BookTok is known for featuring emotional stories with plenty of vibes–passionate, exciting, and heartbreaking. Want to know what all the hype is about? Check out some of these BookTok trending titles from the library!
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Bree Matthews is not coping well after the death of her mother, but a residential program for high schoolers at UNC-Chapel Hill promises to be a distraction. She just didn’t expect to see a demon feeding on human energy on campus. Realizing that the attacks might be related somehow to her mother’s death, Bree joins a secret society of students, the Legendborn, dedicated to eradicating the demons. What they don’t know is that she isn’t ready to fight or die for them. She just wants the truth.
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
It’s 1926 and Shanghai runs with blood as two gangs battle for supremacy. Juliette Cai has returned to lead the Scarlet Gang. But on the other side is Roma Montagov, Juliette’s old flame. If the two cannot work together, however, the city might fall.
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
After coming out as bisexual, Hani blurts out to her skeptical friends that she has not only ever dated guys. In fact, she’s in a relationship right now with Ishu, an overachieving student her friends don’t like. But Ishu, surprisingly, agrees to go along with the ruse, as long as Hani helps her become more popular and thus increase her odds of being elected head girl. But then their fake feelings start becoming real.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
It’s the 1950s and the height of the Red Scare, and Lily Hu is trying to find herself. To her surprise, the Telegraph Club–and Kathleen Miller–open up a whole new world to her, showing her that there is more than one way to love.
This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi
The crown prince Kamran has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. What he did not expect is to fall for the servant girl who will overthrow his government. The first in a trilogy.
Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross
The gods are at war. But Iris just wants to focus on winning the columnist promotion at the Oath Gazette. What she doesn’t know is that the letters she writes to her brother are going to her journalist rival, Roman Kitt. And Roman has started anonymously answering.
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
Charlie is an overthinker, the kid who used to be bullied. Nick is on the rugby team, and he doesn’t really know Charlie. Not until this year at Truham Grammar School for Boys that the two might finally have a chance to find love.
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera
Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio have received the call: today they are going to die. Though the two have never met, both want a friend on their End Day. And when the Last Friend app matches them, they may find that the other might just be the perfect one with whom to share a final adventure.
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
No one defies the Martial Empire–not if they want to protect the ones they love. But when Laia’s older brother is arrested for treason, she agrees to spy for the resistance if they can release him from prison. In the Empire’s military academy, she meets Elias, the Commandant’s son and a would-be deserter. But it turns out both Laia and Elias might be more important to the Empire than they thought.
You’ve Reached Sam by Dustin Thao
Julia has big plans–move out of the city with her boyfriend Sam, go to college, and spend a summer in Japan. But then Sam dies. Wanting to hear his voice one last time, Julia calls Sam’s cellphone number. But then Sam answers, and suddenly, their cellphones become the living connection between them, a connection Julie finds impossible to let go of.
