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We’ve written before aboutthe viral TikTok recipespeople, respectfully, would rather drink their own sweat than try again. But you know what else TikTok has made viral? Books. Lots of books.
NPD Books toldThe New York Timesthat “no other form of social media has ever had this kind of impact on sales.” Many bookstoreshave a table displaying copiesthat have gone viral on #booktok (the hashtag book lovers use to discuss titles on the app). But are they… good?
i ’ve read a heap of great books bc of tiktok but as a general convention of pollex if its reverence by a majority of ppl on here its gon na be one of the bad book you ’ll ever read#booktok#books#reading
2.“I’ll say it… I’LL SAY IT…A Court of Thorns and Roses.”
3.“I’m a victim ofHaunting Adeline.”
4.“Fourth Wing. There, I said it.”
5.“The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo.”
6.“TheInheritance Gameswas actually just a Wattpad book.”
7.“Twisted Love…”
8.“It Ends With Us.”
9.“Throne of Glass. Don’t come for me! I know how you girls like to tussle.”
10.“The Silent Patient.”
11.“Shatter Mewas not for me. I read better ‘bad books’ in Wattpad.”
12.“Atlas Six. There, I said it. Hated it.”
13.“Reminders of Himmade me realise there can indeed be an unbearable book.”
14.“Powerlessis one of the worst books I’ve read. I had to hate-finish it.”
15.“For everyone on here who told me to readGirl in Pieces, we have a personal problem.”
16.“The Fine Print! I was honestly so disappointed.”
17.“They made me buyBirthday Girland I’m mad I wasted $19 on that.”
18.“Dare I sayIcebreaker…”
19.“Diary of an Oxygen Thiefliterally put me to sleep.”
20.“Den Of Vipers. Absolutely terribly-written.”
21.“Dance of Thieves. I was so excited and then let so far down.”
22.“This is me withCleopatra and Frankenstein.”
23.“Archer’s Voicewas a painful read.”
Note : Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity .