This is about to be a ramble, so just bear with me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOD THIS IS MY FAVORITE ROMANCE BOOK EVER NOW EMILY HENRY I'D ACTUALLY DIE FOR YOU I'M SERIOUS If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again-in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow-what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away-with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. Nora Stephens’ life is books-she’s read them all-and she is not that type of heroine. This YA take-down-the-system dystopia is rife with metaphor and lyrical writing that continues to charm readers across TikTok.One summer. ![]() A great idea, right? But then she learns she can touch him and he can touch her back and her small, isolated world grows. No, instead they lock her up so she doesn’t hurt anyone else. To make matters worse, no one knows why she has this curse nor how to fix it. The last time she touched someone, she became a murderer - by accident, of course. 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. So much so that Barnes & Nobles across the country have entire displays dedicated to books popular on the app. 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. ![]() Find her published work or contact her on her website or at addisonrizer at gmaildotcom. She writes for Book Riot and Publishers Weekly and is always looking for more ways to gush about the books she loves. She has an MA in Professional Writing and a BA in English. Addison Rizer is a writer and reader of anything that can be described as weird, sad, or scary.
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