Whether you’re looking for a cure for your book hangover or you’re searching for something to finally pull you out of that reading slump, here are ten of our top reads that are sure to scratch that #BookTok itch!
Chances are you might have seen a few of these on your FYP lately, so be sure to add them to your TBR pile immediately…
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The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
Will ruin your life, but in a hot way. Enemies(ish) to lovers! Steamy chats! And come on guys, she’s a GHOSTWRITER falling in love with her DEAD EDITOR as he helps her grieve her father’s recent passing. AND it’s funny too! What’s not to love?
The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Friends-to-lovers more your thing? We’ve got you. This is a GORGEOUS, emotional and deeply powerful story with wonderfully crafted, complex characters who will stay with you long after the last page.
Never Forget You by Fiona Lucas
Tissues at the ready, this one will break your heart before patching it back up again with a GORGEOUS story about love, forgiveness and second chances.
The Girls Are All So Nice Here by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
DARK ACADEMIA. Need we say more?
So Happy for You by Celia Laskey
Okay picture this – Bridesmaids (yes the cult classic 2011 Kristin Wiig romcom featuring unexpected heartthrob Chris O’Dowd) meets Black Mirror. Hooky, gripping and ENTIRELY unexpected, with a queer protagonist to boot. Sign us up!
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo
We can barely hold back the tears to write a description for this one. Sure to hit you right in the feels.
As Far As The Stars by Virginia McGregor
Okay, we are definitely in our “rip out my heart and make me cry”, Taylor Swift All Too Well (10 Minute Version) era here. Another heartbreaking tearjerker for the list.
The Dark Elements series by Jennifer L. Armentrout
SEXY DEMONS. STEAMY CHEMISTRY. FORBIDDEN LOVE. And if that wasn’t good enough, there are THREE books in this series, which is perfect because we couldn’t get enough.
The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
If it’s a series you’re looking for, then brace yourselves for this one. There are 10 books (and counting!) so far, featuring bad boy love interests, magical faery worlds, epic battles between good and evil, and even a Shakespearean character or two!
Blood Metal Bone by Lindsay Cummings
FANTASY. MAGIC. ADVENTURE. SCI-FI. It is ALL going on in this epic and adrenaline-pack novel.
Pulp by Robin Talley
If it’s a healthy dose of LGBTQA+ Own Voices fiction you’re looking for, then definitely give this one a whirl. Adorable queer romance and 1950s lesbian pulp fiction meet in this touching and heartwarming time-slip novel.
