3. **Atlas 6 (Another Fantasy Book)**
Then we have * Atlas 6*, another fantasy title. Honestly, I don’t know much about this one except that it has a black cover with gold accents. It might be similar to something like *Six of Crows* or set in a boarding school/Gothic setting. While it doesn’t appeal to me right now, if you’ve read it and loved it, let me know why I should check it out!
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#### 4. **The Spanish Love Deception**
Next up is *The Spanish Love Deception*. I tried reading this one but ended up with a DNF (did not finish) because the writing style didn’t work for me. It’s a long book, and I found myself getting frustrated by how slow it was progressing—specifically, two characters who hated each other agreed to go to a wedding, but they weren’t there until page 150! While this one blew up on TikTok, I’m not convinced I’ll ever pick it up again.
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#### 5. **A Little Life (Non-Fiction/Memoir)**
Now, *A Little Life* is supposed to be the saddest book ever written, and honestly, I’m not sure if I can handle it right now. It’s a memoir about someone’s traumatic life experiences, which sounds important but emotionally draining. Given that I’ve had a tough couple of years with family issues, I’m not sure I have the emotional bandwidth for this one. It might be a pass for me.
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#### 6. **Normal People by Sally Rooney**
Next is *Normal People* by Sally Rooney, which was also adapted into a TV show. I didn’t enjoy the show, so I’m not sure about the book either. Sometimes you just know something isn’t going to click with you, and this feels like one of those books for me.
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#### 7. **The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller**
Then we have *The Song of Achilles* by Madeline Miller. I’ve heard it’s a Greek mythology retelling, similar to *Cersei*, which I read but didn’t love. While I respect its popularity, I’m just not that into Greek mythology, so this one might pass me by.
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#### 8. **Powerless by Lauren Roberts**
Now, *Powerless* by Lauren Roberts is one I actually have on my TBR list. It’s been compared to *The Hunger Games* and *Divergent*, which immediately piques my interest since those are some of my favorite books from when I was younger. I’m definitely going to give this one a shot!
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#### 9. **Colleen Hoover Books**
Speaking of popular authors, Colleen Hoover is another name that comes up a lot on TikTok. While her book *Ugly Love* might have gotten some traction, I’ve read a few of her other books and just don’t connect with her style. I think they’re toxic in terms of relationships, so I’ll skip them for now.
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#### 10. **Archer’s Voice by Mia Sheridan**
Next is *Archer’s Voice* by Mia Sheridan. I’ve read one of her other books, *Grayson’s V*, and enjoyed it, so I’m excited to check out this sweeping love story. It’s supposed to be emotional, which might be why I haven’t read it yet, but I’ll give it a try eventually.
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#### 11. **Magnolia Parks (Indie Book)**
Lastly is *Magnolia Parks*, another indie book. The cover is very busy and unique, but honestly, it doesn’t speak to me much. I’m not sure if I’ll check this one out—I might need to do more research before deciding.
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#### Additional Thoughts
As I wrap up, I realize there are so many books I’ve already read or at least attempted, like *The Silent Patient* and *Butcher & The Blackbird*. Some of these are already on my shelf, while others are still a mystery. If you have any recommendations for me or want to share your thoughts on the ones I mentioned, drop them in the comments below—I’d love to hear from you!
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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello everyone my name is Heather and welcome to the channel bookables welcome to another book Talk video I have done some of these before I'll link them down below I have done a video where um are these book top books worth the hype and things like that I'm always enamored by what books really blow up on social media and why and are they worth it or not and that's very subjective I think one one book cannot be for everyone there's going to be some people that love it there's going to people there's going to be some people that don't like it but most of these books like people really cherish and adore and I'm always like interesting so today I'm going to talk about popular Tik Tok books that I haven't read yet and whether or not I think I'm going to read them I have a list about maybe 10 or so I really tried to scour them and honestly a lot of them I have read which I'm going to do a whole another video of books of Tik Tok book talk books I think that are worth the hype then I'm going to do a video of book talk reads that I don't think are worth the hype you get what I'm saying so it's going to be part of a series so we'll have to just buckle up and see but these are books that I've asked you guys on Instagram I have looked kind of online I'm missing some I am sure because am I 100% thorough of my research no I never am but I do my best um so yeah these are ones I kind of looked online asked you and here we go so I'll tell you if I I think I'm going to read them or not a lot of them probably not first up we have have Babble this is a I think this is by the author who did the poppy word which is another book that was very very popular they are really big fantasy books and I can say without a doubt I will probably not ever read them I'm just not a fantasy girly I like Romany sure fantasy straight up it's just not my thing and that's okay I have dipped my toe in it I have tried it out and there's some few I like but most of them it's just not for me and that's totally okay I'd say if you're a big fantasy lover I would check these out I do think that they are good reads I've heard about them good reads um but you get what I'm saying this is one that I could say I could probably cross off my list and be 100% okay with not reading it next up we have the housemade by Freda mcfaden you can probably do any book by her but I would say the housemid is when she blew up and I think a lot of these books blew up on book talk and they were Indie books and since they blew up a lot of them have been now traditionally published which I am super happy for them I think that is awesome that is the dream of an author you know to be an indie author and then get published like that's awesome but this is the one I believe that really blew up and this is one I probably will read I have read one book by no have I read one book or two books I think I've only read one book by her at the inmate and I it was wild I'll tell you that her books I will say are very easy to get through they are very quick reads which I think is good for a thriller that's what you want um this one we'll have to see I have another book that's very very similar to this one and it's very very similar and that's the maid's diary by lorth Anne White but this one I think I will read I would love to do a whole video of maybe her books and figure out which one I love or not we'll have to see then I have the atlas 6 this is another fantasy one I believe it's kind of I'm not sure about this one I've heard about it I can tell you what the cover looks like it's black and it's got gold on it but I don't know anything about it I want to say it's like is it almost like a boarding school or type of Gothic type of book maybe almost like six of crows or something I think I don't know I don't know if I'm going to read this one it doesn't really appeal to me I said any I don't know anything about it but if you read the book and loved it make a case for it if I should read it or not seriously I really take what you guys say to heart so please let me know so I don't know for this one then we have the Spanish love deception this is one I tried to read and I dnfed I did not like the writing whatsoever in this book it was a long book like Roman books sometimes I think are way too long or sometimes they're way too short I have to be right in the middle for this one like it was all about two couple a two characters that like hat each other but they agreed to go to a wedding and like I think I was on page 150 and they still weren't at the wedding yet I was like good Lord but it just it meandered I just did not love it I did not but this book blew up and I could say for sure I'm not going to read that because I dnfed it so there you go we have a little life this is probably I've heard the saddest book that's ever been written so no I will not be reading it I believe it's a non-fiction it's a memoir um and I don't know the details of it but I think it Chronicles um a man's life and his really hardships and things like that and I probably should read it honestly to get his perspective to get what he's gone through the trauma he's gone through but I just don't know if I can I I'm a very I'm a very emotional person I don't know if that's me or just CU I'm a Virgo I don't know but if I have a lot of things going on in my own personal life that are just kind of weighing me down if I read a sad book it is going to really pull me down this is why I haven't read a Christ Hanah book in years because I know it's going to affect me a lot and it just will so I think this book will definitely do that for me I have if you don't know I've had a rough two two years of my life with Seasons with my my parents my husband's parents and it has been hard so I feel like that's already emotionally draining enough for me like I always feel like I'm running on empty so I think if I read this I would be like breaking down like on the side of the road if you get what I'm saying so this is one I don't think I'll ever read I don't know I could maybe but I understand the importance of it you know I don't ever want to say a book's not important so just so you know then we have normal people I think this is by Sally Rooney I think this was a show too I don't have any I don't have any interest in it I don't I think it's just not for me I think I tried watching the show wasn't for me and that's just it sometimes I can just tell when something's probably not going to be it for me and I think this is one of them speaking of a song of Achilles by Madison is it by mateline Miller I did read Cersei and I did like it it was okay I'm just not into the Big Greek mythology type of thing it interests me but I'm just not super interested in it so song of Achilles has been out for a while and I just know it's way more popular than Cersei so I don't I don't know I just don't have any interest in it if that makes sense I feel like I'm saying no to a lot of these um next up is one I actually have on my TBR and that is powerless by Lauren Roberts I've heard a lot about this one I've heard it's compared to like Hunger Games a Divergent and I was like shut up and take my money because I will always buy books that are compared to that because that is what I kind of fell in love with book when when I was super young like in my young like 20s but I am going to read it I believe it's a y fantasy so I do have it on my list yay that is one I for sure will be reading so I have I have two on here so there you go then we have Colleen Hoover books pick one pick any of them I want to say probably I don't think ugly love got super popular but maybe like it ends with us or I can't remember any of her books I have read a few of them don't get me wrong I've read a few of them and I have learned that I do not like her books I think they are Varity VAR is Varity is another one I think I bought at one point I don't have it anymore that is very popular of hers um I don't like her books I think they're toxic relationship chips honestly like I do not think that they're great so that is just me I know she has got a big fan pce and I'm super happy for her but I just don't get it I don't get it and I won't be reading any of her books and that is okay if you love them good on you I am so happy for you but they are um not for me next up is Archer's Voice by me at Sheridan I have read one other book by this author name called Grayson's V and I did enjoy it so I do want to read this one because when you hear me at Mia Sheridan you always hear about Archer's Voice and I've heard it's a very sweeping love story I think it's going to be also pretty emotional which is why I probably haven't read it by now but I do plan to read that one that is one for sure I could say for I'm going to read then I have the last one I have written I probably like I said I'm missing a lot I'm probably missing a ton um is Magnolia Parks this is another one that I think it's still Indie I'm not quite sure but again this one the cover is very interesting the covers are very very busy I think they either got redesigned or I'm not sure but when I look at it it doesn't like when I look at the description of it it doesn't really speak a lot to me so I'm maybe probably not going to check it out I'm not 100% sure so that one's going to have to be a big question mark I mean I feel like I'm missing a ton I could go on right now and just look up like popular book talk books and I feel like I've probably read or attempted to read them like when I go on Google oh look a little life it ends with us that's the one normal people um The Hunger Games read it um the silent patient readd it be readed readd it Divergent readit so I've read a lot of them um The Vanishing half by Brit Bennett I've heard of that I'm thinking I should have I should read that one adaline that's another one that is a dark romance one that I've heard a lot about it might attempted I just don't think I'm a dark romance lady and that's just it another one is Butcher and Blackbird which I actually just bought so I do plan to read that one too this is like a serial killer one I am not sure um let's see what other ones I can't see when I look at them oh I'm glad my mom died by Janette mccartie that's one that I do want to read I do plan to read that um I don't know of other ones like if I go on Amazon book top books 2023 let's see that things we never got over Reddit Shatter Me series Reddit um Twisted love Reddit Colleen Hoover um the house across the lake Reddit a lot of these I have read don't let her stay by nicoa Sanders I have never heard of that one so I feel like I've read a good majority of them maybe maybe I'm I don't know I feel like I have so I feel confident with this list now at the beginning I was like oh I don't know this good enough not but I don't know I don't know listed any of these books that you have read and loved and adore make your case for them down below like I would love to hear which ones you think I should read which ones I should scadaddle on let me know I'm always will willing to try any genre and things like that some of these I can say right now I'll probably never read but you never know never say never so yeah these are just book talk books that are really super popular that I haven't read yet maybe one day I'll read them will we will have to see honestly as always thank you so much for watching and I will see you in my next video byehello everyone my name is Heather and welcome to the channel bookables welcome to another book Talk video I have done some of these before I'll link them down below I have done a video where um are these book top books worth the hype and things like that I'm always enamored by what books really blow up on social media and why and are they worth it or not and that's very subjective I think one one book cannot be for everyone there's going to be some people that love it there's going to people there's going to be some people that don't like it but most of these books like people really cherish and adore and I'm always like interesting so today I'm going to talk about popular Tik Tok books that I haven't read yet and whether or not I think I'm going to read them I have a list about maybe 10 or so I really tried to scour them and honestly a lot of them I have read which I'm going to do a whole another video of books of Tik Tok book talk books I think that are worth the hype then I'm going to do a video of book talk reads that I don't think are worth the hype you get what I'm saying so it's going to be part of a series so we'll have to just buckle up and see but these are books that I've asked you guys on Instagram I have looked kind of online I'm missing some I am sure because am I 100% thorough of my research no I never am but I do my best um so yeah these are ones I kind of looked online asked you and here we go so I'll tell you if I I think I'm going to read them or not a lot of them probably not first up we have have Babble this is a I think this is by the author who did the poppy word which is another book that was very very popular they are really big fantasy books and I can say without a doubt I will probably not ever read them I'm just not a fantasy girly I like Romany sure fantasy straight up it's just not my thing and that's okay I have dipped my toe in it I have tried it out and there's some few I like but most of them it's just not for me and that's totally okay I'd say if you're a big fantasy lover I would check these out I do think that they are good reads I've heard about them good reads um but you get what I'm saying this is one that I could say I could probably cross off my list and be 100% okay with not reading it next up we have the housemade by Freda mcfaden you can probably do any book by her but I would say the housemid is when she blew up and I think a lot of these books blew up on book talk and they were Indie books and since they blew up a lot of them have been now traditionally published which I am super happy for them I think that is awesome that is the dream of an author you know to be an indie author and then get published like that's awesome but this is the one I believe that really blew up and this is one I probably will read I have read one book by no have I read one book or two books I think I've only read one book by her at the inmate and I it was wild I'll tell you that her books I will say are very easy to get through they are very quick reads which I think is good for a thriller that's what you want um this one we'll have to see I have another book that's very very similar to this one and it's very very similar and that's the maid's diary by lorth Anne White but this one I think I will read I would love to do a whole video of maybe her books and figure out which one I love or not we'll have to see then I have the atlas 6 this is another fantasy one I believe it's kind of I'm not sure about this one I've heard about it I can tell you what the cover looks like it's black and it's got gold on it but I don't know anything about it I want to say it's like is it almost like a boarding school or type of Gothic type of book maybe almost like six of crows or something I think I don't know I don't know if I'm going to read this one it doesn't really appeal to me I said any I don't know anything about it but if you read the book and loved it make a case for it if I should read it or not seriously I really take what you guys say to heart so please let me know so I don't know for this one then we have the Spanish love deception this is one I tried to read and I dnfed I did not like the writing whatsoever in this book it was a long book like Roman books sometimes I think are way too long or sometimes they're way too short I have to be right in the middle for this one like it was all about two couple a two characters that like hat each other but they agreed to go to a wedding and like I think I was on page 150 and they still weren't at the wedding yet I was like good Lord but it just it meandered I just did not love it I did not but this book blew up and I could say for sure I'm not going to read that because I dnfed it so there you go we have a little life this is probably I've heard the saddest book that's ever been written so no I will not be reading it I believe it's a non-fiction it's a memoir um and I don't know the details of it but I think it Chronicles um a man's life and his really hardships and things like that and I probably should read it honestly to get his perspective to get what he's gone through the trauma he's gone through but I just don't know if I can I I'm a very I'm a very emotional person I don't know if that's me or just CU I'm a Virgo I don't know but if I have a lot of things going on in my own personal life that are just kind of weighing me down if I read a sad book it is going to really pull me down this is why I haven't read a Christ Hanah book in years because I know it's going to affect me a lot and it just will so I think this book will definitely do that for me I have if you don't know I've had a rough two two years of my life with Seasons with my my parents my husband's parents and it has been hard so I feel like that's already emotionally draining enough for me like I always feel like I'm running on empty so I think if I read this I would be like breaking down like on the side of the road if you get what I'm saying so this is one I don't think I'll ever read I don't know I could maybe but I understand the importance of it you know I don't ever want to say a book's not important so just so you know then we have normal people I think this is by Sally Rooney I think this was a show too I don't have any I don't have any interest in it I don't I think it's just not for me I think I tried watching the show wasn't for me and that's just it sometimes I can just tell when something's probably not going to be it for me and I think this is one of them speaking of a song of Achilles by Madison is it by mateline Miller I did read Cersei and I did like it it was okay I'm just not into the Big Greek mythology type of thing it interests me but I'm just not super interested in it so song of Achilles has been out for a while and I just know it's way more popular than Cersei so I don't I don't know I just don't have any interest in it if that makes sense I feel like I'm saying no to a lot of these um next up is one I actually have on my TBR and that is powerless by Lauren Roberts I've heard a lot about this one I've heard it's compared to like Hunger Games a Divergent and I was like shut up and take my money because I will always buy books that are compared to that because that is what I kind of fell in love with book when when I was super young like in my young like 20s but I am going to read it I believe it's a y fantasy so I do have it on my list yay that is one I for sure will be reading so I have I have two on here so there you go then we have Colleen Hoover books pick one pick any of them I want to say probably I don't think ugly love got super popular but maybe like it ends with us or I can't remember any of her books I have read a few of them don't get me wrong I've read a few of them and I have learned that I do not like her books I think they are Varity VAR is Varity is another one I think I bought at one point I don't have it anymore that is very popular of hers um I don't like her books I think they're toxic relationship chips honestly like I do not think that they're great so that is just me I know she has got a big fan pce and I'm super happy for her but I just don't get it I don't get it and I won't be reading any of her books and that is okay if you love them good on you I am so happy for you but they are um not for me next up is Archer's Voice by me at Sheridan I have read one other book by this author name called Grayson's V and I did enjoy it so I do want to read this one because when you hear me at Mia Sheridan you always hear about Archer's Voice and I've heard it's a very sweeping love story I think it's going to be also pretty emotional which is why I probably haven't read it by now but I do plan to read that one that is one for sure I could say for I'm going to read then I have the last one I have written I probably like I said I'm missing a lot I'm probably missing a ton um is Magnolia Parks this is another one that I think it's still Indie I'm not quite sure but again this one the cover is very interesting the covers are very very busy I think they either got redesigned or I'm not sure but when I look at it it doesn't like when I look at the description of it it doesn't really speak a lot to me so I'm maybe probably not going to check it out I'm not 100% sure so that one's going to have to be a big question mark I mean I feel like I'm missing a ton I could go on right now and just look up like popular book talk books and I feel like I've probably read or attempted to read them like when I go on Google oh look a little life it ends with us that's the one normal people um The Hunger Games read it um the silent patient readd it be readed readd it Divergent readit so I've read a lot of them um The Vanishing half by Brit Bennett I've heard of that I'm thinking I should have I should read that one adaline that's another one that is a dark romance one that I've heard a lot about it might attempted I just don't think I'm a dark romance lady and that's just it another one is Butcher and Blackbird which I actually just bought so I do plan to read that one too this is like a serial killer one I am not sure um let's see what other ones I can't see when I look at them oh I'm glad my mom died by Janette mccartie that's one that I do want to read I do plan to read that um I don't know of other ones like if I go on Amazon book top books 2023 let's see that things we never got over Reddit Shatter Me series Reddit um Twisted love Reddit Colleen Hoover um the house across the lake Reddit a lot of these I have read don't let her stay by nicoa Sanders I have never heard of that one so I feel like I've read a good majority of them maybe maybe I'm I don't know I feel like I have so I feel confident with this list now at the beginning I was like oh I don't know this good enough not but I don't know I don't know listed any of these books that you have read and loved and adore make your case for them down below like I would love to hear which ones you think I should read which ones I should scadaddle on let me know I'm always will willing to try any genre and things like that some of these I can say right now I'll probably never read but you never know never say never so yeah these are just book talk books that are really super popular that I haven't read yet maybe one day I'll read them will we will have to see honestly as always thank you so much for watching and I will see you in my next video bye\n"